214 Histon Road
History of 214 Histon Road
1939
William Hayward, b 1885, railway labourer
Elizabeth, b 1891
Vincent P, b 1924, errand boy
Nancy McGinley, b 1917, domestic help
William Hayward was William and Elizabeth’s son. He was a private with the Cambridgeshire regiment and was captured at Singapore by the Japanese. He died on 21st Sep 1944 when the Japanese ship which was taking him to a labour camp in Japan was sunk by a US submarine.
(For more information on the Cambridgeshire Regiment in WWII read ‘Battalion at War – Singapore 1942’ by Michael Moore, Gliddon Books 1988)
Building dates
- Built 1930–1949
Source for this date
- Built 1930–1949: EPC construction age band: 1930–1949
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