Selbourne Street
(off Pym St)
(off Pym St)
THE GREAT WAR
BOYD, HENRY
Rank: Private Service No: 31278 Date of Death: 22/03/1917 Age: 27 Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) "C" Coy. 17th Bn. Grave Reference: 944 Cemetery: NOTTINGHAM GENERAL CEMETERY Family History Son of John and Susan Boyd, 7, Selborne St., Pym St., Nottingham (CWGC). Henry was their eldest child and was born about 1890. In 1891 they were living at 52 Brook Street, Nottingham. His father was a printer and his mother a lace dresser. Employment/Hobbies In 1911 he was a printer's labourer Military History He died of illness and is buried in Nottingham General Cemetery (ref 944). He qualified for the British War Medal and Victory Medal. Extra Information Nottingham Post obituary (abridged), 19 April 1917: Boyd. Died of sickness, Private Henry Boyd, son of John and Susan Boyd, age 27. Father, mother, sister Frances and brother Jack [John].' Remembered on
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour |
WALKER, JAMES
Rank: Private Service No: PO/100(S) Date of Death: 18/08/1915 Age: 43 Regiment/Service: Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Bn. R.N. Div. Grave Reference: D. 37. Cemetery: CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of William and Mary Walker; husband of Florence Walker, of 17, Selbourne St., Pym St., Nottingham. Born at Nottingham. Military History Walker became one of 'Kitchener's Marines' who were transferred from the Sherwood Foresters to the RMLI. Des Turner notes '600 RMLI transfers came from 2 regiments - 200 from the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) and 400 from the Sherwood Foresters. They were predominantly ex-miners and labourers, fit men wanted for their ability to dig trenches and tunnels. The 200 KOYLI recruits were transferred to Plymouth Division RMLI and were given service numbers PLY/1(S) to PLY200(S). This was also the case for the Sherwood Foresters 200 who were dispatched to Portsmouth where already 30 men were recruited and so they became PO/31(S) to PO/230(S). 200 remaining Foresters went to Chatham and were numbered CH/1 to CH/200(S).' Remembered on Loggerheads War Memorial as Walker St Ann's District Virtual Memorial War Memorial as James Walker Sources: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour |
WHITTLE, ALFRED
Rank Private Service number 17746 Date of death 27-Dec-15 Age at death 35 Military Unit 10th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) Family History He was the husband of Alice Whittle and the father of Alice and Leonard Whittle. In 1911 they lived at 7 Selbourne Street Pym Street St Ann's Nottingham. Employment/Hobbies He was a brewery labourer in 1911. Memorial MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Cemetery/memorial reference: III. E. 13. Remembered on St Ann's District Virtual Memorial War Memorial as Alfred Whittle Sources: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour |
Survived:
Name:
Christopher Roper
Occupation
railway porter
Residence:
4 Selbourne St
Regimental Number:
5805
Regiment Name:
Royal Defence Corps
Name:
Christopher Roper
Occupation
railway porter
Residence:
4 Selbourne St
Regimental Number:
5805
Regiment Name:
Royal Defence Corps