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 Army at Port Bower on Yorick Road during WW1. L-R Gert French, Ethel French, Billy French, Alice Hewes, Norah French (née Gant) Bert French. 

Mr & Mrs French acted as housekeepers to Army billeted in the house during WW1.

Alice Hewes ran John Hewes shop after his death. Bert French was an oysterman and yachtsman - he served on Sir T. Lipton's yacht SHAMROCK. 
Cat1 War-->World War 1 Cat2 Families-->Hewes Cat3 Families-->French

Army at Port Bower on Yorick Road during WW1. L-R Gert French, Ethel French, Billy French, Alice Hewes, Norah French (née Gant) Bert French.
Mr & Mrs French acted as housekeepers to Army billeted in the house during WW1.
Alice Hewes ran John Hewes shop after his death. Bert French was an oysterman and yachtsman - he served on Sir T. Lipton's yacht SHAMROCK.
Date: c1917      


Photo: Mersea Museum - Owen Fletcher Collection
Image ID FL02_046_002
Category 1 War-->World War 1
Category 2 Families-->Hewes
Category 3 Families-->French


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This image is part of the Mersea Museum Collection.