Ridgway Tce (off Ridgway St)
THE GREAT WAR
HARRIS, WILLIAM
Rank: Serjeant Service No: 858 Date of Death: 12/05/1915 Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 1st/7th Bn. Grave Reference: A. 52. Cemetery: KEMMEL CHATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY Family History He was the son of Alexander and Alice Harris and the brother of John, Alexander, Charlie, Edward, Emma and Alice Harris.He was the husband of Kate (née Cox) Harris and the father of William Frederick, Alexander (died J/A/S/1911 aged 1) and Charles Harris. Kate married George Elliott in Nottingham O/N/D/1918 and they lived at 8 Bulwell Green Bulwell Nottingham.. Employment/Hobbies He was a house painter. Address given on enlistment 9 Ridgeway Terrace Ridgeway Street Nottingham. Extra Information Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery Possessions returned to the family included a holdall, letters and postcards, handkerchiefs, gloves, 2 tin boxes, shaving soap, hairbrush, fork and spoon, 2 purses, disc, photos, clasp knife, razor, lighter, New Testament, cap badge and stamps. Kate Harris was awarded a pension of 19/6d per week 29/11/1915. Remembered on: St Ann's District Virtual Memorial War Memorial as William Harris Sources: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour |
Harold Hodges
Rank Rifleman Service number R/8356 Employment/Hobbies Member of 2nd Nottingham Company Boys' Brigade (Dakeyne Street Lads' Club). Date of death 06 Jul 1915 Age at death 20 Military Unit 8th Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps Family History He was the son of Alice Hodges of 7 Ridgeway Street Blue Bell Hill St Ann's Nottingham.k Military History He appears to have enlisted with R/8357 Rifleman Richard Clark, a fellow 'Dako Boy', who died of wounds 27 July 1916. Harold served in France from 19 May 1915. He died of wounds and was buried in Bedford House Cemetery (grave reference Enclosure No 2. IV.B.56). Qualified for the 1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. Extra Information Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 21 September 1915: HODGES killed in action July 6th [1915] Rifleman H Hodges, 8th Bn King’s Royal Rifles, son of Alice Hodges, 7 Ridgeway Street, Blue Bell Hill, age 20. Remembered on |
Name:
Thomas Abbott
Birth Year:
abt 1879
Age at enlistment:
38
Residence:
2 Ridgway Terrace, Blue Bell Hill Nottingham
Enlistment Year:
1917
Regimental Number:
320633
Regiment Name:
Army Service Corps
demob
1920
Occupation
railway transport
Thomas Abbott
Birth Year:
abt 1879
Age at enlistment:
38
Residence:
2 Ridgway Terrace, Blue Bell Hill Nottingham
Enlistment Year:
1917
Regimental Number:
320633
Regiment Name:
Army Service Corps
demob
1920
Occupation
railway transport