By chance, via google, I've discovered that Ermysted's Grammar School, Skipton, has just published a book about the 54 former pupils of the school who died in World War One. It's complete with photos, letters, maps and so on. I haven't seen the book yet - you can order it directly from the school - but am intrigued to learn from the author (a teacher at the school) that my great uncle Arthur Frederick RYDER, who died at the Somme, is one of those featured. You can read about the book here: http://www.cpgw.org.uk/news.cfm?cID=1&nID=15 And on this archive page of Ermysted's Grammar School: http://www.ermysteds.n-yorks.sch.uk/archives/19141918/19141918.htm you'll find an easy-to-read table showing the names of the 55 ex-pupils whose names appear on the schools roll of honour. (Apparently one of them shouldn't have been on the roll - that's why the book features only 54 old boys). Meanwhile, I've discovered another goldmine for anyone researching people from the Skipton (or Craven) area around 1914-18: Craven's part in the Great War - http://www.cpgw.org.uk/craven_war_memorial.cfm?sID=174-02&mCode=SKIPTON 'My' Arthur Frederick turns up there again, with a photo and several excerpts from the local newspaper. (I expect to find that quite a lot of this will appear in the Ermysted's book). What a thrill, though, to find a photo of your ancestor on the web. The newspaper articles even mention my great grandfather THOMAS BAINBRIDGE RYDER and the address in Skipton where my father grew up. Just goes to show that it's worth checking on those ancestors who died young, leaving no children. Maybe some of you will have similiar luck. Jennifer