Gunner or 189492 [incorrectly recorded as 189402 on SDGW], 261st Siege Compasny, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 23 October 1918. Born and resident Newthorpe, enlisted Nottingham. Buried in ST. HILAIRE LES CAMBRAI BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot/Row/Section C. Grave 4.

From his British Army Service Records 1914-1920:

[Listed as Private on memorial] Corporal S/3515 [Listed incorrectly as S/3525 on SDGW], 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 7 October 1916. Born and resident Newthorpe, enlisted Nottingham. Entered France 21 July 1915. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 16 B and 16 C.

[Spelt CLARK on memorial] Private 40840, 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 12 April 1917. Aged 26. Enlisted Tunstall, Staffs., resident Newthorpe Common. Son of Mrs. Harriet Clarke, of 24, Grey St., Newthorpe Common, Notts. Formerly 20133, Lincolnshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3 and 4.

Private G/1543, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London regiment). Killed in action 28 February 1917. Aged 27. Born Moregreen (sic), enlisted Nottingham, resident Newthorpe. Son of George and Ellen Daniels, of 105, Moorgreen, Newthorpe, Notts. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A.

Private 18200, 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action 1 May 1917. Born Manchester, enlisted Nottingham, resident Eastwood. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5.

2nd Lt (Temporary), 170th Tunnelling Coy, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 8 August 1915. Aged 34. Formerly Coldstream Guards. Son of the late James Gibson Dixon and Anne Dixon, of Northumberland. Buried in CAMBRIN MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section B. Grave 10.

Extract from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918:

DIXON, GEORGE, M.I.Min.E., 2nd Lieut., R.E., eldest and only son surv. child of James Gibson Dixon, of Mantle Hill, Bellingham, Land Agent, late Capt. Northumberland Volunteers, by his wife, Anne. yr. dau. of John Newton, of Chollerton, co. Northumberland; b. Snabdongh. near Bellingham. Co. Northumberland, 20 Dec. 1881; educ. the RoyaI Grammar School, Newcastle-on-Tyne and the Newcastle and Durham Mining College; subsequently served his apprenticeship as a Mining Engineer with Mr. C. C. Leach at Seghill Colliery, and was later appointed Manager et High Park and Watnall Collieries under Messrs. Walker, Barber & Co.. Eastwood, Nottingham. On the outbreak of war In Aug. 1914, he immediately volunteered for foreign service and enlisted In the Coldstreams; want to France early in Feb., and was given a commission in the R.E. 21 April, 1915; was selected for Special Service, on the completion of which his General, recommending him, said: “This officer has been constantly at work since Joining the unit. He has been subjected to very severe nervous strain.” He, with killed in action at Cuinchy 6 Aug. 1915, by the explosion of a mine. Buried In the Military Cemetery at Cambrin. His Captain wrote: "We all miss his bright cheery face very much. No matter how hard the work to be done was he never complained, but always went straight on with it. He was very capable and was much loved by all his men." and the Chaplain; "I learnt to revere him as a quiet, deep-thinking, resolute and religious man." His own particular chief in civil life also wrote: "George Dixon has done his duty nobly and well, and of his own free will took up the roughest and hardest end of the work. He was one of the most unselfish men I have known, always ready to help others and do them a good turn." He was a good all-round sportsman, an enthusiastic footballer; also fond of cricket and tennis, and very keen on trout fishing: was a member the Nottingham County Rugby team, and of the Nottingham County Cricket Club, and captain of the Lamb Close Cricket Club, Eastwood;: unm.

Rifleman R/4446, 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 19 July 1916. Aged 21. Born Eastwood, enlisted Nottingham. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B.

Private 16176, 10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 28 April 1917. Born Eastwood, enlisted Ilkeston, Derbys., resident Mansfield. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 3 and 4.

Lance Corporal G/1573, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 4 July 1916. Born Greasley, enlisted Nottingham, resident Newthorpe. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A.

[Memorial states Major] Captain, 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Killed in action at St Julien 23 April 1915. Aged 38. Born 6 January 1877. Son of Lieutenant Colonel W Ingersoll Merritt and Mrs Merritt of 6 Sumner Place, Kensington, London S.W., and the twin sister of Mrs Barber of Lamb Close Eastwood. He was married to the eldest daughter of Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper Bart KCMG the late High Commissioner of Canada, Sophie Almon Tupper, and left two sons and a daughter. Mentioned in Despatches (MiD). He enlisted on 23 September 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, (place does not agree with attestation papers and service record but his wife was resident in Vancouver) and he came to England with the first contingent of the Canadian force on the outbreak of war having previously on the staff of Sam Hughes (Canadian Minister of Militia) during 1912. On 22 April 1915, he was wounded in the leg during the Second Battle of Ypres. The next morning he was killed while encouraging his men during a counter-attack against the German forces. Attested 23 September 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec, Canada, aged 37 years 8 months, a Broker, married, height 5 feet 10½ inches, chest 36½-40 inches, fair complexion, grey eyes, brown hair, religious denomination Church of England. No known grave. Sailed from Quebec aboard S.S. Andania 7 October 1914. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 26. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 6132 - 39

Extract from De Ruvigny's Roll Of Honour 1914-1918, volume 1, page 252:

MERRITT, CECIL MACK, Capt., 16th Battn. (Canadian Scottish, 72nd Seaforth Highlanders), Canadian Expeditionary Force, last surviving s. of Lieut.-Col, William Ingersoll Merritt, of 6, Sumner Place, South Kensington, London, late 30th (East Lancashire) and 4th Manchester Regts., by his wife, Mary Beatrice, 3rd dau. of Major-Gen. Frank Adams, C.B., and granddau. of Henry Cadwallader Adams, of Anstey Hall, co. Warwick, J.P., D.L.; b. St. Catharine's, Ontario, Canada, 6 Jan. 1877; educ. St. Paul's School, London; went to Canada in 1895, and joined the Royal Grenadier (Militia) Regt. in 1896. He was one of the few who went into Dawson in the rush of '98 over the Edmonton trail, the journey taking him two years. After leaving the Yukon he returned to England and was for a short time on the London Stock Exchange. He went to Vancouver in 1904, and when the 72nd Regt. Seaforth Highlanders of Canada was formed in Nov. 1910, he was appointed one of its senior Capts. He received his Majority in that Regt. 13 Oct. 1914. He was on Major Gen. Sir Sam Hughes's Staff during his visit to the Imperial Army manœuvres in 1912, and on the outbreak of war at once volunteered for, Imperial service, and was given command of a coy. in the 16th Battn. "Canadian Scottish," 1st Canadian Division. He went with them to France in Feb. 1915, and was present at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. On 22 April, 1915, during the Second Battle of Ypres he was leading his coy. in the charge made by the Canadian Scottish near St. Julien, to check the first rush of the Germans after their gas attack, when he was wounded In the leg. He refused to leave his men, and with them occupied the German trenches. Next morning he was killed while encouraging his men during a counter-attack. He was mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French's Despatch of 31 May, 1915, for gallant and distinguished service in the field. His commanding officer, Col. R. E. Edwards Leckey, wrote: “Cecil Merritt was one of the finest officers I ever knew. . . . He was wounded in the charge, but not severely, and still continued to lead his men on. He remained in the trenches we had captured, and when a counter-attack was threatened he got up to shoot over the parapet with his revolver. It was then he received his fatal wound. No one could have been braver and no one could have led his men better than he did. His name has been submitted for the Military Cross"; and brother officers speak of his "personal bravery and spirit of dash and tenacity," and of the admiration which his, men had for him; and a Private wrote: "He was wounded twice but would not expose his men to be carried back to the dressing station, and after some hours in the captured trenches heard there was a counter-charge from the Germans and it was then he received the fatal shot in his head." At St. Paul's he took a leading part In the school life, being captain of the football XV. He was one of the first captains of the well-known Harlequin Rugby Football Club. He m. at Vancouver. B.C., 4 Dec. 1905, Sophie Almon, eldest dau. of the Hon. Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper, K.C.M.G., and had two sons and a dau.: Charles Cecil Ingersoll, b. 10 Nov. 1908; Francis William, b. 16 Aug. 1913; and Beatrice Ormonde, b. 14 Feb. 1907.

Some references taken from Nottinghmahsire County Council Roll of Honour.

[Listed as Lieutenant on CWGC] Captain, "C" Company, 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Died of wounds 13 July 1916. Aged 24. Son of James and Sarah Ellen Neville, of Abbeville Cottage, Lynncroft, Eastwood. Native of Eastwood, Nottingham. Obtained A. and B. Certificates while in O.T.C., Reading University. Placed in Special Reserve of Officers. Sent to France, December, 1914. Buried in ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot V. Row D. Grave 1.

Serjeant 265919, 1/7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 24. Born and enlisted Nottingham, resident Eastwood. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

[Spelt ROLLING on CWGC & SDGW but birth resitered as ROLLIN Oct-Dec Quarter 1890] Private 17281, "C" Company, 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 14 February 1916. Aged 25. Born and resident EastWood, enlisted Nottingham. Son of George and Elizabeth Rolling, of Hill Top House, Eastwood, Nottingham. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 39 and 41.

Captain, Northumberland Fusliers attached 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action 11 April 1918. Went to France 20 April 1915. Next of kin Mrs W J Weeks, Axwell, Catherine Road, Surbiton as of 19 May 1921. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 2.

*** There is no obvious link to Nottinghamshire but this is the only man who fits ***

[Listed as WITTIMORE in some records] Private Deal/1669(S), Royal Marine Division Train, Royal Naval Division, Royal Marines. Killed in action at Gallipoli 2 January 1916. Born 18 July 1885 in Eastwood, Nottingham. Son of George and Sarah Whittamore, of Lynncroft, Eastwood, Notts. Miner by trade. Height 5 feet 9¾ inches, chest 37-40 inches, fresh complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes. Enlisted 11 December 1914. Embarked with Division Train for M.E.F. 1 March 1915. Buried in LANCASHIRE LANDING CEMETERY, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Section J. Grave 106.

This history kindly supplied by Barrie Whittamore:

Hardwick Whittamore was the eldest son George and Sarah Whittamore of Lynncroft, Eastwood. Hardwick left Eastwood in 1914 and went to Castleford to work in the mines. He joined the Navy on 3rd September 1914 and was immediately transferred to the Royal Naval Division. He trained in the RND "Hawke" Battalion from September, was transferred to Crystal Palace and then transferred on 11th December 1914 to the Transport Section of the Royal Marines (Divisional Train). He left for the Dardanelles with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on 1st March 1915 and embarked from Alexandria on 17th August 1915 to Cape Helles. He was killed on 2nd January 1916, a few days before the evacuation. War records show him as 5'9", dark brown hair, grey eyes and a tattoo on his left forearm. He is buried at the Lancashire Landing Cemetery in Gallipoli.

Private 49689, 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 23 September 1918. Aged 28. Born Eastwood, enlisted Nottingham, resident Hill Top, Notts. Formerly 116671, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Buried in UNICORN CEMETERY, VENDHUILE, Aisne, France. Plot III. Row B. Grave 19.

Serjeant 2615112, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 28 May 1944. Aged 26. Son of John M. and Lucy H. Syson, of Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire. Buried in CASSINO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot VIII. Row B. Grave 2.

Commander, South Nottinhamshire Hussars. Died 1941. Born 1848. Served in the South African (Boer) War 1899-1900. Magistrate for 70 years. Chairman of the Quarter Sessions 1911-1926. Resident WatNall Hall. Awarded the KCB and DSO.