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Herbert John Cherry was born in Beverley 29 May 1883. He was the second son of Robert Foster Cherry and Betsy Ann Cherry (nee Binnington). He had three brothers, Arthur, Samuel and Percy and two sisters Ethel and Dora. His father served on the town council throughout the war until 1922 and on the 1891, 1901 and 1911 census the family were living on Queensgate, Beverley.
In 1913 Herbert married Louisa Goodall from Knaresborough, who was employed as a cook by Richard Hodgson, tanner. Herbert’s father was a millwright and one of his brothers Percy William was a turner/fitter. Percy’s son Bob Cherry was well known in Beverley in the latter half of the twentieth century for owning and running “Cherry’s Coaches” until the company were purchased by East Yorkshire Motors in 1987.
Herbert enlisted in the ASC, Workshop Section, Mechanical Section,he was employed as a chauffeur prior to enlisting. The ASC were known as “Ally Soper’s Cavalry”, they were the unsung heroes of the British Army keeping the army moving and supplied with food, equipment, and ammunition. Herbert was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War medal at the end of the war.
In 1939 he was a taxi owner and driver in Beverley. Herbert died in 1978 and is buried at Queensgate Cemetery, Beverley.
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