tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24736140467927541742024-03-12T22:16:38.971-07:00BARTON UPON HUMBER A LINCOLNSHIRE TOWN IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-73475764481138962182021-03-27T11:31:00.000-07:002023-12-31T04:26:49.282-08:00mail bits Barton Police 1912 finished 1913 done 1911<br />
Wounded Barton 1915 done<br />
N.Lincs Notebook<br />
HDM 25 Sept 1914 read<br />
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3-9-14 Alfred Stow among policeman fighting at front<br />
HIGHWAYMAN AT BARTON DAYLIGHT » HOLD UP." This morning Mr Harry Walker, farmer, of was returning from Barton, having his possession £170 for wagewhen he was attacked by a masked highwayman the ferriby-road. and robbed of about £20. lie managed secure the cap the and his mask. then camo back to lijit-n and informed the police, who are now scouring the district for the robber. Walker the owner of a quarry South ferriby and had been tho bank at Barton, had £100 drawn for wage* —£30 in gold and .ilvrr. The latter he was carrying in canv.i- bag over his shoulder. when going inti a gate at the end of Westfield RD end heard a. shot, and felt shot enter one of his legs, looking around, sii\v a man in the dyke, and immediately closed with him. and a scuffle ensued. The man's mask fell off, and he ran toward of 'he canvas bag and ran off towards Humber Bank, uid not. appear to be a tramp, but was dressed in navy blue. Mr Walger recovered the cap. which w the same material suit, and returned to Barton inform the police. canvas bag was picked up about away from the robbery, and there is a suspicion that the man is well acquainted with Mr Walker's movements. Walker managed t.. retain tha gold in his possession, that his loss 1- £20, and not £170, a.s previously stated. <br />
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BARTON WHIST LEAGUE. First Session—Final Pomtion, _ P. W. D. Pis Cycle Works Glob 6 1 13 Liberal Clnb 8 5 3 0 10 Constitutional Club 8 4 4 0 8 Church Institute 8 3 4 7 Territorials 8 17 0 2 Second Seeston—Final Positions: Constitutional Clnb 8 6 2 0 12 Liberal Clnb 8 6 2 0 12 Chnreh loetitnt* 5 0 6 Territorials 5 0 6 Cycle Wnrkc Clnb 3 6 0 4 Cycle Work* Club (238 1 r. Church Institute (150).—Played the Cycle IVorka Club T. Welah and Ik’. 41, F. Armatrong and G. W. Handaon 23. W Good and R. W. Johnaon (C-I.) 41. Foster and A. Handaon 33; W. Tew and P Sanders (CW 41. W Hall and G E Pearaon 19; A Caher and B Cook W » 41, F. Hayward, jun and A Booth 23. J. Small and G Hopper (C.W.) 41, F. Hayward, aeo and C. Dimatone 12; H Rohinaon and C. Thotnpeon iC.W.) 41, Stockdale and P. Clayton 32. Cycle Worka won by 8B pointa. TerriAriala (196) a. Constitutional Club 1237). —Played at the Tern tori ale Recreation Room. ScoresColour-Sergeant A. E. Good ley and Colour-Sergeant H. Pickard (T.) 41. T. A. John •on and P Jacklin 36; H. Clapson and T. - lepton C.C.) 41. Corporal G Boyce and Private A. Robinson 25; J. H Potts and J Nottingham (C.C.) 41, Sergeant A- Pickard and Corporal A. Nicholson 38; Private W. Hem merman and Private G Pack (T.) 41. B. Pickard and J. Kirk 40; Sergeant J. Flower and Lance-Corporal C. Pickard (T.) 41, J. Haalam and J. Ellia 38; J. B. Sharpley and J. T. Stephenson (C-C.) 41, Private E. Kirk and G. Pickard 10. Twelve points were claimed for late start, one the Conedtutional players being minutce late. <br />
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HULL MUNICIPAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE. ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS EXAMINATION 1913. 111 connection with the above named examina- following list successes has been oived • Bookkeeping, Advanced.— First Class: Wilfred Allen, George Atkinson, Harold Beedham, Il.'irold H. Cooper, William R. Maw, Raymond Millington, Milson, Walter S. Morley, Percy Nunns, William Hawson, Robert Scarborough rough. JijecOiid Class: William H. Arton, Ernest W. Beedham, Oswald Blades, John B. Blyth, Sydney Carr, Fred Everett, Joseph B. Fay, Bernard Green, Fred Ilobson, Percy H. Angus McKay, Alfred S. Matthewman, Arthur W. Mowatt, Frank U'Dell, Albert Parkinson, William Robinson. Jim S. Sinclair, Thomas J. Siing-by, James W. Stceley, Herbert E. Thomas, John Thompson, Wilfred S. Tindale, Ernest Watson, Walter S. Wheldon, Frederick Wl'ilkinson, Harold Wonlhouse, Leonard M. Wrigglesworth. Accounting and Banking, Advanced.—First Class: (ieorgo Milson, Walter S. Morley, Thos. J. Slingsby, Herbert Thorley. Second Class: (icorgo Atkinson, William Clark, Angsts McKay, Harold Tadman. Commercial Law, Advanced.r— First. Class: Samuel Marshall. Sccond Class: Robert E. Copley, Ed gad Mooton. French. Advanced.—Second Class: Robert B. Annandale, Martin Godfrey, Phcebe W. Ives, Dorothy Sever. 0 A DISCLAIMER. TO THE EDITOR THE "DA MAIL." Sir, shall feel obliged if you will in your paper that I not the George King who was reported your issue of tho 25th inst. as having been charged with driving a motor car recklessly and without licence.—l am, Sir, etc.. GEO. H. KING. 245, Hessle-road, Hull, June. 27th, 1913. <br />
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BARTON "MAIL" MEMS. (PROM CUE OWN CORRESPONDENT.)- The sitting for the adjourned Brewster Sessions Monday constituted, as far as can remembered, record, from 11 a.m. to pjn . with interval of half hour for lunch. All parties concerned were heartily when the business wa3 over. What contrast to the Brewster Sessions of % year or two ago. They were meaningless and formal affairs. The Bench have, however, woke up, and they determined put the provisions the Licensing Act> into There was strong array legal talent aid the Beech in coming their decision, and it cannot said that any the parties- concerned suffered at the hands voice of thoir advocates. There was much that was amusing during the long sitting, and much was said in praise o» "glorious beer'*' one witness, who candidly told the bench had jj»;ioy kinds, sad nor or tasted any that was bad. witness told Mr W.Dawson -, who opposed the renewal all the licences, that a would do faim ppocu. Mr Councillor Wells advanced the proposition that close one the houses would injurious the cause..-of temperance would drive the customers into other uses that were not well conducted. The end the matter was that four houses were recommended for compensation, and were granted provisional licences, until the Committee meets at Lincoln, while fifth, the Cross Tavern, had its licence renewed. All the four houses referred are cither owned Messrs Hewitt, Grimsby. The Queen's Inn one of the oldest licensed houses in tho town, and for several years controversy has raged around it. 1903, meet tho requirements of the Bench, about £30 was spent in improving the sanitary arrangements, and since that time when the licence was threatened, there was a notation .presented to the iSench, which was headed the kr«r, and signed local preachers, reformers, and its 'favour. The other doomed houses, the Steam ff«ckil, ths Jolly Sailor, and the Cross Keys are admittedly well conducted houses, even who objected them. The proceedings have caused immense amount of interest in the town, and wis generally felt, when month ago opposition was foreshadowed from the Bench, that- the were doomed. Barton, Wednesday. <br />
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July 1900<br />
BARTON BOYS' BRIGADE v BARTON SWIFTS. Barton on Saturday. Scores;— BARTON BOYS' BRIGADE.—H. Farr not out 24, G. Davis b Sparkas 8, CL Altoft b Foster 2, W. Spencer b Foster 0, EL b Foster 2, W. b Faster 5, 0. Bennett b Foster 3, T. Smith b Foster H. Welsh b Sparks U, J. Barraclough b Sparks 5, P. Poole b Foster total 63. BARTON SWIFTS—P. Rickwood b Smith 11, J. Sparkes b 16, S. Tcogood b Welsh 0, E. Foster b Spencer 8, P. Mellors Poole b Spencer 0, G. Hall b Smith 5, GL Taylor b 3, Godfrey o Poole b Spencer 0, G. b Smith 13, o Poote b Spencer 2, C. Taylor e Smith 1, extras 4 4, total 63. <br />
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30 June 14<br />
BARTON "MAIL" MEMS. Barton contributes a large number of visitors to their majesties Hull on Friday least two at least a prey to the dexterity the light fingered gentry. the unusual and picturesque sight postman, with a young pig trotting at his heels Was seen the other day. appeared domesticated and did not impede the man . in his work in the least. hay harvest now in full swing, and but on the other hand much better<br />
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24-11-14 pte Leman Lincs 1st Batt reported wdd.<br />
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29 Aug 14<br />
Walter Sargcant, fifth son of r o Sargeant, bricklayer, Goxhill, has written home, from one of the ships of the Navy. The following is an extract: I suppose you know ire at war with the ' Sausages,' but what is taking place I am not allowed to say. Of course, you get a certain amount of news out of the papers, but by the time you have sorted out the maybe's and the should-be's you will not know great deal. How long this kind of thing is going to last rests with the ' Sausages,' so you had bettor ask them, and for the result, you must take Mr Asquith s advice, 'Wait and see.' I write in my copy book at school, ' Patience is bitter, but bears sweet fruit,' let us hope it will be so in our case. As there are no paper shops at sea., I shall not offended if you send a newspaper as often you can. The Germans are talking about supplying us with a news and book stall to wile away the time, until they can play us marbles but we have not sighted any vet." Judging by tins letter the men of the Fleet are in excellent r its<br />
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30-11-16 Official news has been received by Mr and Mrs Harrv Cox, of Green lane. Barton, that their son, Private Clias. Cox, Royal Lancaster Regiment. wus killed in action Franco on October 23rd. He joined the forces two years ago, when only 17 years age. was a bright, cheery lad. determined to bo a soldier, and was transferred from the Lincoln*. <br />
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3 oct 14<br />
BARTON MEN AT THE FRONT. ONE INJURED: ANOTHER MISSING. ! Yesterday (Friday) morning, Mrs A. Stow, who resides at Moody's-row, Barton, and whose husband is a postman here, a Reservist in the East Yorks Regiment, received the following letter: '' I have arrived England, though wounded, having been shot through the right shouder, but don t think it has broken any bones I should not be able to write. . . It is week last Sunday when I was wounded, and I had to lay nothing but blood for nine hours before I could get away and attended to. I have had terrible time, and shall be pleased when gee home, a* I am hoping to do. I do not know what our Alf.'s (his brother) wife will think. I think he has been kuied, but it is not certain, yet I know he has not been wounded, or he would have been here with me. e were together 011 the battlefield; then all of a sudden I got wounded, and I then missed hull. I did my best to inquire where was, and none of his regiment knows, so he is either killed or captured by Germans. We nearly lost all our regiment; about 7CO or 800 of got killed, wounded, or captured. was terrible. We had not time to get in our trenches before the Germans fired us, and we were at it all Sunday "i'. u about 1 p.m. on Sunday when I got the bullet, which went through the top of my shoulder, and came out under the blade. I shall have give up writing as it makes my head acne. lucky to here, and I can thank the Lord for it, good-bye. <br />
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21oct14<br />
In the garden of Yucca House, Burgate, a queen parrot and a magpie have taken up their abode. Both are species of birds renowned for their talking powers, and they indulge in language all day long, but to humans it is unintelligible. Where parrot came from no one knows, but it evades all attempts at capture. Many of the local Territorials now at Luton have joined one or other of the political clubs, the membership to these being only the nominal sum of 2d while they 6tay. At the Conservative Club Private William Cooper has come out top in billiard handicap<br />
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A woodcock also lay 16 eggs on the bowling green a significant number ? and Jacks have found their way back to the bowls club<br />
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lady drives pig at Barton 20 Feb 1914<br />
The unusual sight of a well-dressed lady driving a pig through some of the principal streets of Barton-on-Humber was witnessed yesterday afternoon. The Wesleyans are holding a bazaar, and Mr. George Stamp, farmer, of the Grange, offered to give pig if any ladv would drive it from Fleetgate to the Lecture Hall, where the function being held. <br />
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BARTON NEWS ITEMS. (FBOM OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Sunday morning 4.56 the local company of Territorials left for Aberystwyth fortnight's this year at Captain H. &. Wilson was in and tier were also Colour-Sergeant Instructor Goodley, five sergeants, and 98 rank and file. The weather during the week-end was extremely cold, and on Thursday morning, last week, there was ice at Horkstow Bridge. <br />
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<span data-offset-key="4flta-0-0"><span data-text="true">I have. been wounded in 5 places twice in each thigh once m the left arm. They have got the shell out and I shall soon be alright . . ...the second time that Barley been wounded. He has four brothers in the service namely. Herbert and Roger, incorrect...in the 5th Lancers Fred in the Dardanelles~ ; and Jack in Scotland—the. two latter in the Navy.— Information was received Thursday morning Mr.- Watkinson Waterside , that her son, Waiter Watkinson of the Ist/5th Lancers , aped 20 years, one the local Territorials, has been wounded ill the jaw not necessarily fatal. —Mrs Barley Finkle Lane also received Thursday morning "letter from tile War Office. informing her that her sib -Jack, the 1/5 Lancers, has enteric fever</span></span></div>
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Friday night. Her boat was picked up, bottom upwards, with one oar it, near Mr Cade's brickyard Saturday afternoon, and some of the ship's gear, near the Cement Works, and i 3 now the three hande known to on board are drowned. Their names were: Fred Smith (father), Win, Smith (son), and Herbert Smith (grandson). Thus three generations have met death 'together, no doubt a singular circumstance. Some years ago Mr F. Smith's father was drowned the same neighbourhood. About a month ago son of Mr Smith was killed in the Dardanelles and there now only remains the family Miss Smith, a daughter, for whom general sympathy expressed, the family being well known in the town. THE IMPRISONED CREW. It was arranged for a diver to down to-day and recover, possible, the three bodies believed to be imprisoned. BARTON SCHOONER ASHORE. A telegram was received at Barton on Sunday morning stating that the Gamaliel, schooner, the property of Mr Ernest Barraclough, Waterside road, had gone ashore off the North Foreland whilst on a voyage from Tops'nam, Devonshire, to London, ladrn with china clay. The captain (Mr Win. Oldridge, of Barton) and the crew were landed at Margate. 15-11-15<br />
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1-6-10<br />
BARTON REGATTA. RACE FOR THE LEGGOTT CCJP, OWN" CORRESPONDENT.) Captain the well-known Humber yachtsman, having presented silver cup to the Regatta Committee for open competition, the race for took plaoe on Tuesday morning. Mr R. Walker, .secretary the Hull Sailing Club, acted judge. Chief Officer Mortimer timekeeper, and Mr CUillingworth starter. the previous <lay, there was brisk North-West breeze blowing, and, the previous day s Taee, minutes time allowance was given wooden ships over iron. The competitors were the Bee (Uapt. Stamp), the (Capt. B. Barraclough. jun), (Capt. J. Richardson), Active (Capt. B. and Lily Maud (Capt.. Win. Foster). will noticed that Capt. B Barraelough. who had the misfortune have mast and saila blown away the previous day, bad got his repaired, and entered, but for the time limit would have won the eup. lhe couise was the same as the previous day—a distance 21 mile*. The was made at 9.15, the Bee having the worst position. The Broomfleet was first away, but the Ivv ahead Kerriby Clin was re&ched, when she got too far weather, the taking the lead. tix-m thence the Upper I Light both vessels were close together, and rounded within 10 seconds one another, name.y, the Ivy 10b. 25m., and the Broomfleet. lOh. 25m. 10s., the other times being Lily Maud lOh. 32m. 5a., Bee loli. 34m. and Active lOh. 35m. From this point the kept the lead, and arrived home at the followin" time:—lvy llh. 49m. 405.. Broomfieet llh. 54m. 17s Bee 12h 4m 35., Li Maud 12li. 11m. 295., and Active 12h. 12m. Is. The 'Lily Maud lost her bowsprit within few yards of the winning post. Owing the time allowance, the Bee takes the cnp (which is given outright), and the crew also medals. Only 22m. 395. separated the first and last ships<br />
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29-6-10<br />
BARTON "TERRIERS" A.F.C. (feom our "Own correspondent.) The first annual meeting was held in the drillhall on Monday evening. Captain Wilson, who is in command of the company (and president of the club), presiding. There was good attendance. The President said for the first annual meeting since they had started the club they could congratulate themselves. They had played the Barton a.nd' District League matches, won 8. drawn 3 and lost 5, with 11 goate for and against, gaining 21 points. That was not a bad record for A club just started. There was only one match he was rather disappointed with, and that was against Ashby for the Winterton Cup, which he considered they should have won had they put their best team in the field. However, they could not have everything they liked, and the whole lie thought they had done remarkably well. As they would see by the balancesheet, they had just little in hand, and though they had had some help new club he thought could, another season, very well "on their own." The club might very well receive more support from the members of the company than they did last year, for the subscription was only shilling. Privates L. Smith and Shuckemith were appointed auditors. Captain Wilson was, amidst i applause, re-elected president, and the vicepresidents were re-elected. Mr Hy. Wilson, C.0., and Councillor T. H. Barraclough werereappoinfed patrons of the club. Colour-Sergeant Goodley (drill instructor) was reappointed hon." secretary, and Sergeant Flower treasurer. The reappointment Private Lance Smith as captain and T. Proctor as vice-captain was received with much applause. It was decided to have committee of non-players, but with the addition of the captain and vice-captain. The usual votes of thanks terminated the meeting. <br />
9 Oct 15 RECRUITING RALLY. THE BAND and BUGLE BAND of the 2/lst HUNTINGDONSHIRE CYCUST BATTALION will make RECRUITING MARCH through the following towns and villages : SATURDAY, October9th—Grimsby to Barton-on Humber. SUNDAY ~ 10th.—Stay at Barton-on Humber. MONDAY ■ 11th—Stay at Barton on Humber. TUESDAY p, 12th.—Cycle to Winterton, WEDNESDAY 13th.—Cycle from Winterton to OaistoJ THURSDAY „ 14th,—Cycle from Cajstor to Market RQen. FRIDAY 4 15th—Cycle from Rasen to SATURDAY 16th—Return to Alford<br />
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14-12-07 The final stage in the Henry Wilson Cup was shot off on Saturday by the Barton on- Humber volunteer the following were tte three best scores Corporal Pickard handicap 2 total 89 Private D. Goodson (7), B6; Private W. Jewitt (6), 76. Corporal Pickard having won the trophy six times, it now becomes his absolute property. <br />
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BARTON SOLDIER MISSING. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Barton soldier, Private Ellesby, whose home is on the Brigg road, is missing, and nothing ascertained as to his whereabouts. He served through the Boer War, and when the present war broke out, rejoined his regiment The first, and only news of him since then was a communiation from the War Office in November that, he wounded, and had been sent to certain hospital<br />
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October 15<br />
BARTON. MORE WOUNDED.—Letters arriving from ar J°? include one from Private Fred Nicholson, who is wounded and in Lichfield Hospital. Privates Easton and G. Taylor have been gassed, and are in a convalescent camp at Boulogne. A letter was received Mr Henry Wilson on Tuesday morning from his son. Capt. V» uson, who writes from an hospital in France, aa .^ ,eon wounded by a. bullet in the thigh. Captain Nicholson is reported killed.<br />
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21-5-15<br />
LETTER FROm THE DARDANELLES. BARTON MAN IN THE LANDING Mrs wife of W. C. Nunn, Barton coastguard, now on the Implacable the Dardanelles, has just received very interesting letter from her husband, from which we give the following extracts : —"During the last few days, as you v. have seen by the payers, we been amid shot and shell, and I have seen something remember a lifetime, if I live to be a thousand. I must tell you I have come through it all ea.fe far. I was :n No. 1 boat for landing, coxswain with six hands, landing soldiers, 50 at time, and amid the firing, thank God, no one in my boat was hurt, but some poor brave fellows have gone another world. But how bravely the face p death. You will have seen some of the Implacable men are gone, but the old ship has gained praise so far. Tell our boy, Dadclv has still got a brave heart, and taken lot", of Turks, and there are thousands dead, and our troops still advancing<br />
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<span data-offset-key="4flta-0-0"><span data-text="true">BARTON "MAIL" MEMS. OUR OWN > Harvost operations have this week been entirely suspended owing to the unfavourable weather, and this, coupled with the scarcity labour, 'will cause the in-gathering to be very late. There are many harvest thanksgiving services in the town and district already announced, and certain they will be held before "all is safely gathered in." In spite of all that said in reference to women in the fields, it is practically non-existent here. A striking instance of honesty being rewarded has just come to out notice. A lady from a village in this neighbourhood while shopping in Hull last week lost her purse, containing good sum of money. When she discovered her Joss she rotmced her steps .n the hope of recovering it. She proved successful, for it was picked up man, who wae said to bo mentally defected, and he was rewarded with two pennies. Probably the lady had no less change? We remember the late Mr Raymond Asquith. appeared at Barton inquiry held in the Assembly Rooms over the Barton and Immingham Light Railway. Wednesday Morning. </span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="4flta-0-0"><span data-text="true">LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. PRISONER OF WAR IN CHARLEROI MISS HILDA ATKINSON, BARTON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY MAIL." SIR, —I enclose you herewith copy of a letter received by Mrs Atkinson this morning relating to my daughter Hilda, who has been a prisoner war in Charleroi ever since the occupation of the town by tho Germans in August, 1914. My daughter native of Hull, although her home is here at Barton-on-Humber, and she is a niece of the Rev Oanon Hall, St. Charles', Hull. You will observe that her treatment by the Huns was similar to that, or rather a par with that, given to our wounded soldiers when they were being conveyed to Germany, and when oil asking for a drink of water same was brought to them, and just when they were about to put it to their lips dashed to the ground.—l Sir C. 11. ATKINSUN narrow road, Barton-on December 11th. 1918. [COIY.] 85, Oval-road, Croydon, Dec. 9th, 1918. Dear Madam, You will pleased to hear that your daughter. Miss Hilda Atkinson, is quite safe and well at Charleroi. She asked me to let you as soon as possible, and am just arrived home I am taking the first opportunity of writing you. anl 811 ' X-prisot.or of war, and whilst passing through Belgium after my release, I made the acquaintance of Miss Atkinson the 14ih of rso\enicer at Charleroi. She verv kindly arranged billet for until the arrival of the British troops in the town a few days after. Miss Atkinson told that January of this year she obtained permission from the German authorities to travel to England. She had all her packed and was ready sta-rt, "when the moment the permission was cancelled. hen Miss Atkinson returns home, will you please, thank her most heartily for the splendid wotk she had been doing for us poor Tommies who were ragged, tattered, torn, and hungry' after the terriblo treatment from the Huns. The work was simply grand, and has been greatly appreciated by all ex-prisoners parsing- through Lharleroi. Wishing you a very happy Christmas, and compliments for the peace year.—Yours faithfullv H. Swain, Sergeant, M.G. Corps</span></span></div>
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BARTON "MAIL ' MEMS. (FROM ODB OWN The Wesleyan Methodists have had a k-end visit from the Rev Davidson, well-known connexional evangelist . Ho preached twice on Sunday, and Monday conduct'd service of inquiry, intercession, and consecration. A Barton lad named Clayton, of Market lane, picked a tin box on brigg-road Tuesday morning containing £4- in gold. With some pals,'' was supposed in charge of some Boy Scouts, whose uniform was not. of the strictly regulation order. All at, once called ''Halt.'' and immediately picked the box. Like honest lad went, and informed the police. It was a very awkward predicament in which the two local footballers found themselves Saturday last when returned to the dressing tent and discovered that their clothes had been removed. Had they not found friends to assist them their gilt would have been ludicrous. Local farmers are beginning feel themseJveis uneasy at the d unfavourable weather, and with late harvest and shorter day-, coming they are not at all happy. They have one advantage which was not possessed by a past generationnamely, the self-binder great saver both of time and labour. Wednesday.<br />
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Press Association. BARTON. anted, for munition work, women to assist in the manufacture of shells, which are urgently needed by the government. No person resident more than ten miles from advertiser's works, or already employed on Government work will ba engaged.—Apply, Elswick-Hopper, Cycle and Motor Company, Barton-on-Humber</div>
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<span data-offset-key="4flta-0-0"><span data-text="true">5-9-17 BARTON "MAIL" MEMS. OUR OWN A letter was received from Pte. Crow on Sundaymorning, stating that is in hospital in France which was recently shelled by the Germans. states that was a trying experience, and in one ward was a lot German prisoners, and he says that a number of these were killed, whilst none of the English or Allied patients were hurt, The Urban bistrict Council, rather the mili. tary authorities, are allowing as last year modified form of street lighting. This commenced Saturday night. Mrs Henry Wilson, of the Hal], acknowledges with thanks 80 garments sent by tho Lincolnshire Needlework Guild. Sixty of these have been sent to Lady Sheffield, the president and 20 aro retained for local distribution. September has opened very propitiously, especially for the farmer, who is now in the midst "of harvest, Rapid progress has been made during tho last two days. Practically all is cut, and leading is in full swing</span></span></div>
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BARTON. local GUNNER KILLED our young townsmen has given his life for country, namely Pte. Fred Balderson, son and Mrs Thomas Balderson, of West belonged the Machine Gun Section to* King's Royal Rifles. He was killed Monday, the sad news being conveyed to hisfriends & letter sent friend vho saw him fall. Prior to joining up he was John Haslams drapers shopHaslam's draper shop the <br />
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<span data-offset-key="4flta-0-0"><span data-text="true">BARTON. DEATH OF MRS BARRACLOUGH.—O n Friday there passed away a representative of the person^fMrs a a r h the Deceased, who was 81 years of age, had lately resided with her son. Captain John W. Barraclough, at whc*=e residence the Ferribv-road she dioo? following brief illness. She was daughter of the late Mr .lohn Waterlow, and from the age of 11 until the death of her husband about, years ago~ had continuously been aboard coasting vessels, and could recall interesting episodes connection with her voyages. She had seven children, of whom five ' survive, three sons being master mariners, 'viz.. Captains John Waterlow, Ernest, and Percy. The funeral took place Monday afternoon, a service" being held St. Mary's Church the Rev W. E. fvicar) officiating, i The chief mourners were Captain W. A. and Mrs Morris (Grimsby, daughter and son-in-law). Mrs Corran -<Hyde Jrark Hotel, daughter), Captain law), Mrs Ernest Barraclough, E. Roy Barraolough, Master Corran, and Aithur Barraclough 'grandchildren), Mr and Mrs Waddingham 'nteringham, cousins), Messrs Samuel and Benjamin Barraclough (hrothers-in-law), .Mrs S. and Mrs T. H. Barraclough Messrs B. Barraclough, jun., James Larraclough, John W. Barraclough. Robert Barraeloush, Horace B. Barraclough. and Glover (Grimsby, present were Mrs J. W. Thompson, Mrs F. Atkinson, Miss Stephenson. Mrs Edward GearyJ< and Mrs W. Anderson. The floral tributes in- eluded one from Mr and Mrs Eric H. Barraclough </span></span><br />
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1-6-19 HAN DROWNED IN THE OLD HARBOUR. On Friday afternoon, Mr George Straw, a native of Barton, but a resident of Hull, met his death a tragio manner. He was proceeding with & sloop out of the Old Harbour, bound for Mr Pearson's brickyard, Barrow Haven, and in avoiding a steamship, he was knocked overboard by the tiller, and was drowned. The sloop waa the Royal Eagle. Deceased, who was the third son Mr Abraham, Straw, of the Maltkilns, Barton, was highly respcafced, and during the had done valuable work as minesweeper. A widow and five children survive him.<br />
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1914 September General Hull News IT IS MURDER." Private J. Atkinson, of the Duke of Weilinyton's West Riding Regiment, is now lying wounded in hospital Birmingham, and in letter to Lis wife at Leeds says: " Send a packet of cigarettes, I am in this place stranded - without a halfpenny, and I have not had a cigarette since I went France. And talk about a time! I would not like to through the same again for love or money. is not war. murder. Ihe Germans are murdering our wounded fast as they come across them." <br />
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BARTON. Never within the memory of its oldest inhabitant has the town presented such an animated appearance. Almost every house exhibited emblems. The inhabitants entered whole-heartedly into its festivities, and harmonv prevailed everywhere. The Vicar ot Bar ion states that nearly 800 men have served ir. the Army and Navy, and of this number 162 hav e given their lives. At a.m the bells the church of St. Peter rang forth a peal, manipulated ladies, who volunteered their services some three years ago, when the most of th- ringers were war service. Their names are as follows: —Miss Margaret Cole, Miss Daddy, Miss Lowson, luiss Mobbs, Miss Hossack and Miss N. Cooper. The bells of St. Peter's and ! Mary's were rung intervals throughout the day. in the evening a peal of 720 Bob minoi was rung, the ringers were:—Treble, W. Avre; 2nd, E. Daddy; 3rd, George Atkinson; 4th, A. W. Hoodlass; sth, J. Atkinson ; W Goddard. Tht programme of the festivities had been arranged by Stow. He was repaid for his efforts, for never before has a public demonstration been so successful. Mr Stow had. the assistance of a strong committee, wnich had hard at work for fortnight, and the programme was gone through without hitch. Nearly 300 ex-service men were entertained to an excellent dinner .in the Palace Theatre, Newport, put at the disposal of the. committee by Mr H. Rodmell. Lieutenant-Colonel H. G. Wilson, D.5.0., of the Hall, presided, supported by Major Harold Stephenson, of Kingsforth Park; H. Hopper, J.P, and Lord of the Manor: Mr 0. Wass, J.P., the Rev \V. E. (vicar,) Rev R. Jenkin (Wesleyan minister), Rev E. E. Fisher (Primitive Methodist minister). Mr W. A. Stow, and the Committee, with their chairman, Mr James Barraclough, J.P. If there had been some animosity and resentment towards the celebrations and arrangements in Barton it had completely vanished. The following officers were amongst the company: Lieutenants G. Canty, F. Canty, F. C. Houghton, Paley G. Wilson, P Burley and G. Hill. When Colonel Wilson rose the building rang with the " Three cheers for the Colonel," who has won the respect of all the men the Lincolnshire Regiment. Colonel Wilson proposed the toast "The King, Queen, Prince of Wales, and Royal Family," and read His Majesty s letter.—The toast was responded to by the singing of the first verse of the National Anthem.—Mr James Barraclough, the chairman of the U.D. Council, proposed the Navy and Army.—Chief Coastguard lleacon responded for the Navy, and Colonel Wilson for the Army.'— Major Stephenson proposed a vote of thanks to the committee, the ladies, and ito the Barton Orchestral Band, conducted by Mr W. H. Welsh W A. Witty and Mr W. A. Stow responded, Before leaving the building all the men were presented with a booklet containing the names the men Barton, who have seen service overseas, and a list of the names of the fallen brave. In the afternoon a number of decorated turnouts assembled in Whitecross-street, for the jud.tring, which was undertaken by Mr F. L S Riggall Beaumontcote, Harold Pigott, of Eagle House, and Councillor A. J. Swanson. Mr J. H. Haxley w r awarded a special prize for two horses. 1, Councillor G. E. Stamp, of the (trange; 2, Councillor N. Atkinson ; 3, Mr J. W. was very hicrhly commended, and Mr H. Woodcock, J.P., highly commended. One horse: 1, O. Wass, J.P.; 2. Air Lacey : 3, Mr W. Stamp. Y.M.C.A. House. Mr t was very highly commended, and J. Anderson, Hungate Farm, highly commended. Mr Henry Anderson has made collection in order to acknowledge in some suitable way the efforts made the drivers of the non-winning turn outs Prizes were also offered to townspeople for the best decorated house. At 2.30, between 3,000 and 4,000 people assembled in the •Market-place and in the adiacent streets to witness the procession. The Marketplace was gaily bedecked with bunting, particularly the Constitutional Club. At the outset, the Subscription Band played the first verse of the National Anthem. The procession was marshalled by Mr Stow, and was formed in the following order:—Mr F. Hopper (Chairman of the Barton Magistrates), Mr Hy. Wilson, J.P., find Mr O. Wass, J.P., with the Clerk, Mt»Richard Hudson; H.M. Coastguards (Chief oas%uard Deacon in command); Lieut.-Col. Wilson, Major Stephenson, Ldeuts. Canty and Gilbert Hill; demobilised soldiers and sailors; Mr James Barraclcugh, J.P. (Chairman of the U.D.C.), and members and officers of the Council; Rev R. Jenkin (Wesleyan Minister), Rev E. E. Fisher (Primitive Methodist Minister), and the Salvation Army Captain; 50 women who have been engaged on munition w-ork, etc: Messrs Ropery Ct>. trade exhibition; the Farmers' Company trade exhibition; the Church Leas' B 'gade Company and band (Captain Arthur Topps and the Rev M. H. Hayllar, M.A.); Church of England scholars; Wesleyan scholars; Congregational scholars; Salvation Army band; Primitive scholars; Salvation Army scholars; decorated waggons, rullies and carriages of small children; and the Barton " Jazz Band " (W. Briggs). The procession passed thiough all the principal streets, and returned to the Market Place for dispersal. . The children were entertained to tea in the Assembly Rooms, Lecture Hall, and the various schools. The sports were held in the evening on the old' Show Ground, Barrow-road, lent, by Mr Charles Hunt. Ring steward, Councillor Norman Atkinson; judges, Mr James Barraclough. J.P., Mr Hy, Wilson. J.P., and Lieut.-Colonel Wilson, D.5.0.; stewards, Councillor Nat. Master, J. W. Briggs, Mr Harry Thompson. Mr A. Loughborough, and the Rev M. 11. Hayllar; starter, Councillor John Tutill; prize money payer, W. . A. Witty. . ..Events: —Men's obstacle, I, W. Bott; 2, George Kirby; 3. W. Ayres. Egg and spoon (women), 1, Miss Blyth, Pasture-road; Miss Furniss. Egg and spoon (girls), 1, Miss Bakewell; 2, Miss Enid Jackson ; 3, Miss M. Shakesby. Hindle (men), 1, Fletcher; 2, W. Bot't; 3. Stone. Hindle (boys), 1, W. Cox; 2, L. Shakesby; 3, Jim . Slow bicycle race, 1, Eddie Anderson; 2, W. Tajdor; 3, F. Taylor 220 yards (boys), L. Shakesby; 2, B. Farr. 50 yards (boys under 10), I, Wilfred Donner; 2, J. H. Kingsley. Wheelbarrow, 1, Anderson and Carter; 2. Welsh and Gouldthorpe; 3, Gadie and Farr. Threo-legged race (men), 1, Johnson and Cooper; 2, J. and R Osgerby; 3. Clipson and Osgerby. Skipping contest (women), Miss Burgess; 2, Miss Blyth; 3. Miss Lillie Boyce. Skipping (girls), 1, Frances Espin; 2, Nancy Welch. Half-mile flat, 1, Johnson ; 2, A. Rose; 3, H. Fletcher. During the tug-of-war Mrs Adams sprained ankle and had to be carried off the sports ground. The account of the day's proceedings would incomplete without special mention of the Jazz Band, which had been organised specially for the occasion The conductor was Mr Biags, and he had the assistance of Mr Reginald French, Sir Percy Hoodlass, Councillor Stanley Smith, Mr Clail;, Mr Walter Jennings, Mr W. Robinson, 11. Eastoe. Mr Austin Ayre, and Mr Scott. Dancing was indulged, in, and the Subscription Band played selections, but towards 8 o'clock rain began fall. At 10 o'clock the Subscription Bind, with a large concourse people, proceeded tho Market Place, where the National Anthem was sung. <br />
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Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-58300100671279516752021-03-27T07:41:00.001-07:002023-12-31T04:26:46.975-08:00WILLIAM SYMONS Lost Sailor Missing From Cenotaph <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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</span><span color="rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">On the 7th August three days after Britain's entry into the war, William was recalled as a reservist aboard HMS Hawke on the North Sea patrol. </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span color="rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Luckily for me he had a scrapbook full of news clippings from papers that have long ceased to exist, with also a huge cache of letters, ephemera, and just pure knowledge. </p><p>We sat and spent many hours poring over the treasure trove of photos and information, When we went to the study, replete with books in very corner, there was always a cup of tea and sandwiches from Muriel, his beloved wife. As I found out, a small group of us all around the same age, blazed a trail to that study, more or less with the same objective. He must have thought we were all doolally.</p><p>Eventually we had get togethers and those friendships forged, information changed hands and the contacts made continue to flourish.</p><p>I had, in the past, had much contact with the Reverend Hugh Varah, another awesome help, to whom I was already grateful for the scribbled notes I jotted down in the days before mobile accessories. Luckily, Hugh had left his parish magazine volumes collection and other items to Brian. </p><p> It was he who originally recommended that I go and see Brian. </p><p>In about 2004 I came back to him after a long spell working away in London armed with a 20 years old bundle of papers in a plastic folder that the Revd. Varah had given me, relating to Barton in the Great War- I presented them to Brian and more or less said-what can we do with these? </p><p>That would have been about 2006-come in, sit down I've got got a few bits- the computer screen lit up, and there to my amazed eyes was the biggest local photo collection certainly of military subjects that I have seen before or since. </p><p>Not only that there was anecdotes galore from the man himself, he had an astounding memory, from the story about the elephant bending the railings at Barton railway station, to what kind of car Colonel Wilson drove. He knew that because he bought it off him, a Ford Anglia.. </p><p>The end result or part one of that was the CD-Rom that I produced in 2007 and named</p><p> ''Barton Upon Humber-A Lincolnshire Village At War.'' </p><p>As I gathered information, I always gave it to Brian, I knew there'd be more coming my way, a symbiotic relationship. New information always made his eyes light up. Despite his stature, he hadn't a shred of arrogance.</p><p>''You know where I am.'' he'd always say to me if we hadn't seen each other for a bit. i.e. You're always welcome to come round. </p><p>Being casually snubbed by the WEA and other bodies didn't deter me, Brian encouraged and gently pushed and gave advice on formats. </p><p>He knew how to get the best out of people. </p><p>It was great to see him curating the museum at Barton, I feel he was proud of that post, rising to the challenges it faced, and also applying his inbuilt diplomacy he, at times, had to employ-he was a natural at it, gregarious with a good sense of fun. </p><p>He told me off swearing a couple of times on line, my language has enjoyed a wealth of Saxon terms in the past so I had to stop, as I didn't want to miss what he had to say. Only time he told me off, I kept my promise, at least while he was here on this earth.</p><p>When he became poorly I was lucky enough to catch himself and Muriel sunning themselves in the garage. We talked under imposed conditions (2020) for about an hour, and he said he loved listening to my musical broadcasts on Facebook. I was a little surprised to find he was a bit of a fan, if a new one, of Soul and Funk. </p><p>His involvement in the Barton Living Memorial Trust led to the installation of the 20 missing names of men who had not been originally considered for inclusion on the cenotaph. </p><p>The memorial exhibition to round off 100 years of the Great War was something to behold, it took a lot of effort and patience of which Brian had an abundance of. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had no time to write this as not long after my wife Denise became very ill and passed away, in this terrible year, so belatedly, I give my greetings and condolences go to Brian's family and his wide circle of friends and academic colleagues.</p><p> Cheers Brian! </p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-73027828836029861732020-08-08T08:29:00.004-07:002023-12-31T04:26:49.087-08:00The Robson Brothers War A Marsh Lane Family Goes To War <div>Occasionally in war time, good fortune smiles on people, depsite the conditions, and for one Marsh Lane family this was the case. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Charles Herbert Robson was born in Barton Upon Humber in 46 Marsh Lane. <div><br /></div><div>He enlisted in the 1st/5th Lincolns Private 3221 one month short of 19 years old, on 29th August August 1914, more or less on he outbreak of war, joining the great fall in as as handful did from Barton initially, on active service for the duration of war, and being attested by Colonel Wilson. Physically he was 5ft6in. the Barton average at that time, with good development and eyesight, in other words fit for service. Occupation was given as Railway man. His address at that point was given as Spencer's Brickyard, cottages with no electric or running water. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also with him were a handful of other Barton lads, no doubt wanting to avenge Belgium, or just to join their pals. </div><div>He did his training at Grimsby and by September 1914 was defending the coast with the unit under Colonel Wilson at Cleethorpes, from potential invasion by sea. </div><div>The movement of troops to the coast was justified by the bombing of Scarborough and Hartlepool at Christmas time of that same year, Barton's Harold Credland being fatally wounded in action (see 1914 Barton goes to War).</div><div>Cleethorpes itself was to take a direct hit on the barracks there in 1916, with many fatalities so the threat was very real. </div><div><br /></div><div>After extensive rifle and small arms training in Luton, on February 27th 1915, Charles sailed for Le Havre with the first detachment of Barton men, and straight to the trenches via a long and scenic route on foot and by train to Ypres. </div><div><br /></div><div>During a bombardment which lasted four days, on the 5th/6th of June, he appears to have picked up an injury, quite severe apparently, as he was sent home with an (indecipherable script) problem, a wound on the right side, necessitating his being removed via the 1st/2nd North Midland Field Ambulance into the 1st Canadian General Hospital and recuperating until October. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily for Charles he didn't return until ten days after the Hohenzollern Redoubt battle at Loos. He would no doubt have learned of the loss of many friends upon his return and counted his lucky stars. </div><div>He continued service with the Lincolns, seeing service at Arras, Lens, the battle of the Somme, during which period he had another spell in hospital in August 1918.(20th military hospital) </div><div>His only revolt against military law was when he picked up a half days pay for neglecting to do fatigues. (washing, cleaning) </div><div> </div><div>Later in the war, as a skilled serviceman, first as a shunter and then upgraded to fireman on the trains, he was transferred out on the 15th June 1918 to RTD and the Royal Engineers, until demobilization on 19th May 1919. Charles' main services would most likely have been troop and material transportation to and from the rear lines. In April 1919 he re-emabarked at Boulogne, probably bringing troops and materials home to Britain. His rank was that of Sapper 107720 </div><div><br /></div><div>His family remember the sound of the whistle on the train when he pulled it as he was returning to Barton, and he worked on the trains until he died in service.</div><div><br /></div><div>His brother Stanley was somewhat even more fortunate as war goes. </div><div>Enlisting, he was described as 5ft6in. eyes grey and hair dark brown, date of brith being given as 18th October 1899, with occupation as brick maker. </div><div>Serving in the navy, Stanley was engaged in coastal patrols, working off the South coast which in itself was dangerous work, but at least they could return to the shores after their duty. His cap band shows him in HMS Victory cap band, which was the distribution and allocation centre for the navy at that time. </div><div>His descendants have followed in his footsteps into the Royal Navy.</div><div>Enlisting in October 1917, Charles first port of call, a well trodden path of sailors, was HMS Victory </div><div>then Magpie, a floating barrack. He was then moved onto HMS Monarch which was having a quieter time after Jutland, based at Portland. </div><div>He was assigned to HMS Croxton which was a paddle steamer engaged in minesweeping, a hazardous often fatal occupation. </div><div>Stanley joind HMS Victorious in 1919 until the time of his discharge back to civvy life. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Many thanks to Mrs. Pat Such for use of the photos and information.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcuikkoA2Beyz7D9YyCZd1bKYCM_hc-DT6TovnBaIVV6Yu0jzmRJ2F2CcRd-zt8tQPp8E2FdCvjNy9y4VDa3hsCJ4WLge-SlUA2Jqd3iBewNvcsxKJf5y4ZjEdOxCXaOF1fvYwuH1GF0/s960/charkes+robson+5th+lincolns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcuikkoA2Beyz7D9YyCZd1bKYCM_hc-DT6TovnBaIVV6Yu0jzmRJ2F2CcRd-zt8tQPp8E2FdCvjNy9y4VDa3hsCJ4WLge-SlUA2Jqd3iBewNvcsxKJf5y4ZjEdOxCXaOF1fvYwuH1GF0/w469-h625/charkes+robson+5th+lincolns.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> <b> Charles Robson 1st/5th 'E' Barton Company, Lincolnhire Regiment</b> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIbE_xcw9SADlk-p9wZhrHbIXjpcA2OPYermZaaR4A4qwhpSSvm63eWLLrXWXH3EcYkvug_w6nG_YGJPTlzUb9OSersRgeSvljZyeNr_MXyFDj6Iw8UVCukVPJmhBuWkG7Gb4HbAdqq4/s960/stanley+robson.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIbE_xcw9SADlk-p9wZhrHbIXjpcA2OPYermZaaR4A4qwhpSSvm63eWLLrXWXH3EcYkvug_w6nG_YGJPTlzUb9OSersRgeSvljZyeNr_MXyFDj6Iw8UVCukVPJmhBuWkG7Gb4HbAdqq4/w480-h640/stanley+robson.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div> </div><div> <b> Ordinary Seaman (OS) Stanley Robson, in HMS Victory cap band </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-81817313574055884102020-06-28T05:32:00.000-07:002023-12-31T04:26:50.271-08:00HOPPERS MEN LOST IN THE GREAT WARHarry Clayton<br />
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<br />Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-18845221664576367192020-05-07T05:53:00.000-07:002023-12-31T04:26:42.646-08:00cost effectiveness https://www.patreon.com/bartononhumberatwar this is the age of the drain Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-42337811543797243642020-05-05T00:54:00.001-07:002023-12-31T04:26:45.595-08:00Leading Seaman WILLIAM ERNEST ''ERN'' NEWBITT DSM MinD<div>
When I lived in the little side street off Castledyke West, Council Terrace many years ago, there was a little old lady, always well dressed, quite plain speaking who would take us into tea on occasions with sandwiches. We'd help ourselves to her constant supply of boiled sweets-she didn't go out very much in her then old age-her home was her castle, an her shopping would be done by her two sons, Don and Dennis, who followed his dad into the navy aboard HMS Eagle. <br />
Little did I now she had been a widow since the middle of the second world war.<br />
There were also three other children that she had; Roy, Stan, and Gordon. She would spend days in the garden as I recall.<br />
She had had a hard life, no doubt bringing up the five children on her own, after the loss of her husband, during his second war in action with the navy.<br />
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<b>Leading Seaman William Ernest Newbitt, DSM. Mentioned in Despatches, Royal Navy</b></div>
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William Ernest Newbitt, known as Ern- is unique to Barton in overseas services in both wars. </div>
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This was by a stroke of some bad luck, he was about to leave the navy, when World War 2 broke out.</div>
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Commencing his naval career as a boy sailor which was still common practice, in 1914, </div>
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Boy 2nd class Newbitt WE J38997 started out his naval life at HMS Ganges at Shotley, Ipswich, according to the papers being 16 years old in 1915, born on September 24th 1899, Bartons, Lincs. </div>
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Ern's occupation was given as errand boy prior to service, and the description given of him was 5ft 6' fresh complexion with brown hair and brown eyes with a chest expansion of 35''. </div>
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It wasn't until the authorities began realising, as the papers filled up with photos of teenage boys going down with their ships from 1914 to 1916, how bad this would be for morale, as they did for example in the case of the Havercroft brothers of Scunthorpe (whose family had strong ties to Barton) aged 12 and 15, lost at Jutland, this practice which was discontinued. </div>
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Service had seen the sailor engaged with HMS Columbine, Commonwealth (at sea with 1915-1917), Iron Duke, and Hecla? (illegible script) during his career. As an SG he was a Seaman Gunner. TT a later badge, may refer to torpedo work.<br />
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This was primarily against the Bulgarians, whose line like the Turks in Gallipoli never broke, despite three major attacks. A handful of Barton men served there, in what was called the Salonika campaign. (see previous chapters) </div>
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GOLDEN MEMORIES. SOME DAY WE WILL MEET AGAIN DEAR.<br />
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<b>Special thanks to Mrs. Nora Thompson, Janice Clipson, and the Newbitt family for all the information on this page.</b></div>
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Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-58610783099950727852020-02-10T02:05:00.000-08:002023-12-31T04:26:47.840-08:00The Medical Morley family and their Great War Service <span style="font-family: inherit;">The Morley family had been in Barton a couple of generations when the war broke out in 1914. As family doctors they had been in the town since the late 19th century.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Captain
Donald Ewart Morley was born in Barton in 1896, the son and grandson of doctors in the town.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">He qualified as a doctor MB in May 1913 and at the outbreak of war he was living in North London and working at the London Hospital on Whitechapel Road whilst completing further studies.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Donald was receiving officer there when the first detachment of wounded soldiers from Belgium was admitted in late summer 1914.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Presumably Donald at the back right with Belgian wounded from the ferocious Napoleonic style open warfare battles of 1914. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">In July 1915, Donald enlisted and was appointed as temporary Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), <span style="background-color: transparent;">c</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">ompleting</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> his military doctor training at Codford Military Hospital on the Salisbury plain in Wiltshire, and possibly at the nearby Fovant Military Hospital. </span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On 11th September 1915 he relinquishes his temp status, with a batch of other officer to become Lieutenant proper. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">A photograph dated 16th </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">July 1916 shows Donald in the garden at his fiancé’s family home in Reading.
Donald and his fiancé, Brenda Costin, are both standing and seated are Brenda’s brother, Conrad, and mother, Florence.
Conrad was a Captain in the Gloucestershire Regiment and had just returned from France having been there on the very first day of the Somme offensive.
Shortly after this photograph was taken Donald was also posted to the Somme, with the 16th </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Field Ambulance Unit, attached to the 6th Division.</span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The field ambulance units were mobile units that provided a chain of first aid and further care posts to wounded and sick soldiers.
Casualties received an initial diagnosis at a Regimental Aid Post (RAP) and were then moved to the nearest Advanced Dressing Station (ADS) or Main Dressing Station (MDS). </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">In the course of his work, he was involved in routine bullet an shell wounds, self inflicted wounds, mustard gas and undoubtedly shell shock which was a contentious issue of the time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The 16th </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Field Ambulance Unit provided aid posts and dressing stations for a number of battles that took place as part of the Battle of the Somme: the Battle of Flers-Coucelette, the Battle of Morval
and the Battle of Le Transloy in the hellish advance areas of the Somme in October 1916. </span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Donald’s diary a year later notes that he left the Somme area in October 1916 following the Battle of Le Transloy. </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">He was at sea on his way to Mesopotamia at the time and writes on the 21st October 1917 that </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><i>‘It is just a year since I left the Somme area; a year ago today we had a splendid march from Méaulte to Daours [approximately 12 miles] on a bright Autumn day, chilly nights then, not like now; how we would have liked to walk on deck at 11pm in pajamas.’ </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">In August 1917 the 16th </span><span style="font-size: small;">Field Ambulance Unit saw action again on the Western Front, at Hill 70 and Cambrai.
By this point Donald had been promoted to Captain and was posted to the Essex Farm Advanced Dressing Station (ADS) in the Ypres Salient, Belgium.
Although dressing stations were better equipped than aid posts they could still only provide very limited medical treatment and surgery was not carried out unless essential.
The ADS at Essex Farm had been established in 1915.
Initially it was formed of crude dugouts in the canal bank but by the time Captain Morley arrived in 1917 these had been extended and reinforced with concrete.
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series of rooms and a larger medical station was developed with huts to cope with larger numbers of wounded.</span></span></span></div>
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of Captain Morley’s field message books from his time at Essex Farm ADS survives and gives an indication of what life at the ADS was like.
Much of the contents is requests for supplies, including local anaesthesia, white lint, and other miscellaneous medical supplies as well as essential supplies such as candles, nails, suet, milk tins, tea, sugar and brandy.
There are also notes and reports of specific incidents, including a private who may have sustained a self-inflicted injury. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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The Germans were using chlorine gas during the 2nd </span><span style="font-size: small;">battle of Ypres, incidentally for the first time (1915) and a note reads ‘<i>When the shelling stops I advise you to proceed slowly with your men keeping on gas helmets’.</i></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Morley travelled back from Belgium via Noeux-les-Mines in Northern France to the UK in September 1917 and after a short period of leave was posted to Mesopotamia.
On the 8th October 1917, he left Paddington station on a 12.30am train to the port, poignantly noting the lit sign at Reading station where Brenda and her family lived.
Later that same evening, he set sail on HMT Osterley.
The journey took over 10 weeks and they stopped at Freetown, Cape Town, Durban (where they changed ship), Zanzibar and Bombay before finally reaching Basra on the 21st December 1917.
There Captain Morley was stationed at No. 25 Indian General Hospital until December 1918 when he was moved on to work with Turkish Prisoners of War in Amara. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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They lived in Barton briefly where Donald worked in his father’s medical practice.
However, in 1921 the family left Barton and Donald went on to pursue a career in public health medicine.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Donald Ewart Morley was born in 1888, the grandson of General Practitoners at Barton upon Humber. He was sent to boarding school in London where one of his most cherished memories was the procession of Queen Victoria's funeral.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">He and his brothers, Edwin and Allen followed the family into medicine and he studied at the London Hospital gaining MB,BS in 1913. As a student, he heard a lecture given by Sir William Osler. He was assistant to the skin department and receiving officer...for the first batch of Belgian wounded received in 1914. He joined the army in 1915 serving on the Somme and Mesopotamia. On his return to England... married Brenda Costin and assisted his father at Barton upon Humber for a short time. After short terms at Bath and St.Helens he was appointed Medical Officer to the Delancey Fever Hospital Cheltenham where he stayed 25 years, overseeing outbreaks of diphtheria and poliomyelitis. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">After retiring Morley was a keen member of the Cheltenham Bowls Club but he gave this up after losing vision in 1968. He developed a very special pair of glasses for reading by sticking the viewfinder lens of an an old camera onto a pair of magnifying glasses. He retaught himself...with much patience..to read again but because of the short focal length the books had to be held against the tip of his nose. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">As for Edwin Morley, his brother it seems as if he joined a Medical Unit of the 1st/4th East Yorkshire Regiment.</span><span style="background-color: inherit; color: black; font-size: small;"> I haven't been able to find much about him so far. The document has him sending Albert Harvey back to England for enlisting under age. </span></span></div>
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William Earle was from Winteringham and enlisted in the 2nd battalion the Lincolnshire Regiment.<br />
He was the son of Dinah and Amos, of Lower Burgage. <br />
A family member says he was caught scrumping apples and was given the choice of France or a prison term, which seems very harsh. So far I have not been able to find the court record.<br />
Whatever the reason, William swapped the easy and distant country life of the Lincolnshire village and the lazy Humber meandering below it, to the hellfire of the Western Front.<br />
His number is relatively early so I am guessing he was a 1915 recruit.<br />
By 1916 the authorities were trying to get hold of whoever they could to enlist, as the enthusiasm for recruitment waned. Looking back he may have thought the softer option would have been preferable. William was 30 years old when he was killed in action.<br />
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<b>Many thanks go to Mr. Martin J. Fowler for the use of the photographs here. </b><br />
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The medal index card of William Earl Private 48215, Lincolnshire Regiment.</div>
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<b>William and a comrade in arms, most likely at a camp in England. The boots are quite dirty which may indicate a route march. </b></div>
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<b>...sorrow which has come to your home. Yours Sincerely J E Hamilton 2nd Lincoln Regt BEF</b></div>
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<b>William, it appears was killed in action at Westhoek. 31st July 1917 was the starting point of the disastrous 3rd battle of Ypres, popularly known as Passchendaele. Westhoek is just a few hundred yards to the North of Sanctuary Woods, which in turn is on the North Eastern side of Ypres, not far out of the city. By the time William got there, it looked like this. </b></div>
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<b>Statement and standard letter from the Commonwealth Wargraves Commission denoting William's entry onto the wall of the Menin Gate. As his name is inscribed upon the wall, it denotes that William has no known grave. </b></div>
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Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-87302213997431961112019-08-13T10:27:00.000-07:002023-12-31T04:26:50.468-08:00Street by Street Casualties Barton Upon Humber Great War<b>MEN WITH KNOWN ADDRESSES ON THE CENOTAPH IN BARTON </b><br />
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<b>Brickyards</b><br />
Ness End Harold Credland<br />
Tombleson's Richard Hammond Wood<br />
Briggs-Walter Pickard<br />
Collingwoods Joseph Arksey<br />
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<b>Barrow Road</b><br />
Frank Bygott Cornhill Farm<br />
Glebe Farm Harry Wood<br />
9 Ernest Hill<br />
31 Tom Welton (mother)<br />
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<b>Barton Hill </b><br />
Harry Parks<br />
Edgeley House Alfred Taylor Woodcock<br />
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<b>Beck Hill</b><br />
Vicarage Christopher Moor<br />
19 Harry Clayton<br />
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<b>Brigg Road</b><br />
Barton Hill Farm Alfred Taylor Woodcock<br />
Frog Hall Walter Leeman <br />
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<b>Burgate</b><br />
2 Gilbert Taylor<br />
2Arthur Taylor<br />
32 Donovan Dewey<br />
9 Edwin Robinson <b> </b><br />
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<b>Butts</b><br />
W H M North-Cox (mother)<br />
John Wilkin Ward<br />
10 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Joseph </span>Ellerby<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> Clarke </span><br />
11 John Morris Cant<br />
82 Arthur Edward Everitt<br />
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<b>Brigg Road </b><br />
Walter Leeman<br />
Frog Hall-also Winship flags has been named.<br />
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<b>Catherine Street</b><br />
3 John Henry Barton<br />
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<b>Caistor Road</b><br />
Baysgarth Park George R M S Taylor <br />
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<b>Chapel Lane</b><br />
Meath House Harold Hill<br />
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<b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Dam Road</span> (</b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Ings Lane</b><b>)</b><br />
10 Oswald Foster<br />
12 William Gibson Wood<br />
17 Walker Dinsdale<br />
21 John Edward Barley<br />
22 William Herbert Barley<br />
23 Arthur West<br />
28 Harry Howell<br />
33 William Ernest Hare<br />
Harry Doughty<br />
Herbert Lancelot Matthews<br />
Arthur Oldridge<br />
44 <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">George Dixon-mother at 44</span><br />
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<b>Lower Ings Lane (Far Ings)</b><br />
28 George P Harrold<br />
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<b>East Ackridge </b><br />
Frank Cox<br />
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<b>Eastfield Road</b><br />
Fred Hoodless<br />
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<b>Ferriby Road </b><br />
Mill-Arthur Milson<br />
14 Frederick George Stow<br />
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<b>Fleetgate</b><br />
27 Harold Normand Lyon<br />
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12 William Reginald Ling </div>
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52 Harry Rupert Todd</div>
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Herbert John Justice (Will Justice grocers) </div>
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<b>Finkle Lane </b><br />
Alfred Green<br />
12 Herbert Holland<br />
24 George William Chafer<br />
33 James William Sobey<br />
35 George Frederick Gouldthorpe<br />
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<b>Green Lane</b><br />
1 Charles Cox<br />
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<b>George St </b><br />
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<b>High Street and <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Winship Flags</span> </b><br />
Reginald Ling<br />
Charles Stow<br />
42 William George Windle<br />
72 Herbert Coulam<br />
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<b>Holydyke</b><br />
5 Reginald Hunt John Percy Hunt (emigrant)<br />
31 Sidney King<br />
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<b>Hungate</b><br />
Freeman Wright<br />
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<b>King Street</b><br />
John William Kirk<br />
Tom Kirk<br />
21 Clifford William Anderson<br />
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<b>Maltby</b><br />
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<b>Maltkilns Chemical Lane Chemical Row </b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">2 Chemical Row </span>Alfred Whitaker<br />
8 Chemical Row Edward Franklin<br />
Maltkilns Harry Franklin Charles Franklin Edward Franklin <br />
Maltkiln House Horace Dickinson<br />
Maltkilns John Robert Thompson<br />
John William Green (Deweys Yard)<br />
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<b>Market Place</b><br />
George Dewey<br />
Frank Danson<br />
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<b>Marsh Lane </b><br />
46 George Frederick Gouldthorpe<br />
5 George Henry Curtis<br />
11 Arthur Baker Glover<br />
Herbert Pickard<br />
Robert Herbert Pickard (Jubilee Terrace-opposite football ground alleged)<br />
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<b>Newport</b><br />
13 Laurence Burgess <br />
61 Harold Gilfoy Herbert Gilfoy<br />
William Barker Robert Barker<br />
77 George William Field<br />
85 George Dixon<br />
101 George Gilfoy<br />
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<b>Pasture Road (Sheepdyke) Hawthorn Avenue</b><br />
7 Oliver Grassby MM<br />
18 Harry Hunt<br />
23 Charles L Gouldthorpe<br />
23 Beatrice Gouldthorpe<br />
30 Percy Chappell<br />
37 Thomas John Robinson<br />
George Ernest Goodson<br />
Walter Blythe<br />
Wilfred Crispin Gouldthorpe<br />
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<b>Queens Avenue </b><br />
21 Theodore Wiles (father's postal)<br />
25 Edwin Robinson<br />
26 John Ramon Altoft<br />
29 Horace Dickinson<br />
29 Charles Atkinson<br />
35 Charles Cox<br />
46 Samuel Hope<br />
56 John William Coupland<br />
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<b>Queen Street</b><br />
John McClay<br />
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<b>Soutergate</b><br />
20 Thomas Bate<br />
7 John Edward Cox<br />
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<b>Thompson's Yard</b><br />
Thomas Edward Newbown<br />
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<b>Waterside with Vaults Lane Clapson's Lane Hewsons Lane Chads Lane Barraclough lane </b><br />
Chad's Lane William Alfred Howson<br />
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Barracloughs Lane James Nathaniel Newton<br />
Barracloughs Lane Robert Norris<br />
85 William Allison<br />
Chads Cottages-Thomas Osgerby<br />
Chad's Cottages Joseph Osgerby (elder)<br />
117 Charles Plaskitt<br />
119 Edmund Richardson<br />
Vaults Lane John Kirk Adlard<br />
William Barker<br />
Robert Barker<br />
Frederick Spearey<br />
8 Haven Square George Clipson<br />
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<b>West Acridge</b><br />
Jonathan Jubb<br />
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<b>Westfield Road</b><br />
Tom Clewlow<br />
Herbert Smith<br />
61 Fred Doughty <br />
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In Barton there was two cases of wives with men at the front who were harbouring troops who had gone AWOL- there was a lot of hurried marriages to newly uniformed men as they set out to the front around the Kingdom and Barton was no exception. George Tonks who lost his life at the Hohenzollern Redoubt had the dubious and woeful honour of having his obituary below his wedding notice on the same issue and page of the Hull Daily Mail birth, marriage and death section.<br />
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After the war ended there were several score widows in their teens and twenties-and some of them spent little time in casting their nets and finding themselves a new man.<br />
For some it was merely a case of survival-others no doubt, picking themselves and dusting themselves down, taking the phrase ''til death us do part'' quite literally. Love often came into it but not always. Times were much harder and people thought much more practically.<br />
Some took lesser lodgings than that they were used to-this was the time of rent, and very little home ownership. If the same thing happened today, (2019) there would obviously be a fairly big wave of foreclosure.<br />
In the parish records a great many can be seen to have remarried in the months following November 1918. <br />
The country was bankrupt and there was little money about in small country towns. A million men returned to unemployment. Many women had taken up work for the first time and were reluctant to give up their new found freedom of financial independence.<br />
A job selling matches in 1919 received 5000 applications from discharged officers alone.<br />
Hoppers already had women and children working for them before the war, the school leaving age being 14 years old at the time. The Ropery was also liberal in this sense.<br />
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George Thompson's widow is one such example of what happened.<br />
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Gertrude (Sophie Winship) had married George Thompson, in Barton in 1912. Two children, Rona and Arthur quickly arrived on the scene in time for the outbreak of the war. By 1915, Gertrude was a young widow. George died in the last hurrah of enthusiasm for war in the attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt on October 13th 1915. (chapter-White Rat in Residence)<br />
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<b>George and Gertrude not long after their wedding and Gertrude with the first to of what was to be her seven children. </b><br />
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Walter Cox served in the Royal Artillery during the war and came home as many did a single man, among the myriads, who had had four vital courting years interrupted. He apparently served with the 5th Lincolns as well.<br />
Walter actually enlisted pre-war and may have ben re-entered as a reservist in 1914. He was born 105 Stoneferry Road, Sculcoates in East Hull; his father was a foreman at Earle's Cement-later Barton Cement Works.<br />
They relocated to Barton when Walter was still a baby.<br />
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Ernest his brother also came to Barton and both enlisted in the town. He had previously enlisted the Hampshire Regiment-his family had ties there (Cheriton) between 1902 and 1906-we know this because of the peakless Broderick Cap at his side in the photo. See below.<br />
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Gertrude had moved from Pasture Road with her widow's pension of 19/- per week which would have gone some way to looking after the children-Arthur and Rona-life in the brickyards was very mean at the time-winters were fierce and you had running water if you were lucky and neither gas nor electricity.<br />
(the majority of the brickyard dwelling were demolished in the 60s on the order of Dr.Kirk who had been bought to the town to oversee <span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">sanitation laws-others just fell down.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> It is possible Gertrude moved here to alleviate her income.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">After they married, Gertrude was not allowed to discuss George. Walter himself would not discuss the war as he thought it unsuitable subject for small ears. </span><br />
Gertrude herself<span style="background-color: white;"> mad some claims on George's personal effects but nothing came of it. She had a further five children and Walter raised Arthur and Rona lovingly as his own, with no discrimination or favouritism.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Tragedy did not end there as Arthur lost his life during the second world war. </span><br />
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<br />Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-89261274899818824662019-03-07T02:16:00.004-08:002023-12-31T04:26:50.863-08:00Medical Personnel at Hohnezollern Redoubt-George Stockdale Extract from the Diary of the 1/1 North Midland Field Ambulance beginning 13th October 1915.<br />
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October 13th 1915 Vermelles. <br />
Brewery 6 M.O.s <br />
A section tent sub division.<br />
Chateau 2 MO 2 Cook 2 Clerk 8 Orderlies.<br />
C Section Eqpt <span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"><br />''Barts'' (some doctors having named the units after their own hospitals) 1 NCO 4 Orderlies <br /> A large stock of dressings and medical comforts & 50 petrol tins of water placed in BARTS to replenish Regimental aid posts. <br /> The DADMS (Deputy Assistant Director Medical Services) MacAllister and Major Hewlings took charge of Chateau. (This would have been evacuated or requisitioned usually but not always with owners consent according to military law0 </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">Stretchers-5 Wheeled 2 ours and 3 borrowed from Guards Divn. to Lt Durward to removed Casualties from Brewery. 9 More Fld. Amb. waggons and 14 motor lorries were placed at disposal of DADMS to remove walking cases from Chateau.<b> (Remember these numbers!)</b></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">During the morning 83 cases of gas poisoning were bought in. These were caused by our own escaping gas from cylinders. With 1 or 2 except, these were not of a serious nature. (lucky sods) At 1315 all 3 bearer sub Divns were placed at the dugouts at the end of Barts Alley dug outs to bring cases to the Brewery. Brewery was for stretcher cases while Chateau was for walking wdd. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">Captain Foster was placed in command of all stretcher squads with orders to keep in touch with the RMOs and organise the removal of stretcher cases. from the REgt Aud Posts via Barts alley which was reserved solely for the removal of wounded. At 145 p.m. RAPosts with Capt. Foster. Casualties were already beginning to stream in in considerable numbers owing to the German bombardment of our reserve trenches. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">Leicesters and Lincolns on the left, Stafford and Brigade on the right, Monmouths following and Notts&Derby (Sherwood Foresters) in support.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">A shell struck the brauwerij (Brewery) at about 3pm injuring a RE (engineers) corporal.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">At 4.20 p.m. urgent messages arrived from aid posts asking for every availahle stretcher....</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">Three squads were made up from brewery personnel and deatched along with 6 squads from the 46th division. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"></span></span></span>At the same time, I visited Barts (named possibly after Barts Hospital) and found Barts alley filled with hundreds of walking cases (wounded) making their way back, and Barts itself was crowded with men who had made it so far and then collapsed.<br />
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Progress in the trench was impossible owing to the crowded wounded passing along it, so returned and at 5.20 pm dispatched urgent message to ADMS for all available stretcher bearers..in response 80 were sent from 3rd NMFA and 1ST.NMFA. in driblets they arrived, and also 12 from 84 FA ...about 9pm 3 squads were sent into trenches and motor ambulances used to bring wounded from Barts Alley to Brauwerij. There were continuous complaints from RMOs that the cases were being cleared by stretcher teams from aid posts, this was due to the large number that had to be bought in from Barts which it was necessary to, before getting further into the trenches, it taking many hours to do a single journey-owing to the crowding in the trenches congested with wounded going down and supplies going up, it was not until 9pm that our own squad began to remove wounded from the aid posts and it was not until 9am that we started to remove wounded from the front line trenches..<br />
the number of stretcher cases that pasee through Brewery were;<br />
6pm 97<br />
7pm 121<br />
8pm 138<br />
9.15 pm 158<br />
10.15pm 180<br />
11.15pm 202<br />
At the chateau walking cases were received in large numbers , the record obtained was 690 but 1100 tallies were used and the DADMS estimated that another 400 had gone on by horse ambulance and motor lorry without treatment. Congestion was great...but at least the night was fine so there was no great hardship...<br />
.many walking cases drifted into the 36th FA which they had to pass on their way to the chateau, slighter cases realising they would have a long wait so walked on.<br />
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...two captains arrived to relieve these were Armitage Parbury Flaxman, but the RMOs (resident medical officers said they did not wish to be relieved) 1500 estimate came in wounded, 20 in all.<br />
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October 14th Vermelles (wounded) cases brought into the brewery<br />
1115 202<br />
1215 220 <br />
0115 241<br />
6am 293<br />
8am 309<br />
noon 385<br />
2pm 399<br />
4pm 440<br />
6pm 450<br />
8pm 469<br />
this after nearly 24 hours<br />
13:00 a report came in that some hundreds of wounded were still lying in the forward trenches-a motor despatch was sent to recquisition 200-300 FRESH STRETCHER BEARERS as our own were getting exhausted...(and who wouldn't be after 23 hours of handling wounded dying men) ...<br />
60 bearers of the NMD cycle Coy and 50 from the RFA came in our own stretcher bearers had been up for 36 hours and were of little use.<br />
Vast numbers of stretcher cases were bought in the next day and the MOs could not deal with them-they were sent onto the chateau which was by then receiving fewer walking cases-at 8pm the brewery was closed and handed over to the Guards division on the order of the ADMS who had repelled the counter attack on the evening of the 13th<br />
The only remaining part of 46 division in the trenches was the Leicesters. A tour of several miles of trenches was made and 11 cases were bought in by stretcher at 10pm. Through, the night more wounded wandered in, including 5 slightly wounded Germans.<br />
October 15th two ambulances and 1220 men of 59th FA arrived and an inspection by the DMS (director of Medical Services) The former proved invaluable in searching saps, communication trenches and shell holes for wounded.<br />
Wounded were being found in dribs and drabs on the 14th and 15th after the relief by the Guards Divn. The Field ambulance stretcher bearers were replaced by men of the Royal field Artillery and<br />
a Cyclist Company, 12 squadrons of which entered the trenches at 22:00hrs. Four German wounded treated and in all 264 cases bought in. The Brewery was closed and the Field Ambulance (83) took over with the Guards division.<br />
So all in all the process from beginning of battle, to the night of October 15th, the medical men were non stop in their labours for nearly four days. After the 17th they were rested unable no doubt to able to do any more. The medical unit withdrew to Fouquieres when it was ascertained that there would be no more wounded coming through.<br />
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To assess this properly we have a situation that had been repeated throughout 1915 and most likely on every day of the battle of Loos from the start on 25th September, and still the high commanc failed to see that they would have to heavily reinforce the medical section.<br />
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This article has been reworded from the Wellcome Library's Diaries of the 1st/2nd North Midland Field Ambulance. <br />
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<b>With many thanks to the Wellcome Foundation.</b><br />
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this photo shows George Stockdale (with box) with another man with their medical service belonging to the 1st/5th Battalion. This is early in the war and may be round the time that George won his DCM. The service is obviously rudimentary and has room for at best three pateints-this would have been more used to convey the injured back to a base hospital or for supplies. As there is no Red Cross on the wagon, I suspect this photo to be more in line with transport-the chap leading the mule has the lanyard of the transport section.<br />
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“…20th September 1915 at Zillebeke when his trench was partly demolished by
enemy gunfire he went to rescue a sergeant who was cut off and badly
wounded under heavy bombardment.” London Gazette 10th November 1916 and recommended for the Croix de Guerre awarded? 17th February 1917.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The Sergeant in question was Anthony Nicholson of Barton who died in 1929, in his 50s, his early death no doubt partly bought on by the exertions of war and injuries. </span></div>
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It looks as though he stayed on after the war ended as the last photo shows Harold in his service medals.<br />
His somewhat varied career led him to organising the agricultural shows in Barton and he was well known in farming. There is a possibility of Aldershot before or after the war, nut interestingly the photo of Harold on horseback shows him at Lincoln, and what looks like a training camp.<br />
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Harold seen with signaller's or 'flag wagger' badge of crossed flags and war medals as a Lance Bombardier. He appears to have three medals but was not sent to France until 1915. The two to Harold's left are service medals. The signallers on both sides led dangerous lives, as they directed shell fire near to or in the trenches by waving flags. Many fell to the sniper and Harold himself was twice wounded. The white rope around his left shoulder is a lanyard which possibly signifies a transport section-as artillery was horse drawn this was probably a common task for all in the artillery units. Harold's shoulder patch shows RFA (Royal Field Artillery)<br />
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Harold's obituary notice, as can be seen, he was relatively young, but the war aged men prematurely and he does look older than his 66 years.<br />
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<b>Many thanks to Mr. Nigel Pinchbeck for the use of the family photos </b><br />
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Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-76011498173820261342018-10-19T12:48:00.000-07:002023-12-31T04:26:49.488-08:00Women Of The War 1A small number of Barton women went to the front as nurses.<br />
They would usually have been in the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) The Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing corps (QARANC)<br />
What is often overlooked is the long exposure to traumatized victims (most had been cleaned up after the battles) that nurses faced, as well as horrendous physical disfigurements and disease. All part of the job! Women such as Beatrice Gouldthorpe were put to work on the railways, and Beatrice actually died at her workplace in an accident, which didn't even make the news.<br />
Hilda Atkinson apparently served in both wars.<br />
Ethel Poole served her time abroad.<br />
It was reported in 1915 that G.H.Atkinson had been in France enquiring about his daughter who was somewhere behind the lines. She got back, but Edith Cavell, who was convicted by a German Field Court Martial, was executed that year.<br />
The nurses were susceptible to catching whatever the soldiers and sailors might contract while on active service, and the Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918 took its toll. Nurses were qualified to receive the same service medals as the men, but were exempt from bravery awards until 1916 when a high number of them began to receive the Military Medal for bravery under fire and devotion to duty.<br />
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Many girls regarded the war as a great adventure and were unprepared for what they were to see.<br />
Some like Ethel Burley, may have had some experience, with her father and two brothers being town doctors, and serving alongside as Medical Officers. <br />
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This is one of the Barton girls in her uniform, steely eyed and full of resolve, complete with her fob watch on her chest and what appears to be a dressing box-many the photo taken at Bert Parker's on Finkle Lane. (personal collection)<br />
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The women played their part at home too, taking the men's jobs where allowed, thought this national trend was not generally reflected in Barton.<br />
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<br />Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-78759792191500773532018-04-29T04:07:00.000-07:002023-12-31T04:26:49.879-08:00Lawrence Robinson-An Appreciation Unfortunately, I have to announce that we have lost a great friend and mentor, Laurie Robinson. His funeral was held Thursday gone 26th April, at St.Mary's church Barton Upon Humber, his home town.<br />
As regular readers of this site will know, Laurie's help was invaluable and opened a great many doors to my research. He was influential, indeed the drive behind getting the missing names of Barton men put onto stone and erected onto the cenotaph.<br />
Together we spent a day's labour in fixing Colonel Wilson's grave which had been broken by a less than carefully driven vehicle in the cemetery. Upon its completion, with a suitable reinforcement, Laurie announced;<br />
''He'll come off worse if he f****** hits this again.''<br />
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I had just completed my research on the Barton men and women, their stories in the Great War or so I thought, when Laurie popped up in an email that I had neglected to read, saying he could name a few more men in the photographs that I had already in my collection.<br />
To my delight he came back at me with an invitation to visit him at home on Barrow Road, when I was living some place or other probably Liverpool. Within a few weeks I was receiving photos by the score with information and from these sources, new information and importantly identification of our Barton servicemen began to arise.<br />
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As well as that, there was cups of tea, and the long suffering Sandra, his lovely wife, would just sit it out patiently in the kitchen while we rattled on. He spent time visiting the elderly people of Barton, ekeing out memories from them that proved totally invaluable. His energy knew no bounds, Wherever I found him, he was still working or going to work, or doing something.<br />
I already knew he was a man of various talents as I remembered him from his darts (County level against big stars) days, his time at the workshops-strutting down Fleetgate, his various crafting and fishing and organ skills-Lardy-Dah could turn his hand to anything-he had a brilliant knack as well for a funny story and anecdote-he was of course of that generation-not one for sitting about on his arse. He churned out skipping ropes for kids in Africa-as the vicar at his funeral said-he made hundreds of the things. <br />
His various names-Lardy-Dah-Laurie-Larry-Ron-reflected his multifaceted talents as a man and human being.<br />
He could have made it as a stand up comedian-one story, my favourite went like this-<br />
Jim Jordan was a Hairdresser in High/King Street? And he liked to have a bet on the 'osses. Well he was cutting this chap's hair one day-every five minutes he'd go to the radio, listen to the race, and come back to cutting this mans hair. Well he must have put a lot on, this particular day-because this man's hair cut took 3 hours! -at the end of it, Jim says-<br />
'' Would you like anything on that Sir?'' to which this gent replied <br />
''Yes, me f***** hat! as he threw the money at him ran out the door! <br />
Stories like this were legion.<br />
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His greatest epitaph, apart from his work for the Christmas Child Campaign and there are many-has to be firstly his family, and in material terms-Tin Tommy-the wonderful soldier with his bench that stands so proudly at Barrow Road, Redoubt Copse-the circle of trees dedicated to the Barton men fallen at the Hohenzollern Redoubt-and the added names to the war memorial. <br />
We stood on a blustery day with the chief representative from Lincolnshire Council and Laurie just laid it out-as he always said to me-Its All About Presentation. I wasn't sure it could be done-I couldn't have got it done on my own. He was before long, going to the council meetings and the offices, where he had...his own way of presenting things, and his bullheadedness shone through. <br />
Not only that he was a fund raiser, and the coffers of the Barton Living Memorial Trust were soon swelling from various bodies and individual people from around town. He kept in touch with relatives of those whose names had not been included on the Cenotaph-who were so grateful.<br />
Without rambling on, and I think I have already, I raise a glass to the great man for all his works, as the vicar said, his legacies are ALL OVER BARTON.<br />
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Laurie, you will never be far from our thoughts-you've rejoined Granddad Jim and your family but down here, you're missed.<br />
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<b>The industrious errand boy on his bike-running errands for Mrs Ling and Fruity Burton. </b><br />
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<b>At the 100th Anniversary of the attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt with the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. </b><br />
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<b> Sitting back and enjoying the fruits of his labour at Tin Tommy Bench on Barrow Road </b>Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-32258198890689076402018-04-29T02:39:00.004-07:002023-12-31T04:26:44.807-08:00Freeman Wright-A Colourful Character of the New Army Freeman enlisted some time in 1914, being a widower with three children. He was 38ish on enlistment, so generally too old for the first intake into Kitchener's Army <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">but probably looked young and fit enough to gain entry</span>-the battalion formation took place in November 1914 in Hull, it can be assumed he crossed the Humber, possibly with other Barton man who enlisted. He was born at East Halton. <br />
In the 13th Battalion from Barton-were William Ernest Hare, Walter Wight Smith, Harry Rupert Todd, and lastly Joseph Boyd, whom the latter was certainly a transfer from the 1st Battalion. This list is not conclusive, and there were maybe others who survived. All of these men were killed in action on 13th November 1916, or died of wounds, as in the case of young Harry Todd, who succumbed to his injuries at home in January 1917.<br />
How Freeman adjusted to military discipline is not known, but either a thirst for adventure or stories circulating about German excesses, or a desire to get the job done as with 300,000 other men who enlisted into K 1,2, and 3. As a boy he was what we say in Barton in nearly days gone by, to be a as the saying goes a bit of a rum lad.<br />
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He was born in 1876/7 at Goxhill and was 2 years old when his father died. <br />
By 1881 the family were living at Lease Lane, East Halton, h<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">is mother Maria, was 30 or thereabouts when her husband passed away. The other children were Ada 13, George 11, Alfred 17, Florence 19, and Selena (12) Selena was at the Ropery. In about 1899 he had set up with Alice Anne Revell from South Ferriby, who was about the same age as him and his first daughter, Ella Belinda Wright, was born in 1900, at 10 Hungate. (Approximately where the granny flats are now) and then he was a living a time at High Street with his mother and Florence, who was still at home, unmarried. Marriage to Alice Ann followed in 1902. Arthur Wright, a son-was born in 1902, and another girl Ivy, was born in 1908. Alice tragically passed away in 1912, leaving Freeman with three children to take care of. No doubt family, friends and probably the elder girl shared the burden. </span><br />
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On September 8th 1896 at 16 years old, he was summonsed to Barton Police Court for playing Pitch and Toss Game with Robert H Farr, Charles King, John Sparks, Ernest Clapson, John William Dent.<br />
On the 16th August of that year, PC Harness and Sgt. Parker undertook a covert operation and concealed themselves behind a field in Stable Lane, after complaints that gambling had occurred on a Sunday afternoon, Here they spotted 50 odd youths and men in in Stable Lane, playing at the illegal gambling vice. Names were duly taken down in the intrepid detectives notebooks and summons delivered.<br />
Each of the boys were fined 5 shillings, a princely sum, and one not too pleasing for his parents!<br />
He would have been working by this time, so no doubt had to shell out himself. Richard Arnold and Fred Barley had been at it before, and they got double the rate.<br />
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Further problems were to follow when Freeman got nicked for pelting stones at telegraph wires on 29th November 1896. He was cheeky to the officer, after he said, the latter threatened to throw him over the hedge! The ''uncivil'' Freeman Wright, Charles King, and John Sparks were each fined 5s/2d (5 shillings and two pence) while the more contrite Alfred Johnson received 2s/2d for his sins! It would appear that no further episodes took place; 1896 had been a very poor year for the young man's pocket.<br />
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No further trouble occurred it would seem, and there is a strong possibility that Freeman played football for Barton Rovers, and cricket for Barton.<br />
However the leopard didn't really change his spots.<br />
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At 38 (allegedly) the cycle worker at Hopper's decided that a life of adventure awaited him in the army-or he was affected by the stories that were appearing in the newspaper propaganda machine.<br />
He enlisted into the 12th Sportsmen's battalion, East Yorkshire Regt. as Private 12-1295 on 28th December 1914.<br />
He underwent his training and set out for Egypt, Port Said, on 16th December, and arriving on 28th December 1915-12 days! aboard HT Simla.<br />
Trouble began. On the 4th Feb 16, Field Puishment number 2 (manacled for 2 hours a day) was awarded, for refusing to obey an order at Ballah.<br />
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On the 8th February, the punishment was 14 days FP number 1 (manacled to a post or artillery gun wheel or similar) for insolence to an officer while undergoing FP number 2<br />
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The battalion arrived at Marseille on 8th March 1916 and embarked to Fort Remy, south of Abbeville, not getting there until the 12th. The battalion then route marched through Vignacourt, Ariannes, , Beauzesne and Achieux, arriving at <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Bertrancourt </span>on the Somme on 2nd March 1916.<br />
Some periods of rotation and rest followed, with no doubt intensive training, at Base Camp Etaples, where FW also received dental treatment. Much collateral damage through random shellfire and sniper action haunted the battalion in the coming months.<br />
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On 24th July Freeman received a Field General Court Martial, potentially a death sentence charge, the offence for which was awarded 70 days FP No.1 for a spot of heavy drinking and damaging an inhabitants property. He also lost 9 shillings pay. <br />
The possibility is that life at Etaples was a total nightmare, as it had been for many soldiers. There was a big camp of deserters outside the camp for much of the war, and soldiers pleaded to be sent to the front. In 1917, a large force of soldiers rioted and the camp was burned down. Jack Thompson of Barton was a witness to the Etaples mutiny.<br />
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On the 26th October, having done his punishment, Freeman was sent to Rossignol farm to rejoin the battalion, and intense training followed. The battalion went up to the firing line at Couin, near Serre, for another big push, which floundered in the mud of the Somme. No further incidents of indiscipline followed as far as is known.<br />
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Freeman in uniform of the 12th East Yorkshire Regiment, Kitchener's Army, taken in Ripon or Rugeley in 1914. The (92) brigade was a free wheeling enterprise until formally adopted by the war office, when it was deployed to Hurdcott Camp on Salisbury Plain.<br />
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Bringing up the rear-cigarette in hand while marching and ready for anything-I wonder if the crowd kept company together and that the other men by him are the Barton volunteers. This is most probably in England. He wrote on the reverse of the card-<br />
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Freeman's last resting place in the green fields of France-in the battle that took the lives of five Barton men. The cemetery is quite remote at Euston Road Cemetery at Colincamps-a fair drive from anywhere, and a testament to the advances made by the British and allied forces in 1916 on the Somme. It is beautifully tended, and the area is worth a visit. Orignally he was buried 1.5 miles SE of Hebuterne at Copse cemetery. Also buried there is Joseph Boyd who was with the 12th Battalion.<br />
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Freeman's memorial plaque and medals-he left three orphan children who surely would have been adopted or taken in by other family members.<br />
<br />Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-25565685569272472852018-03-16T04:50:00.002-07:002023-12-31T04:26:44.023-08:00The Choir Boys of Barton-Albert Geary, Ernest Hill, and George Green A recent dig around in posts of the 1920s found a rather nice tribute by Ernest Welsh. who had been the organist at Barton for 63 years (in 1928) . The stories of Albert Geary and Ernest Hill have now been told, but another talent and that was for singing. They had been mentioned in the Hull Daily Mail pre war, as they went to competitions in the city, where they were well received. The other chief chorister at St.Mary's where they were taught, was George Green, who survived the war.<br />
Others who may have been choristers at the church who were certainly singers included Walter Jennings and Percy Dent.<br />
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Some of the boys could be mischievous, and a few ears were boxed if good behaviour was not observed-it was not unusual for Mr.Welsh to leave his stool during the sermon to deal with a ''refractory'' chorister. The Vicar would turn in his pulpit, and a deadly silence would follow, followed by a boxed ear-the organist would then return to his seat-and only then the service would resume. <br />
Also in practise, which was every Monday and Thursday, any hilarity from the boys would be little tolerated-a shaking would be administered with the bellow of ''BOY!!! LEAVE THE CHURCH!!'' Ernest was not however averse to practical jokes and many were played upon him.<br />
They would all return he said, meekly the following practise sessions. He recalled that the discipline was ensured and that the boys were generally well behaved. He himself came to Barton in 1882 and served under 6 ministers from the famous Hogarth to the equally renowned Varah. He woed the lack of literary interest in the town and the literary institute, a big call in those days, was set up after he arrived. <br />
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Right-Ernest Hill, who won a scholarship and went to Hymers college before training as a teacher. Killed in Action in 1917 serving with the Royal Fusiliers.<br />
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Left-Albert Gearey, who as well as singing in church, went onto join the priesthood at Kelham near Newark. His career was also cut short when he fell to a sniper's bullet, a few days off the end of the war.<br />
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Soldiers who could sing were very popular among the men, but we can only conjecture as to if the choristers entertained their colleagues behind the lines. <br />
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Ernest Welsh, seen here at 86 years old-the long standing organist and choirmaster of St.Mary's who recalled the sweet powerful voice of his three protoges, George, Albert, and Ernest. And woe betide anyone who crossed him. </div>
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He lived in Chapel Lane, in a lovely old house with an olde worlde garden-and his son Walter the youngest of his eight children who had been badly injured during the war was employed by his dad as a groundsman. He was an old Freemason who revived the lodge in the town and a keen bowler belonging to Brigg Road club. </div>
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<br />Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-63443788113599515912018-02-17T02:50:00.000-08:002023-12-31T04:26:48.104-08:00A Study in Shellshock Or SyphilisXX was not the most healthy man by account of his army service record. He entered the army as private 1832 in 1913 category C which was low on the accepted health standard for the armed services in that time, and for active service but only for the special reserve. He was about 34 in 1913 and enlisted at Hull. <br />
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XX was a motor mechanic in the Army Service Corps, Motor Transport Section his peacetime profession which was a good job, and living at Butts Road. He was an attending Wesleyan chapel lad, so a devout Christian, professional driver and mechanic. <br />
He had an uneventful war, with no disciplinary conduct issues, and seems not to have been wounded in any way.<br />
However after signing up for his fourth stint of military service, he suffered a complete breakdown<br />
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Originally from Staffordshire, he was born in 1882 and was regimental number XXXX ised 6 August-<br />
embarked at Liverpool as a professional soldier.<br />
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Home 15 11 1918 to death 4 4 18 the family having moved to Fleetgate, with wife PXXX and two daughters (P moved back to Staffordshire post war and survived to 1968) They had family in Tunstall and Burslem, in Staffs.<br />
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Neurasthenia 29 12 1 7<br />
2nd Military Hops Nov 17<br />
then Warrington LDWH War Hospital<br />
admitted 29-12-17 <br />
General paralysis of the insane at the age of 37<br />
has been under fire<br />
very thin pain in legs and weak very confused thinks he is going to win a DCM<br />
rambles in conversation<br />
aggravated by active service<br />
stress of campaign<br />
very childish <br />
verbally insensible speech indistinct <br />
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LD hosp squint reaction sluggish (had squint in 1914)<br />
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had a complete mental breadown-rambling incoherent pains in head childlike says hes going to be awarded the DCM crying at night <br />
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the doctors in the 2nd Mil Hosp in Notts put attributable to syphilis but this was not contracted in the trenches-it is most likely he was born with it.<br />
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Then he was shuffled onto the Lord Derby War Hospital which I imagine is a war hospital in Warrington.<br />
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During his stay there, he was tested (these are non specific) <br />
this is how it is written<br />
bloods +++ positive for...<br />
CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid0 ++ positive for...<br />
there is no indication of pretomonas which is syphilitic spores<br />
illegible doctors writingl <br />
no lymphocytosis I think!<br />
Does this lot rule out syphilis?<br />
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Lenocytin on the other hand indicated If the "lenocytin" word is leucocytin or leucocidin then he probably had
what is now known as PVL or Panton-Valentine leucocidin (first
discovered in 1894 and named in 1932 after the two researchers who
identified it). <br />
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We had the following discussion on the Great War forum site-as we tried to decipher the notes that had been written about XX<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">And
we can't forget that syphilis was very common in the British population
at that period. The docs then probably knew a lot more about its
clinical presentations (especially the late ones, like </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Tertiary
Syphilis or General Paresis of the insane) than docs do today-- they
saw a lot of it. Mental illness caused by late-stage syphilis was once
one of the more common forms of </span><a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Dementia.aspx" rel="nofollow external" title="External link"><span style="color: black;">dementia</span></a><span style="color: black;">. </span>In the pre-antibiotic era, neurosyphilis was reported to occur in 6-7% of the</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cases of syphilis infection. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As to your man's specific case, I assume those hospitals would have been looking for Spirochaetes (the </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">causative
agent for Syphilis) at that time, though they had been seen
microscopically in tissues and brain as early as about 1901. </span></span>The
organisms were able to be detected routinely as early as 1905, and the
first blood Test, the Wasserman, was invented in 1906. I believe that
the VDRL blood test for Syphilis was available prior to WWI, as well
(but no references to this effect are available to me right now). <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> If they were looking for the spirochetes, and found them, the
annotation of +++ for blood and ++ for Cerebro-spinal fluid would have
been appropriate entries. "+++" would mean "found lots of them", and
"++" would mean "found a whole bunch of them, but not as many as in
blood". </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Perfectly good for medical annotation when quantitative testing
was not available. "No Lymphocytosis</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"
would clearly show that he did not have meningitis or encephalitis
(infections, usually by bacteria, though occasionally by viruses), which
could have caused similar signs. </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some
patients with neurosyphilis do not show any symptoms, but others can
have severe headaches, stiff necks, and fever that result from an
inflammation of the meninges (the lining of the brain). Personally, I
have never seen it (because we diagnose it a lot sooner today, and treat
with antibio</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tics),
but occasional patients have seizures. Patients whose blood vessels are
involved occasionally develop symptoms of strokes with resulting
numbness, weakness or visual complaints.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Usually (but not always), this would have had a long incubation period,
in the range of decades. It would be unlikely for him to develop
neurosyphilis as a result of a 1915 infection. However, you have to
remember that <b>he may have had it since birth</b>. Congenital syphilis was
relatively common in the UK of that period, and people who developed
neurosyphilis at a young age may have suffered from this condition.
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"KJ ++" meant that he had reasonable quality (or maybe a bit rapid) Knee
Jerk Reflexes. Just part of a normal neurological exam. With the
dilated and slow reacting pupils, he definitely had something
neurological going on, and I would not doubt a diagnosis of Tertiary
Syphilis. (end stage-therefore contracted at birth)<br />
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The issue of PVL was raised-- I don't think that this was routinely
tested for during WWI (not until the late 1930s), so I believe this to
be unlikely.<br />
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PVL is associated with staph. aureus infection (basically severe blood
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Note that "Asylum Treatment" (in other words warehousing) was at that time a standard and common "treatment" for neurosyphilis.<br />
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Taking everything into account, I think that neurosyphilis is the most
likely diagnosis. Shell Shock would be unlikely to cause those lab
values and physical findings. <br />
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He may have been delirious with that as well as having some degree of shell-shock, poor chap.<br />
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If you see the word Salvarsan anywhere then they were treating him for syphilis as well.<br />
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another report <br />
KJs ++ and a load of illegible medical verbiage <br />
pupils dilated sluggish reaction (to torch) <br />
tongue unsteady rambling and incoherent <br />
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I cannot see the Treponema Pallidium test written here.<br />
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He was given ''Asylum Treatment'' which must have been bad emough.<br />
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There
is no definite diagnosis-except the conclusion that he was very ill and
this had been aggravated by the war however his wife left the area and
his grave hasn't even got a stone on it. She lived to 1960, keeping his
name, but not remarrying-I'd imagine if she had contracted syphilis she
would have died earlier. <br />
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Incidentally another man
of the same name 20 years younger, and from the same area was
discharged in 1919 with epliepsy after four years at the front,. <br />
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He most likely had a spinal tap as the results show negative as did his bloods.<br />
so that ruled out the earlier diagnosis.<br />
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Asylum for light duty! in Jan 1918 100 70 permanent disablement <br />
finally they agreed in wirting that the war had caused the mental breakdown<br />
stress of campaign and constitution ASYLUM TREATMENT<br />
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died<br />
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Chelsea number LB 5327 <br />
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Discharged at Woolwich dockyard! 4-4-18 to 18 West Acridge <br />
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Military character very good.<br />
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So there we have it. Possibly the wife assumed XXXX had syphilis from the trenches and didn't put a headstone because either she felt betrayed or couldn't afford it-she never remarried, lived to the 1960s, and died of old age, so most likely never contracted the disease which makes for more mystery.<br />
The combination of shell fire bought on tertiary syphilis was most likely the cause of death.Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-9720900219160188032018-01-29T15:23:00.000-08:002023-12-31T04:26:41.858-08:00Major George Canty-An Active LifeGeorge Canty was mentioned in the recently published diaries of Doctor Kirk, who was Barton's GP during the 2nd World War-in a non too friendly way-I will leave the reader to find out what is in the book-here is the other side of the coin, which paints a picture of a very active man, full of boundless energy.<br />
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The information was supplied by granddaughter Maggy Clark to whom I am indebted.<br />
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I have annotated and abbreviated in a few places.<br />
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Hull Times 9th November 1963<br />
Major Canty-a man of tremendous vitality <br />
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Reps of Lindsey County Council and many other branches of public services attended St Mary's Church, Barton on Humber on Friday for a funeral service for Major Geo.Canty whose death occurred on Wednesday last week. <br />
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Major Canty who lived at Glebe House was a member of a family known in Lincolnshire 2-- years ago, having business in Barton and adjacent villages for 100 years.<br />
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As a young man he served his articles as an auctioneer and valuer with Simon, Ingamells, and Young, Boston where he passed his FAI exams. <br />
Soon after the outbreak of World War 1, he joined the Horse Guards in Jan 1915 (Staff Sgt) and was drafted to France 11 days later. He appears to have had some pre war service,<br />
possibly in the Boer War. He transferred to the Army Service Corps and a few months later was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery with the rank of Lieutenant with the Royal Naval Division (A) A battery 365 Brigade. (Brigade number may be a typo-it could be 63rd or 36th) <br />
(This was a navy division loaned to the army for the battle of the Somme) the writer goes on-He was present at the taking of the historic Beaumont Hamel (search YouTube-there is a famous film of the event) on November 13th 1916, an engagement in which 20,000 shells were fired and many thousands of prisoners taken.<br />
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Note there appears to be no record for the 365th-possibly a typo, I think its possibly the 63rd. <br />
In 1919, when he established his own business at Barton he joined the 73rd Northumbrian Bgde. at Wenlock barracks where he was gazetted Captain of 290th Battery, becoming CO with rank of major in 1920.<br />
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In the early 19<span id="goog_2076315456"></span><span id="goog_2076315457"></span>20s, Major Canty was elected member of Barton Urban District Council and Lincs. CC.<br />
A member of many committees he went to Lincoln in those days by motorcycle as there was no travelling or sustenance payments available at the time. From 1922 to 1961 he served on the CC without break, being chairman of the public health committee, which served the 3 Lincs. County councils and Scunthorpe Grantham Lincoln and Grimsby.<br />
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As chairman of the Glanford Brigg and Louth infirmary Management Committee, he presided over the opening of Louth's £71,000 hospital in 1938 by the then minister of health Walter Elliott<br />
The minister was so impressed by the Major's views that he borrowed his notes on cancer and on the following evening in a broadcast speech, closely followed the context of the notes. <br />
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He was the president of Barton on Humber Fat Stock Show Soc. one of the first certifying officers in Barton District to be appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture.<br />
In years gone by he was the treasurer of the Barton Horse show, forerunner of the present agricultural show.<br />
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He had one other talent which present day Barton may not be aware of-he was in demand as a singer and an actor as a member of Hull Amateur Operatic Society.<br />
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There is a son George who was educated at Oundle and at time of writing was an anaesthetist at the Croydon group of hospitals.<br />
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His wife recalled in a Lincolnshire Times interview-''He is at it all day and every day, from morning to night-that is how its been since I've known him.''<br />
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He was also a member of the Radium committee which was working to get a Radium centre in Scunthorpe, which occurred and was opened by Ernest Brown, another health minister.<br />
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For 30 years he was Justice of the Peace JP for parts of Lindsey and the chair of Barton magistrates for 5 years.<br />
In a range of public services that dates back to the board of Guardians, there is one memorial to his tenacity and interest in secondary education-Barton Grammar School. Despite the depression of the 20s he persuaded the CC that his corner of North Lincs. was educationally neglected; he had the satisfaction of piloting the scheme. meeting the contractors and leading them to the site. He stayed on the school committee governing body for a number of years. <br />
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The present thriving Barton Cattle Market was his other master work-George started it himself with a few pigs and sheep. When he handed over to his successors in recent months it was a gong concern. (Sadly no more!) <br />
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Mourners included Ruth Canty widow-Dr.George and Mrs Canty Son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Fred Canty brother sister in law-Mr and Mrs H Cleary brother in law sister in law.<br />
ST Matthews Lodge of Freemasons<br />
Mr CC Smith Mt H Cole, Coun F T Hepworth, Coun.F.Hopper Mr CE Woolley Coun S.Ashton<br />
Mr D.King Mr WJ Franklin Mr HE Cottingham Mr H Lewis Mr J Lovitt Mr D Hendy Mr H Frow Mr HA Dickinson Mr EB Cook MD van der Slooten S Aaron K Cox N Cox Col J Brooks (also repr. Cons Club) <br />
The County Council were well represented as were the police with two inspectors of the region in EV Large and AR Drury.<br />
Others locally were GB USher FC Rowson Thornton Farrow T Clark HS Griffiths (rep Major Gleadhow-Hull breweries) S Burkitt J Lovitt H Ashton B Franklin N Leaning A Knapton H Walker Mr and Mrs NG Goddard KW Milson Ted Dodd of Hull and Grimsby papers) GA Robinson Dr Ethel Kirk (whose husband had disparaged George in his war diaries) Dr G Birtwhistle RJ Bakeborough (Lindsey Blind Soc) Mrs Miuncey and King rep British Red Cross Mr C Frow Mrs B Killick Miss R Furniss were just some who attended the funeral. <br />
<br />Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-4366955535808315722017-10-18T01:39:00.001-07:002023-12-31T04:26:41.464-08:00Lincolnshire Accounts of the Hohnezollern Redoubt from Lincolnshire Libraries <div style="display: block;">
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Some general news items from various papers with links provided.</div>
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Ten days earlier, 357 Lincolnshire men had been slaughtered in a foreign field at the Hohenzollern Redoubt.<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />
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They were among 1,308 from their Army division killed in a tragedy that scythed down men of counties stretching from the Lincolnshire coast to the Welsh border.</div>
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The soldiers were all volunteers, who in civvy street had day jobs including at Marshall's of Gainsborough and Ruston's in Lincoln.</div>
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And their families back home appeared to rely on letters published in newspapers to find out if they were safe or otherwise.</div>
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One poignant entry, jostling for position among the dogs and valuables in the lost and found section of the Echo, was a missing appeal from the family of an officer "who was in the Hohenzollern action last week".</div>
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Among those who volunteered was William Marshall Curtis, who worked in the family bakehouse and village shop in Kexby, near Gainsborough, had fancied a bit of adventure and volunteered to join the 1/4 Lincolns.</div>
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In his 80s he was persuaded to write his wartime memoirs, in which he described the 200-yard advance to the Hohenzollern Redoubt as "full of bullets and bursting shells".</div>
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He wrote: "There would be an advancing man, a shell burst – and no man!"</div>
Comrades shot in neck<br />
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Mr Curtis made it across to the relative safety of a trench – occupied by both British and Germans only separated by a few barricades.</div>
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One after other, he saw his comrades shot through the neck as they peered over the parapet to look out for a counter attack. He said: "My turn went and up I went.</div>
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"Very soon I felt a jab in my neck but didn't fall backwards as the others had done. I put my hand up to feel what had happened and found the wire from my service cap had sprung out and the end had pricked my neck.</div>
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"Taking off the cap to take out the wire I discovered that it had been cut across the top as cleanly as by a knife."</div>
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His son Tim Curtis, 81, a retired teacher who lives in Woodhall Spa, said: "You hear people say they never talked about the war but I think it was more a case that people didn't ask them.</div>
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"I think my father and the others deserve a bit of recognition for what they did.</div>
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"They volunteered to go to France. Perhaps my dad wanted to get away from the family business and wanted an adventure – they probably thought the war wouldn't last long."</div>
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Walter Weston, from Aunsby, near Sleaford, with submitted picwas left for dead in no-man's land after he was shot through his face.</div>
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He served in the 8th Lincolns, who took a battering at the beginning of the Battle of Loos, and was one of five brothers who joined up.</div>
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His nephew Michael Chambers, 77, from Ruskington, said: "In the advance he was shot through the side of his face, knocking out his top teeth and the bullet came out under his ear and his jaw was broken.</div>
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"His friend was killed by the side of him and he was left for dead but was taken prisoner and worked on a farm on the border of Poland until the end of the war before coming home."</div>
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"And my granddad was a foreman fitter at Foster's in Lincoln making the first tanks."<br />
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<strong>The Great Charge of the Lincolnshire Terriers and the Taking of the Famous Hohenzollern Redoubt, by Harold Daulton</strong></div>
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Daulton's poem was in a box of papers belonging to Will Carter, 18, of Louth, who served with the 1/5 Lincolnshire Regiment. His poignant last letter, home which arrived after he was killed, begins "Dear Mother & all". He talks of sending his sister Alice, 16, a Lincolnshire Regiment cap badge she'd been asking for and asks if his dad had lifted his potato crop yet.</div>
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Will also remarks seeing brambles at the front "as big as plums" and after hearing his mother had seen him in her dreams, he wrote: "You might be having </div>
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a surprise and see me walking in the house before many weeks are out."</div>
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His great niece, Yvonne Moore, from Pembrokeshire, Wales, told the Echo: "In the situation they were in it's such a personal letter and he's very loving towards his family</div>
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Shockingly, Lincolnshire's total casualties – killed, died of wounds, wounded or taken prisoner – on that black day, October 13, 1915, were 880.<br />
Brothers, fathers, sons and workmates shed blood side by side in the grim slaughter and most of the dead have no known grave. As news began filtering back home, ripples of grief rocked communities.<br />
Signaller George Crosby, of Sincil Bank, Lincoln, wrote to the parents of Private Arthur Black, see page 4 nov 22 200618, a Lincoln butcher who was killed: "It was terrible that day. Hundreds seemed to fall, but if the worst has happened, you can take it from me he died a hero."<br />
And infantryman Bernard Rushton, 18, from Lincoln, Oct 19, 2006 page 12 for pic noted in his diary: "I saw whole sections of my pals blown to eternity, legs and arms all over the ground but all the same our fellows kept advancing."<br />
Now, 100 years on, people across Lincolnshire and in northern France are pausing to remember the sacrifice of our Tommies, of those ordinary folk who did not flinch when asked to do their duty.<br />
Impossible mission<br />
Their mission: to take the German trenches and gun emplacements to seize the ultimate prize – a 20ft flat-topped slagheap called The Dump that gave panoramic views for miles.<br />
Historian Peter search tark picBradshaw, from Gainsborough, a town which lost 60 men at the redoubt, said: "One hundred years ago the Gainsborough News said that Gainsborough would never forget this day.<br />
"There are many families here who lost people in the war and there's still this strong connection, so it is right that we must remember them."<br />
In the thick of the fighting were men from the 1/4 and 1/5 Battalions the Lincolnshire Regiment, and other territorial units of the 46th (North Midland) Division.<br />
Total casualties among the division from that single day were 3,763, including 1,308 deaths.<br />
It was a terrible price to pay.<br />
And while the British did capture the west face of the redoubt, on October 13, 1915, the fortress was continuously fought over for most much of the rest of the war.<br />
<strong>"We've lost a good and staunch pal"</strong><br />
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<strong>THE ECHO, OCTOBER 1915</strong><br />
News has reached his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hebblewhite, of 11 Vine Street, Lincoln, of the death of their son, Private Frank Hebblewhite, of the 1st/4th Lincolns (T. F.), who has been killed at the front.<br />
Educated at St. Swithin's and the Higher Elementary Schools, Hebblewhite was, prior to enlistment, an engineer, employed at Messrs. Clayton and Shuttleworth's Works. He was a server at St. Swithin's Church, and had been in the Territorials a period of four years.<br />
His career at the front had been very notable, first as a signaller and then as a bomb thrower.<br />
The sad news of his death is conveyed to his parents in the following letter from a friend in the Regiment:<br />
<strong>'Proved himself a man'</strong><br />
"Dear Mr. and Mrs. Hebblewhite, it is with the deepest regret that I write to you to inform you of your son's (Frank's) death, during an attack we made on the enemy's position on the 13th inst.<br />
"He proved himself a man and a hero, and he died fighting. His death was instantaneous, being shot in the abdomen.<br />
"During the bombardment which preceeded the attack, he asked me to write to you should anything happen to him. In the name of the 7th Platoon I tender to you all our deepest sympathy and trust that Almighty God will pour out upon you in abundance.<br />
"His soothing power and relieve you of the strain of bereavement. We've lost a good and staunch pal, and feel his loss severely. How we escaped is a marvel. With deepest sympathy, I remain, your sincere and sorrowing friend, Pte. R. B. Harris, 2207."<br />
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<strong>The Great Advance: The part of the Lincoln Territorials</strong><br />
<strong>THE ECHO, OCTOBER 1915</strong><br />
A letter has been received from Pte. H. Linsey, of the 1st/4th Lincolns, In it he describing the great advance.<br />
He says: "Just a line to let you know that I am in hospital, suffering from gas poisoning., but am progressing favourable under the kind treatment of English nurses.<br />
"This is a beautiful place, and "From my bedroom window I can look out upon the sea, which is a delightful change from the trenches.<br />
"They bombed us out of the third line with gas bombs and liquid fire, but we beat them back again.<br />
"Then I had to crawl back for the gas was getting the better of me.<br />
"The enemy's dead were lying in heaps, and we had to walk over them. One still alive said to me, 'Comrade, comrade,' and my heart went out to him, for he was a man just the same as I, so I gave him a drink of water.<br />
"It was the only thing I could do, for I was busy running about with bombs.<br />
"I thank God that I escaped with my life."<br />
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<br />Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-32778974993288638112017-09-19T01:34:00.000-07:002023-12-31T04:26:45.005-08:00Mr.James Henry Graves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>James served in the Lincolnshire Regiment initially before a transfer to the Machine Gun Corps, possibly with a group of Lincolns including William Blyth and Sidney Jack Robinson (Barton at passim) . His regimental number being 16422 in the Lincolns and 46244 in the MGC. The crossed machine guns can be clearly seen on his field cap. Another member of the suicide club as it was nicknamed, not too many soldiers showing mercy to captured machine gunners on any side. </b><br />
<b>The photo was taken by Bertram Parker at his Finkle Lane studio. Many thanks to James' family for supplying this photo.</b> <br />
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More information may follow this photo.Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-57037500883829050542017-05-24T08:44:00.004-07:002023-12-31T04:26:46.778-08:00Mr.Reginald Parnaby DCMI have touched upon the subject of Reginald "Reg" Parnaby in the past. When I first located his name from the parish magazines via Brian Peeps, he was an unknown quantity, with the indication only that he had won the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery in France in 1915. <br />
Fast forward a few years later and Reginald's niece, Elizabeth, got in touch to tell me a bit more about him and a very good story of Reg's life in the military. <br />
He was a native or born at Barton, and residing at 19 West Acridge when the war was on in 1914.<br />
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The photo below shows Reg around the time of winning his gallantry medal with the 19th Hussars (Cavalry) <br />
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A pictorial illustration which was published in a number of newspapers-Reg winning his DCM by extricating a comrade from beneath a dead horse under fire from a closely advancing enemy. This copy was from ''Deeds That Thrill the Empire''.<br />
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The official citation reads: For gallantry on 23rd October, in extricating a comrade from beneath a fallen horse under a heavy fire from the enemy, who were only a few hundred yards away.<br />
Initially, Reginald informed the family that he had won the DCM, but didn't say much about how he won it. The family said this was typical-he had already won the Humane Society Medal for saving a man from drowning. (Hull Mail 8th Dec 1914) He had the ''added honour of HM the King pinning the medal to his chest.''<br />
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<b>"On Daisy, October 5, 1919. At camp - West Lulworth.''</b><br />
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By now a corporal this photo was taken after the war had ended.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A report in the Hull Daily Mail of 8.12.1914 states that he was the son of Mr. Charles Parnaby of Westfield Road, and that the said Reginald Parnaby was aged 23 years, so born about 1891</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the 1901census the family were residing at Brunswick Road, West Derby, Liverpool Lancashire. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Charles S. Parnaby 32 insurance superintendent born Yorkshire, Hull</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Elizabeth wife 32 born Derbyshire, Lonsford or Longford?</span><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Reginald</span></strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"> son 9 born Yorkshire, Mosborough, South Yorkshire?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Doris daughter 5 born '' '' '' '' </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 1911 the family were at 23, Offer? Street, Derby. The family present were Charles Parnaby (retired), Elizabeth his wife, and Doris Steel Parnaby daughter 15. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Charles Septimus Parnaby married Mary Elizabeth Steel 1891 quarter 2 in the West Derby, Lancs. District.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Charles and Elizabeth Parnaby had been married 21 years and had had 3 children all living at the time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The strange part is that there appears to be no birth registration for a Reginald Parnaby in 1891/2.</span><br />
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The Hull Daily Mail has him living at West Ackridge (sic) Barton on Humber North Lincs 19th Hussars.<br />
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Medal Roll and MIC have him transferring from the Hussars (no. 9763) to the Mounted Military Police (No. P3954) (22.9.16). Serving in Europe with the Hussars from 10.9.14 to 20.5.15 and in theatre 3 10.1.17 to 11.11.18 with the M.M.P. 9Military Mounted Police. <br />
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After the war had ended, Reg soldiered on, in fact until 1944 after when he took part with three military generations of his family in Hull's second victory parade. He had attained the rank of Squadron Sergeant Major, after which he was due to join the police! <br />
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Many thanks go to Elizabeth for furnishing me with the photos and article. <br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-30356791450428532282017-03-08T01:30:00.001-08:002023-12-31T04:26:44.416-08:00Mr. Jack Howell and the Seafaring Matthews Family. The following photo came up in a Facebook discussion recently, as the photo was kindly posted on the Barton Memories age and I was kindly allowed to use it for the Blog by Mr. Steve Balderson.<br />
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This wonderful photo of Jack and his family was taken by Bertram Parker in his Finkle Lane studio as usual.<br />
The cap band John (Jack) is wearing is the HMT Shackleton, a hired trawler with a 1.3lb gun as armament. Hull Reg. H 1003 Admiralty number 3219 employed as a mine layer. It survived the war but was sunk in the 1920s<br />
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Hetty was born around 1889 and raised in Ings Lane (Dam Road) She had 3 brothers-John Lee, b.1887 Herbert Lancelot, b.1891 and Thomas W. b.1886. Charles jnr b.1882. Ernest b.1889 Their father Charles was a riverman, mariner i.e. a Barton waterman.<br />
John Lee and Herbert worked together on The Doris, a Yorkshire registered vessel at the time of the 1911 census.<br />
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The information that I got from Steve was that Jack who lived until the 1950's moving away from Barton.<br />
Nettie Gertrude, Sarah Elizabeth, Charles and James. Nellie married Percy Welsh and Sarah married James Clark, the latter living in Mount Avenue through the 60s and 70s.<br />
Jack died in Woodhall Spa Nursing Home in 1958, aged around 78 years old.<br />
Hetty's brothers were John and Herbert, which brings us back to this photo, seen earlier in the blog<br />
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Jack Howell, sat left, with Herbert Lancelot Matthews, his brother in law standing next to him. I5 is apparent that John Lee Matthews is in the photo plus two other family members. Given that John Lee would be knocking on 40 years old its still hard to tell which he is. <br />
John Lee Matthews was born on 17th March 1887.<br />
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<br />Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473614046792754174.post-15680665858626168962016-11-06T03:39:00.003-08:002023-12-31T04:26:42.056-08:00The Gilfoy Family PhotosG'day, which is quite appropriate here, given the material that is persented! Some more photographs have arrived, regarding the Gilfoy family, so we thought it might be a great idea to give them a page of their own.<br />
I might not get out much but I coyuldnt believe my eyes at this lot of photos, it really is a family history and <b>we are very grateful to the Gilfoy family for providing us with the ermission to use them.</b><br />
The 3 brothers, Arthur Harold Herbert George Gilfoy are all shown in various modes in and out of uniform. Also shown are the newspaper clips that me, Chris and Laurie screwed our eyes up looking at several times, wondering if this was such and such in the photos, so as a result I will be trawlin back through the photos in the older posts and doing a sort of identity parade again.<br />
The fantastic one of the boys down in Luton was on Mrs Welch's scrapbook without names and the sepia rendered it too poor to clarify properly.<br />
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<b>The family had developed a tradition of military service and we now know that Grandfather Gilfoy had served in the Boer War (1899-1901)</b><br />
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Mr and Mrs. Tim and Ellen Gilfoy in the autumn of their years, having lost three sons to a war must have been a terrible burden to them i nsite of having a big family. Tim would have known what war and its cost meant but this would have been little consolation.<br />
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<b>Two brothers in 5th Lincolns, one has been identified as Herbert but it is another brother I think, he also has campaign ribbons from previous military service. </b><br />
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<b>Group photo taken in Luton most likely as part of the photo shoot by the press. Harold is at the front, grinning. He apears to have filled out from his earlier photos. Back left is Sidney Dixon whom we have said earlie was the projectinist at the Oxford cinema. Ernest Weston at Back right. </b><br />
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<b>The photo which is perfectly produced is the one which appeared in the press. See below. The names are as follows but not neccessarily correct. Lance Corporal Sidney Dixon (correct) Lance Corporal T.W.Tonks (no TW listed only George, William who was killed in action and his brother, Lance Corporal William Austin Douglas Tonks but there is a family resemblance-if it is George he has shaved off his tache) A.E.Clapson (correct) and W.(Walter) Blythe Machine Gun Corps, who was killed in action serving with the Machine Gun Corps after he was transferred there, with a batch that included Sidney Jack Robinson. </b><br />
<b>Harold at the bottom cross legged. News clip below. </b><br />
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The photo shown shows the men in relaxed mode. Names will follow. Sgt Herbert Pickard has his arm round the pooch. Sgt Anthony Nicholson is in braces at the right. More on this group over the next few days.<br />
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Herbert Gilfoy, casualty of the Great War, succumbing to his wound after the Australian Infantry 59th Battalion went over the top at Fromelles on the Somme losing two thirds of a thousand strength, 274 of which were missing. More on Herbert and his life in Australia here, very good webpage <a href="https://shireatwar.com/2016/07/22/74-fromelles-59-battalion-h-gilfoy-v-grenville-i-j-lear-a-liddelow-f-a-lidgett-l-j-neil-s-sleigh/" target="_blank">https://shireatwar.com/2016/07/22/74-fromelles-59-battalion-h-gilfoy-v-grenville-i-j-lear-a-liddelow-f-a-lidgett-l-j-neil-s-sleigh/</a> <br />
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Lincolns base camp some time in 1915, somewhere in France. This is the transport column.<br />
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Herbert in peacetime, looking the cool dude in his Sunday best. The Barton boys polished up well back in the day, young uns take note!<br />
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We are proud at last to post some of the photos realting to the Redoubt Copse in memory of the seventeen men and boys who never returned from the the Hohenzollern Redoubt battle at Loos en Gohelle on the 13th October 1915. <br />
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The Barton army cadets of the Army Cadet Force working hard at getting the stuck into the ground for the plantation of the oaks. They should be rightly proud of their efforts and the appreciation from the people of Barton in taking time out of their schedules in undertaking the task. <br />
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The memorial plaque with the donating bodies shields and badges underneath. The Barton Upon Humber Lions, The Rotary Club, the Civic Society and the Living Memorial Trust and individual Barton people and people with relatives were among the many generous doners. <br />
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Adults were also ''enlisted''. This is a very proud day for many people in the area, and thanks are due to everyone who bought this plan together. More news will follow on the event, and the scheme behind the planting of the Oak trees. Seaniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734792032039468849noreply@blogger.com0