Richmond Ave
(The Wells Rd to Abbey Grove)
STORIES FROM RESIDENTS OF THIS STREET
Kellys Directory 1956
No 7 Richmond Ave
BAINBRIDGE, WILLIAM
Rank
Private
Service number
246
Date of death
08 Nov 1914
Age at death
28
Military Unit
1st Bn Northumberland Fusiliers
Military History
William enlisted in Nottingham , he served with the 1st battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. He joined the British Expeditionary Force in France on 13th August 1914, he was reporting missing in action on 8th November 1914 later presumed killed in action on that date. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
Employment/Hobbies
1911 he was a house painter.
Family History
William was born in 1886 in Nottingham and was the son of William a gas meter inspector and Elizabeth Bainbridge née Greenfield.
In the 1911 census the family are living at 7 Richmond Ave, Wells Road, Nottingham and are shown as :- William 49 yrs head of the family a gas meter inspector, he is living with his wife Elizabeth 51 yrs a housekeeper and their children , Mabel Smeeton 29 yrs a widow a blouse and shirt maker, William 25 yrs a house painter George Edward 23 yrs a market gardener, Sarah Ann 21 yrs a pattern girl and Stanley Smeeton 1 yrs old grandson.
In 1913 William married his wife Elizabeth Scottorn, their marriage is recorded in the Nottingham Registration district , they went on to have a daughter Ethel born in 1913.
Remembered on
Rank
Private
Service number
246
Date of death
08 Nov 1914
Age at death
28
Military Unit
1st Bn Northumberland Fusiliers
Military History
William enlisted in Nottingham , he served with the 1st battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. He joined the British Expeditionary Force in France on 13th August 1914, he was reporting missing in action on 8th November 1914 later presumed killed in action on that date. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
Employment/Hobbies
1911 he was a house painter.
Family History
William was born in 1886 in Nottingham and was the son of William a gas meter inspector and Elizabeth Bainbridge née Greenfield.
In the 1911 census the family are living at 7 Richmond Ave, Wells Road, Nottingham and are shown as :- William 49 yrs head of the family a gas meter inspector, he is living with his wife Elizabeth 51 yrs a housekeeper and their children , Mabel Smeeton 29 yrs a widow a blouse and shirt maker, William 25 yrs a house painter George Edward 23 yrs a market gardener, Sarah Ann 21 yrs a pattern girl and Stanley Smeeton 1 yrs old grandson.
In 1913 William married his wife Elizabeth Scottorn, their marriage is recorded in the Nottingham Registration district , they went on to have a daughter Ethel born in 1913.
Remembered on
COMERY, FRANCIS EDMUND
Rank:
Sapper
Service No:
216431
Date of Death:
7/10/1918
Age:
32
Regiment/Service:
Royal Engineers
Works Office (Sarigol)
Grave Reference:
579
Cemetery:
MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA
Additional Information:
Son of Francis and Eliza Comery, of Nottingham; husband of Harriett Comery, of 25, Richmond Avenue, Nottingham.
Family History
He was the son of Francis and Eliza Comery of Nottingham. He was the husband of Harriett (née Beale) Comery. In 1911 they lived at 47 Ball Street Nottingham. He was the father of Francis and Kathleen Comery.
Employment/Hobbies
He worked for 16 years for Walter Keeling 27 Wilford Road as a house painter and paper hanger.
Military History
RE Works Office (Sarigol). Died of pneumonia. Buried Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria (Greece)
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 16 October 1918: COMERY on October 7th at Salonika of pneumonia, Sapper FE Comery Royal Engineers, husband of Harriett Comery, 47 Ball Street, Nottingham, only son of Mr and Mrs F Comery, 25 Richmond Avenue, Wells Road . Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 17 October 1918: COMER On October 17th abroad of pneumonia, Sapper Frank Comery, Royal Engineers, 16 years trusted servant of Walter Keeling, 27 Wilford Road.
Remembered on
Rank:
Sapper
Service No:
216431
Date of Death:
7/10/1918
Age:
32
Regiment/Service:
Royal Engineers
Works Office (Sarigol)
Grave Reference:
579
Cemetery:
MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA
Additional Information:
Son of Francis and Eliza Comery, of Nottingham; husband of Harriett Comery, of 25, Richmond Avenue, Nottingham.
Family History
He was the son of Francis and Eliza Comery of Nottingham. He was the husband of Harriett (née Beale) Comery. In 1911 they lived at 47 Ball Street Nottingham. He was the father of Francis and Kathleen Comery.
Employment/Hobbies
He worked for 16 years for Walter Keeling 27 Wilford Road as a house painter and paper hanger.
Military History
RE Works Office (Sarigol). Died of pneumonia. Buried Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria (Greece)
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 16 October 1918: COMERY on October 7th at Salonika of pneumonia, Sapper FE Comery Royal Engineers, husband of Harriett Comery, 47 Ball Street, Nottingham, only son of Mr and Mrs F Comery, 25 Richmond Avenue, Wells Road . Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 17 October 1918: COMER On October 17th abroad of pneumonia, Sapper Frank Comery, Royal Engineers, 16 years trusted servant of Walter Keeling, 27 Wilford Road.
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Name:
Harry Johnson Birth Date: abt 1877 Residence Place: 1 Richmond Av Well's Rd,Nottingham Occupation lithographic printer Enlistment Age: 38 Enlistment Year: 1915 Regimental Number: 202934 Regiment Name: Royal Engineers demob 1918 |
Name:
Sidney Allsopp Birth Date: abt 1898 Residence Place: 31 Richmond Avenue, Wells Rd Nottingham Occupation joiners apprentice Enlistment Age: 17 Enlistment Year: 1915 Regimental Number: 88746 Other Regimental Numbers: 411561, 81886 Regiment Name: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment demob 1919 wounded shell splinter right knee |
Name:
Harold Talbot Birth Date: abt 1893 Residence Place: 23 Richmond Avenue, Nottingham Occupation carter Enlistment Age: 22 Enlistment Year: 1915 Regimental Number: 2384 Regiment Name: Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Occupation carter |