1911 Post Office
Alfred William Corby, 53, blacksmith, b Bucks
Fanny, 51, b Lolworth
Hugh Earnest [sic], 13, working on farm, b Boxworth
Hilda Beatrice, 12, b Boxworth
James Benjamin, 10, b Boxworth
Elsie Louise, 8, b Boxworth
Hugh enlisted with the Cambridge Battalion when he was only 16. He died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916.
https://great-war.ccan.co.uk/content/catalogue_item/corrbey-hugh-ernest-regiment-number-15347-killed-1st-july-1916-boxworth
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