norfolk5 Posted 19 January , 2008 Share Posted 19 January , 2008 Hello to you all,Frank Shaw of East Dereham Norfolk is in the process of constructing a website to the memory of the 14/18 war,at this moment he has come to a halt for lack of information on the following men which are listed,if anybody has any information however small your help would be much appreciated,he is working from two basic sources to start,these being the cenotaph and contempory church/paper list.He has given all available ID that he has to each man.If you can help, Frank can be contacted on his email which is on the site link at the end of this post,many thanks Tim. , ALLEN R , Pte Robert BURGESS EH, Ed H ( We have a E Burgess but the book also lists a EH Burgess as well) EDWARDS EJ, Sgt Ed FIRMAN A , Pte Aubrey GRANGER A , Archie GRAY VS , Pte Victor Sidney GREEVES C, Pte G (C on the Cenotaph, G in the book) HAZELTON C, Pte (C on the Cenotaph, G in the book) PALMER B , Cpl PARSONS PE, Gnr Percy PIGOTT EW, Gnr Edward W STIMPSON R , L/Cpl Robert SYMONDS GH, Geo. Henry WHITESIDE E, Ernest WILLIAMSON SD, Pte Stanley D http://www.dereham-rollofhonour.org.uk/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 19 January , 2008 Share Posted 19 January , 2008 Tim, Is this one of yours? Regiment, Corps etc.: Norfolk Regiment Battalion etc.: 8th Battalion. Last name: Allen First name(s): Reginald Initials: R Birthplace: Syderstone, Norfolk Enlisted: Norwich, Norfolk Residence Rank: PRIVATE Number: 23656 Date died: 01 November 1916 How died: Died of wounds Theatre of war: France & Flanders Supplementary Notes: M.M. I dont understand how you have marked the rest ie Sgt Ed FIRMAN A - what is the A for ? proberly me being dim. Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 19 January , 2008 Share Posted 19 January , 2008 Grant It looks like they're listed SURNAME INITIALS, Rank Forename so.... EDWARDS EJ, Sgt Ed followed by FIRMAN A , Pte Aubrey and so on... Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 19 January , 2008 Share Posted 19 January , 2008 Steve, Right I can see it now, the commas threw me :-( Tim, Sorry should have spent more time studying, before posting Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk5 Posted 19 January , 2008 Author Share Posted 19 January , 2008 Grant It looks like they're listed SURNAME INITIALS, Rank Forename so.... EDWARDS EJ, Sgt Ed followed by FIRMAN A , Pte Aubrey and so on... Regards Steve Hi,Grant,Steve is correct , it is how the post put the list out.Allen certainly looks good as Syderstone is a village near East Dereham,will look in detail,many thanks for your fast response,many thanks Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambo Posted 19 January , 2008 Share Posted 19 January , 2008 There is a Stanley Williamson born in Old Buckenham Norfolk Private 5585 1/6th Royal Warwicks enlisted Birmingham lived at Ward End Birmingham killed in action 12.11.16 Don't know if that village is also nearby?? Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk5 Posted 19 January , 2008 Author Share Posted 19 January , 2008 There is a Stanley Williamson born in Old Buckenham Norfolk Private 5585 1/6th Royal Warwicks enlisted Birmingham lived at Ward End Birmingham killed in action 12.11.16 Don't know if that village is also nearby?? Regards John J ohn,Old Buckenham is not far from East Dereham and is most certainly worth following up,great stuff and many thanks Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Seymour Posted 20 January , 2008 Share Posted 20 January , 2008 Tim, Robert Stimpson - email en route. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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