Features & Stories
Mr Fry was killed in an accident while placing bunting on a shop front in Union Street to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
Research carried out by Trish Lovell on General Sir Henry Dermot Daly
James Walker was born near Bristol on 23rd June 1863. He joined the Royal Navy a few days before his 16th birthday.
Two Sisters endure 5 months of siege at Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny
A poem written by Mary Frye in 1932 to comfort a bereaved friend.
General Sir Sam Browne was a distinguished Army Officer who served in India and the near East.
Miss Elizabeth Mary Eugenie CAWS died in a fire in her home in Ryde in 1931. The County Press recorded her death, as well as the Coroner's Inquest. She lived alone, in the upper apartment in a cottage off Hill Street.