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My Grandfather, who served in WWI, is buried in Skewen.  I have a picture of his tombstone, which is very pretty, but I don't know what Cemetary it is.  My Mom's Dad he was - he died when she was 3 years old form the Flu.  His name was Donald C. James (born 1894 - 1927).

A memory of Skewen in 1920 by Susie Somerville Franz

My grandfather, Isaac Smith, had a hardware and bicycle shop on these premises, known universally as the 'Tudor Cottages', from some time towards the close of WW1 to the late 1930s. The premises were owned by ...Read more

A memory of Warrington in 1920 by Stan Smith

My grandfather was GM of Glory Mill in the early 1900s. My father and his siblings were raised in a house located on the grounds. There were four brothers and all served in the British ...Read more

A memory of Wooburn Green in 1920 by Jack Eccles

I believe my Great Grandparents Annie and Maurice (Frank) Coombes lived and farmed at Church Farm during the 1920s.  My father Thomas (Aubrey) Coombes used to spend most of his school holidays there as a boy. This was a ...Read more

A memory of Sixpenny Handley in 1920 by Hilary Coombes/Aitchison

My great grandparents are buried in Stoke Bliss Churchyard - Mary and Joseph Dallow. My grandmother was Ellen Dallow, and she was born there as was my mother, Brenda Watkins who is still alive at 91. My mother has many happy childhood ...Read more

A memory of Stoke Bliss in 1920 by Marilyn Maiklem

My mother, Ena Bassett, was one of 9 children of Alice and William Bassett. She attended Tibberton School on the 25th September 1928 and is pupil number 294 on the Tibberton School Admissions Register. ...Read more

A memory of Tibberton in 1920 by Margaret Brown

My Grandparents Percy Clarke and Dorothy Flowers were married in this church in 1923.  My Great Grandfather Henry Clarke was bailiff to Lord Brownlow for 48 years and my other Great Grandfather Thomas Flowers had been Coachman to ...Read more

A memory of Grantham in 1920 by Yvonne Parker

Several members of my family had connections with Rushton at different times between about 1910 and 1950. My great grandmother, Sarah Jane Wooton was landlady at The Crown ( I have a photo of her ...Read more

A memory of Rushton Spencer in 1920 by Karen Burns

Both my mother and my uncle were born at my nan's house in Quarry Street. My mother was born there on 11th February 1927.  My uncle was born there fourteen months prior to my mother.  My nan had nine children, seven sons then ...Read more

A memory of Guildford in 1920 by Susan White

With many Thanks to Larry and Gill who have now enabled me to find the "Resting place" of John Young who died in 1917 {WW1} As far as we know his Widow Mary travelled to Hursley from Barking and he was buried at ...Read more

A memory of Hursley in 1920 by Edna Reynolds