New CWGC Commemorations 27.04.16

[Terry Denham]

CWGC added the following casualties to the WW1 War Dead Roll today.

JACKSON, Thomas

Lieutenant Colonel

Indian Medical Service

Died 16.10.19 Age 54

Commemorated: Indian Book of Remembrance

NUTTALL, James

Private S/10635

Cameron Highlanders

Died 16.06.18 Age 28

Commemorated: United Kingdom Book of Remembrance

TAYLOR, Gertrude Annie

Nurse

Voluntary Aid Detachment

Died 12.12.16 Age 34

Commemorated: United Kingdom Book of Remembrance

WHITTINGHAM, Joseph

Private 5781

2 Bn, West India Regiment

Died 16.12.16 Age 27

Commemorated: Dar es Salaam British and Indian Memorial, Tanzania

The following were all labourers of the Chinese Labour Corps who died in Canada. All are temporarily commemorated in the United Kingdom Book of Remembrance.

CHANG YU TS’ANG – 76539

CH’U I KUNG – 14057

HAN SHU CH’ING – 30896

TING YEN YU – 65376

YEN CHIH HSIU – 75135

The following were crew members of S.S. Meaford which was sunk on 02.04.18. All are commemorated on Tower Hill Memorial.

AH SIN (Fireman and Trimmer)

AH YI (Donkeyman)

AH YOW (Fireman and Trimmer)

ANGUS, John (Second Mate)

BOCANTE, Napoleon (Sailor)

CAMPBELL, J.H. (Able Seaman)

CHAN YING (Ship’s Cook)

CHANG YU (Mess Room Steward)

CLAXTON, E. (Third Engineer)

COLLING, John Chisholm (First Engineer)

DAVIS, W. (Sailor)

FOOK SING (Fireman and Trimmer)

HARPER, R. (Boatswain and Lamps)

HODGSON, Joseph Elliot (Mate)

MACLEAN, J. (Sailor)

MAN YOW (Fireman and Trimmer)

NORDLING, G.A. (Able Seaman)

PAINTER, Joseph Johnson (Master)

PENMAN, Robert (Second Engineer)

ROBERTS, George (Donkeyman)

SING HIE (Steward)

WONG FOOK (Fireman and Trimmer)

YU AH NI (Fireman and Trimmer)

NOT FORGOTTEN

The above were In From the Cold Projects cases:

- Lt-Col Jackson died of heart failure (Volunteer: Chris Harley)

- Pte Nuttall died post-discharge of nephritis (Volunteer: Anne Anderson)

- Nurse Taylor died of influenza (Volunteer: Jim Strawbridge)

- Pte Whittingham committed suicide by asphyxia (Volunteer: Steve Morse)

- Chang Yu Ts’ang died of septicaemia after inoculation (Volunteer: Gregory James)

- Ch’u I Kung died of dysentery (Volunteer: Gregory James)

- Han Shu Ch’ing died of pneumonia (Volunteer: Gregory James)

- Ting Yen Yu died of hysteria and dementia (Volunteer: Gregory James)

- Yen Chih Hsiu died of syphilis (Volunteer: Gregory James)

- The merchant seamen died when their ship was torpedoed (Volunteer: Mark Duffy)

[Sue Light]

Re: Gertrude Taylor: Have the CWGC now officially changed their criteria for VADs to enable those with no overseas service to be commemorated, or is this another example of an exception to the existing rules? I have written to them asking the question recently but have not received a reply.

Sue

[stevem49]

Never Forgotten

[DMcNay]

Private Nuttall was identified through research carried out on the Rothesay and Bute Roll of Honour by members of the Scottish Military Research Group - I tip my virtual hat to their combined efforts.

[Terry Denham]

Sue

The rules re UK VADs have been clarified to state that any VAD contracted to the War Office who died within the dates will be treated as being 'military'. This does not apply to non-contracted VADs who died in UK so not all UK VAD deaths will qualify.

This is the first case we have had accepted under these revised rules.

[Sue Light]

Thanks Terry, I heard that it was on the cards, though it does still leave the puzzle of one or two previous commemorations. But at least a welcome change to the rules.

Sue

[Terry Denham]

Sue

I have emailed you via your website on this subject.

[River97]

Rest in peace, gone and not forgotten.

[chrisharley9]

May They Rest In Peace.

[chrisharley9]

TAYLOR, GERTRUDE ANNIE

Rank:

Nurse

Date of Death:

12/12/1916

Age:

34

Regiment/Service:

Voluntary Aid Detachment

 

1 London General (TF) Hospital

Grave Reference:

L. 391.

Cemetery:

BELFAST CITY CEMETERY

 

Additional Information:

Daughter of Mr. A. Taylor of Strandtown, Co. Down.

 

Commemoration Moved From UK BOR.

[chrisharley9]

NUTTALL, JAMES

Rank:

Private

Service No:

S/10635

Date of Death:

16/06/1918

Age:

28

Regiment/Service:

Cameron Highlanders

 

Depot

Grave Reference:

D. 1018.

Cemetery:

PAISLEY (HAWKHEAD) CEMETERY

Additional Information:

Son of James and Elizabeth Nuttall; husband of Mary Nuttall of Paisley, Renfrewshire.

 

Commemoration Moved From UK BOR.

[chrisharley9]

JACKSON, Thomas

Lieutenant Colonel

Indian Medical Service

Died 16.10.19 Age 54

Commemorated: Indian Book of Remembrance

 

Grave Found Wolborough St Mary Churchyard, Devon.

 

A very odd case. He died in Melbourne, Australia. The burial register there contained a note to say that his body had been exhumed 10th August 1920 for return to England & a burial in a Devonshire Cemetery. The burial register at Wolborough contained more that enough information to confirm we had the right man.