Nominal Roll September 1914

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td bgcolor="#800000"> <p> </p> </td></tr></table><table dir="ltr" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="top"> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="images/34b8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B>The Nominal Roll for the 2nd North Midland field Company, Royal Engineers taken at Luton in September 1914 and local newspaper casualty lists extracts opposite have kindly been contributed to these web pages by Mr Andrew Thornton.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>-------------------</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id91_m.htm#extracts_of_some_local_ww1_newspaper" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Nominal Roll September 1914"><U><B>Stories of s</B></U></A><A HREF="id91_m.htm#extracts_of_some_local_ww1_newspaper" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Nominal Roll September 1914"><U><B>ome local WW1 Causalties.</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="images/34c8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT><B> </B><B> </B><B>|   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B>HOME </B></U></A><B> |</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Arial Rounded MT Bold" ></FONT>Nominal Roll September 1914 I <A HREF="id39_1914_1918_roll_of_honour.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="19141918 Roll of Honour"><U>1914-1918 Roll of Honour</U></A>I <A HREF="id91_m.htm#extracts_of_some_local_ww1_newspaper" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Nominal Roll September 1914"><U>Extracts of some local WW1 newspaper casualty lists</U></A>  <A NAME="anchor_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="images/34c8dfc3.jpg"> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="nominal_roll_september_1914_1_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><I><B>Nominal Roll September 1914</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="504" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><div> <B>Nominal Roll.</B></div> <div> <B>2nd North Midland Field Company, Royal Engineers (T.F.)</B></div> <div> <B>Luton, September 1914</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 ><NOBR><div> <B>COMMANDING OFFICER.</B></div> <div> Major C. Hatton</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="32" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="161" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>SECOND IN COMMAND.</B></div> <div> Capt. J. S. Gardner.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="484" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="159"><div> <B>LIEUTENANTS:</B></div> <div> J. A. Brawn</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><bR> <div> P. E. Welchman</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="158"><bR> <div> L. J. Coussmaker.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="484" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 48 ><NOBR><div> <B>SECOND LIEUTENANTS:</B></div> <div> G. C. Robertson</div> <div> O. C. Hawkins</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><bR> <div> B. McCraith.</div> <div> F. W. Eagles.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="158"><bR> <div> W. H. Hardman.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="484" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><div> <B>WARRANT OFFICERS.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 48 WIDTH="484"><div> <B>PERMANENT STAFF INSTRUCTORS.</B></div> <div> Sergeant-Major J. H. Duncan.</div> <div> Company-Quartermaster-Sergeant A. E. Shergold</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="484"><div> 1017 Company-Sergeant-Major A. T. Willets.</div> <div> 1035 Company-Quartermaster-Sergeant H. Harrison.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="484" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><div> <B>NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 48 WIDTH="159"><div> <B>SERGEANTS:</B></div> <div> 1093 J. Cooper</div> <div> 1004 G. Stringer.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> 1049 E. W. A. Lester.</div> <div> 1009 J. W. Whitehouse.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="158"><bR> <div> 1191 A. C. Statham</div> <div> 1146 C. Boulton.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 48 WIDTH="159"><div> <B>CORPORALS:</B></div> <div> 1039 W. Rose.</div> <div> 1187 C. Yates.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><bR> <div> 1117 A. Chirm</div> <div> 1185 W. G. Woolton</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="158"><bR> <div> 1154 J. E. Hughes</div> <div> 1225 J. T. Stringer.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 48 ><NOBR><div> <B>SECOND-CORPORALS</B></div> <div> 1333 C.E. LINFORD</div> <div> 1288 W.J. FENTON</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="48" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="161" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="158"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="48" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="158" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 83 ><NOBR><div> <B>LANCE CORPORALS</B></div> <div> 1168 CS. FISHER</div> <div> 1261 C. STEVENS</div> <div> 1257 A.E. MORRIS</div> <div> 1028 A. HEATH</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> 1210 F. PARKER</div> <div> 1213 L. WILLIAMS</div> <div> 1359 R. BROCKHURST</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="158"><bR> <div> 1<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >031 W. DAVIES</FONT></div> <div> 1374 J.H. GREEN</div> <div> 1200 T. SHARRAT<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >T</FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><div> <B>FOREIGN</B><B> </B><B>SERVICE</B><B> </B><B>MEN</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 785 WIDTH="159"><div> <B>SAPPERS</B></div> <div> 1426 T. ADAMS</div> <div> 1373 R.R. BATES</div> <div> 1417 J. BLADON</div> <div> 1295 l.A. BRAY</div> <div> 1128 W.E. COOPER</div> <div> 13043. EGERTON</div> <div> 1269 H. FISHER</div> <div> 1085 E. FOSTER</div> <div> 1299 A. HALIFAX</div> <div> 1327 H. HARVEY</div> <div> 1339 W.J. HOOPER</div> <div> 1438 3.1. KENDALL</div> <div> 1425 A. MARKLEW</div> <div> 1288 J.W. MORRIS</div> <div> 1343 E. PARKER</div> <div> 1375 C. PERRY</div> <div> 1412 E. READE</div> <div> 1383 A.T. SKELTON</div> <div> 1436 H. SMITH</div> <div> 1233 F.H. SOUTHERTON</div> <div> 1402 A. TURNER</div> <div> 1259 J. WATSON</div> <div> 1351 J.W. WIGLEY</div> <div> 1407 OH. WILLIAMS</div> <div> 1298 F. WOODHOUSE</div> <div> 1397 A. WRIGHT</div> <div> 1444 W. PAINCOCK</div> <div> 1447 A. STRINGER</div> <div> 1450 A. BIRD</div> <div> 1453 J. STRINGER</div> <div> 1456 W.J. MORRIS</div> <div> 1459 F. TILL</div> <div> 1462 A. PHEASANT</div> <div> 1465 J. RICHARDSON</div> <div> 14683. WHITEHOUSE</div> <div> 1471 J. JAMES</div> <div> 1474 S.C. SMITH</div> <div> 1477 H.S. PRINCEP</div> <div> 1480 A. OWEN</div> <div> 1483 T. JAMES</div> <div> 1486 M. PRICE</div> <div> 1489 D. ADAMS</div> <div> 1492 J. HICKMAN</div> <div> 1495 3. TAYLOR</div> <div> 1510 G. COOTE</div> <div> 1401 BUGLER A.R. PARKER</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> 1437 A. ATKINS</div> <div> 1413 J.W. BENTON</div> <div> 1322 W. BOWDEN</div> <div> 1317 A.J. CLARKE</div> <div> 1337 G. CRADDOCK</div> <div> 1296 W. ENNIS</div> <div> 1313 H. FOLLOWS</div> <div> 1385 R. FROST</div> <div> 1433 W. HARRISON</div> <div> 1161 L. HIETZMAN</div> <div> 1358 E. JONES</div> <div> 1421 W. KERR</div> <div> 1308W. MASSEY</div> <div> 1262 3. OWENS</div> <div> 1282 G.W.PARKER</div> <div> 1295 G. PHIPPS</div> <div> 1434 E.P. REANEY</div> <div> 1300 J. SLATER</div> <div> 1398 J.C. SOMERTON</div> <div> 1344T. STOKES</div> <div> 1408 E. TURNER</div> <div> 1271 R. WHITELAND</div> <div> 1320 J.E. WILKINS</div> <div> 1284 S.H. WILLNER</div> <div> 1039 W. WOODWORTH</div> <div> 1311 - WRIGHT</div> <div> 1445 T. DAWSON</div> <div> 1448 W.J. PRICE</div> <div> 1451 J. W. MOWBRAY</div> <div> 1454 H. HUFFER</div> <div> 1457 H. HERRIOT</div> <div> 1460 G. HAWKINS</div> <div> 1463 H. LOTE</div> <div> 1466 W. KINGSTON</div> <div> 1469 R. GREENLOUGH</div> <div> 1472 W. PARSONS</div> <div> 1475 F. SMITH</div> <div> 1478 D. SEEDHOUSE</div> <div> 1481 W.J. WILKES</div> <div> 1484 G. LYDALL</div> <div> 1487 E. WIGLEY</div> <div> 1490 H. TIDESWELL</div> <div> 1493 R. BARKER</div> <div> 1496 F. BROOKES</div> <div> 1511 N.J. FOWLER</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> 1369 W.E. BATES</div> <div> 1439 W. BICKLEY</div> <div> 1368W. BRADE</div> <div> 1400 G.H. CLIFF</div> <div> 1423 J.T. EDWARDS</div> <div> 1243 C. FARRINGTON</div> <div> 1403 A. FOSTER</div> <div> 1415 W.R. GR.ETTON</div> <div> 1386 A. HARVEY</div> <div> 1224 A. HOOPER</div> <div> 1360 J. JONES</div> <div> 1409 D. KNOWLES</div> <div> 1270 C. MAYON</div> <div> 1237 R. PAGGETT</div> <div> 1388 H. PERKS</div> <div> 1399 A. PLANT</div> <div> 1266 H. SANDILAND</div> <div> 1410 A.S. SMITH</div> <div> 1406 W.H.SOUTHERTON</div> <div> 1272 J.S. TILL</div> <div> 1289 R.A. TURNER</div> <div> 1377 T. WHITEHOUSE</div> <div> 1427 J. WILLETS</div> <div> 1381 H.E. WITHTNGTON</div> <div> 1405 W. WORSAY</div> <div> 1443 B. HACKWOOD</div> <div> 1446 A. WRIGHT</div> <div> 1449 S. RIDGWAY</div> <div> 1452 E.JONES</div> <div> 1455 J.JENKS</div> <div> 1458 J. HAWKiNS</div> <div> 1461 A. HASSALL</div> <div> 1464 H. DAWKINS</div> <div> 14673. LOCKETT</div> <div> 1470 H. HTNTON</div> <div> 1473 A. BENTON</div> <div> 1476 D. BENTON</div> <div> 1479 J.T. SAULT</div> <div> 1482 C.F. WOOLEY</div> <div> 1485 H.G. JONES</div> <div> 1488 W.H. EDGE</div> <div> 1491 T. JACKSON</div> <div> 1494 J. HEWITT</div> <div> 1497 P. DOWNEY</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><div> <B>DRIVERS</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="484"><div> 1390 SHOEING SMITH S. CAULTON</div> <div> 1422 TRUMPETER W.H. ROSE</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 226 ><NOBR><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >1</FONT>293 H. ADAMS</div> <div> 1418 E. BROADWAY</div> <div> 1392 S.H. DALLAWAY</div> <div> 1279 G.GOUGH</div> <div> 1364 W.HEATH</div> <div> 1431 J.HOLLOWOOD</div> <div> 1365 W. MARKLEW</div> <div> 1391 C. RAYBOULD</div> <div> 1277 C. SKELTON</div> <div> 1252 H. WOOTON</div> <div> 1214 W.T. YATES</div> <div> 1504 P. GLASSIE</div> <div> 1501 0. HOLLANDER</div> <div> 1503 W.G.H. SMITH</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 1253 A.H. BRAY</div> <div> 1016 H.J. CHANDLER</div> <div> 1290 C. ELWOOD</div> <div> 1363 F. GWLLLIAM</div> <div> 1346 A. HOLLOWOOD</div> <div> 1442 L. HURMAN</div> <div> 1362 H. PENTON</div> <div> 1393 AD. ROBERTS</div> <div> 1244 R. STRINGER</div> <div> 1428 H.C. WRIGHT</div> <div> 1505 E.P. BEASLEY</div> <div> 1508 F, HEATH</div> <div> 1500 H. PRICE</div> <div> 1440 B. LOMAS</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 1350W. BROCKHURST</div> <div> 1194 T.J. TOLLEY</div> <div> 1349 J.C. ENGLISH</div> <div> 1432 H. HARDWARE</div> <div> 1345 L. HOLLO WOOD</div> <div> 1121 H. KNOWLES</div> <div> 1361 A. PICKUP</div> <div> 1347 G.J. SALTER</div> <div> 1272 W.WHATMORE</div> <div> 1278 A. YATES</div> <div> 1306 A. ELKS</div> <div> 1498 W. HERBERT</div> <div> 1507 T.C. WESTWOOD</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><div> <B>HOME</B><B> </B><B>SERVICE</B><B> </B><B>MEN</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 80 WIDTH="484"><div> 1047 CORPORAL G. HARRISON</div> <div> 1116 SECOND CORPORAL A. BROADHURST</div> <div> 1055 SECOND CORPORAL WHITEHOUSE</div> <div> 1148 SECOND CORPORAL IT. RICHARDS</div> <div> 1357 LANCE CORPORAL R. NORRIS</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><div> <B>SAPPERS</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 256 ><NOBR><div> 1329 J. BARBER</div> <div> 1338 W. BEVINGTON</div> <div> 1315 G. COTTRILL</div> <div> 1376 H.H. FOSTER</div> <div> 1114 T. HOOPER</div> <div> 1044 J.C. KERR</div> <div> 1223 G.E. LAND</div> <div> 1152 T. MATTHEWS</div> <div> 1193 S. MORRIS</div> <div> 1264 E. POWELL</div> <div> 1372 T. READ</div> <div> 1335 J. SMITH</div> <div> 1283 J. TAYLOR</div> <div> 1433 J. THOMPSON</div> <div> 1396 P.R. VYSE</div> <div> 1132 W. YATES</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><div> 1356 J. BATES</div> <div> 1352 S. BODEN</div> <div> 1355 W. EVANS</div> <div> 1157 D. HARRISON</div> <div> 1163 5. HUGHES</div> <div> 1332 E. KIMBER</div> <div> 1430 S. LOCKE</div> <div> 1131 F. T. MORRIS</div> <div> 1265 A. NICKLIN</div> <div> 1260 J.T. POXON</div> <div> 1424 J. SCOTTHAM</div> <div> 1336 S. SMITH</div> <div> 1340 H. THOMAS</div> <div> 1319 J. TRANTER</div> <div> 1397 G.T. WARD</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 1350 G. BENTLEY</div> <div> 1366 J.J. CADMAN</div> <div> 1331 G. FENTON</div> <div> 1288 J.H. HEMINGSLEY</div> <div> 1155 W. HUGHES</div> <div> 1382 G. KIMBER</div> <div> 1310 D. LOVELL</div> <div> 1371 J. MORRIS</div> <div> 1306 A. OVERTON</div> <div> 1416 A. PRICE</div> <div> 1328 H. R. SEEDHOUSE</div> <div> 1404 J.E. STEADMAN</div> <div> 1234 W. THOMAS</div> <div> 1414 C. TURNER</div> <div> 1301 A. WOOD</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="484" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><div> <B>BUGLERS</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 48 WIDTH="484"><div> 1341 J.H. HAXRINGTON</div> <div> 1321 A. MATTHEWS</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="484" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="484"><div> <B>DRIVERS</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 96 ><NOBR><div> 1429 A. BROWNRIDGE</div> <div> 1292 J.<I> </I>SUMMERS</div> <div> 1441 0. HORSLEY</div> <div> 1198 D. CHANDLER</div> <div> 1499 S.H. SILVESTER</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 1324 W. AMES</div> <div> 1204 G. ROWLEY</div> <div> 1420 W. RAYBOULD</div> <div> 1502. J. W<I>. </I>TRANTER</div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 13341. JOBBURNS</div> <div> 1195 R. ROWLEY</div> <div> 1235 W. MATTHEWS</div> <div> 15093. SALTER</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="extracts_of_some_local_ww1_newspaper"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Extracts of some local WW1 newspaper Casualty Lists.</B></I></div> <div> LICHFIELD MERCURY, 15th OCTOBER 1915.</div> <div> DISTRICT NEWS <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- </FONT>BROWNHILLS <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- </FONT>Cigarettes for the Troops <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- </FONT>Misses C. Fletcher, C.Princep & R. Roberts, have collected 500 cigarettes, which have been forwarded by them to Sapper J. Scottham for distribution among the Brownhills lads in the 1/2 North Midland Field Co. RE.</div> <bR> <div> LICHFIELD MERCURY, 22nd OCTOBER 1915, `WOUNDED <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- </FONT></div> <div> Major Selby Gardner <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- </FONT>2/1st North Midland Field Co. Royal Engineers, has</div> <div> been wounded, a bullet having passed through the back of his neck. Major Selby Gardner is the son of Mr and Mrs Gardner, of the Stone House, Rugeley and a clerk of the Cannock and Penkridge Party Sessional Division. At the outbreak of the war he rejoined the 2nd North Midland Territorial Company, and has been promoted on the field for his services.</div> <bR> <div> “Killed in Action <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- </FONT>News has been received by Mr and Mrs M. Bowen, of Pelsall Road, of the death of Win. Wilkes (31), who has been killed in action in France. He joined the Royal Engineers (TI.) shortly after the outbreak of the war. Previous to enlistment he was employed on the Midland Railway at Brownhills as a platelayer. He was well-known in the football field, having played for Brownhills Albion and Chase Terrace. He was also a referee in the Lichfleld and District League and the Brownhills Charity Cup matches,”</div> <bR> <div> CANNOCK ADVERTISER, 23rd OCTOBER 1915.</div> <div> “THE RECENT BRITISH ATTACK IN FRANCE <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- </FONT>STAFFORDSHIRE UNITS "HIT<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>HARD” <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- </FONT>PRAISE FOR THE NORTH MIDLAND DIVISION <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >-</FONT></div> <div> KILLED IN ACTION.</div> <div> SAPPER W.E. BICKLEY, of Cheslyn Hay:</div> <div> According to letters that have reached Cheslyn Hay from his comrades, Sapper Walter Edwin Bickley (20), RE's was killed in the course of the severe fighting in France last week. Sapper Bickley was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Bickley, of 121, High Street, Cheslyn Hay, and he was one of the first to join the Colours of Cheslyn Hay, his attestation dating from August 6th. Previous to that date he worked at the Great Wyrley Colliery. He went to France on February 26th. On July 12th, he was wounded in both thighs and had only recently returned to the trenches. Another brother, Sapper Ernest Bickley, is serving with the Headers and Tunnellers Battalion.</div> <bR> <div> SAPPER WILLIAM WILKES, of Brownhills:</div> <div> News has been received by Mr. and Mrs. M. Bowen of Pelsall Road, Brownhills, of the death of Sapper William Wilkes (31), who has been killed in action in France. He joined the Royal Engineer~ (T.F.) shortly after the outbreak of war. Previous to his enlistment, he was employed on the Midland Railway (Brownhills branch) as a platelayer. The deceased was well known as a footballer, having played with the Brownhills Albion and Chase Terrace Clubs. He was also a recognised referee in the local league, and also for the Brownhills Charity Cup matches. He was a respected by all who knew him.</div> <bR> <div> WOUNDED.</div> <div> MAJOR J, SELBY GARDNER.</div> <div> News was received early this week that Major J. Selby Gardner, of the 2/1st North Midland Field Company R.E. and the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Gardner of Rugeley, has been severely wounded, a bullet passing through the back of his neck, Major Selby Gardner is a clerk to the in~Magistrates of the Pelsall Petty Sessional Division. He has been connected with the North Midland RE. for many years, and took a keen interest in military study. Shortly after his marriage he resigned his commission, but upon the outbreak of war he rejoined as Captain. Not many weeks elapsed before his promotion to Major was gazetted, and as such he took command of the Smethwick Company, and proceeded to France at the beginning of March. Since then he has been home on furlough and then looked in the `pink” of condition. He had obtained leave a few days ago for the purpose of visiting Mrs. Gardner, but a telegram was received from him on October 1st stating that all leave had been stopped. Major Selby Gardner, who is a very popular officer, is now in hospital at Le Treport, near Dieppe.</div> <bR> <div> Mrs. H. Clewley, of Wilkin Lane, Brownhills, has received news that her nephew, Sapper Horace LOTE ~ of the 2nd North Midland Field RE. (I.E.) has been badly wounded in the arm, and is now in hospital.</div> <div> “When one of our chaps got hit, me and another chap bandaged him up as well as we could under rifle fire and shells, and we carried him into a trench, where he died. Just then a little bit of shrapnel hit me in the head, and then a shell came and knocked the parapet over inc and scarred my face.” In these words Sapper Aarron Foster (19) of the North Midland RE., conveys the news to his parents that he is wounded and now in hospital. Previous to the war he was employed at Messrs. Harrison's Colliery.</div> <bR> <div> Sapper George Gough (22) of the North Midland RE., son of Mrs. Gough, a <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I>widow, </I></FONT>living in Hednesford Road, Norton Canes, has been wounded in action and now lies in hospital in Newcastle. Sapper Gough has been shot in the right shoulder, and the bullet entered his spine. He has been deprived of the use of his lower body and legs.</div> <bR> <div> Sapper S Ridgeway (21), North Midland RE., whose parents reside at 200, Wolverhampton Road, Cannock, has been admitted to Fazakeley Hospital, Liverpool, with bullet wounds in both arms and bayonet wounds in the thigh, It is probable that a pocket wallet saved Ridgeway's life as a bullet pierced it and was diverted through the arm. Sapper Ridgeway worked at Messrs. Gilpin's Edge Tool Works, and enlisted on the outbreak of war. He had been in France nine months.”</div> <bR> <div> CANNOCK ADVERTISER, 30th OCTOBER 1915. “CANNOCK SAPPERS WOUND <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- </FONT>Received While Assisting a Comrade-Sapper G. Hawkins, of the North Midland Field Company RE., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hawkins of 18 New Street, Cannock, has been wounded, and the news is conveyed in the following letter sent by Sergeant A.C. Statham to his parents:“It is with regret that I have to inform you that your son, George Hawkins, is wounded, although only slightly. We miss him very much as he always did what he was told to do, whether under fire or not, with a smile on his face, and I could always trust him to do his work well. He was wounded bringing another wounded comrade from out in the open into the trench. Have no doubt whatever that before long he will be back with us again doing his duty as before,”</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="images/2e67ec00.gif" border=0 width="126" height="192" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> George HAWKINS.</div> <div> (kindly donated by Shelia DORSETT - George's granddaughter)</div> <bR> <div> According to the War Office document, Hawkins is suffering from a shot wound in the left shoulder received in action on Oct. 15th, and he is now in hospital in Etretat, Writing to his mother, Sapper Hawkins says: “Just a few lines to let you know that I am all right, only still in hospital in a nice little town near the seaside. It is a pleasure to be away from the noise of the guns. It was terrible in that charge. I was buried twice and wounded in the shoulder. People in England do not realise what we have to go through out here."</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ----oo00oo----</div> <bR> <div> and some additions from my own archives..........</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="images/2e8c8250.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="293" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Second Corporal Horace. LOTE</div> <div> (Royal Engineers)</div> <div> Albutts Road, Bornwhills.</div> <div> (Awarded the Military Medal.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="images/2eac82a0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="298" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> PTE John Eli LOTE</div> <div> (London Regt)</div> <div> Lichfield Road, Brownhills.</div> <div> (Wounded)</div> <div> Private J. E. Lote, stepson of Mr and Mrs J. Hill, Lichfield Road, Brownhills, has received a bullet wound through the fleshy part of the left arm, while in action with the London Regiment and is now in Aberdeen General Hospital. Previously a miner at the Conduit Colliery, Norton Canes, he joined the Colours in April last, and had been in France about seven weeks.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="images/2ecc8150.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Private William LOTE.</div> <div> (K.S.O.B)</div> <div> Stubbers Green, Aldridge.</div> <div> (Died of wounds Friday 6 October 1916 - aged 29)</div> <div> Private William LOTE was wounded in the side and leg while in action on the Somme on October 6, and died while being taken to hospital. A single man, twenty-nine years old, his home was at Stubbers Green, where he was employed at Messrs. Barnett's brickyard. He had been in France only a month with his regiment, which he joined February 29, 1916.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="images/2efc8170.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Private James LOTE</div> <div> (South Staffords)</div> <div> 'The Hawthorns', Rushall.</div> <div> (Killed in action Thursday 20th September 1917.)</div> <div> Private James LOTE of the 'Hawthorns', Rushall, is officially reported to have been killed while in action with the South Staffords in France on September 20. He was a married man, 28 years of age, with two children, and prior to his enlistment, in September, 1914, he was employed as a miner at the Aldridge Colliery.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <A NAME="private_edward_sager__seager__1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Private Edward SAGER (SEAGER)</div> <div> <IMG SRC="images/2f1c8fb0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="251" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  <A NAME="private_edward_sager__seager_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Private Edward SAGER (SEAGER)</div> <div> (K.O.U.L.I)</div> <div> Formerly of Leamore, Walsall.</div> <div> (Missing; now reported killed Saturday 1st July 1916)</div> <div> Private Edward SAGER(SEAGER)was reported as missing after the first day of the great Somme battle, July 1st, and he is now presumed to have been killed on that date. A married man, 32 years old, he joined the King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) at the outbreak of war, and had been in France ten months. He lived at Highfields, Doncaster, Yorkshire, where he had removed from Cornwall Street, Leamore. While living in Leamore he served three years with the local territorials. A sad feature is that the same week that news was received of his death two of his children died. His widow (formerly Elizabeth LOTE of Aldridge) is left with three other children. Two cousins of Mrs SAGER have been killed in action and one wounded.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ----oo0oo----</div> <bR> <div> <I>Edward was born in 1885 at Bloxwich son of John SEAGER and Emma BENYON. (John was the brother of my great grandmother Ruth Diana SEAGER). His own son, also named Edward was to become the legendary Everton goalkeeper known as </I><A HREF="id31_edward__ted_sager__seager_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dickie Dorsett. The Brownhills Bomber."><U><I>'Ted SAGER'</I></U></A><I>.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></td></tr></table></body>