Lady Penelope
master brummie
I was totally amazed and uplifted by the thread about the postal workers and all the work put in and contributed by the members of this forum. This has prompted me to ask for help with our project.
Every year the names of the fallen of our parish are read out but only the initials appear on the plaque. We have long wondered what the Christian names are and where they lived etc.
There are 83 men in total 5 of whom are buried in the churchyard and the rest are commemorated on a brass tablet on the wall. We have managed to 'find' most of the men but some still elude us. We have found a father and son who died within weeks of each other and brothers too. Some of the young me attended St Michael's others went to the URC and the Baptists churches.
The problem is that there is no indication of which regiment they belonged to or indeed where they came from. Some have lived in the area all their lives but of others we can find no trace.
The other thing is that the parish of Boldmere covered a wider area in 1914 and stretched from Banners Gate over to Powells Pool in Sutton Park, and to Walmley and some parts of Erdington. This means that sometimes it appears in Aston, sometimes in Sutton Coldfield and sometimes appears to have been lost completely! I have yet to find the exact parish details (our church was destroyed by fire in the 1960's and most of the records were lost). I would like to do a map showing where they lived and also one of where they died. We do have a few photographs cut from the Sutton News at the time of their death but would like to add others.
We have made an appeal in our church magazine but the only information I have is their initial and surname. We will also try in the local newspaper.
Those we cannot find are: W Coombs, W Garner, W E Harman, S Harrison, F Hudson, C Jackson, A E James, J Lynch, A Perks, P Pring, C C Smith, F P Wagstaffe, Harry I Woodward (buried in the churchyard) and F Wright.
The complete list is too long to put here but I would be willing to post if it as an attachment (if you think that would be in order) or check for anyone who may have lost a relative from our parish.
Any ideas would be really welcomed.
Thanks,
Every year the names of the fallen of our parish are read out but only the initials appear on the plaque. We have long wondered what the Christian names are and where they lived etc.
There are 83 men in total 5 of whom are buried in the churchyard and the rest are commemorated on a brass tablet on the wall. We have managed to 'find' most of the men but some still elude us. We have found a father and son who died within weeks of each other and brothers too. Some of the young me attended St Michael's others went to the URC and the Baptists churches.
The problem is that there is no indication of which regiment they belonged to or indeed where they came from. Some have lived in the area all their lives but of others we can find no trace.
The other thing is that the parish of Boldmere covered a wider area in 1914 and stretched from Banners Gate over to Powells Pool in Sutton Park, and to Walmley and some parts of Erdington. This means that sometimes it appears in Aston, sometimes in Sutton Coldfield and sometimes appears to have been lost completely! I have yet to find the exact parish details (our church was destroyed by fire in the 1960's and most of the records were lost). I would like to do a map showing where they lived and also one of where they died. We do have a few photographs cut from the Sutton News at the time of their death but would like to add others.
We have made an appeal in our church magazine but the only information I have is their initial and surname. We will also try in the local newspaper.
Those we cannot find are: W Coombs, W Garner, W E Harman, S Harrison, F Hudson, C Jackson, A E James, J Lynch, A Perks, P Pring, C C Smith, F P Wagstaffe, Harry I Woodward (buried in the churchyard) and F Wright.
The complete list is too long to put here but I would be willing to post if it as an attachment (if you think that would be in order) or check for anyone who may have lost a relative from our parish.
Any ideas would be really welcomed.
Thanks,
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