Bassett, Bertie
School records give his date of birth as 15th December 1895 son of Edward Bassett & Phoebe Marson Josiah Jarvis & Phoebe Marson married in 1903, Son of Mrs. Phoebe Jarvis, of 54, Morton Rd., West Humberstone, Leicester. 1901 Census 113, Vernon Road, Leicester, Thomas Marson Head Married Male 61 1840 Uppingham, Rutland, General Labourer […]
Morley, Raymond West
Gateway School 1929-1931. Son of Mr. G. H. Morley. Husband of Constance Morley. Able Seaman Morley was one of the gunners on board the armed merchant vessel Glen Head. The ship was sunk by German aircraft South West of Cape St Vincet while en route from Liverpool to Gibraltar in convoy OG-63. Among the 23 […]
Carter, Gordon William
Gateway School 1933-36 Son of William and Lilian Carter. Husband of Mary Carter. On the night of the 14th October 1939, the German submarine U-47 commanded by Gunther Prien, managed to evade the anti-submarine defences of Scapa Flow. Prien found the battleship Royal Oak at anchor and fired two salvoes of torpedoes, ripping out the […]
Brewin, George
George and Joseph were born in 1894 and 1892 respectively to Thomas Brewin, a shoe finisher, and Louisa (nee Boswell). They had 8 children – Albert 1882 Louisa 1883 John 1895 Thomas 1887 William 1889 Joseph 1892 George 1894 1 unknown In 1901 census the family lived at 57 Eastbourne Road, Leicester. In 1911 census […]