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THE GREAT WAR
THOMAS EDWIN and ELIZA BARLOW
"My Great Grandfather, Thomas Edwin Barlow, enlisted when the family lived on Twells Street. He died "of gas and wounds" 100 years ago on the 2nd November 1918". ...Aaron Todd
BARLOW, THOMAS EDWIN
Rank: Private Service No: 2768 Date of Death: 1/11/1918 Age: 36 Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 7th Bn. transf. to (124463) 204th Area Employment Coy. Labour Corps Grave Reference: III. C. 11. Cemetery: ETRETAT CHURCHYARD EXTENSION Additional Information: Husband of Eliza Barlow, of 6, Victoria Place, Walker St., Sneinton, Nottingham. Family History Thomas E. Barlow was born in 1882 in Nottingham and worked as a dropper maker. Eliza Barlow was born in 1883 in Nottingham. They had eight children, though three had died in infancy. Phoebe, born in 1903, Lucy L., born in 1904, Mary J., born in 1906, Thomas, born in 1910 and Edwin A., born in 1910. The family lived at 1 Rushton Terrace, Twells Street, Nottingham. Employment/Hobbies Thomas Barlow was a dropper maker. Military History Pte. Barlow volunteered for service and following training he was drafted to France, arriving on 25/06/1915. He served with the 7th Bn Sherwood Foresters, but was later transferred to 204th Area Employment Company, Labour Corps. He was taken to hospital at Etretat where he died on November 1, 1918 and was buried at Etretat Churchyard Extension. Remembered on Loggerheads War Memorial as Barlow 2768 St Ann's District Virtual Memorial War Memorial as Thomas Edwin Barlow Sources: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour |
HENLEY, FREDERICK ROBERT
Rank: Private Service No: 17991 Date of Death: 8/01/1918 Age: 21 Regiment/Service: Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Panel Reference: Panel 104 to 105. Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL Family History Father: Fred Henley, born in 1866, Card, Somerset, working as a print compositor. Mother: Annie Henley, born 1870 at Wymeswold, Leicestershire. Brothers:Walter, born in 1900 at Nottingham. Sisters: Elizabeth, born in 1895 in Nottingham, working as a blouse machinist and Ellen, born in 1906 at Nottingham. The family lived at 2 Twells Street, Nottingham before moving to 18 Twells street. Remembered on
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour |
KEETLEY, ROBERT
Rank: Private Service No: 242854 Date of Death: 25/10/1917 Age: 19 Regiment/Service: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 10th Bn. Grave Reference: XXII. C. 1. Cemetery: LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Joseph and Mary Arm Keetley, of 5, Twells St., St. Ann's Well Rd., Nottingham. Military History Pte. Keetley joined the 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and died of wounds in fighting during the Third Battle of Ypres. He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery(XXII. C. I.) Remembered on St Ann's District Virtual Memorial War Memorial as Robert Keetley Sources: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour |
Remembering those who served. survived the war.
SWANWICK, John Samuel
This is my Great Grandfather John Samuel Swanwick 1882 - 1956 lived then at number 12 Twells Street He joined the Royal regiment of artillery 22-12-1914 but was badly injured 1915 and discharged from service. However when he recovered signed up again re-enlisting Army Service corps and posted to Solonika (Thesalonica) a forgotten side of the war with equal hellish conditions ..finally returning home May 1919 - Paul Henson Swanwick, John Samuel Regiment: Royal Field Artillery Service No: 63164 Born: abt 1882 Age at Enlistment 32 Enlistment year 1914 |