Filey War Memorial, Murray Street

Ben was considered to be Filey born and bred but five months after his birth the family was enumerated at 1 In Yd Mill Cottages, Scarborough. His father was Robert William, a labourer born in Seamer and his mother Sarah Ann nee JOHNSON born in Hemingby, a small village in Lincolnshire, near Horncastle. In 1881 Ben was the youngest of three children (see census record below). 

Service Notes 

Filey Casualties The information on this web page can also be found in Dan Eaton's book, In Flanders Fields...The men of Filey who fought and died during the Great War for Civilization (1914 - 1919), now out of print but copies may be consulted at the Crimlisk Fisher Archive, Filey Library and Filey Museum.

Internet Sources

Gorre British and Indian Cemetery CWGC

Casualty Details

War Grave at Gorre British and Indian Cemetery

Memorial in St Oswald's Churchyard, Filey 

Looking at Filey  PC Plod

Looking at Filey REDUX  The Difference a Day Makes, Ypres III

Filey Genealogy & Connections

FamilySearch Tree

From the Census

Census was taken on 3rd April RG11 4802 f190

Census was taken on 5th April

Note: Robert's first wife, Sarah Ann JOHNSON, died abt Feb 1890. His Marriage to Helena not yet found.

Census was taken on 31st March

Census was taken on 2nd April, PRO ref RG14PN28919 RG78PN1665 RD527 SD1 ED3 SN174