DAVIDW 1,690 Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 @Simon Jervis not sure if you are including outlying districts but a while ago I did a blog on WW1 soldiers from Carlton , Netherfield and Gedling , many with pictures of those heroes. https://djwilson22.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/some-of-the-heroes-of-carlton-netherfield-and-gedling-of-ww1/ 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Jervis 3 Posted June 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,514 Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 @DavidW that’s an amazing project you’ve worked on, it’s obviously taken many hours of research. I spent the first 8 years of my life in Netherfield but don’t remember too much about it and certainly don’t recognise any of the family names you’ve researched. Well done though. It’s posts such as this that I enjoy reading the most …… all about real ordinary Nottingham folk. Fortunately my two grandads came back home at the end of WW1. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Jervis 3 Posted June 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 24 minutes ago, DAVIDW said: @Simon Jervis not sure if you are including outlying districts but a while ago I did a blog on WW1 soldiers from Carlton , Netherfield and Gedling , many with pictures of those heroes. https://djwilson22.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/some-of-the-heroes-of-carlton-netherfield-and-gedling-of-ww1/ 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. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,315 Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 I would be interested in seeing the list, Simon. A number of family members served in the Notts & Derby and I also have a friend whose family has links with them. Have you ever found any KRRC soldiers with a Nottingham link? My maternal grandfather and his youngest brother served with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Jervis 3 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 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 3202 Pte Taylor Richard 1/8th Notts & Derby Regt 3552 266053 Pte Brown Arthur William 1/4th Notts & Derby Regt 5950 Pte Davidge Edward Notts & Derby Regt 2234 Sgt Kirk John Joseph 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 2506 Sgt Olver Leslie 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265002 39 265003 CSM Towlson Hubert J 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265014 CQMS Sutcliffe Percy 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265015 Sgt Ward Arthur F 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265019 Sgt Simkins Daniel Frederick 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 419 265020 QMS Bailey Joseph 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265174 Sgt Smedley Amber 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265202 CSM Whittington William 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 141 265524 CQMS Mills Garnett 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265555 C/Sgt Neal Horace H 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265596 Sgt Ash Albert Percival 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265680 Sgt Parsons Walter Gillions 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265760 Sgt Gamble Alfred 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265808 Sgt Harper Enoch Henry 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265867 Sgt Newham James 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265895 Sgt Holden Arthur 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 265959 Sgt Raistrick Henry Carr 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 3457 266004 Sgt Skevington Harold John Hendly 2/7th Notts & Derby Regt 12779 Pte Britland Robert Charles 9th Notts & Derby Regt 13640 Sgt Abberley Thomas Frederick. M.M. Notts & Derby Regt 15417 Pte Knipe Frederick John Wylam Notts & Derby Regt 17451 Pte Hill Albert E 9th Notts & Derby Regt 18119 Pte Vail Albert 9th Notts & Derby Regt 31235 Pte Harris William E Notts & Derby Regt 57826 Pte Breedon Harry 15th Notts & Derby Regt 60937 Pte Benson Thomas W 15th Notts & Derby Regt 70301 Pte Tindall John Llwellyn 17th Notts & Derby Regt 70468 Pte Murphy Charles 10th Notts & Derby Regt 72436 Pte Holliday Albert E 15th Notts & Derby Regt 76378 Pte Dean John C 16th Notts & Derby Regt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 964 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 This post has made me realise that this is what I hoped Nottstalgia was about. The anything political thread is, in my mind a distraction and I wish it did not exist and was never created. But I realise that some enjoy it and I can and should just ignore it. I just wish it was enjoyed elsewhere. There are surely more suitable forums for political discussions where people with a passion for these matters can debate their opinion rather than here. Just wanted to get that said. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,315 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 Thanks, Simon. Interesting information. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Jervis 3 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 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 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,479 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 14 minutes ago, letsavagoo said: This post has made me realise that this is what I hoped Nottstalgia was about. That's very similar to the comment I made a few days ago when another old thread was resurrected, and it reminded me of how things used to be. https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/5615-musters-club-west-bridgford/?page=4&tab=comments#comment-704817 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,315 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 We must make more effort! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Jervis 3 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Jervis 3 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 I don't know whether this is your thing but I have this piece of information. He is not related to me but he was my grandmother's first husband. I know little more about him than what is here other than the rest of the info from CWGC and a little bit that was in Nottingham Post. He was in a bantam battalion and was apparently the first Notts and Derby bantam to be killed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 964 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 At the time of him being called up in 1916 my paternal grandfather was living in Mapperley but his family connections were Gordon Road in Sneinton. He initially went into Notts and Derby reg, trained as a signaller and subsequently transferred to the South Staffordshire reg when sent to France. I have his Notts Derby shoulder badges. The regiment that a soldier was initially sent to isn’t necessarily the regiment that they ended with, alive or dead. My maternal grandfather volunteered and served with 2 different Scottish regiments although he was Daybrook born and bred. He was pleased as he ended with the Highland Light Infantry who were I believe the only Scottish to wear ‘trews’ not kilts. ps. There is a little information on a project I was involved in regarding my paternal grandfather, part of the centenary of the ending of ww1. https://nlha.org.uk/arf_item/present-location-uncertain/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simon Jervis 3 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 6 hours ago, The Pianoman said: I don't know whether this is your thing but I have this piece of information. He is not related to me but he was my grandmother's first husband. I know little more about him than what is here other than the rest of the info from CWGC and a little bit that was in Nottingham Post. He was in a bantam battalion and was apparently the first Notts and Derby bantam to be killed. 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 register for 1916 and they should be able to tell you where exactly his grave is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 Thanks for that. I have been into General Cemetery on a number of occasions to find his grave but have not been able to. All I know is that it is at the top end. You have solved a mystery. With regard to him (no relation to me) having been in a Bantam battalion, he must have been happy to have found his wife, (later my grandmother) as she was only 4' 11". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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