ST ANN'S STREET
THE GREAT WAR
KING, RANDOLPH HAROLD
Rank: Private Service No: 83835 Date of Death: 23/03/1918 Age: 20 Regiment/Service: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 17th Coy. Panel Reference: Bay 10. Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of Mrs. E. A. L. King, of 17, St. Ann's St., Nottingham. Family History He was the son of Elizabeth King and the brother of Louis Robert, Leslie Stuart and Herbert King. They lived at 17 St Ann's Street Nottingham. Remembered on St Ann's District Virtual Memorial War Memorial as Randolph King Sources: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour |
SPURR Joseph
Rank: Private (Lance Corporal in obit) Service No: 231 Date of Death: 10/8/1915 Regiment/Service: 1/7th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) Family History Joseph Spurr was born in 1889 in Nottingham and was the son of Joseph (senior) a chair maker and French polisher and Emma Spurr née Baker. His father Joseph senior was born in 1860 in Nottingham, his mother Emma Baker was born in 1858 in Nottinghamshire, they were married in 1878 in Nottingham, they had 3 other children, Emma b1879, Ellen b1883 and Robert Arthur b1887. Joseph married his wife Annie Raven , in Nottingham in 1909 , they went onto have 2 children , one died in infancy the other Joseph Walter was born on 3rd November 1910 in Nottingham and Arthur born in 1912 in Nottingham. In the 1911 census the family are living at 2 Cambridge Street, St Anns St Nottingham , Joseph is 21 yrs a carter working at a brewery , he is living with his wife Annie 20 yrs (b1891 Nottingham) and their son Joseph Walter 5 months. Following his death, his widow Annie received a letter dated 26th February 1916 from the War Office informing her she would be in receipt of a pension of 18 shillings and 6 pence a week for herself and two children to take effect on 28th More information Nottingham Post obituary (abridged), 25 August 1915. 'Spurr. Killed in action August 10th, Private Joseph Spurr, 1/7th 231 Sherwood Foresters, husband of Anne Spurr, 2 Cambridge Street, St Ann's Street.' Commemorated at YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Remembered on
Sources: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour |