New
Road, Linslade c.1900 [Z1432/3/13/1/4]
Saturday
2nd November 1918: A Linslade father and son died from influenza
within hours of each other on Friday. William Robinson, aged 42, was taken ill
about three weeks ago, but returned to his work as a carter before he had fully
recovered and suffered a relapse. Meanwhile his son, William Leslie Robinson, had
also contracted the disease; he died just a few hours before his father. The
family’s youngest child is also gravely ill, and his mother has had to take to
her bed due to the stress of constant nursing. A fund to relieve the immediate
needs of the family has been opened.
Source:
Leighton Buzzard Observer, 5th November 1918
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