NEWARK - NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Cemetery War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Rowing Club & Magnus Grammar School
Cemetery War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Rowing Club & Magnus Grammar School
Newark-on-Trent or Newark is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of the county of Nottinghamshire.
Private Charles BRADLEY 9122
Born: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England Enlisted: 27-4-1915, Liverpool, New South Wales Occupation prior to Enlistment: Clerk 8th Australian Field Ambulance Killed in Action 21-9-1917, Belgium Son of George Alfred & Kate Bradley, 34 Albert Road, Oswestry, Salop, England Resting: Hooge Crater Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 182 |
Newark Advertiser 31-10-1917
Youngest son of Mr. George Alfred Bradley, 4 Stone Terrace, Victoria Street, Newark. A former employee of Ransome & Co., but emigrated several years ago. Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW, in the Australian RAMC and served in Egypt, then England, before going to France. Engaged on his duties as a stretcher-bearer on the night of Sept. 21st when German shelling began and he was posted missing.
Youngest son of Mr. George Alfred Bradley, 4 Stone Terrace, Victoria Street, Newark. A former employee of Ransome & Co., but emigrated several years ago. Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW, in the Australian RAMC and served in Egypt, then England, before going to France. Engaged on his duties as a stretcher-bearer on the night of Sept. 21st when German shelling began and he was posted missing.
Private William DERRY 3286
Born: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England Enlisted: 29-7-1915, Cootamundra, New South Wales Occupation prior to Enlistment: Labourer 1st Battalion Australian Infantry Departed Australia 5-10-1915 from Sydney, N.S.W. Killed in Action 21-7-1916, France Son of Frederick & Martha Derry Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 28 |
Newark Advertiser 9-8-1916
Son of the late Mr. F. Derry. Attended Magnus grammar school, where he won many swimming prizes. Also a prominent member of Newark Rowing Club, winning the Marsh Cup and a member of the winning four for the Clinton Cup. After leaving school, worked for his brother, Mr R.I Derry of Stodman Street. He always had a liking for farm work and for experience went to Mr R.J. Pratt of East Stoke. Subsequently he returned to his brother and finished his apprenticeship as a plumber etc. With the idea of following his trade, he went to Australia five years ago, but instead took a farm. When war broke out, he was among the first to volunteer at Cootamundra, N.S.W. and with the 1st Bn. Australian Infantry went to Egypt, arriving in Feb. 1916. There he met many of the Sherwood Rangers from Newark. He sailed from Alexandria to Marseille on board "Invernia" in March 1916. Attached to a light trench mortar battery in June and was killed through a shell hitting his mortar.
Son of the late Mr. F. Derry. Attended Magnus grammar school, where he won many swimming prizes. Also a prominent member of Newark Rowing Club, winning the Marsh Cup and a member of the winning four for the Clinton Cup. After leaving school, worked for his brother, Mr R.I Derry of Stodman Street. He always had a liking for farm work and for experience went to Mr R.J. Pratt of East Stoke. Subsequently he returned to his brother and finished his apprenticeship as a plumber etc. With the idea of following his trade, he went to Australia five years ago, but instead took a farm. When war broke out, he was among the first to volunteer at Cootamundra, N.S.W. and with the 1st Bn. Australian Infantry went to Egypt, arriving in Feb. 1916. There he met many of the Sherwood Rangers from Newark. He sailed from Alexandria to Marseille on board "Invernia" in March 1916. Attached to a light trench mortar battery in June and was killed through a shell hitting his mortar.
Private Edward Henry FIENNES-CLINTON 2649
Born: Bootle, England
Enlisted: 20-8-1915, Perth, Western Australia
Occupation prior to Enlistment: Labourer
51st Battalion Australian Infantry
Died (accidental) 17-8-1916, France aged 30years
Son of Charles Edward and Alice Gertrude Fiennes-Clinton
Husband of E. A. Fiennes-Clinton, of Hawkstone Rd., Carlisle, Perth, Western Australia.
Resting: Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France
Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 152
Also honoured St Mary's Church - Borough of Newark Roll of Honour
Born: Bootle, England
Enlisted: 20-8-1915, Perth, Western Australia
Occupation prior to Enlistment: Labourer
51st Battalion Australian Infantry
Died (accidental) 17-8-1916, France aged 30years
Son of Charles Edward and Alice Gertrude Fiennes-Clinton
Husband of E. A. Fiennes-Clinton, of Hawkstone Rd., Carlisle, Perth, Western Australia.
Resting: Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France
Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 152
Also honoured St Mary's Church - Borough of Newark Roll of Honour
Newark Advertiser 8-11-1916
Son of Charles Edward & Alice Gertrude Fiennes-Clinton. Husband of E.A. Fiennes-Clinton, Hawkstone Road, Carlisle, Perth, W. Australia Native of Bootle. Grandson of the late Rev. Henry Fiennes-Clinton, Rector of Cromwell for nearly forty years. Had married and settled in Victoria Park East, Western Australia with his wife and two little sons. Enlisted at Perth on 13th August 1915, age 29 years & 3 months. Occupation: Labourer. Embarked on H.M.A.T. Ulysses at Freemantle on 2nd Nov. 1915 for Middle-East. Transferred from 28th to 51st Battalion on 3rd March 1916. Sailed from Alexandria (for Marseille) on 5th June. Died of abdominal & hip wound at 1st/2nd South Midland C.C.S. Court of enquiry found that wound was caused by the careless handling of a loaded revolver by Private Bowyer.
Son of Charles Edward & Alice Gertrude Fiennes-Clinton. Husband of E.A. Fiennes-Clinton, Hawkstone Road, Carlisle, Perth, W. Australia Native of Bootle. Grandson of the late Rev. Henry Fiennes-Clinton, Rector of Cromwell for nearly forty years. Had married and settled in Victoria Park East, Western Australia with his wife and two little sons. Enlisted at Perth on 13th August 1915, age 29 years & 3 months. Occupation: Labourer. Embarked on H.M.A.T. Ulysses at Freemantle on 2nd Nov. 1915 for Middle-East. Transferred from 28th to 51st Battalion on 3rd March 1916. Sailed from Alexandria (for Marseille) on 5th June. Died of abdominal & hip wound at 1st/2nd South Midland C.C.S. Court of enquiry found that wound was caused by the careless handling of a loaded revolver by Private Bowyer.