Roll of Honour - Lincolnshire - Grimsby Post Office

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GRIMSBY POST OFFICE WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and Copyright ©John Readman & Martin Edwards 2005

The Grimsby Post office memorial is to be found in Victoria Street, Grimsby, inside the main post office. The main Post Office in Grimsby is situated at 67 to 71, Victoria Street, close to the junction with George Street, opposite the Bus Station. There is a memorial to the men who fought in the First World War inside this building which is near to counters. It’s in a good condition and the words are clearly inscribed and polished as if it was new, instead of being well over 80 years old having been placed there in 1921. It is evidently polished every day and is maintained by the Post Office.

GRIMSBY POST OFFICE
IN MEMORY OF
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE STAFF
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN
THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919

BREEZE	Sidney Ritchie Patrick	Pioneer 267589, 33rd Division Signal company. Royal Engineers. Died 23rd October 1918. Aged 19. Son of Frederick G. and Rosa Minnie Breeze, of 14, Farebrother St., Grimsby. Buried in HIGHLAND CEMETERY, LE CATEAU, Nord, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 9.
DAVIDSON	F	No further information currently available
GOODSHIP	W D	No further information currently available
HEWITT	A L	No further information currently available
HOPKIN	A	No further information currently available
JOHNSON	W E	No further information currently available
LUCAS	W H	No further information currently available
MAIDENS	A M	Rifleman 3726, 8th Battalion (Post office Rifles), London Regiment. Died 17th September 1916. Aged 19. Son of Arthur and Harriet Maidens, of 100, Humberstone Rd., Great Grimsby. Buried in DARTMOOR CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT, Somme, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 84.
OSBORNE	W J	probably William Johnson OSBORNE, Lance Corporal 4156, 8th Battalion (Post Office Rifles), London Regiment. Died 11th October 1916. Aged 21. Son of John and Emma Osborne, of 63, Clee Rd., Cleethorp. S, Lincs. Buried in DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot III. Row G. Grave 59.
PARR	R E	No further information currently available
TAYLOR	J H	probably John Henry TAYLOR, Deck Hand 242/DA, HMS "Pekin", Royal Naval Reserve. Died 2nd July 1915. Aged 34. Husband of Annie Smith (formerly Taylor), of 128, Guildford St., Grimsby. BVuried in SCARTHO ROAD CEMETERY, GRIMSBY. Plot 41. Row C. Grave 18.
WALTHAM	B	Private 5581, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 28th September 1914. Buried in COULOMMIERS COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Seine-et-Marne, France. Plot/Row/Section B. Grave 13.
WHEATLEY	J W	probably J W WHEATLEY, Rifleman B/200213, 10th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Died 9th October 1916. Aged 27. Son of William and Zillar Wheatley, of 29, Manchester St., New Cleethorpes, Grimsby. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot B. Row 1. Grave 60.
WILES	J W	No further information currently available
WILLERTON	Ernest J	Rifleman 4997, 1st/8th Battalion (Post Office Rifles), London Regiment. Died 7th October 1916. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAl MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 C and 9 D.
WOODS	William Henry	Private 241392, 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 11 April 1917. Born 1 June 1895, and enlisted, Grimsby. Admitted to Edward Street Senior Boys School, Grimsby, 28 August 1905, son of William Henry Woods, of 290, Convamore Road, Grimsby, left 2 July 1909. In the 1911 census he was aged 15, born Grimsby, a Telegraph messenger, son of William Henry and Mary Ellen Woods, resident 290, Convamore Road, Grimsby, Clee, Lincolnshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C. Christopher Woods has kindly supplied a short biography which is available on a sepatae page.
WRIGHT	S A	No further information currently available
WRIGHT	E	No further information currently available

“THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”

Last updated 6 August, 2021

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