GREASLEY
ST MARY WAR MEMORIAL
World War
1 & 2 & Boer War - Detailed information
Compiled & Copyright © Martin Edwards 2013
The
memorial in Greasley St Mary Church for World War 1 takes the form of
the Chancel Screen which was erected in light oak in 1919 as a memorial
to those from Greasley who died in the First World War and lists 68
names on six panels. The memorial was dedicated on 7 September 1919;
the wood carvers were Messrs Foster, cooper and Foster. For World War
2 there is a three-light stanined glass window with dedication and also
there is a wooden board, in the Chancel, in light oak and separated
into the three services, listing the 26 names. The board and window
were dedicated by the Bishop of Southwell 31 October 1948; they cost
£968. There is also a window in the south-east corner of the church
dedicated to one man who died in 1941. The names are listed within each
conflict by rank and then surname; this list has been generated using
each conflict but then sorting into alphabetical order within that conflict
for ease of research and reading. The surrounding area to Greasley has
the following villages/hamlets where men have been included on this
memorial, namely, Beauvale, Newthorpe, Moorgreen Giltbrook, Watnall.
The memorial is also listed on the Nottinghamshire
County Council Roll of Honour.
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TO
THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
ALLTON |
Walter
[Roland] |
Private
116941, 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and
Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 18 September 1918. Born and
resident Eastwood, enlisted Hucknall but was underage giving his
age as 18 years 4 months in July 1916. Buried in GOUZEAUCOURT NEW
BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot II. Row H. Grave 1. |
ANTHONY |
John
Thomas |
Private
23213, 6th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died
in Mesopotamia 7 July 1916. Born Eastwood, enlisted Ilkeston. In
the 1911 census John Thomas ANTHONY was aged 24, a Coalminer Loader,
born Greasley, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, resident at Castle Street,
Hill Top, Eastwood. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XIV.
Row J. Grave 4. |
ATTENBOROUGH |
John
William |
Private
20458, 1st Battalion, King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Killed
in action 3 October 1918. Born Eastwood, enlisted Donacster. Buried
in TEMPLEUX-LE-GUERARD BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot I.
Row J. Grave 5. |
BAXTER |
J |
Private
- No further information currently available |
BENTLEY |
Roy |
[No
name on CWGC, SDGW gives Roy although it could be Reginald] Gunner
L/46884, "B" Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in
action 10 May 1917. Enlisted Ilkeston, Derbys, resident Eastwood.
Son of Mrs. Fanny Bentley, of Newthorpe Meadows, Newthorpe, Notts.
Buried in TILLOY BRITISH CEMETERY, TILLOY-LES-MOFFLAINES, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 12. |
BERRY |
Samuel |
Private
16519, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 1 December
1917. Aged 23. Born and resident Eastwood, enlisted Nottingham.
No known grave. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord,
France. Panel 2. |
BIRD |
Samuel |
Private
26948, 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment). Killed in action 9 February 1917. Aged 26. Born Giltbrook,
enlisted Nottingham. Buried in VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot V. Row C. Grave 25. |
BOLTON |
Wilfred |
Private
40243, 7/8th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Killed in
action 17 September 1918. Aged 26. Born Greasley, enlisted Hucknall,
resident Beauville (sic - Beauvale). Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Bolton, of Beauvale, Newthorpe, Notts. Formerly 39410, Lincolnshire
Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de
Calais, France. Panel 53 to 56. |
BROOME |
Stephen
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Gunner
or 189492 [incorrectly recorded as 189402 on SDGW], 261st Siege
Compasny, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 23 October
1918. Born and resident Newthorpe, enlisted Nottingham. Buried in
ST. HILAIRE LES CAMBRAI BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot/Row/Section
C. Grave 4.
From
his British Army Service Records 1914-1920:
Stephen
Broome lived at Main Street, Newthorpe, Notts and was 18 years
344 days. He was a Coal Miner, unmarried. He enlisted 11 February
1918. He was classed as a Qualified Signaller 8 July 1918. He
was entitled to the British War and Victory Medals which his father
received on 22 February 1922. He was the son of Mr Walter And
Mrs Harriet Broome, of Main Street, Newthorpe, Notts. he was 5
feet 81/8 inches, weighed 144 lbs, girth
37 inces, brown hair, fresh complexion and grey eyes. He was Church
of England. He was posted to the Royal Garrison Artillery 13 February
1918 and on 26 February 1918 he was with the RGA Signal Training
Depot in Dumfermline. He was posted into the field with 261st
Seige Company 27 September 1918. On 16 August 1918 he had been
caught in possession of a forged pass and was given 120 hours
detention he had previously committed several other misdemeanours
which he had received various detentions for. He had five siblins,
one brother and four sisters..
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BROWN |
Walter |
Bombardier
64461, "C" Battery, 159th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Died 30 October 1918. Aged 22. Born Hilltop, Nottingham, enlsted
Ilkeston, Derbys. Son of Thomas and Sarah Elizabeth Brown, of Hill
Top, Eastwood, Notts; husband of Betty Brown, of 4, East View Terrace,
Langley Mill, Notts. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row E. Grabe41. |
BURROWS |
Walter
Henry |
Trumpeter
663, 1/1st Battalion, South Nottinghamshire Hussars. Died 15 November
1918. Aged 25. Son of Mrs. Eliza Burrows, of Beggarlee, Greasley.
In the 1911 census Walter was the son of Charles & Eliza Burrows,
aged 18, a Coal Miner at Face, born Lym Croft, Greasley, resident
with his parents in Mill Lane, Newthorpe. Buried in GREASLEY (ST.
MARY) CHURCHYARD AND CEMETERY, Nottinghamshire. Row 9. Grave 27. |
BUXTON |
Robert |
Private
116745. 24th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died of wounds
15 July 1918. Aged 23. Enlisted Hucknall, resident Newthorpe Commion.
Son of Robert Matley Buxton and Jane Buxton, of Newthorpe Common,
Notts. Formerly 35584, Lancashire Fusiliers. Buried in HAMBURG CEMETERY,
Hamburg, germany. Plot IV. Row F. Grave 3. (Probably Prisoner of
War) |
CAMM |
William |
[Listed
as Private on memorial] Corporal S/3515 [Listed incorrectly as S/3525
on SDGW], 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own).
Killed in action 7 October 1916. Born and resident Newthorpe, enlisted
Nottingham. Entered France 21 July 1915. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 16 B and 16 C.

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CARTER |
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Private
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CASSIDY |
T
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Private
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CLARKE |
Thomas |
[Spelt
CLARK on memorial] Private 40840, 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
Killed in action 12 April 1917. Aged 26. Enlisted Tunstall, Staffs.,
resident Newthorpe Common. Son of Mrs. Harriet Clarke, of 24, Grey
St., Newthorpe Common, Notts. Formerly 20133, Lincolnshire Regiment.
No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Bay 3 and 4.

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CLEMENTS |
Leonard
[Percy] |
[Listed
as incorrectly as CLEMENT on memorial] Private 281207, Dorset Yeomanry
(Queen's Own). Died at sea 13 October 1918. Aged 32. Born Jan-Mar
Quarter 1886 in East Wood (sic), enlisted Nottingham, resident Basford.
Son of William and Sarah Clements, of Main St., Newthorpe, Nottingham;
husband of Elizabeth Bridgert Clements, of 41, Rydal Grove, Vernon
Avenue, Basford, Nottingham. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATBY
MEMORIAL, Egypt. |
CLIFTON |
Matthew
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Private
42230, 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment). Killed in action 9 October 1916. Aged 28. Born and resident
New Thorpe Common, Notts., enlisted Hucknall. Buried in REGINA TRENCH
CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT, Somme, France. Plot VII. Row N. Grave 5. |
CUNNINGHAM |
Bernard
[Robert] |
Private
2215, 1/7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment). Killed in action 13 October 1915. Born Moor Green, Notts.,
enlisted Nottingham. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 87 to 89. |
CURRY |
T
W |
Private
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DANIELS |
Cecil
Albert |
Private
3690, 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Died 24 March 1919. Aged
27. Son of Mrs. E. E. Daniels, of Moorgreen, Newthorpe. Buried in
GREASLEY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD AND CEMETERY, Nottinghamshire. Row
7. Grave 1. |
DANIELS |
Oliver
Frank |
Private
G/1543, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London regiment).
Killed in action 28 February 1917. Aged 27. Born Moregreen (sic),
enlisted Nottingham, resident Newthorpe. Son of George and Ellen
Daniels, of 105, Moorgreen, Newthorpe, Notts. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16
A.

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DERBYSHIRE |
George |
Private
18200, 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action
1 May 1917. Born Manchester, enlisted Nottingham, resident Eastwood.
No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Bay 5.

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DIXON |
George
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2nd
Lt (Temporary), 170th Tunnelling Coy, Royal Engineers. Killed
in action 8 August 1915. Aged 34. Formerly Coldstream Guards.
Son of the late James Gibson Dixon and Anne Dixon, of Northumberland.
Buried in CAMBRIN MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section
B. Grave 10.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
DIXON,
GEORGE, M.I.Min.E., 2nd Lieut., R.E., eldest and only
son surv. child of James Gibson Dixon, of Mantle Hill, Bellingham,
Land Agent, late Capt. Northumberland Volunteers, by his wife,
Anne. yr. dau. of John Newton, of Chollerton, co. Northumberland; b. Snabdongh. near Bellingham. Co. Northumberland, 20 Dec. 1881;
educ. the RoyaI Grammar School, Newcastle-on-Tyne and the Newcastle
and Durham Mining College; subsequently served his apprenticeship
as a Mining Engineer with Mr. C. C. Leach at Seghill Colliery,
and was later appointed Manager et High Park and Watnall Collieries
under Messrs. Walker, Barber & Co.. Eastwood, Nottingham.
On the outbreak of war In Aug. 1914, he immediately volunteered
for foreign service and enlisted In the Coldstreams; want to
France early in Feb., and was given a commission in the R.E. 21
April, 1915; was selected for Special Service, on the completion
of which his General, recommending him, said: “This officer
has been constantly at work since Joining the unit. He has been
subjected to very severe nervous strain.” He, with killed
in action at Cuinchy 6 Aug. 1915, by the explosion of a mine.
Buried In the Military Cemetery at Cambrin. His Captain wrote:
"We all miss his bright cheery face very much. No matter
how hard the work to be done was he never complained, but always
went straight on with it. He was very capable and was much loved
by all his men." and the Chaplain; "I learnt to revere
him as a quiet, deep-thinking, resolute and religious man."
His own particular chief in civil life also wrote: "George
Dixon has done his duty nobly and well, and of his own free will
took up the roughest and hardest end of the work. He was one of
the most unselfish men I have known, always ready to help others
and do them a good turn." He was a good all-round sportsman,
an enthusiastic footballer; also fond of cricket and tennis, and
very keen on trout fishing: was a member the Nottingham County
Rugby team, and of the Nottingham County Cricket Club, and captain
of the Lamb Close Cricket Club, Eastwood;: unm.
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GREGORY
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Henry |
Private
52374, 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 4
November 1918. Aged 19. Born Derby, enlisted Eastwood, resident
Answorth. Formerly 49710, Leicestershire Regiment. Buried in ROMERIES
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Plot VII. Row B. Grave
10. |
HAYES |
Frederick
[Richard] |
Lance
Corporal 22739, 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action
25 September 1916. Aged 23. Born Bulstead, Kent, enlisted Mansfield.
Son of Mrs. S. Bircumshaw (formerly Hayes), of 8, Edward Rd., Eastwood,
Notts. Buried in SERRE ROAD CEMETERY No. 2, Somme, France. Plot
XVII. Row A. Grave 3. |
HEMSTOCK |
John |
Rifleman
R/4446, 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action
19 July 1916. Aged 21. Born Eastwood, enlisted Nottingham. No known
grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 13 A and 13 B.

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HOLMES |
Lilian
Cecelia |
Private
5877, Women's Royal Air Froce (WRAF). Died 4 November 1918. Aged
24. Buried in GREASLEY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD AND CEMETERY, Nottinghamshire.
Row 8. Grave 26. |
HOUSLEY |
Henry Ivor |
[Listed
as I H HOUSLEY on war memorial but registered birth and all other
records record him as Henry Ivor] Rifleman R/4674, 12th Battalion,
King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds 31 August 1915. Aged 19.
Born at Underwood, Notts., enlisted Nottingham. Son of Walter and
Emily Housley, of Main St., Newthorpe, Notts. Birth registered as
Henry Ivor HOUSLEY in Basford Registration District Oct-Dec Quarter
1895. Buried in MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot III.
Row U. Grave 10. |
HUNT |
Frank |
Private
16176, 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 28
April 1917. Born Eastwood, enlisted Ilkeston, Derbys., resident
Mansfield. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3 and 4.

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KIRK |
Walter |
Gunner
34414, 22nd Division Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery. Died
23 September 1916. Aged 20. Born and enlisted Nottingham. Son of
Edwin and Charlotte Ann Kirk, of Main St., Newthorpe, Notts. Buried
in PIETA MILITARY CEMETERY, Malta. Plot C. Row XII. Grave 5. |
KNOX |
A
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Private
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LANE |
Samuel |
Lance
Corporal G/1573, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London
Regiment). Killed in action 4 July 1916. Born Greasley, enlisted
Nottingham, resident Newthorpe. No known grave. Commemorated on
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A.

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LEIVERS |
Fred |
Private
S4/060479, 485th Company, Army Service Corps. Died 12 November 1918.
Aged 24. Son of Tom and Clara Leivers, of Nottingham Road, Hill
Top, Eastwood, Notts. In the 1911 census he was the son of Tom and
Clara Leivers, aged 17, an Office Clerk, born Lynn Croft, Notts,
resident Hill Top, Eastwood. Buried in STRUMA MILITARY CEMETERY,
Greece. Plot VII. Row J. Grave 9. |
LOWE |
S
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Private
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MEAKIN |
E
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Private
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MERRITT |
Cecil
Mack |
[Memorial
states Major] Captain, 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Killed
in action at St Julien 23 April 1915. Aged 38. Born 6 January
1877. Son of Lieutenant Colonel W Ingersoll Merritt and Mrs Merritt
of 6 Sumner Place, Kensington, London S.W., and the twin sister
of Mrs Barber of Lamb Close Eastwood. He was married to the eldest
daughter of Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper Bart KCMG the late High
Commissioner of Canada, Sophie Almon Tupper, and left two sons
and a daughter. Mentioned in Despatches (MiD). He enlisted on
23 September 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, (place
does not agree with attestation papers and service record but
his wife was resident in Vancouver) and he came to England with
the first contingent of the Canadian force on the outbreak of
war having previously on the staff of Sam Hughes (Canadian Minister
of Militia) during 1912. On 22 April 1915, he was wounded in the
leg during the Second Battle of Ypres. The next morning he was
killed while encouraging his men during a counter-attack against
the German forces. Attested 23 September 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec,
Canada, aged 37 years 8 months, a Broker, married, height 5 feet
10½ inches, chest 36½-40 inches, fair complexion,
grey eyes, brown hair, religious denomination Church of England.
No known grave. Sailed from Quebec aboard S.S. Andania 7 October
1914. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 26. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference:
Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box
6132 - 39
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll Of Honour 1914-1918, volume 1,
page 252:
MERRITT,
CECIL MACK, Capt., 16th Battn. (Canadian Scottish, 72nd
Seaforth Highlanders), Canadian Expeditionary Force, last surviving
s. of Lieut.-Col, William Ingersoll Merritt, of 6, Sumner
Place, South Kensington, London, late 30th (East Lancashire) and
4th Manchester Regts., by his wife, Mary Beatrice, 3rd dau. of
Major-Gen. Frank Adams, C.B., and granddau. of Henry Cadwallader
Adams, of Anstey Hall, co. Warwick, J.P., D.L.; b. St.
Catharine's, Ontario, Canada, 6 Jan. 1877; educ. St. Paul's School,
London; went to Canada in 1895, and joined the Royal Grenadier
(Militia) Regt. in 1896. He was one of the few who went into Dawson
in the rush of '98 over the Edmonton trail, the journey taking
him two years. After leaving the Yukon he returned to England
and was for a short time on the London Stock Exchange. He went
to Vancouver in 1904, and when the 72nd Regt. Seaforth Highlanders
of Canada was formed in Nov. 1910, he was appointed one of its
senior Capts. He received his Majority in that Regt. 13 Oct. 1914.
He was on Major Gen. Sir Sam Hughes's Staff during his visit to
the Imperial Army manœuvres in 1912, and on the outbreak
of war at once volunteered for, Imperial service, and was given
command of a coy. in the 16th Battn. "Canadian Scottish,"
1st Canadian Division. He went with them to France in Feb. 1915,
and was present at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. On 22 April,
1915, during the Second Battle of Ypres he was leading his coy.
in the charge made by the Canadian Scottish near St. Julien, to
check the first rush of the Germans after their gas attack, when
he was wounded In the leg. He refused to leave his men, and with
them occupied the German trenches. Next morning he was killed
while encouraging his men during a counter-attack. He was mentioned
in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French's Despatch of 31 May, 1915,
for gallant and distinguished service in the field. His commanding
officer, Col. R. E. Edwards Leckey, wrote: “Cecil Merritt
was one of the finest officers I ever knew. . . . He was wounded
in the charge, but not severely, and still continued to lead his
men on. He remained in the trenches we had captured, and when
a counter-attack was threatened he got up to shoot over the parapet
with his revolver. It was then he received his fatal wound. No
one could have been braver and no one could have led his men better
than he did. His name has been submitted for the Military Cross";
and brother officers speak of his "personal bravery and spirit
of dash and tenacity," and of the admiration which his, men
had for him; and a Private wrote: "He was wounded twice but
would not expose his men to be carried back to the dressing station,
and after some hours in the captured trenches heard there was
a counter-charge from the Germans and it was then he received
the fatal shot in his head." At St. Paul's he took a leading
part In the school life, being captain of the football XV. He
was one of the first captains of the well-known Harlequin Rugby
Football Club. He m. at Vancouver. B.C., 4 Dec. 1905,
Sophie Almon, eldest dau. of the Hon. Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper,
K.C.M.G., and had two sons and a dau.: Charles Cecil Ingersoll,
b. 10 Nov. 1908; Francis William, b. 16 Aug.
1913; and Beatrice Ormonde, b. 14 Feb. 1907.
Some
references taken from Nottinghmahsire County Council Roll of Honour.
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NEEDHAM |
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NEVILLE |
Charles |
[Listed
as Lieutenant on CWGC] Captain, "C" Company, 1st Battalion,
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Died
of wounds 13 July 1916. Aged 24. Son of James and Sarah Ellen Neville,
of Abbeville Cottage, Lynncroft, Eastwood. Native of Eastwood, Nottingham.
Obtained A. and B. Certificates while in O.T.C., Reading University.
Placed in Special Reserve of Officers. Sent to France, December,
1914. Buried in ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot
V. Row D. Grave 1. |
OAKES |
John |
[Listed
as Private on memorial] Corporal R/4352, 11th Battalion, King's
Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds 30 November 1917. Aged 21. Born
Hill Top, Notts, enlisted Nottingham. No known grave. Commemorated
on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 9. |
PEARSON |
Arthur |
Serjeant
265919, 1/7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and
Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 24. Born
and enlisted Nottingham, resident Eastwood. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and
11 A.

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PEARSON |
Edwin |
Private
26463, 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment). Killed in action 11 October 1918. Born Gresley (sic),
enlisted Ilkeston, Derbys., resident Eastwood. Buried in BRANCOURT-LE-GRAND-MILITARY
CEMETERY, Aisne, France. Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 1. |
PILBEAM |
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Private
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PRICE |
Archie
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Private
37838, 15th (Service) Battalion (Glasgow), Highland Light Infantry.
Killed in action 15 July 1917. Aged 30. Born Eastwood, enlisted
Derby, resident Giltbrook. Son of Job Price, of Nottingham Rd.,
Giltbrook, Nottingham, and the late Agnes Price. Formerly 39598,
Lincolnshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on NIEUPORT
MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
RATE |
Frederick
[Bloom] |
[Spelt
Fredrick on CWGC] Rifleman Y/1604, 8th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle
Corps. Died of wounds 22 August 1916. Aged 26. Born and enlisted
Nottingham. Son of Henry and Jane Rate, of 91, Main St., Newthorpe
Notts. Buried in DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme,
France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 1. |
RODDY |
Dominic |
Rifleman
3625, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died 21 December 1918. Aged 35.
Son of Dominic and Mary Roddy. Buried in GREASLEY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
AND CEMETERY, Nottinghamshire. Row 8. Grave 1. |
ROGERS |
James
[Allsop] |
[Listed
as Private on memorial] Serjeant 280063, South Nottinghamshire Hussars.
Died at sea 27 May 1918. Born and enlisted Greasley, resident Newthorpe
Common. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATBY MEMORIAL, Egypt. |
ROLLIN |
Bernard |
[Spelt
ROLLING on CWGC & SDGW but birth resitered as ROLLIN Oct-Dec
Quarter 1890] Private 17281, "C" Company, 10th Battalion,
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Killed
in action 14 February 1916. Aged 25. Born and resident EastWood,
enlisted Nottingham. Son of George and Elizabeth Rolling, of Hill
Top House, Eastwood, Nottingham. No known grave. Commemorated on
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 39
and 41.

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ROWLAND |
Wallis |
[Listed
as ROWLANDS, Wallace on CWGC and ROWLAND, Wallace on SDGW and ROLAND,
W on memorial but birth registered as Wallis ROWLAND Oct-Dec Quarter
1893 in Basford Registration District] Rifleman S/3520. 12th Battalion,
Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 24 June
1916. Aged 22. Born and resident Newthorpe, enlisted Nottingham.
Son of Mr. F. S. Rowlands, of 15, Engine Lane, Newthorpe, Notts.
Buried in VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot II. Row E. Grave 14. |
SHIPSTONE |
Leonard
[Boden] |
Fitter
1723, 402nd Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. Died of wounds 18 May
1917. Aged 21. Born Eastwood, enlisted Nottingahm. Son of Edward
and Elizabeth Boden Shipstone, of Nottingham Rd., Gilt Brook, Notts.
Brother of Percy (below). Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot XVIII. Row O. Grave 5. |
SHIPSTONE |
Percy |
Private
50870, 10th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Died of wounds 23 June
1917. Aged 28. Born Eastwood, enlisted Lowdha, Notts. Son of Elizabeth
Shipstone; husband of Mabel Shipstone, of 306a, Radford Rd., Hyson
Green, Nottingham. Brother of Leonard (above). Buried in ETAPLES
MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XXII. Row L. Grave
23A. |
SISSON |
Aaron |
Private
2914, 1/7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment). Killed in action 30 July 1915. Aged 33. Enlisted Nottingham.
Son of Aaron and Mary Ann Sisson. Born at Greasley, Notts. Buried
in SANCTUARY WOOD CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row
C. Grave 8. |
SMITH |
A |
Private
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SMITH |
Ben
[J] |
Private
25394, 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment). Died in United Kingdom 18 August 1915. Born Dudley, Worcs.,
enlisted Nottingham, resident Newthorpe. Buried in South-West part
of MASHAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Yorkshire. |
SMITH |
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Private
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SMITH |
[George]
Samuel |
Driver
49624, 76th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Died in Mesopotamia
30 November 1915. Born Eastwood, enlisted Nottingham. No known grave.
Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 3 and 60. |
SPEECHLEY |
Percy
[Sydney] |
Private
4863, 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment). Killed in action 15 September 1916. Aged 25. Born Grantham,
enlisted Nottingham, resident Eastwood. Buried in GUILLEMONT ROAD
CEMETERY, GUILLEMONT, Somme, France. Plot VI. Row H. Grave 5. |
STORER |
J
|
Private
- No further information currently available |
SYSON |
George
[Henry] |
Private
26411, 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment). Died of wounds 4 March 1918.Aged 23. Born Greasley, enlisted
Ilkeston, Derbys., resident Newthorpe. Son of Son of Frederick and
Sarah Syson, of Newthorpe, Notts. Buried in MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY,
LE TREPORT, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot VI. Row F. Grave 12A. |
TAYLOR |
Benjamin
[Robert] |
Private
52029, "A" Company, 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
Died of wounds 14 May 1918. Born and resident Newthorpe, enlisted
Nottingham. Son of Zachariah and Millicent Taylor, of Beauvale,
Newthorpe, Nottingham. Buried in BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT,
Somme, France. Plot I. Row B. Grave 29. |
TAYLOR |
George |
Lance Corporal
12766, 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 26 March 1918.
Aged 36. Son of Mr. Z. Taylor, of 60, Dovecote Rd., Newthorpe. Born
at Greasley. Buried in GREASLEY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD AND CEMETERY,
Nottinghamshire. Row 1. Grave 1. |
VARLEY |
S
|
Private
- No further information currently available |
WARD |
Ernest |
Private
96515, 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 20 October 1918.
Aged 19. Son of Joseph and Ann Ward, of 6, Wood St., Eastwood, Notts.
Native of Lynn Croft, Notts. Buried in AMERVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION, SOLESMES, Nord, France. Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 31. |
WEEKS |
Francis
Mathwin |
Captain,
Northumberland Fusliers attached 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry.
Killed in action 11 April 1918. Went to France 20 April 1915. Next
of kin Mrs W J Weeks, Axwell, Catherine Road, Surbiton as of 19
May 1921. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL,
Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 2.
***
There is no obvious link to Nottinghamshire but this is the only
man who fits ***
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WHITEHOUSE |
Joseph
[James] |
Private
14376, 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Died of wounds
24 June 1915. Aged 42. Born Springfield, Staffs., enlisted Nottingham,
resident Eastwood. Husband of F. E. Price, of Lynn-Croft, Eastwood,
Notts. Buried in CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot I. Row D. Grave 13. |
WHITTAMORE |
Hardwicke |
[Listed
as WITTIMORE in some records] Private Deal/1669(S), Royal Marine
Division Train, Royal Naval Division, Royal Marines. Killed in
action at Gallipoli 2 January 1916. Born 18 July 1885 in Eastwood,
Nottingham. Son of George and Sarah Whittamore, of Lynncroft,
Eastwood, Notts. Miner by trade. Height 5 feet 9¾ inches,
chest 37-40 inches, fresh complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes.
Enlisted 11 December 1914. Embarked with Division Train for M.E.F.
1 March 1915. Buried in LANCASHIRE LANDING CEMETERY, Turkey (including
Gallipoli). Section J. Grave 106.
This
history kindly supplied by Barrie Whittamore:
Hardwick
Whittamore was the eldest son George and Sarah Whittamore of Lynncroft,
Eastwood. Hardwick left Eastwood in 1914 and went to Castleford
to work in the mines. He joined the Navy on 3rd September 1914
and was immediately transferred to the Royal Naval Division. He
trained in the RND "Hawke" Battalion from September,
was transferred to Crystal Palace and then transferred on 11th
December 1914 to the Transport Section of the Royal Marines (Divisional
Train). He left for the Dardanelles with the Mediterranean Expeditionary
Force on 1st March 1915 and embarked from Alexandria on 17th August
1915 to Cape Helles. He was killed on 2nd January 1916, a few
days before the evacuation. War records show him as 5'9",
dark brown hair, grey eyes and a tattoo on his left forearm. He
is buried at the Lancashire Landing Cemetery in Gallipoli.
|
WING |
James |
Private
306763, 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Regiment). Killed in action 24 March 1918. Aged 22, Born Newthorpe,
enlisted Eastwood, Notts. Son of George Barnes Wing, of 249, Nottingham
Rd., Hill Top, Eastwood, Nottingham, and the late Mary Wing. No
known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel
52 to 54. |
WRIGHT |
William |
Private
49689, 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 23 September
1918. Aged 28. Born Eastwood, enlisted Nottingham, resident Hill
Top, Notts. Formerly 116671, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire
and Derbyshire Regiment). Buried in UNICORN CEMETERY, VENDHUILE,
Aisne, France. Plot III. Row B. Grave 19. |
(Stained
Glass Window)
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1939 - 1945 |
(Memorial
Board)
PARISH OF GREASLEY
ROLL OF HONOUR
WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 |
ADNITT |
Albert |
Private
13049352, 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and
Derbyshire Regiment). Died of wounds in Italy 19 October 1943. Aged
28. Born 22 November 1915. and resident, Nottinghamshire. Son of
William George and Harriet Adnitt; husband of Annie Adnitt, of Strelley,
Nottinghamshire. In the 1921 census he was aged 5, born Kimberley,
Nottinghmahsire, son of William and Hariett Adnitt, resident 48,
High Street, Kimberley, Nottinghamshire. In the 1939 Register he
was unmarried, a Gardener & Dairy Farmer, son of William G and
Harriett Adnitt, resident Bridley Road Farm, Strelley, Trowell,
Basford R.D., Nottinghamshire. Buried in NAPLES WAR CEMETERY, Italy.
Plot III. Row L. Grave 12. |
BARRATT |
Thomas |
[Spelt
BARRETT on CWGC] Private 4531929, 5th Battalion, West Yorkshire
Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Died on service in United Kingdom
21 April 1940. Aged 33. Born Leeds, resident Nottinghamshire. Husband
of Hilda (nee Bonnington) Barrett, of Eastwood, married April to
June Quarter 1935 in Basford Registration District, Nottinghamshire.
Buried in GREASLEY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD AND CEMETERY, Nottinghamshire.
Row 12. Grave 10. |
BATES |
H
|
Army |
BIRKIN |
A
E |
Army |
COATES |
Kenneth
Wilson |
Sergeant
(Pilot) 745552, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 18 May 1941. Aged 22. Son of Percy George and Mary Alice Coates:
husband of Jean Coates, of Beeston. Buried in GREASLEY (ST. MARY)
CHURCHYARD AND CEMETERY, Nottinghamshire. Row & Grave not given. |
DRURY |
C
|
Royal
Air Force |
EASTERHOUSE, DFC |
V
|
Royal
Air Force |
HAMILTON |
T
|
Army |
HODGKINSON |
Stanley |
Gunner
1629668, 355 Battery, 111Heavy A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died
10 July 1942. Aged 31. Son of Joseph Thomas Hodgkinson and Florence
Eliza Hodgkinson, of Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire. Buried in BELFAST
CITY CEMETERY, County Antrim. United Kingdom. Glenalina Extension
Section A.S. Grave 132. |
HOGG |
A
|
Army |
HUTCHINSON,
AFC |
M
M |
Royal
Air Force |
JUSTICE |
I
|
Army |
NAYLOR |
Arthur |
Leading Aircraftman (Pilot/UT) 1191778, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 26 April 1941. Aged 20. Son of Arthur and May Lilian
Naylor, of Newthorpe. Buried in EASTWOOD CEMETERY. Notinghamshire.
Grave 1438. |
NORMAN |
W
R |
Royal
Air Force |
NUTT |
Robert
C |
Wireman
P/MX 72102, H.M.S. Vortigern, Royal Navy. Died 15 March 1942. Aged
24. Son of Richard Cornelius and Mary Emily Nutt; husband of Ada
Elizabeth Nutt, of Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire. Buried in LOWESTOFT
(BECCLES ROAD) CEMETERY, Suffolk. Section 25. Grave 514 North. |
SHEFFIELD |
J
H |
Army |
SMITH |
E
A |
Royal
Air Force |
SOAR |
B
J |
Army |
STEWART |
C
R D |
Royal
Air Force |
STIMPSON |
D
G |
Army |
SYSON |
Alex
Owen |
Serjeant
2615112, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 28 May 1944. Aged
26. Son of John M. and Lucy H. Syson, of Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
Buried in CASSINO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot VIII. Row B. Grave 2.

|
TAYLOR |
A
B |
Army |
TROOP |
C
|
Army |
WADSLEY |
W
|
Army |
WORRALL |
L
|
Royal
Navy |
WORRALL |
L
J |
Royal
Air Force |
INDIVIDUAL
PLAQUE |
ROLLESTON,
K.C.B., D.S.O |
Lancelot |
Commander,
South Nottinhamshire Hussars. Died 1941. Born 1848. Served in the
South African (Boer) War 1899-1900. Magistrate for 70 years. Chairman
of the Quarter Sessions 1911-1926. Resident WatNall Hall. Awarded
the KCB and DSO.
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING AND HONOURED
MEMORY OF LANCELOT ROLLESTON, K.C.B., D.S.O.
COMMANDER OF THE SOUTH NOTTS. HUSSARS
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899 - 1900, MAGISTRATE FOR 70 YEARS
CHAIRMAN OF QUARTER SESSIONS, 1911 - 1926, BORN 1848
DIED 1941, THE LAST OF HIS NAME LIVE
AT WATNALL HALL, UPRIGHT AND FEARLESS HE
SERVED HIS DAY AND GENERATION |
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2 May, 2023
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