Thorpe Le Fallows

[Jonathan D'Hooghe]

On May 15th The Lincoln and North Lincs Branch of the WFA will be holding a rededication service for the newly cleaned and restored Thorpe Le Fallows Cross. The Thorpe Cross stands alone in a field away from this small Lincolnshire hamlet and had been forgotten and neglected for some 40 years. The 8 men who died in WW1 and 1 from WW2 who are remembered on this cross are to be celebrated in a small exhibition after the service. Therefore, and I know its a long shot, but does any one have a verified photo of:

Pvt F S Burkitt 50630 Notts and Derby Rgt, Lt R A Preston E/1315 Lincs Rgt (Attd RFC), Pvt H Sanderson 242129 The Border Rgt, Pvt G Bradley 200959 Lincs Rgt, Pvt F Baldock 25271 Gdr Guards, Cpl A E Goddard 200855 Lincs Rgt, Pvt W Martin 202130 Lincs Rgt and finally for WW1 Pvt J T Jackson Lancs Fus ( We have a photo!!)

The WW2 soldier is Pvt J Clayton Lincs Rgt kia 8/2/44.

Any help with a photo of these men or their head stones would be greatly appreciated. If you need any more info please pm me.

Thank you

Jonathan D'Hooghe

[Jonathan D'Hooghe]

Burkitt - New Irish Farm Cemetery

Preston - Sezanne Communal Cemetery

Sanderson - Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L'Abbe

Bradley - Vis-en-Artois Memorial

Baldock - Mory Abbey Military Cemetery

Goddard - Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension

Martin - Fouquieres Churchyard Extension

Jackson - Skew Bridge Cemetery (Gallipoli)

These are the cemeteries or memorials of the men in post 1 should anyone be going to F and F with camera in tow. I believe I have just missed Sharpshooters offer to take photos. Any other help would be greatly appreciated.

JD

[KevinBattle]

Several seem to have Newport with NoK details. is Newport part of Thorpe le Fallows?

I have these 15 but all can't be T-le-F related?

001 BARKER N 11620 8TH BN 08/12/1915 LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT

002 BLYTHE JH 8339 1ST BN 03/07/1916 LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT

003 BURKITT FS 50630 2ND/6TH BN 26/09/1917 SHERWOOD FORESTERS (NOTTS AND DERBY REGIMENT)

004 CARRATT C 7987 - 23/10/1914 10TH (PRINCE OF WALES'S OWN ROYAL) HUSSARS

005 CLAYTON W 31035 9TH BN 03/07/1916 ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS

006 HARDY GE 3610 4TH BN 14/04/1916 LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT

007 HOWARD G 144336 - 13/11/1918 ROYAL AIR FORCE

008 MARTIN F 9682 1ST BN 02/04/1915 LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT

009 MARTIN W 202130 1ST/5TH BN 10/08/1918 LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT

010 SANDERSON C 201037 2ND/4TH BN 26/09/1917 LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT

011 SEMPER EF 201769 4TH BN 05/05/1918 LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT

012 TOWNSEND C 10783 1ST BN 30/09/1916 LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT

013 WESTWOOD SJ 14213 13TH BN 06/03/1916 ROYAL SCOTS

014 WHITBREAD FH 242399 1ST/5TH BN 25/12/1917 LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT

015 WILSON JW 201328 2ND/5TH BN 15/04/1918 LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT

I'd never have made this link!!

Name: JACKSON, JAMES THOMAS

Initials: J T

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: Lancashire Fusiliers

Unit Text: "C" Coy. 1st/7th Bn.

Age: 19

Date of Death: 07/08/1915

Service No: 1906

Additional information: Son of Georgina Jackson, of 53, Bridson St., Weaste, Manchester.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: II. G. 5.

Cemetery: SKEW BRIDGE CEMETERY

Are you sure it's not

Name: JACKSON

Initials: J T

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: Lancashire Fusiliers

Unit Text: 2nd/7th Bn.

Date of Death: 29/03/1918

Service No: 39303

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: P. VII. L. 12A.

Cemetery: ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN

You have one Martin, but not his brother?

For WW2 does Scampton come under your wing?

[Jonathan D'Hooghe]

Hi, Thanks for your reply. You are correct with the Jacksons. Our T le F man is 39303 buried St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen and he is the only one we have a photo of so far. (my silly error)

Newport is an inner city district of Lincoln. Certainly Martin's family hailed from there. T Le F is some 5/6 miles north of Lincoln and is just west of RAF Scampton.

The one WW2 name on the T Le F cross is J Clayton of the Lincs Rgt - he was killed in Italy in 1944.

Jonathan

[KONDOA]

There are still many Burkitts in the area out towards Snaith Park and one at Willingham by Stow. Perhaps an ad in the Echo or try Radio Lincolnshire.

The one that lives at Willingham actuially lived at Thorpe until about 10 years ago.

Roop

[Andy Wade]

Any help with a photo of these men or their head stones would be greatly appreciated. If you need any more info please pm me.

Have you tried your local newspaper archives from the time of the Great War? Or your local library might hold newspapers on microfilm. I only ask because that is the basis for the project I'm doing and every week our local newspaper ran pictures of the men who were killed, wounded or posted missing. They did this for the whole war period. During the worst times, there was a whole page of pictures of the men every week and I have over 2200 photographs.

[Jonathan D'Hooghe]

Thanks Andy and Roop - I will contact the Echo asap on both fronts as you suggest.

JD

[Andy Wade]

Well, if you're very lucky the library will have all the war related names listed in an alphabetical card index, made up by the local Family History Society many years before.

You have no idea how easy that has made my job. Or maybe you do...

[Michelle Young]

have a general view of Fouquieres Churchyard but sadly not with your man in it.

Michelle

[Chris]

Jonathan

I have photos of all the Lincs graves in Fouquieres Churchyard. Should therefore have one of Martin. Will look over the weekend and bring to your meeting on Monday or pass via Creddy if i cant find until after

Chris

[Jonathan D'Hooghe]

Thank you one and all for all help and suggestions.

J