Alpine Tce
THE GREAT WAR
BROCKWELL, ALFRED
Rank: Private Service No: 15249 Date of Death: 20/03/1918 Age: 36 Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) transf to (165866) Labour Corps Grave Reference: 8427. C. Cemetery: NOTTINGHAM GENERAL CEMETERY Additional Information: Husband of Ada A. Brockwell, of 5, Alpine Terrace, Hunt St., Nottingham. Employment/Hobbies In 1901 he was a compositor and this was given as his occupation when he enlisted in 1914 He was seriously injured in an accident at Buckminster Aerodrome on 20 March 1918 and died in Belton Hospital the same day. Remembered on St Ann's District Virtual Memorial War Memorial as Alfred Brockwell Sources: |
GOODACRE, HARRY
Rank: Private Service No: 21475 Date of Death: 4/11/1918 Age: 28 Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 9th Bn. Grave Reference: A. 36. Cemetery: SEBOURG BRITISH CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Goodacre; husband of Lily Wood (formerly Goodacre), of 7, Alpine Terrace, Hunt St., Nottingham. He was the husband of Lily Wood (formerly Goodacre) Military History Harry Goodacre served with the battalion on Gallipoli and in Egypt. He had survived the Battles of Thiepval, Messines and 3rd Ypres. He was killed during the battalion's final action of the war at Sebourg. Remembered on St Ann's District Virtual Memorial War Memorial as Harry Goodacre Sources: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour |
Bernard Walker
Rank Rifleman Service number R/7401 Date of death 18 Dec 1916 Age at death 31 Employment/Hobbies In 1911 he was a window cleaner. Decorations Military Unit 4th Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps Family History Bernard Walker was born in 1885 the son of William a lithographic printer and Sarah Walker (née Richards) of 3 Northville Terrace, Nottingham. His father was born in 1865 at Nottingham and his mother in 1864 also at Nottingham. Bernard married Emily Nix, who already had a daughter Clara, in 1909. They had a daughter Emily in 1910. In 1911 they lived at 6 Alpine Terrace Hunt Street Blue Bell Hill Road Nottingham. At the time of Bernard’s death his wife and family were living at, 70 Stamford Street, Grantham. MEMORIAL MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA reference: 1821. Remembered on
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Nottingham Great War Roll of Honour |