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A row of red brick terraced houses lines a dirt road in this tinted postcard, with a horse-drawn carriage in the distance.

Milton Road opposite junction with Westbrook Drive looking south

26 Milton Road, Salisbury House

History of 26 Milton Road

1913 Salisbury House

Harry Charles Rooke


1918

Alice Maud Rooke aged 34 died of influenza and pneumonia on 9.11.1918


1943

A Japanese prisoner of war index card for Frank Charles Rook, featuring bilingual text and a diagonal red cross overlay.

Frank Charles Rooke

UK Roll of Honour:

Frank Charles Rooke: Corporal, 2069997, 287 Field Coy., Royal Engineers, who died on Saturday 24 July 1943. Age 26. Buried in THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY Myanmar. Son of Harry Charles and Alice Maud Rooke, of Cambridge; husband of Nellie Beatrice Rooke, of Cambridge.

The report of his death was sent to Mrs N B Rooke, 89 Richmond Road.


1962

Albert Smith, confectioner

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  • influenza
  • Japan
  • Spanish Flu
  • world war two

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