Gordon Charles Loades, who was born in Kelling and later lived in Sheringham, died aged just 20 while being held as a prisoner of war in Germany. 

Ian Humphreys, his cousin three times removed, has spent years researching Mr Loades' life after first becoming interested in his story as a child. 

His fascination began in the 1960s, when his father would take the family to pay their respects at Sheringham war memorial after days at the beach. 

Mr Loades was born on July 19, 1898, and spent his early years in Weybourne, where his father worked as a blacksmith. 

Gordon Charles Loades died in captivity on October 31 1918 (Image: Supplied)

By 1911, the family had moved to Wyndham Street in........

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