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Cecil Diver, HistonCottenham Road, Histon
History of Cottenham Road
Actual location of Diver household unknown at present.
1911
Charles William Diver, 43, labourer, b Histon
Emma, 41, b Cottenham
Harry, 21, bricklayer, b Cottenham
Frank, 19, labourer, b Cottenham
Percy, 16, labourer, b Histon
Cecil, 14, labourer, b Histon
Arthur, 12, b Histon
George, 7, b Histon
Phyllis May, 1, b Histon
Cecil Diver signed up for the Cambridge Volunteer Battalion when he was only 17. He was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
https://great-war.ccan.co.uk/content/catalogue_item/diver-cecil-regiment-number-15904-11th-battalion-suffolks-died-1st-july-1916-commemorated-thiepval-memorial-histon
Cottenham Road, Histon, 1956 (MoC420/56)
16th century cottage in Cottenham Road Histon being thatched by W T Barber of Oakington, June 1956
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