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A wide, unpaved road in Harston lined with tall, slender poplar trees, fenced gardens, and low brick walls on either side.

High Street, Harston

History of the High Street, Harston

1911

Arthur Northrop, 45, groom gardener, b Harston

Elizabeth, 39, b Rampton

Abraham, 16, grocer assistant, b Harston

Percy, 13, farm labourer, b Harston

Arthur, 11, school and errand boy, b Harston

Edwin, 6, b Harston

Lucy Francis, 4 mos, b Harston

Oval portrait of a young man in a dark military uniform with printed text below including his name and military status.

Percy Northrop, Harston

Percy Northrop joined the Cambridge Volunteer Battalion when he was only 16. He died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1.7.1916.

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