Myrtle Posted 29 December , 2007 Share Posted 29 December , 2007 Thank you Tony I hoped that Pte Perry would appear on one of the Birmingham memorials as he seems to have been a resident of the city for a number of years. His name is listed on the Rhayader Memorial in Mid Wales as his father lived locally but Jack Perry, as he was known, was resident and enlisted in Birmingham according to SDGW and his widow Harriet Amanda Perry's address (note she hadn't remarried) was in Bromford Lane (Mistype in my last post) Erdington in the 1920s when CWGC compiled their details. Harriet Amanda Tanswell (family from Stourbridge) and Jack Perry married in Aston in 1906 so it would appear that they had been residents of Birmingham for at least 10 years at the time of his death. Another intriguing omission. Regards Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dixon Posted 29 December , 2007 Share Posted 29 December , 2007 I have a list of 26 names from the war memorial in St Mary's church Selly Oak. Can you drop me a PM with your email addie rather than wasting bandwidth posting the list on here? Any help you could provide would be gratefully recieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw Posted 29 December , 2007 Share Posted 29 December , 2007 Tony - Is the Hall of Memory the nice building in the big square by the concert hall? I have visited Brum several times recently on business and wandered from Brindley Place to the City centre. I think it's a really nice place now. Well done on your important work for our second city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1418w Posted 30 December , 2007 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2007 Hi Yes that is the place part of what is now Centenary Square. An impresive building. Have a look in next time you are passing. It is well worth it. Regards Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1418w Posted 30 December , 2007 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2007 Hi Matt I have the names off St Marys Church Selly Oak. I am having problems with 5 of the names. Sydney Barton, William Price, Leslie Shield, Sidney Smith & Andrew Warrener. Perhaps you can help me identifey them. Please feel free to contact me subotone@blueyonder.co.uk Tont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dixon Posted 30 December , 2007 Share Posted 30 December , 2007 HI Tony, I have a feeling we have met before......Selly Park Tavern? Regarding William Price: Lance Corporal William Price, 8190 1st Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps. 2nd son of John and Mary Price, New Summer Street, Birmingham, born 12th May 1883, and educated at St Mary's School. He was employed as a metal polisher for the British Hub Company, Weaman Street, Birmingham. He enlisted in December 1914 and went to France on the 16th May 1915. He was killed in action at Loos on the 19th September 1915, and is commemorated on the Dud Corner memorial. He married Florence Minnie Grove of 9 Park Place, Elkington Street Birmingham, on the 1st November 1902, at St Mary's Church Selly Oak. They had two children Jack, born 5th October 1905 and May Florence Ivy born 19th May 1908. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw Posted 30 December , 2007 Share Posted 30 December , 2007 Tony - I never seem to get to the Hall of Memory during opening hours - work always gets in the way! Maybe when I next come up in January. Regards Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1418w Posted 30 December , 2007 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2007 Hi Alan I have about another 60 memorials to list + about 75 Roll of Honour from Bham companies. I am mindful of Chris's request to keep down the amout of space being used. If Chris has no objection to me listing these then please let me know. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1418w Posted 30 December , 2007 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2007 Hi Matt Thanks for the information. Yes you are right. Nice pint at the Selly Park Tavern. Great to hear from you again. Please keep in touch as I know you have done some work on memorials in Bearwood or Smethwick area!!. I would appreaciate any information pictures & name lists you may have for these memorials. Regards Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1418w Posted 29 October , 2009 Author Share Posted 29 October , 2009 Hi Martin No look either except he is listed in the book "The Roll of Honour of Birmingham Men & Woman who gave Their Lives in The Great War." This means that his name will be in the Bham Hall of Memory. Tony Martin Some time ago you were asking if I knew of a Birmingham war memorial with the name of Bennitt Ernist Gordon. If you are still interested I have found him listed on the Memorial Cross outside St Peters Church, Harborne. The address is Old Church Road, Harborne, Birmingham. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1418w Posted 29 October , 2009 Author Share Posted 29 October , 2009 Hi Martin No look either except he is listed in the book "The Roll of Honour of Birmingham Men & Woman who gave Their Lives in The Great War." This means that his name will be in the Bham Hall of Memory. Tony Martin Some time ago you were asking if I knew of a Birmingham war memorial with the name of Bennitt Ernist Gordon. If you are still interested I have found him listed on the Memorial Cross outside St Peters Church, Harborne. The address is Old Church Road, Harborne, Birmingham. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John G Posted 29 October , 2009 Share Posted 29 October , 2009 Hello Tony, I have just found your information and work on the Birmingham memorials. I have researched mine and found some links to the city and am I adding any other memorials that I can locate them on. Therefore do these appear in your research: Barrett, Arthur Died on July 23rd 1916 as a private in Royal Warwickshire regiment. He worked for Fisher, Randle & Fisher chartered accountants in Birmingham. Wakelin, John Private in the South Staffs 1st Battalion was KIA on September 25th 1915 .He was born in Lichfield but resided in Birmingham Warmington, Cyril died on July 30th 1915 serving as a Lance Corporal with the Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry. He resided at 71 Mason Road, Erdington with his parents Henry and May since 1909. Butler, Frank died on August 17th 1917 as a private in the Royal Warwickshire 1/8th Battalion. his parents were living at 20 Beech Road Erdington. Judd, Eustace Born in Handsworth. Prior to the war he worked for the General Electric Co as an engraver , Witton He died on July 23rd 1915 aged 32 or 33 in South Staffs 2nd Battalion McCoy, Harold Born in St George’s, Aston, Warwickshire and KIA on November 5th 1916. he had worked in Birmingham as a lamplighter. thanks for taking the time to check John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevan darby Posted 30 October , 2009 Share Posted 30 October , 2009 Hello John i have this from the Birmingham weekly illustrated Mercury dated 27 Jan 1917 Private John Wakelin (South Staffs) second son, killed in France 25th September 1915. Kevan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John G Posted 31 October , 2009 Share Posted 31 October , 2009 Kevan, thanks for posting that image.I never seen a photo and the local paper only had the newspaper reports. Is it worth me perusing that newspaper for other information John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevan darby Posted 4 November , 2009 Share Posted 4 November , 2009 Hello John here is full article from newspaper, which also has Cpl Alfred Wakelin Kings Shrop Light Inf, Henry Wakelin Gren Guards, Arthur Wakelin RFA prisoner of war Turkey, Edward J Wakelin Prisoner of war Turkey. if you would like a better copy please pm with email address and i will send you copy. Kevan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_Fielding Posted 9 November , 2009 Share Posted 9 November , 2009 Hi there I wonder if 15/1594 Pte John Heath 14th Royal Warwicks dow 29/8/1916 appears in any memorial other than the book of remembrance? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Tucker Posted 10 November , 2009 Share Posted 10 November , 2009 Hi there I wonder if 15/1594 Pte John Heath 14th Royal Warwicks dow 29/8/1916 appears in any memorial other than the book of remembrance? Cheers Cannot answer the question but he is mentioned in the Bham Weekly Post Sept 16 1916 with a bit of extra detail - left a widow and 5 children at 8 back, 9, Don Street, Winson Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_Fielding Posted 26 November , 2009 Share Posted 26 November , 2009 Thanks Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malch Posted 26 November , 2009 Share Posted 26 November , 2009 Tony, If my memory serves me correctly, I think that there are memorial boards in one of the corridors of King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, King' Heath. I have a feeling they were removed from the old Camp Hill site at Deritend in the 1950's when the King's Heath site was acquired. As an old Edwardian, I'll see if I can find out more. Additionally, there should be similar at the KE site on Edgbaston Park Road. I believe there were a number of Officers that came from both schools, and in the 1970's the Edgbaston School still maintained a CCF. Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1418w Posted 5 August , 2010 Author Share Posted 5 August , 2010 Hi John For some reason I had not seen this post before. If you are still after information I can help with a number of the men listed. Barrett Arthur, remembered on St Mary's Church Hamstead, Hamstead Rd Handsworth.Not listed in the Bham Roll of Honour. Wakelin John No records Warmington Cyril, Remembered on the statue outside Sutton Town Hall & St Barnabas Church High St Erdington. Also remembered in the Bham Roll of Honour. Butler Frank, remembered on the Chester Rd Baptist Church memorial, Chester Rd Sutton. Judd Eustace, remembered on St Peters & St Pauls church memorial., Aston Church Road Aston. I have photos of these memorials, if you need a copy let me know. Regards Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Bennitt Posted 9 August , 2010 Share Posted 9 August , 2010 <!--quoteo(post=825647:date=Dec 26 2007, 01:27 PM:name=subotone)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (subotone @ Dec 26 2007, 01:27 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=825647"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hi Martin No look either except he is listed in the book "The Roll of Honour of Birmingham Men & Woman who gave Their Lives in The Great War." This means that his name will be in the Bham Hall of Memory. Tony<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Martin Some time ago you were asking if I knew of a Birmingham war memorial with the name of Bennitt Ernist Gordon. If you are still interested I have found him listed on the Memorial Cross outside St Peters Church, Harborne. The address is Old Church Road, Harborne, Birmingham. Tony Hello Tony sorry for not acknowledging this before, I've only just noticed it when the thread resurfaced. The family home was Clent House, Harborne, which I gather no longer exists cheers Martin B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukphil Posted 23 April , 2012 Share Posted 23 April , 2012 Hi Do you have St James's Handsworth Birmingham. "Daniel Stevens" Ukphil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purley Posted 23 April , 2012 Share Posted 23 April , 2012 Hi I am new to this foroum. I have for some years been compiling a data base of war memorials in & around Birmingham. I now have information on about 6500 men from Birmingham. In addition, I have the names, rank & regiment of some12500 men & woman from Birmingham who died in the Great War. Please contact me if you need any information. Tony Welcome Tony I have a list of 259 men from the Birmingham area who died serving with the Royal Berks - are any of these on your memorials? - probably best to respond to john.chapman@purley.eu dod serial surname xnames 19181024 42963 Adelstone Claude 19180504 203297 Allen Albert E 19181011 43488 Allen Frederick 19160912 21578 Andrews John 19170731 35191 Anney Arthur 19161019 14665 Anstey Arthur Herbert 19150925 14645 Ashford Leonard 19160727 16229 Ashley Percy 19180404 34372 Attwood William John 19170805 202689 Bailey Leonard 19180402 35544 Ball John Henry 19181104 45840 Barr Benjamin 19170424 23953 Beckingham George E 19171206 37995 Beech Sidney 19170914 35904 Beedle Frederick Edward 19150509 5285 Bellamy William 19160909 14929 Bennett William 19180926 27571 Betteridge Charles Henry 19181030 28542 Bird Thomas 19161028 12484 Boden Arthur James 19160903 21021 Boniface James 19180611 42274 Boucher Harry 19170214 18229 Bowdler George 19180427 42277 Boyling William John 19180811 50739 Bradbury Samuel 19170418 26764 Brandford Frederick 19170418 26764 Branford Frederick 19170408 27380 Brewer Frederick 19181104 45846 Brittle Archie Robert 19150925 14886 Bromwich Thomas Albert 19180527 202690 Brown Charles S 19160411 21155 Bryant John 19170708 25443 Bullock Joseph William 19150925 14624 Burgess Jack W 19170901 15075 Burr John 19171012 203315 Busby Oliver 19180406 15011 Caden Harry 19171120 27284 Carey Henry Bayliss 19150925 14629 Carlill Sydney Francis 19181106 42279 Cashmore John Arthur 19160827 5894 Chapman William John 19160827 202068 Chapman William John 19171107 28552 Chatwin Job 19170917 35858 Chew Samuel 19150925 14622 Clark Thomas 19150925 14622 Clarke Thomas 19181010 50687 Clatworthy William Henry John 19180427 35507 Clayton Walter William 19160708 10449 Collins William George 19180525 48637 Constable Frederick Victor 19180728 20229 Conway Louis Alfred 19171009 11360 Corfield William 19171009 12278 Corfield William 19180405 26084 Cotton Walter 19150730 11824 Dakin Robert 19170822 32234 Davenport Harold Ernest 19151013 10477 Dawes James Frederick 19180527 35549 Dawson Harold 19170228 31394 Dockerty William Henry Herbert 19170529 27377 Doherty William 19180325 38386 Doidge James 19170815 21605 Dove Percy 19170404 27296 Downes Harry Albert 19180405 37367 Dudley Albert 19170430 37365 Duffield Lewis Victor 19181014 227039 Dugmore Samuel Gregory 19180507 25796 Duley Arthur James 19170615 14659 Dyas Walter 19181104 27381 Easthope Ernest 19180427 22459 Eaton Frederick Joseph 19180808 5724 Edge Richard 19180808 201944 Edge Richard 19180427 35875 Eley Ernest 19160730 27617 Ellis Nicholas 19180926 42936 Ellis William 19171008 24228 Evans George 19161019 15664 Evans John Walter 19161206 36725 Farley Albert George 192406 25869 Farley Francis Frederick 19180321 37896 Farr Frederick William 19160701 12501 Faulkner Albert Victor 19180902 220117 Fothergill Frederick 19180405 32153 France Harry 19180930 26766 Gardner Charles 19180209 201961 Garner Edwin A 19180209 5750 Garner Edwin A 19180930 43228 Gaul Bernard William 19180920 35510 Gee Robert 19150826 12363 Gee Stephen John 19180824 220168 Grady Sidney 19170304 26854 Groves Alfred Harry 19160621 12274 Hadley Joseph 19171012 38116 Haines Leonard 19161119 23714 Hainge Arthur George 19151013 13761 Hall Alfred 19160629 12395 Halley Arthur 19170429 21585 Hambleton Bernard 19180511 21016 Handley George 19171231 27302 Handley James Edward 19180402 203272 Handy Arthur James 19170713 34989 Hawthorne William 19171120 37719 Hayton William 19160808 23669 Hemmett Frederick Charles 19180318 41464 Hemmings Andrew Arthur 19180511 41604 Hill Arthur George 19180808 48568 Hill John 19180525 220788 Hillman Charles Thomas 19160724 14621 Hingley Harry 19170428 35020 Hinton Horace Herbert 19170427 37364 Holder Walter 19180901 14647 Holwell John 19171130 37746 Honeybone William 19170216 20477 Honeywood Herbert 19171130 34984 Hope Reginald 19150926 16812 Hughes Frank 19171121 21723 Hunt William Frank 19170731 35170 Hutt Sydney 19161002 12393 Inett Ernest Frank 19180415 21583 Irving James 19171231 38217 Jelfs Joseph 19161113 22142 Jeynes Thomas Richard 19180827 38775 Jones Albert 19161114 10892 Jones Charles William 19201120 27386 Jones David William 19181104 43265 Jones Edward 19181028 43329 Jones John 19160809 23715 Jones Mathew Alfred 19160701 12390 Jones William 19170331 22521 Judge Robert 19180410 12285 Justain Harold John 19170913 35630 Kent Bert 19171120 35628 Kingston William 19180902 35563 Kirk Frederick Richard 19160703 22847 Kirkwood George Osman 19170510 15102 Knight Leonard 19171119 220301 Lamb Frank 19170919 18362 Latham Charles Bernard 19181010 21017 Lawrence Herbert George 19170923 27181 Leech Harry 19180822 14898 Leech Sidney William 19160814 5709 Liddiard Edward 19160701 12345 Lloyd Edward 19170304 21720 Long George 19180827 27252 Lovegrove Harry William 19171130 35838 Loveridge Albert 19180826 36028 Macdonald Arthur 19180403 15411 Marlow Francis John 19180825 39151 Martin Arthur James 19171120 12351 Martin Walter Thomas Stanley 19170827 36831 Mason Leonard Arthur George 19160403 14915 Massey William 19160701 12427 Maysey Frank 19160701 12428 Merrix George Arthur 19180919 43007 Mills Reginald David 19181015 43406 Moore Frederick George 19170303 21908 Moore Walter 19160719 12696 Muir John Wallace 19181023 45936 Mullins Alfred Ernest 19180403 220077 Murchington James 19180427 5835 Musgrave John Charles 19180427 202024 Musgrave John Charles 1916 20214 Neale Arthur Joseph 19690621 17049 Needle Albert 19160405 12265 Newman Alfred 19141026 7932 Newman Harry George 19170509 23366 Newman William 19181104 43281 Nichols Ernest Leonard 19180808 42377 Nichols John 19171130 35857 Palmer Frederick James 19171012 41451 Paperell Arthur 19170503 37539 Parkes Harry 19170822 20217 Partridge Henry Edmond 19170822 12369 Partridge Henry Edmond 19170822 202915 Partridge Henry Edmond 19171012 41451 Pepperell Arthur 19180822 35584 Perkins Albert 19180321 220131 Perry Richard Alexander 19171130 21090 Pettifer Harry 19170217 12266 Phipps John 19171212 32465 Pilling Albert 19180811 20885 Price Luke 19170506 28567 Pullen Leonard James 19181005 21279 Raban George Joseph 19181017 43487 Rabin Charles 19171120 35854 Radburn William Charles 19180921 45178 Radcliffe Arthur Holman 19170501 10635 Read George Frederick 19170321 28384 Richards William Henry 19180103 15292 Roberts Leonard 19170429 21911 Robins James Colwell 19180926 42895 Robinson Alfred George 19180929 42845 Robinson Wallace 19180808 220142 Roche Frederick 19180610 50669 Rodd Herbert Alfred 19180926 42929 Rogers Harry 19181007 29144 Rollason James 19151013 14652 Round James 19180527 37726 Roy Charles Herbert 19180910 44638 Russ Walter Clement 19161010 12556 Russell George Frederick 19181024 43203 Sanders Thomas 19170310 11827 Saunders Louis 19171120 35583 Sawyer Martin 19160714 16144 Sayer James William 19180425 43622 Sears Arthur 19161231 25460 Selby William Henry 19180808 203301 Sharman George William 19180405 22140 Shepherd Albert George 19180323 22303 Sheppard Jack 19181015 42903 Simmonds William 19181027 45984 Siviter Braithet Eustace 19181112 44670 Smith Christopher 19170731 30862 Smith Ernest Alexander 19171104 12309 Smith George 19151014 16603 Smith George 19171130 202858 Smith William Frederick 19180509 45098 Snooks William Arthur 19180228 220164 Spencer Thomas 19180929 43979 Sreeves Francis Augustine 19170913 35855 Stevens Albert Edward 19180827 45643 Steward Arthur Thomas 19161001 28523 Stokes Harry 19180703 50677 Sutton William Henry 19180827 220742 Talbot William Allen 19170731 39394 Taylor Ernest 19180327 202999 Taylor Frederick 19180922 202862 Taylor William Henry 19171119 34963 Toddington William 19180525 23710 Trillow Charles Henry 19170917 32302 Troughton Walter 19181014 22412 Turner Thomas John 19180410 12285 Tustain Harold John 19170817 203300 Tyler Wat 19180809 44980 Veare David 19181101 43179 Verity Percy 19180905 45992 Walden John Martin 19160605 20886 Walker Harry 19160601 14912 Walker William Henry 19160419 9855 Ward Sidney Howard Lakin 19180331 36795 Warr William Basil 19181115 20408 White William 19170731 33706 White William 19160701 18363 Whitehead Sydney 19170731 35216 Whitehouse John 19180905 46000 Wilcox Frederick 19180826 38046 Williams Arthur Samuel 19180402 36820 Williams Edward Howard 19180918 36167 Williams Francis James 19180825 27384 Williams Percy Robert 19180405 29606 Willmott William N 19181118 22864 Windridge George 19180219 203013 Winter William Henry 19180219 26554 Winter William Henry 19180219 20316 Winter William Henry 19161223 26857 Wood William James 19150925 9212 Woodward Joseph 19170709 35012 Woolley Arthur Edward 19160901 14954 Wort Thomas 19180808 36724 Wyatt John Thomas many thanks PS some years ago I gave the central library a list of over 6500 men from the area who served with the R Berks coming from Birmingham John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnumbellum Posted 24 April , 2012 Share Posted 24 April , 2012 If my memory serves me correctly, I think that there are memorial boards in one of the corridors of King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, King' Heath. I have a feeling they were removed from the old Camp Hill site at Deritend in the 1950's when the King's Heath site was acquired. As an old Edwardian, I'll see if I can find out more. Additionally, there should be similar at the KE site on Edgbaston Park Road. I believe there were a number of Officers that came from both schools. The memorial tablets for old boys (both wars) of King Edward's School, Birmingham, are in the School Chapel, being the rebuilt upper corridor of the Barry building in New Street, demolished 1936. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2li Posted 8 June , 2012 Share Posted 8 June , 2012 Tony dont know if you have any info on this chap, but if so can you help 2/Lieutenant, Charles Cyril Smith, 5th Shropshire L.I., KIA Hooge 25-Sep-1915, mother name given has Mrs Smith 26 Harmen Rd. Erdington, Birmingham, cannott find out anything on him any help most appriciated SHROPSHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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