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ARRAS MEMORIAL FAUBOURG D’AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS    At the entrance to the Faubourg d’Amiens Cemetery in France stands the Arras Memorial. The memorial commemorates nearly 35,000 soldiers of the British, South African and New Zealand forces with no known grave. … Read More

PRIVATE ARTHUR STATON – Died 29 May 1915 – Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery. Belgium. Row E. Grave 24.                        Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery is located 8 Kms south of Ieper on … Read More

PRIVATE ERNEST RAYMOND BUXTON – Died 1 May 1917 – Boulogne Eastern Part II UK Graves A – F France Cemetery/memorial reference: IV. C. 43.   PRIVATE WILLIAM CARRINGTON – Died 22 January 1918 –  Memorial ID 56254227, Grave reference … Read More

PRIVATE GUNNER FRED TURNER died 23 October 1918 in France and Flanders, he was buried at Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, Cemetery memorial reference II.B.8   Maissemy is a village about 5 kilometres north-west of St. Quentin and about two kilometres … Read More

A TALK GIVEN TO MOSBOROUGH HISTORY MEETING GROUP BY DAVE DARWIN ABOUT HIS CHILD HOOD IN MOSBOROUGH When Dave lived at Mosbro, he lived near farms and spent a lot of time on them.  He was always working on the … Read More

Saxon House, Bake House, 31 South Street Mosborough Sheffield S20 5DE   It is not every day that a house been around for over a thousand years comes onto the market.  We have had the pleasure and privilege of living … Read More

Ernest Edson was born around 1890, he came from Killamarsh according to 1901 and 1911 Census, and he lived at 73 Bridge Street, Killamash, he lived with his parents William and Hannah Edson, plus his brothers Albert and George.  Ernest … Read More