Lest We Forget - Commemorating the Great War Casualties
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Five books are being produced remembering the men from the North West Leicestershire District that gave their lives in the service of their country during the Great War.
The Historical Society have produced the fifth book in the series covering the villages of Bagworth, Ellistown, Heather, Ibstock, Nailstone, Newton Burgoland, Normanton-le-Heath, Odstone, Snarestone and Swepstone. The book includes many men that for various reasons do not feature on any of the local memorials and numerous men awarded the Distinguished Service and Military Medals for the acts they performed for their comrades.
Foreward by Major General AJG POLLARD CB CBE DL,. President of the Royal Anglian Regiment Association.
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BAGWORTH
Walford Bal
John Bennett
Walter Bevins
Percy Cavill
Charles Chamberlain
Thomas Davies
brothers Alfred Emmerson
and Joseph Emmerson
Joseph Gardner
Alfred Heathcote
Henry Holland
William Kenny
Daniel Linford
William Lockwood and
brother-in-law Joseph Reed
John Lovett
George Paston
Francis Ward
Leonard Ward
Samuel Willett
HEATHER
William Boobyer
William Bradford
Arthur Brooks DCM
Sidney Button
Ernest Flamson
Horace Grewcock
George Harris
John Holyoake
William Manning
John Martin
William Pearson
John Perry
Sydney Sharpe
Thomas Sidwell
Albert Woodman
ELLISTOWN & BATTRAM
Robert Ashby
George Bacon
Amos Barnes
William Barney
brothers George Barrs
and John Barrs
Thomas Brooks
Alfred Burton
Edgar Butler
John Callier
William Cave
Thomas Deacon
Bertie Farmer
George Fletcher
George Gadsby
Arthur Gamble
William Harper
Cedric Johnson
Archibald Lee
Wilfred Mason
Charles Nicholls
Edward Orton
Harry Partner
Walter Pettitt
Arthur Prior
Arthur Quilter
Alfred Richardson
Henry Robson
James Sleigh
Harry Smith
John Twigg
Joseph Ward
Isaac Wood
NAILSTONE
Fred Mugglestone
John Partner
Arthur Price
NEWTON BURGOLAND
Arthur Compton
brothers Richard Hughes
and Thomas Hughes
John Pepper
NORMATON-LE-HEATH
brothers Joseph Grewcock
and William Grewcock
Arthur Spurr
ODSTONE
Joseph Cuthbert
SWEPSTONE
Walter Bentley
Frederick Betteridge
James Cleaver
Arthur Elverson
IBSTOCK
Charles Adcock
Arthur Allen
Harry Badcock
cousins Harry Belcher
and Samuel Bodle
Joseph Benn
George Bott and
father John Bott
Cyril Briers
George Burton
Thomas Capers
George Chamberlain DCM
cousins George Cooper
and John Cooper
John Cox
Alfred Dale
Bertie Dawson
Albert Dolman
Albert Dunnicliffe
John Flaherty
Richard Foster
Harry Fowkes
Walter Fowkes
Frank Gray
John Gray
Lester Green
Arthur Hammersley
Robert Holland
Robert Hollard
Arthur Houghton
Thomas Jacques
Noel Lane
James Lardner
James Lester
Isaac Lewis
Leonard Lovatt
George Machin
IBSTOCK
Edwin Marlow
Albert Marriott
Albert Mattley
John Naylor MM
William Neil
Arthur Newman
Arthur Ottey
Ernest Overton
Cyril Partner
John Partner
Edward Pepper
Samuel Preston
Bertram Redshaw
Samuel Richardson
George Riley
brothers John Rolleston
and William Rolleston
Hollis Rose
Joseph Satchwell
George Sharpe
George P Sharpe
John Sharpe
Alfred Sleath
George Smith
Samuel Smith
John Steel
John Storer
brothers Kenneth Thomson
and Samuel Thomson
brothers Robert Timmins
and William Timmins
Alfred Tollington
William Tyers
John Wainwright
Charles Walker
brothers Benjamin Wright
and William Wright
John Wright
James Young
SNARESTONE
Charles Avins
Joseph Glover
John Meakin
cousins Frederick Pare
and John Pare
John Pickering
SNARESTONE
Joseph Redfern
John Ridgeway
Samuel Tilson
William Turner
James Watts
CONGERSTONE - featured in Left To Grow Old
Frank Hough - Ernest Jackson - John Prince - Charles Seekins - Fred Sewell - Joseph Shepherd - George Wheeldon
SHACKERSTONE
Ernest Blaza - Frederick Petcher - Alfred Ridgway - John Wild - Harold Wyatt
Special thanks go to the following organisations for their keen support and financial contribution to this project.
Heritage Lottery Fund, North West Leicestershire District Council, Holmsdale Manor Nursery, Eleete Auto Service Ltd, Wilson Bowden Developments, Hanson, Upton Steel, Beyond Storage and the Ibstock House Surgery
Four other books are being published as part of this Project, all are available from the Historical Society as well as Ashby Museum and Diseworth Heritage Centre
Appleby Magna
Appleby Parva
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Blackfordby
Breedon
Coleorton
Measham
Packington
Ravenstone
Smisby
Staunton Harold
Willesley
Belton
Castle Donnington
Diseworth
Hemington cum Lockington
Kegworth
Long Whatton
Osgathorpe
Worthington
Acresford
Albert Village
Donisthorpe
Oakthorpe
Moira
Overseal
Bardon
Coalville
Donington-le-Heath
Hugglescote
Snibston
Swannington
Thringstone
Whitwick
AVAILABLE 2016