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Oval newspaper portrait of a young soldier wearing a peaked military cap and dark uniform, with printed text below the frame.

Cecil Diver, Histon

Cottenham 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.

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A person on a ladder leans against the thatched roof of a white cottage with a fenced front garden beside a paved road.

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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  • world war one

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