THE GREAT WAR (WW1) CENTENNIAL PROJECT
11 Nov 2018
About 17 million soldiers and civilians worldwide were killed between 1914 and 1918.
Another 20 million were wounded.
Another 20 million were wounded.
INTRODUCTION
As a result of the 'demolition' of 1970 the names of the fallen from the St Anns Well Road (St Anns parish) area were lost.
Consequently the admin of this site resolved to identify as many of the fallen as possible in order to right this wrong and honour them.
The search revealed others honoured elsewhere, those incorrectly recorded and also many who enlisted, served and returned. This project honours all these men.
Many records were lost (burnt records) during WW2. Also, prior to WW1, hundreds of Nottingham-born boys emigrated to other Commonwealth countries and served under the flags of Australia, Canada, South Africa etc. so this may never be a completed project!
We acknowledge and thank the Nottingham City Council's Project 'Roll of Honour - St Ann's District Virtual Memorial', in particular David Nunn and his team of researchers with whom we have collaborated..... here
As a result of the 'demolition' of 1970 the names of the fallen from the St Anns Well Road (St Anns parish) area were lost.
Consequently the admin of this site resolved to identify as many of the fallen as possible in order to right this wrong and honour them.
The search revealed others honoured elsewhere, those incorrectly recorded and also many who enlisted, served and returned. This project honours all these men.
Many records were lost (burnt records) during WW2. Also, prior to WW1, hundreds of Nottingham-born boys emigrated to other Commonwealth countries and served under the flags of Australia, Canada, South Africa etc. so this may never be a completed project!
We acknowledge and thank the Nottingham City Council's Project 'Roll of Honour - St Ann's District Virtual Memorial', in particular David Nunn and his team of researchers with whom we have collaborated..... here
UPDATE (30th October 2018)
St Ann's Nottingham - Parish and Congregation Memorial
St Ann's Nottingham - Parish and Congregation Memorial
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE THIS MATERIAL:
To search by serviceman's name (basic details and street) CLICK download file (below)
To search by street (detailed information) CLICK download file (below)
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A SAMPLE LIST OF OCCUPATIONS PRE-ENLISTMENT
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Note; The above 4 pdf files form a printable booklet (199 pages in total).
SUPPLEMENT TO THE ABOVE RESEARCH
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For more information about each street and it's residents (including WW1 service personnel) click here
Each person listed has links to:
https://secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/ or
rollofhonour.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/search
Each person listed has links to:
- Commonwealth War Grave records and/or
- Nottingham City Council Honour Roll individual records - where more extensive research on individuals can be seen.
https://secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/ or
rollofhonour.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/search
- Can you help? https://secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/WarMemorials/Details/562"This section contains the names of Great War fatalities with probable connections to Nottingham. It is not yet clear where these people lived. Hopefully further scrutiny of Nottingham Evening Post obituary entries, the CWGC Debt of Honour Register and other military sources, census data and Birth, Marriage and Death indexes will place them in specific districts within the city. " David Nunn
EVOLUTION OF THE PROJECT
St Mary's Church Memorial
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Memorial at St Mary's Church Nottingham
Here 387 men are commemorated from the parish of St Ann
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The memorial remembers nearly 12,000 men of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire who lost their lives. One side of the base show the numbers lost from each of the Nottingham parishes.
The St Ann's 387 included the 86 named on
Mapperley War Memorial Woodthorpe Drive and Plains Road
The St Ann's Church memorial recorded 301 men
This memorial has now been lost to history; it was not re-installed in the new church after the re-development of 1970.
In 2018 a photograph was found of the St Ann's memorial plaque (301 names)
St Ann's Nottingham - Parish and Congregation
The St Ann's 387 included the 86 named on
Mapperley War Memorial Woodthorpe Drive and Plains Road
The St Ann's Church memorial recorded 301 men
This memorial has now been lost to history; it was not re-installed in the new church after the re-development of 1970.
In 2018 a photograph was found of the St Ann's memorial plaque (301 names)
St Ann's Nottingham - Parish and Congregation
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Typical WW1 campaign medals and gallantry awards won by men of St Anns
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MID
Mentioned in Despatches
Mentioned in Despatches
"I have been discussing with Tony the fact that when the churches were demolished in St Anns the honour boards dedicated to these men also disappeared with them... - We should remember them ......."Lest we Forget".......Mavis"
July 5, 2012 ·
As Mavis has indicated, another drastic effect of the demolition in 1969/70 was that most of the churches in St. Ann's were knocked down....and no doubt all of them had remembrance areas inside, plaques, records, list of names etc... all no doubt lost along the way, and what a terrible shame...It would be so interesting if one could create a list of the young men of St Ann's who were lost in WW1....Which Street they came from? what age were they, when they were taken? and what job did they do for a living, before they they enlisted? photographs in uniform.... It would be a very interesting & fascinating document and create such a visual picture of St.Ann's during this terrible time...... especially when you consider that it will be 100 years since WW1 started in a couple of years time 2014.........Food for thought.....
A very interesting subject....already we are starting to receive some fascinating personal stories of the young men from St.Ann's that served in WW1.
Tony Ann Miller
(founder and admin) St. Ann's Well Road Pre. Demolition ( 1970) Online Community.
July 5, 2012 ·
As Mavis has indicated, another drastic effect of the demolition in 1969/70 was that most of the churches in St. Ann's were knocked down....and no doubt all of them had remembrance areas inside, plaques, records, list of names etc... all no doubt lost along the way, and what a terrible shame...It would be so interesting if one could create a list of the young men of St Ann's who were lost in WW1....Which Street they came from? what age were they, when they were taken? and what job did they do for a living, before they they enlisted? photographs in uniform.... It would be a very interesting & fascinating document and create such a visual picture of St.Ann's during this terrible time...... especially when you consider that it will be 100 years since WW1 started in a couple of years time 2014.........Food for thought.....
A very interesting subject....already we are starting to receive some fascinating personal stories of the young men from St.Ann's that served in WW1.
Tony Ann Miller
(founder and admin) St. Ann's Well Road Pre. Demolition ( 1970) Online Community.
THE SEARCH BEGAN TO FIND THE COMMEMORATIVE BOARDS FROM ST ANNS CHURCH
20th June 1921
20th June 1921 the Nottingham Evening Post carried the following notice:
DEDICATION OF PARISH WAR MEMORIAL
‘True to their honour, St Ann’s Memorial.
The church of St Ann’s, Nottingham, was filled to its utmost capacity last evening, when a crowded congregation gathered to acknowledge the debt due to the 300 men of the parish who gave their lives in the defence of their country during the war, and to take part in the ceremony of unveiling a handsome memorial of oak panelling which has been erected round the chancel.
The unveiling was performed by the Mayor (Ald. H Bowles), who was accompanied by the Town Clerk (Mr WJ Board), the latter reading the lessons.
Others taking part in a most impressive service were the Rev HT Hayman and the Rev. M J G King (vicar).’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
DEDICATION OF PARISH WAR MEMORIAL
‘True to their honour, St Ann’s Memorial.
The church of St Ann’s, Nottingham, was filled to its utmost capacity last evening, when a crowded congregation gathered to acknowledge the debt due to the 300 men of the parish who gave their lives in the defence of their country during the war, and to take part in the ceremony of unveiling a handsome memorial of oak panelling which has been erected round the chancel.
The unveiling was performed by the Mayor (Ald. H Bowles), who was accompanied by the Town Clerk (Mr WJ Board), the latter reading the lessons.
Others taking part in a most impressive service were the Rev HT Hayman and the Rev. M J G King (vicar).’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
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Unfortunately all of this information was lost when the beautiful commemorative board, which was held at the Memorial Hall on Ransom Rd - (which I well remember through my Boy's Brigade day's) disappeared after the demolition.
I have personally searched for the board for a long time only to find that it was destroyed when it changed over to a Supermarket during the demolition with several different owners....very frustrating...St.Ann's Church can't find records... Southwell Dioceses can't seem to help me, and the archives seem to struggle a bit....but then again online research isn't one of my strong points....
Let's see if we can name the brave young men who were lost from St Ann's in readiness for the Centenary Celebrations.
Tony.
I have personally searched for the board for a long time only to find that it was destroyed when it changed over to a Supermarket during the demolition with several different owners....very frustrating...St.Ann's Church can't find records... Southwell Dioceses can't seem to help me, and the archives seem to struggle a bit....but then again online research isn't one of my strong points....
Let's see if we can name the brave young men who were lost from St Ann's in readiness for the Centenary Celebrations.
Tony.
The Men's Institute Memorial Plaque
Link to maps of the streets where the men named on this memorial lived
here: St Ann's Church Men's Institute Memorial Plaque
here: St Ann's Church Men's Institute Memorial Plaque
The Men's Institute was part of St Ann's Church, St Ann's Well Road (Robin Hood Chase, Nottingham).
- The memorial plaque hung in the Canon Lewis Memorial Hall on Ransom Road but was misplaced following the sale of the hall in 2001.
- Ruth Johns (author of 'St Ann’s Nottingham: inner city voices' ISBN 0954312716) had recorded the names on the plaque before it was misplaced.
- circa 2014 the plaque was re-discovered in a private garage and given to Tony Miller for safe keeping.
- Tony arranged the restoration of the memorial.
- and installation during an official commemoration service in the entrance to St Ann's library The St Ann's Valley Centre, Robin Hood Chase, Nottingham, close to the original site of St Ann's church.
- The plaque was unveiled by 101-year-old Hilda Hutchinson who brought along a Christmas card her dad had sent from the trenches in 1918.
Names on Memorial
W Burkitt - Walter Burkitt
C Charlesworth - Cyril Charlesworth
W Flinders - William Flinders
J Morgan - John William Morgan
H Sadler - H Sadler
W Shaw - William Percy Shaw
W (CWGC WT) Smith - Wilfrid Thomas Smith
L Terry - L Terry
F Thorpe - Frank Thorpe
J Turton - John Turton
H Wilson - Herbert Wilson
For complete research details :
Nottingham - St Ann's Church Men's Institute
(Nottingham City Council's Project - Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour)
https://secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/WarMemorials/Details/364
W Burkitt - Walter Burkitt
C Charlesworth - Cyril Charlesworth
W Flinders - William Flinders
J Morgan - John William Morgan
H Sadler - H Sadler
W Shaw - William Percy Shaw
W (CWGC WT) Smith - Wilfrid Thomas Smith
L Terry - L Terry
F Thorpe - Frank Thorpe
J Turton - John Turton
H Wilson - Herbert Wilson
For complete research details :
Nottingham - St Ann's Church Men's Institute
(Nottingham City Council's Project - Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour)
https://secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/RollOfHonour/WarMemorials/Details/364
Walter Burkitt
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John William Morgan
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Herbert Wilson
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Boys Brigade 6th Nottingham Co
8th Feb 2018 Note re above .....PARSONS, Arthur now located in the public records.
CURTRISS, Ernest - a mispelling of his CORRECT name - CUTTRISS
CURTRISS, Ernest - a mispelling of his CORRECT name - CUTTRISS
THE CANON LEWIS MEMORIAL HALL, RANSOM RD (COPPICE RD)
MEMORIAL DAKEYNE ST LAD'S CLUB - BOYS BRIGADE Click here
MEMBERS OF THE FACEBOOK GROUP BEGAN POSTING AND SHARING STORIES - HERE ARE SOME SAMPLES:-
CHARLES ALDERMAN BRADLEY
Roy Beryl Morris: I remember my mam telling me about WW1 .Her elder brother was killed landing in France in the first days of war he was I am told the first Nottingham "boy" to be killed 22yrs old it was October 9th 1914
His name was Charles Bradley he was in injured in France, brought back to England and died on October 9th 1914 - don't know which regiment but easy to find out I have my mother's family tree back to 1732
His name was Charles Bradley he was in injured in France, brought back to England and died on October 9th 1914 - don't know which regiment but easy to find out I have my mother's family tree back to 1732
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- Audrey Jackson: My dad joined up in 1916 aged 16 (lied about his age) so that he could give his mother the shilling. He fought in what was then called Mesopotamia and they had to cross the river Tigress with pack on their backs and many men were washed away
- Mavis Baker I really would like to collect our stories like the one Audrey has offered and preserve them here on our site - with your OKs of course. With that in mind - a full name and perhaps date of birth would help.
- I have a subscription to ancestry.co.uk so would be able to do lookups for anyone who needs them.
July 5, 2012 - Tony Ann Miller A great idea....
- Audrey Jackson My dad was Leslie Bartlett born 2nd Mar 1900 I forget which regiment he was in Mavis. I know he got to be a corporal or sergeant but lost a stripe for gambling with lesser ranks. He also said he was swimming in the Red/Dead sea, (sorry can't recall which) and he got exhausted and swam to a raft and a man with a large curved sword started chopping at dad's arms. He said he then swam back to the shore in record time.
- Roy Beryl Morris - I have had details of C Bradley from a cousin who said the same as me the first soldier but going back he read in a newspaper of another soldier from Gregory Blvd who was around the same time i do have details about it
- Roy Beryl Morris- I have asked round the only address for Fred Ward we have is 36 Clarence St Carlton
- Derek Maddock: My Grandfather George Henry Maddock died on 3rd September 1916 while serving with 17th Battalion (The Welbeck Rangers) Sherwood Foresters (Nottingham & Derbyshire Regiment) . I have all of the details from the museum WFR including Extracts from the war diary, a brief history of the Battalion, his service and medal record and best of all his photo in uniform. It is thanks to the good officers of Mr I G Edwards BEM, Archivist of the WFR Museum, Foresters House, Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell, Nottingham NG95HA Telephone 01159465415 email [email protected] that I have all of this information. While this service costs nothing may I suggest a small contribution to the museum would be in order.Like Mavis I contribute to Ancestry.com but it didn't get me the detailed information I wanted.
- Mavis Baker That's marvellous Derek, that you have been able to get so much information. They were very helpful to me emailing from the other side of the world. My grandfather Reg no 319 Private William Bush served with the 4th Volunteer Battalion which became the 8th Battalion in 1908 he also served in the Great War 1914-18. They sent me information also about the battalion and some photos of them training at Harpenden before leaving for France. They also recommended that I continue my search at the National Archives in Kew or Army Records Centre Glasgow.
- We were pleased to discover that Nottinghamshire County Council had by 2013 embarked on a similar project for the whole of Nottinghamshire "Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour"
- Our St Anns Well Rd research had been well under way by the time we were aware of this great resource.
- Grateful thanks to David Nunn the project director of the NCC project that involved collaboration between eight groups of volunteer information gatherers. We were even able to add names to their lists ...that they had not encountered ...and I was able to use their research to identify which streets individuals were connected with prior to enlistment and during the conflict.
- Our project differs in that we are including as many names of survivors from our area as possible. This will always be an incomplete list due to several reasons: Mavis
- November 11 2017 99 Years ago the Armistice was signed. I am bringing to mind the men that went from the St Anns Well Road area to go to war, many never came back. The memorial plaques that were in the St Anns Church at the bottom of Robin Hood Chase were 'lost' as a consequence of the 'demolition'. (Believe you me, Tony and I have tried in vain to find out where they went.). You may have noticed that on our website names of the fallen and the others who survived have been populating 'our' streets. (Look at Edwin St for an example of how the website is changing). Over the next year it is my personal quest to honour ALL of them.. nd all of you can help. And if you have stories, families - anything from WW1. Share them here on our fabulous Senty site. 'LEST WE FORGET" Mavis.
TYPICAL RESEARCH PROCESS
Searched the internet using:
ancestry.com
- census of 1911 Nottingham (street by street focussing on St Anns)
- Military records - enlistment, pension records, casualties, medal cards
- public family trees
Commonwealth War Graves site - link here
Newspaper archives
- In memorium, roll of honour 1914 - 1918
Nottingham City Council Roll of Honour - link here
Free BMD (birth marriages deaths) link here
ancestry.com
- census of 1911 Nottingham (street by street focussing on St Anns)
- Military records - enlistment, pension records, casualties, medal cards
- public family trees
Commonwealth War Graves site - link here
Newspaper archives
- In memorium, roll of honour 1914 - 1918
Nottingham City Council Roll of Honour - link here
Free BMD (birth marriages deaths) link here
Miscellaneous readings:
ONE EXAMPLE - W C CAVERS
1911 CENSUS HOUSEHOLD TRANSCRIPT
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION CERTIFICATE
MEDAL CARD - OBTAINED FROM ANCESTRY.COM
DEATH CERTIFICATE - provided by family through the internet
Awarded The Silver War BadgeThe Silver War Badge was issued on 12th September 1916.
The badge was originally issued to officers and men who were discharged or retired from the military forces as a result of sickness or injury caused by their war service. After April 1918 the eligibility was amended to include civilians serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps, female nurses, staff and aid workers.
Around the rim of the badge was inscribed “For King and Empire; Services Rendered”. It became known for this reason also as the “Services Rendered Badge”. Each badge was also engraved with a unique number on the reverse, although this number is not related to the recipient's Service Number.
The recipient would also receive a certificate with the badge. The badge was made of Sterling silver and was intended to be worn on the right breast of a recipient's civilian clothing. It could not be worn on a military uniform.
There were about 1,150,000 Silver War Badges issued in total for First World War service.
Ref www.greatwar.co.uk/medals/ww1-campaign-medals.htm#swb
The badge was originally issued to officers and men who were discharged or retired from the military forces as a result of sickness or injury caused by their war service. After April 1918 the eligibility was amended to include civilians serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps, female nurses, staff and aid workers.
Around the rim of the badge was inscribed “For King and Empire; Services Rendered”. It became known for this reason also as the “Services Rendered Badge”. Each badge was also engraved with a unique number on the reverse, although this number is not related to the recipient's Service Number.
The recipient would also receive a certificate with the badge. The badge was made of Sterling silver and was intended to be worn on the right breast of a recipient's civilian clothing. It could not be worn on a military uniform.
There were about 1,150,000 Silver War Badges issued in total for First World War service.
Ref www.greatwar.co.uk/medals/ww1-campaign-medals.htm#swb