After varied failed attempts of finding out anything on James Riley I eventually came
across his and his brothers Service Record Pre 1901 which gave me a little bit more
across his and his brothers Service Record Pre 1901 which gave me a little bit more
to get my teeth into.
Marian’s Murder
On the morning of Sunday the 20th
February 1949 A passer by found the
body of a woman, it turned out to be
the body of Marian Poskitt who was
my grandmothers cousin, she was 21
and a weaver at J. Walker and sons
Low Mills Dewsbury Moor and was
12 to 16 weeks pregnant. She had a
broken jaw and had been strangled.
The accused was 22 year old Dennis
February 1949 A passer by found the
body of a woman, it turned out to be
the body of Marian Poskitt who was
my grandmothers cousin, she was 21
and a weaver at J. Walker and sons
Low Mills Dewsbury Moor and was
12 to 16 weeks pregnant. She had a
broken jaw and had been strangled.
The accused was 22 year old Dennis
Neville, a glaziers mate who served in WW2 and
had been captured and served the last few
months of the war in POW camp. On the day of
Thursday 2nd June 1949 he was hanged at Armly
had been captured and served the last few
months of the war in POW camp. On the day of
Thursday 2nd June 1949 he was hanged at Armly
Prison, Leeds. More
Dennis
Neville
Neville
Pit Accident
On the 8th January 1904 Robert Rollinson
was involved in a accident at Old Roundwood
Pit Ossett, as a result he was killed at the
age of just 16. Robert had seen his brother
Harry doing a job and had offered to do it for
was involved in a accident at Old Roundwood
Pit Ossett, as a result he was killed at the
age of just 16. Robert had seen his brother
Harry doing a job and had offered to do it for
his brother which then resulted in his death.
Robert Harry
Old Roundwood
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