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WW1 Street Memorials & Rolls of Honour

Suzanne,

You are right it is William Henry Aizlewood Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry. With respect to Nevitt. I was reading it as Nevett. There are 2 T Nevitt's father and son. Almost there.

Tony
 
Hi again
This is the final 9 names off the Talfourd St memorial.

Russell Thomas, Private 9016 11th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment. KIA 24/06/1916. Remembered Hannescamps New Military Cemetery France.
Volunteering in November 1914, he was despatched to France in July of the following year. In that theatre of war he served for twelve months in many different sectors of the forward areas, giving services of a very valuable character. He took an important part with his unit, in the Battles of the Somme, and Loos and made the supreme sacrifice on June 24th 1916,being killed in action at Arras. He was entitled to the 1914-15 star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 8/30 Telfourd Street, Small Heath, Birmingham.


Mason Harry, unable to locate information.

Hemming Harry, Private 16348 5th Reserve Bn Coldstream Guards. DOW 22/02/1917 aged 31. Remembered Birmingham Yardley Cemetery.
Son of William and Martha Hemming; husband of Catherine Hemming, of 3/38, Talfourd St., Small Heath, Birmingham.

Welch John, Private 8877 2nd Bn Coldstream Guards. DOW 26/11/1914 aged 22. Remembered Wimereux Communal Cemetery France.
Brother of Violet Evans, of 237, Lawley St., Birmingham.

Beard Bert, Private 66874, 5th Bn Devonshire Regiment. KIA 28/07/1918 Remembered Soissons Memorial France.
The 5th Devonshire Bn. Was a P.O.W. Bn.

Gibbons B, Private Royal Army Service Corps. Died 1919.
Called up from the Reserve, he was immediately sent to France at the outbreak of the war in 1914 and took part in the battle of Mons. He was also present at subsequent engagements including the battles of the Marne, the Aisne and Ypres and later was employed on the transport of rations to forward areas on the Somme, Givenchy and Cambrai. He was demobilized in February 1919 and died ten weeks after from influenza. He was entitled to the Mons Star and the General Service and Victory medals. 36 Talfourd Street, Small Heath, Birmingham.

King Edgar, Private, 3902 15th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment. KIA 30/08/1916. Remembered London Cemetery Longueval France.

Homans James Henry, Bombardier 835045 76th Reserve Brigade Royal Field Artillery. Died at home 03/03/1919. Buried Birmingham Yardley Cemetery.
Son of Mrs. Eliza Homans, of 1, Back, 5, Talfourd St., Small Heath, Birmingham.
Aizlewood William Henry, Private 9252 1st Bn Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
KIA 25/08/1914. Remembered La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre memorial France.
Husband of Fanny Bramwell (formerly Aizlewood), of 1, back of 42, Talfourd St., Small Heath, Birmingham.

Thank you Suzanne for the assistance given me and the comments received. I hope this has been of interest.

Regards

Tony
 
Very well done Tony:) It was a pleasure to make a small contribution to your worthy task.

So it's just Harry Mason that can't be found. There are 2 possibilities, 1) Harry Mason & 2) Harry Cecil Mason (if we assume he was born in Bham) for a Harry but we can't be sure Harry wasn't a shortened version.

1) Died 20th Jul 1916 Pte South Staffs 8th Battalion Reg No 18249 Died of wounds - theatre of war: Home
2) Died 28th Aug 1918 Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 9th Battalion No. 67741 KIA France & Flanders. Formerly 295501 RASC

Shame we can't make out any more info regarding death date or regiment from the Street Memorial.

Suzanne

regards
Suzanne
 
Tony

Looking at the memorial again it looks like it says Died of Wounds and the month of July. What do you think?

Suzanne
 
Suzanne

Spot on I agree it does say Died of Wounds & either June or July. I think it is safe to say this is Harry Mason South Staffordshire Regiment.

Again thank you for your research skills and good eyesight.

Tony
 
Hello folks...has anyone yet been able to confirm that the Greeenway Street memorial is indeed in the Morrisons store that was built on Greenway Street ????

Margaret.
 
Extras on Talfourd Street men in the Warwicks...

1. Samuel Shepperd is in CWGC as Shepherd killed 4.10.17 having been wounded on the same date in 1916.On the Bham Roll. Bham Weekly Post 10.11.17. Two brothers also on active service. Joined at the outbreak of war. Parents - Thomas L and Elizabeth,329, Golden Hillock Rd,Sparkhill. On the Tyne Cot memorial.

2.Aubrey. On the Bham Roll. BWP 29.9.15. Died of wounds 7.8.15. Lived with his sister at Ash Cottage, Talfourd St. On the Helles Memorial.

3. Allsopp. Probably George Arthur. 4567. Killed 7.11.18 aged 24. Born Balsall Heath. Enlisted Bham. Private 10,RWR.Son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Allsop 53, Studley St, Sparkbrook. Buried Crossroads Cemetery, Fontaine au Bois, France.

4. Nutt. Bham Roll. Bham Weekly Post 16.6.17 and 2.3.18. Born Bordesley. Enlisted Bham. Missing in action - confirmed dead in issue of 2.3.18. Private 2/RWR.Information appeal by his wife on 16.6.17 at 6, back 37, Talfourd St.Left a wife and 5 children. On the Arras memorial.

5.Russell. Bham Roll. Born Aston. Enlisted Bham. Pte 11/RWR. Buried Hannescamps New Military Cemetery, France.
 
hi all just found this thread
does anyone have a picture of this memorial
frederick charles holmes is the brother of one of the posties
hopefully
zena
 
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