Eastville St (Peas Hill Rd to Northville St)
Kellys Directory 1956
Kelly's 1956 directory
BELSHAW, FRANK LESLIE
Rank:
Private
Service No:
17667
Date of Death:
17/05/1915
Age:
19
Regiment/Service:
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
1st Bn.
Cemetery:
NOTTINGHAM CHURCH CEMETERY
Grave Reference:
St. Paul's. 9192.
Family History
He was the only son of William and Mary Ann Belshaw and the brother of Nellie Belshaw. In 1911 they lived at 12 Eastville Street Nottingham.
Employment/Hobbies
In 1911 he was an estate agent's office boy.
Military History
Frank Leslie Belshaw joined the 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) in France on 18 March 1915 as part of a draft of 2 officers and 116 other ranks who arrived as replacements for losses at Neuve Chapelle. Two months after arriving in France, Frank died of wounds in Cambridge Hospital, England. He is buried in Nottingham Church Cemetery, grave - St Paul's 9192.
Remembered on
Rank:
Private
Service No:
17667
Date of Death:
17/05/1915
Age:
19
Regiment/Service:
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
1st Bn.
Cemetery:
NOTTINGHAM CHURCH CEMETERY
Grave Reference:
St. Paul's. 9192.
Family History
He was the only son of William and Mary Ann Belshaw and the brother of Nellie Belshaw. In 1911 they lived at 12 Eastville Street Nottingham.
Employment/Hobbies
In 1911 he was an estate agent's office boy.
Military History
Frank Leslie Belshaw joined the 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) in France on 18 March 1915 as part of a draft of 2 officers and 116 other ranks who arrived as replacements for losses at Neuve Chapelle. Two months after arriving in France, Frank died of wounds in Cambridge Hospital, England. He is buried in Nottingham Church Cemetery, grave - St Paul's 9192.
Remembered on
- St Ann's District Virtual Memorial War Memorial as Frank Leslie Belshaw
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
BENNETT, WILLIAM HENRY HESP
Rank:
Able Seaman
Service No:
194125
Date of Death:
1/11/1914
Age:
33
Regiment/Service:
Royal Navy
(RFR/PO/B/1192). H.M.S. "Good Hope."
Memorial:
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Panel Reference: 1
Additional Information:
Son of Mary Ann Bennett, of 31, Eastville St., Nottingham; husband of the late Florence Bennett.
Remembered on
Rank:
Able Seaman
Service No:
194125
Date of Death:
1/11/1914
Age:
33
Regiment/Service:
Royal Navy
(RFR/PO/B/1192). H.M.S. "Good Hope."
Memorial:
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Panel Reference: 1
Additional Information:
Son of Mary Ann Bennett, of 31, Eastville St., Nottingham; husband of the late Florence Bennett.
Remembered on
- St Ann's District Virtual Memorial War Memorial as William H H Bennett
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Military History
RFR/PO/B/1192. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial HMS Good Hope was a Drake Class armoured cruiser built in 1901. By 1914 she was Rear Admiral Sir Christopher George Cradock’s flag ship which, along with HMS Monmouth and other British vessels of 4th Cruiser Squadron, encountered Vice Admiral von Spee’s Scharnhorst and Gneisenau forty five miles off the Chilean port of Coronel.
Extra Information
23 November 1914 Nottingham Post obituary (abridged), 23 November 1914: 'Bennett on November 1st at sea on the HMS Good Hope during Naval Battle, William Henry AB, husband of Florence Bennett.' Nottingham Post, 'In remembrance' (abridged), 1 November 1915: 'Bennett, my son William lost in HMS Good Hope November 1st 1914. Mother, father, (-).'
RFR/PO/B/1192. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial HMS Good Hope was a Drake Class armoured cruiser built in 1901. By 1914 she was Rear Admiral Sir Christopher George Cradock’s flag ship which, along with HMS Monmouth and other British vessels of 4th Cruiser Squadron, encountered Vice Admiral von Spee’s Scharnhorst and Gneisenau forty five miles off the Chilean port of Coronel.
Extra Information
23 November 1914 Nottingham Post obituary (abridged), 23 November 1914: 'Bennett on November 1st at sea on the HMS Good Hope during Naval Battle, William Henry AB, husband of Florence Bennett.' Nottingham Post, 'In remembrance' (abridged), 1 November 1915: 'Bennett, my son William lost in HMS Good Hope November 1st 1914. Mother, father, (-).'
MARTIN, HENRY
Rank
Private
Service number
28244
Date of death
3-Sep-16
Age at death
40
Military Unit
17th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Family History
He was the husband of Edith Mary Martin of 27 Eastville Street Nottingham.
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post Roll of Honour (abridged) July 23rd 1917: 'Martin. Reported missing September 3rd 1917 now reported killed on that date, Private Henry Martin Sherwood Foresters aged 40 the beloved husband of Edith Mary Martin 27 Eastville Street.'
Thiepval Memorial Pier & Face 10C 10D
Remembered on
Rank
Private
Service number
28244
Date of death
3-Sep-16
Age at death
40
Military Unit
17th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Family History
He was the husband of Edith Mary Martin of 27 Eastville Street Nottingham.
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post Roll of Honour (abridged) July 23rd 1917: 'Martin. Reported missing September 3rd 1917 now reported killed on that date, Private Henry Martin Sherwood Foresters aged 40 the beloved husband of Edith Mary Martin 27 Eastville Street.'
Thiepval Memorial Pier & Face 10C 10D
Remembered on
SKETCHLEY, CHARLES
Rank:
Serjeant
Service No:
17067
Date of Death:
9/04/1917
Age:
24
Regiment/Service:
Northumberland Fusiliers
1st Bn.
Grave Reference:
II. E. 4.
Cemetery:
TILLOY BRITISH CEMETERY, TILLOY-LES-MOFFLAINES
Family History
Son of Charles and Mary Sketchley of 11 East Ville Street, Nottingham (CWGC). Charles was their eldest son. Charles senior, formerly of the Union Inn, Union Road, pre-deceased his son.
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 28 April 1917: 'Sketchley. Killed in action April 9th Sergeant Charles Sketchley age 24 eldest son of the late Charles Sketchley late Union Inn, Union Road. Mother, brother.'
Remembered on
Rank:
Serjeant
Service No:
17067
Date of Death:
9/04/1917
Age:
24
Regiment/Service:
Northumberland Fusiliers
1st Bn.
Grave Reference:
II. E. 4.
Cemetery:
TILLOY BRITISH CEMETERY, TILLOY-LES-MOFFLAINES
Family History
Son of Charles and Mary Sketchley of 11 East Ville Street, Nottingham (CWGC). Charles was their eldest son. Charles senior, formerly of the Union Inn, Union Road, pre-deceased his son.
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 28 April 1917: 'Sketchley. Killed in action April 9th Sergeant Charles Sketchley age 24 eldest son of the late Charles Sketchley late Union Inn, Union Road. Mother, brother.'
Remembered on
- St Ann's District Virtual Memorial War Memorial as Charles Sketchley
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
SPICER, GEORGE HENRY
Rank:
Private
Service No:
55737
Date of Death:
9/04/1917
Age:
27
Regiment/Service:
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
11th Bn.
Grave Reference:
VII. L. 23.
Cemetery:
RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (TRANSPORT FARM)
Additional Information:
Son of Mrs. Eliza Spicer, of 17, Eastville St., Nottingham.
Employment/Hobbies
He was a fishmonger's assistant.
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 27 April 1917: 'Spicer. Killed by sniper, April 11th (sic), Private GH Spicer, Sherwood Foresters.'
Remembered on
Rank:
Private
Service No:
55737
Date of Death:
9/04/1917
Age:
27
Regiment/Service:
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
11th Bn.
Grave Reference:
VII. L. 23.
Cemetery:
RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (TRANSPORT FARM)
Additional Information:
Son of Mrs. Eliza Spicer, of 17, Eastville St., Nottingham.
Employment/Hobbies
He was a fishmonger's assistant.
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 27 April 1917: 'Spicer. Killed by sniper, April 11th (sic), Private GH Spicer, Sherwood Foresters.'
Remembered on
- St Ann's District Virtual Memorial War Memorial as George Henry Spicer
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Name:
COTTON, Edward Occupation timekeeper (railway) Residence: 9 Eastville St Birth Date: abt 1875 Age at Enlistment: 39 Enlistment Year: 1914 Regimental Number: 223 Regiment Name: demob |
Name:
MORLEY, Frederick James Occupation gasfitter Residence: 6 Eastville St Birth Date: Age at Enlistment: Enlistment Year: Regimental Number: 100083 Regiment Name: Royal Army Medical Corps demob |