Simon Jervis

The 15th (Service) battalion, Notts & Derbys were indeed a Bantam battalion, raised in Nottingham in February 1915. They went oveseas on the 1st February 1916. Your relative must have been badly wounded and brought home before dying of his wounds. He will be in an unmarked grave in Nottingham General Cemetery as his name is now on the screen wall. This was a money saving exercise as he would once have had an individual C.W.G.C. headstone. These were removed so as to cut down on the need to keep each individual grave maintained. If you go to the cemetery you can ask to see the burial regist

265019 Sgt. Simkins. Daniel Frederick. 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt. DoW 01/05/1917. Templeux-Le-Guerard British Cemetery, was a Nottingham man, hailing from Hill Crest. Sutherland Road, Nottingham

As the old saying goes, nostalgia ain't what it used to be. If anyone wants a copy of any of the Notts & Derby photographs on my list please send me a personal message and I can send one as an email attachment. I forgot to add that I have only posted the name and number side of the spread sheet, the other side contains the outcomes and place of burial or commemoration if the soldier was killed in action or died of wounds. I can post the whole Notts and Derby entry if anyone is interested.

The list posted above was cut and pasted from my spreadsheet, it needs updating and I will add corrections. However, at least one of them has a Nottingham connection, Arthur Holden, of 4 Gadd Street, Radford, Nottingham. He is buried in the Nottingham General Cemetery. 265895 Sgt Holden. Arthur. 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt. Died 04/06/1920. Nottingham General Cemetery. Group Photograph

1575 Pte Sherwood Harold Lewis 1/7th Notts & Derby Regt 2168 Pte Rollason Harold 1/7th Notts & Derby Regt 2215 Pte Cunningham Bernard Robert 1/7th Notts & Derby Regt 2720 Pte Brown William George 1/7th Notts & Derby Regt

I collect post cards, photographs and the documents of Great War soldiers from where ever I can find them, usually car boot sales, local auctions and antique fairs. I am not collecting to any particular area or regiment but tend to buy those that are named, or at least have clues as the identity of the soldier, addresses are particularly helpful. I have a few identifed Notts and Derby Regiment men, but they will not necessarily have a Nottingham connection. I can post a list if any one is interested. I am pleased to see your blog, you have done some interesting research there.

We don't yet know if the soldier in the photograph survived the war or was killed in action. However, there are other clues that will help to narrow him down, as he is wearing rank chevrons on his sleeves, he must be a Sergeant. Secondly, he is wearing the "Cor Blimey" cap with the long ear covering straps, (in the photograph they are buttoned across the top of the cap), this cap was worn in the early part of the war but was phased out with the introduction of the soft cap and the steel helmet.

I think that it does say Manor Street, there is a vertical line down the middle of the post card and a darker black squiggle between Manor and St., which causes confusion. The actual reverse of the post card is very feint and I have had to play around with both the light and the contrast to make it as readable as it is now. The whole post card is very tatty, which is one of the reasons that I want to identify the soldier. It is probably the last image of him that remains and he deserves to be remembered.

I have had a quick look at the County Council Roll of Honour and there are an awful lot of Wards on there. There were two from Sneighton, Harold Ward and George Ward, so I have something to go on.

Thank you for your reply. My soldier was also in the Notts & Derby Regiment, though I haven't yet worked out his connection to Annie Ward. I will look at the Roll of Honour website to see if he is the same man.

I have found her in the 1921 Census, but the street appears to begin with the letter M rather than H. Annie Ward, 36 Manor Street, Nottingham. Born 1905. Employed by Boots and Co. as a dry drug packer. She is boarding at the address with no sign of any other family members. Many thanks for your help.

Thank you, I will try them in the online Census and see if I can find an Annie Ward living at number 36.

I do not know if either Harold Street or Handel Street were part of the original village of Sneinton or are are part of the modern redevelopment. I really need a list of Sneinton streets that existed between 1914 and 1918 to see if I can find a match.

Thank you for the update, I have changed nearly every size, ratio, and pixel setting on my camera and still cannot upload a photograph, I wasn't aware that the "choose files" to upload photographs was disabled. Anyway the street appears to begin with the letter H, but the current index of Nottingham streets doesn't appear to have a match, Handel Street being the closest match.

Jill, many thanks. I do indeed mean Sneinton. With regard to the photographs, your website appears to have the same software and layout as my usual haunt, the Great War Forum, but has a smaller allowance for the size of photographs that can be uploaded. I will have to change the size of the photographs.