War Memorial - Ropsley and Humby, Lincolnshire, England

Thorpe Aikinson (should read Thorpe Atkinson)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 7550 30 April 1877, Ropsley 01 November 1914 37 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium Son of John and Mary A. Atkinson, nee Thorpe. Resident of New Brumby, Scunthorpe.

Thorpe Atkinson was born in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England on 30 April 1877 and was baptised in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England on 15 July 1877.

England Census 1881 about Thorpe Atkinson and family Residence: Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Atkinson Mary A. Atkinson Joseph Atkinson Sarah Atkinson Thorpe Atkinson George Wm. Atkinson Susanna Atkinson	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	34 38 9 7 4 2 9 mo.	abt. 1847 abt. 1843 abt. 1872 abt. 1874 abt. 1877 abt. 1879 abt. 1881	Rothorpe, Lincolnshire Pickworth, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire
Additional 1891 Census: John Thomas Atkinson, b. abt. 1882, Ropsley, Lincolnshire Herbert Alfred Atkinson, b. abt. 1884, Ropsley, Lincolnshire.

Robert Waterfield Abbott
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 74093 01 May 1889, Ropsley 15 September 1916 27 28th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) Vimy Memorial, France Son of George Cave Abbott, and Elizabeth Williamson (his wife), nee Hodson, of Ropsley, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.

A Canadian newspaper publish following:
PTE. ROBERT ABBOTT
It has been reported to his Toronto friends that Pte. Robert Abbott was killed in action in September of last year. The exact date is believed to be the 15th of that month.
He enlisted at Moose Jaw, and had been in the trenches over 3 years. He was twenty-six years of age, and before enlisting resided with his brother, F. Abbott, 81 Davisville avenue.

England Census 1891 about Robert W. Abbott and family Residence: Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Abbott Elizabeth Abbott John Cave Abbott George H. Abbott Ada L. Abbott Fredrick W. Abbott Charles A. Abbott Frank L. Abbott Robert W. Abbott	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	40 36 15 13 11 9 5 3 1	abt. 1851 abt. 1855 abt. 1876 abt. 1878 abt. 1880 abt. 1882 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1890	Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire Thurlby, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire

John Thomas Barber
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 40616 04 December 1896, Ropsley 17 October 1916 19 10th Bn. Essex Regiment formerly 5840 Lincolnshire Regiment Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France Son of Harriet Elizabeth Barber, now wife of Charles Harrison, of Ropsley near Grantham. Resident of Little Gonerby.

England Census 1901 about John Thomas Barber and family Residence: Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Baggaley Fanny Baggaley John Thomas Barber	Head Wife Grandson	Married Married Single	68 64 4	abt. 1833 abt. 1837 abt. 1897	Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire
Harriet E. Barber was married to Archer Charles Harrison in 1898 and resided with her husband in Little Humby, Lincolnshire, England in 1901.

England Census 1911 about John Harrison (Barber) and family Residence: Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Harrison Harriett Harrison John Harrison Frederick Harrison Harold Harrison Jessie Harrison Walter Harrison Phyllis Harrison	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	38 34 14 11 9 7 5 1	abt. 1873 abt. 1877 abt. 1897 abt. 1900 abt. 1902 abt. 1904 abt. 1906 abt. 1910	Oasby, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Humby, Lincolnshire Humby, Lincolnshire Humby, Lincolnshire Syston, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire

Albert Bee
© Charles J. ANDERSON	© Claude Laigne	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 98710 abt. 1897, Ropsley 22 November 1917 20 108th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Hermies British Cemetery, France Son of William and Sarah A. Bee, nee Cooper.

The birth of Albert Bee was registered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England during the third quarter of 1897.

The Grantham Journal on 05 January 1918:
It is with great regret that we record the death of Private Albert Bee, only son of Mr. William Bee, of Ropsley. Deceased was a promising youth and was greatly esteemed by all who knew him. He had many young friends in the village, who, together with his relatives, deeply deplore his loss. The news was conveyed to his father by a letter from the Chaplain, who stated that Pte. Bee was killed instantly, on November 22nd, while carrying ammunition to his Company at the back of the lines. The deceased was 20 years of age and had been in the Army about 10 months. Much sympathy is felt for the relatives in their sad bereavement.

England Census 1901 about Albert Bee and family Residence: Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Bee Sarah A. Bee Albert Bee Emily Bee	Head Wife Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single	26 27 3 2	abt. 1875 abt. 1874 abt. 1898 abt. 1899	Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire

John Thomas Briggs
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 4803 abt. 1895, Ropsley 26 June 1916 21 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France Son of William and Charlotte Briggs, nee Fisher, of Ropsley, Grantham, Lincolnshire, husband of Millicent Briggs, nee Warwick, Saxilby, Lincolnshire, late of Thorney, Newark, Nottinghamshire.

The birth of John Thomas Briggs was registered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England during the first quarter of 1895.

England Census 1901 about John T. Briggs and family Residence: Grantham Road, Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Briggs Charlotte Briggs Ernest W. F. Briggs Lily M. Briggs Stephen Briggs John T. Briggs Mary E. Briggs	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	43 42 11 10 8 6 2	abt. 1858 abt. 1859 abt. 1890 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1899	Ropsley, Lincolnshire Welby, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire

Robert William Brothwell
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 15237 abt. 1894, Humby 13 September 1916 22 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Betsy Willows, nee Hird, now wife of Edwin Willows, of Hurnby, Lincolnshire, and the late William Brothwell. Resident of Ropsley.

The birth of Robert William Brothwell was registered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1894 and was baptised in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England at the same year.

The Grantham Journal on 14 October 1918:
Pte. Robt. Brothwell, youngest son of the late Mr. Wm Brothwell, of Humby, killed in action, he joined the Lincolnshire Regiment in February 1915, and went abroad on November 5th. His death took place on September 13th, as the result of a shell explosion.

England Census 1901 about Robert Brothwell and family Residence: Little Humby, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Brothwell Betsy Brothwell Ernest Brothwell Robert Brothwell	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	45 43 8 6	abt. 1856 abt. 1858 abt. 1893 abt. 1895	Humby, Lincolnshire Skillingthape, Lincolnshire Humby, Lincolnshire Humby, Lincolnshire

Ernest Henry Chappell
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 43004 22 March 1878, Caunton, Nottinghamshire 28 April 1917 39 2nd Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment formerly 40537 Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) Arras Memorial, France Son of Thomas William and Lucy Chappell, nee Taylor.

The birth of Ernest Henry Chappell was registered in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England during the second quarter of 1878.

Wills and Administrations, 1919
Chappell, Ernest Henry, of Ropsley, Lincolnshire, Private in His Majesty's Army died 28 April 1917 in France on active service.
Probate London 25 June to Thomas William Chappell and John Chappell, butchers. Effects £671 8s. 9d.

England Census 1891 about Ernest H. Chappell and family Residence: Corby, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas W. Chappell Lucy Chappell Thomas W. Chappell John Chappell Anna E. Chappell Sarah M. Chappell Christopher M. Chappell Ernest H. Chappell Francis Chappell Albert E. Chappell Rebekah Bloodworth	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter Son Son Daughter Son Nurse	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Widowed	44 42 21 20 18 17 14 13 12 10 59	abt. 1847 abt. 1849 abt. 1870 abt. 1871 abt. 1873 abt. 1874 abt. 1877 abt. 1878 abt. 1879 abt. 1881 abt. 1832	Norwell, Nottinghamshire Caunton, Nottinghamshire Saxilby, Lincolnshire Laxton, Nottinghamshire Laxton, Nottinghamshire Laxton, Nottinghamshire Caunton, Nottinghamshire Caunton, Nottinghamshire Caunton, Nottinghamshire Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Quadring, Lincolnshire

John William Hames
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 67108 abt. 1896, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire 25 March 1918 22 1st Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Pozieres Memorial, France Son of Charles and Martha Hames, nee Bainbridge, husband of Ada Maria Hames, nee Robinson, of Crown Hill, Ropsley, Grantham, Lincolnshire. Resident of Bulwell.

The birth of John William Hames was registered in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England during the second quarter of 1896. His marriage to Ada Maria Robinson was registered in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1913.

England Census 1911 about John Wm. Hames and family Residence: 12, Hart Street, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Hames Martha Hames John Wm. Hames Gertrude Hames Hilda Hames Leonard Hames Robert Hames George Hames Lewis Hames	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	43 37 15 13 11 9 7 5 3	abt. 1868 abt. 1874 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1900 abt. 1902 abt. 1904 abt. 1906 abt. 1908	Langley Mill, Nottinghamshire Bulwell, Nottinghamshire Bulwell, Nottinghamshire Bulwell, Nottinghamshire Shirebrook, Nottinghamshire Bulwell, Nottinghamshire Bulwell, Nottinghamshire Bulwell, Nottinghamshire Bulwell, Nottinghamshire

Percival Henry Edward Chantry
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 100664 abt. 1896, Ropsley 16 October 1918 22 20th Sqdn. Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) formerly 20 Sqdn. 3/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Son of William and Harriett Annie Chantry, nee Cox.

Percival Henry Edward Chantry was baptised in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England on 17 May 1896.

England Census 1911 about Percival Chantry and family Residence: Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Chantry Harriett Chantry Percival Chantry William Chantry Charles Ivan Chantry Adelaide Chantry	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	40 40 14 13 ? 4	abt. 1871 abt. 1871 abt. 1897 abt. 1898 abt. 1911 abt. 1907	Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Swaton, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire

Arthur Dean
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 1947 abt. 1896, Colsterworth, Lincolnshire 08 August 1918 22 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery, France Son of Edward and Sarah Ann Dean, nee Knight, of Ropsley, Grantham, Lincolnshire. Resident of Ropsley.

Arthur Dean was baptised in Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England on 24 May 1896.

England Census 1911 about Arthur Dean and family Residence: Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Edward Dean Sarah Ann Dean Arthur Dean	Head Wife Son	Married Married Single	48 48 14	abt. 1863 abt. 1863 abt. 1897	Colsterworth, Lincolnshire Bitchfield, Lincolnshire Colsterworth, Lincolnshire

John Doughty
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 27089 abt. 1885, Ropsley 31 May 1917 32 2nd Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment formerly 5069, Lincolnshire Regiment Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, France Son of Levi and Emma Doughty, nee Adcock, of Ropsley, Grantham.

The birth of John Doughty was registered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1885.

England Census 1901 about John Doughty and family Residence: High Street, Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Levi Doughty Emma Doughty Florence Doughty Annie Doughty Levi Doughty John Doughty	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	49 50 25 23 15 15	abt. 1852 abt. 1851 abt. 1876 abt. 1878 abt. 1886 abt. 1886	Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire

Harry Dunmore
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 17965 abt. 1891, Humby 13 February 1916 25 20th Hussars attd. 5th Cav. Entrenching Bn. Loos Memorial, France Son of Henry and Jane Dunmore, nee Isaac, of Ropsley, Grantham. Lincolnshire. Resident of Radford, Nottinghamshire.

The birth of Harry Dunmore was registered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England during the first quarter of 1891.

England Census 1891 about Harry Dunmore and family Residence: Little Humby, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Henry Dunmore Jane Dunmore Mary Ann Dunmore Julia Dunmore Harry Dunmore	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single	32 33 9 7 3 mo.	abt. 1859 abt. 1858 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1891	Crowland, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Humby, Lincolnshire Humby, Lincolnshire Humby, Lincolnshire

George Edward Freestone (George Edward Freeston on records)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 3518 abt. 1896, Ancaster, Lincolnshire 13 October 1915 19 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Loos Memorial, France Son of William Henry and Mary Elizabeth Freeston, nee Joyce, of Ropsley, Grantham.

The birth of George Edward Freeston was registered in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England during the first quarter of 1896.

England Census 1901 about George E. Freeston and family Residence: Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Freeston Mary E. Freeston George E. Freeston John W. Freeston Thomas A. Freeston Louisa S. E. Freeston	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	35 37 15 13 11 6	abt. 1876 abt. 1874 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1900 abt. 1905	Sudbrook Leath, Lincolnshire Silk Willoughley, Lincolnshire Ancaster, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire

George William Hare
© Pearlady	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 46352 abt. 1897, Carlton Scroop, Lincolnshire 26 October 1916 19 15th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France Son of Joseph and Sarah Jane Hare, of Ropsley, Grantham.

Remark: George William Dolby as 1897 birth record, George William Hare on other records.

England Census 1911 about George William Hare and family Residence: Little Humby, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Hare Sarah Jane Hare George William Hare Thomas Hare Robert Hare John Joseph Hare Elsie Hare Ada Hare Annie Hare	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Daughter Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	38 35 14 12 11 9 6 4 ?	abt. 1873 abt. 1876 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1900 abt. 1902 abt. 1905 abt. 1907 abt. 1910	Folkingham, Lincolnshire Carlton Scroop, Lincolnshire Carlton Scroop, Lincolnshire Spittlegate Heath, Lincolnshire Great Humby, Lincolnshire Great Humby, Lincolnshire Great Humby, Lincolnshire Little Humby, Lincolnshire Little Humby, Lincolnshire

Walter Hodson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 14531 abt. 1891, Grantham, Lincolnshire 28 July 1915 23 "B" Coy. 7th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of William and Emma Hodson, nee Holmes, of Ropsley, Grantham. Resident of Ropsley.

The birth of Walter Hodson was registered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1891 and was baptised in Beelsby, Lincolnshire, England on 29 January 1892.

England Census 1901 about Walter Hodson and family Residence: Chapel Street, Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Hodson Emma Hodson George W. Hodson Samuel H. Hodson Walter Hodson Hugh Hodson Ruth A. Hodson	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	41 40 13 11 9 4 2	abt. 1860 abt. 1861 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1897 abt. 1899	Brakstone Grantham, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Grantham, Lincolnshire Grantham, Lincolnshire Grantham, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire

James William Kent
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 40090 abt. 1879, Ropsley 21 March 1918 39 20th Bn. Manchester Regiment formerly 23222, Lincolnshire Regiment St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France Son of Thomas and Lavinia Kent, nee Isaacs. Resident of Ropsley.

The birth of James William Kent was registered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England during the first quarter of 1879 and was baptised in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England on 09 March 1879.

England Census 1891 about James Kent and family Residence: 19, Chapel Street, Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Kent Lavinia Kent James Kent John Kent Mary A. Kent Ernest Kent	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	37 37 12 9 8 5	abt. 1854 abt. 1854 abt. 1879 abt. 1882 abt. 1883 abt. 1886	Spanby, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Spanby, Lincolnshire Spanby, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire

Francis Thomas Watmough
© Greg Matthews	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 80549 11 August 1881, Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire 08 November 1917 36 142nd Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-en-Gohelle, France Son of Thomas and Emma Watmough, nee Raby, married Ropsley, of 38, Wellesley Avenue, Hull, husband of Elsie Mary Watmough, nee Anstee, of 2, Adelaide Road, Richmond, Surrey.

Francis Thomas Watmough was born in Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire, England on 11 August 1881 and was baptised at the same place on 20 August 1881. He was married to Elsie Mary Anstee in the Church of St. Peter in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England on 24 July 1913.

Wills and Administrations, 1918
Watmough, Francis Thomas, of 9, Washington-street, Kingston-upon-Hull, corporal, Royal Garrison Artillery, died 08 November 1917 in France. Administration York 05 April to Elsie Mary Eatmough, widow. Effects £287 19s. 4d.

England Census 1891 about Francis T. Watmough and family Residence: Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Watmough Emma Watmough Arthur C. Watmough Ethel Kate Watmough Wilford S. Watmough Francis T. Watmough Roslin L. Watmough Lancelot Watmough Waldo J. Watmough	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	37 37 13 12 11 9 7 5 4	abt. 1854 abt. 1854 abt. 1878 abt. 1879 abt. 1880 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1887	Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire Goxhill, Lincolnshire Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire

Joseph Hind
© flossie00	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 3143 abt. 1897, Ropsley 03 May 1917 20 28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F. Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France Son of Joseph Taylor Hind and Esther Hind, nee Jenkinson, of 1, State Mill, Manjimup, Western Australia. Born at Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England.

1901 England Census: Joseph Hind (aged 4 years) and his sisters Annie (aged 16 years) and Esther (aged 12 years) were visitors of Susan Mettham (aged 50 years) and her son John F. (aged 21 years) in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.

1911 England Census: Joseph Hind was boarder of a Rhodes family in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England. He was aged 14 years and went to school.

The Hind family left England on 30 March 1912 and arrived Fremantle, West Australia, Australia on 18 May 1912. They were passengers of the ship "Australind".

Cyril Joseph Kitchen
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 40099 abt. 1890 21 October 1918 28 1st/6th Bn. Manchester Regiment St. Aubert British Cemetery, France Son of Richard and Mary Kitchen, nee Hodson, of Ropsley, Grantham.

The birth of Cyril Joseph Kitchen was registered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England during the third quarter of 1890.

Wills and Administrations, 1919
Kitchen, Cyril Joseph, of Ropsley, Lincolnshire, a private un the 6th battalion Manchester Regiment, died 21 October 1918 in France. Administration (with Will) Lincoln 02 May to Mary Kitchen (wife of Richard Kitchen). Effects £240 15s. 4d.

England Census 1891 about Cyril J. Kitchen and family Residence: 25, Grantham Road, Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Richard Kitchen Mary Kitchen Hugh Kitchen Esther M. Kitchen Arthur R. Kitchen Ernest C. Kitchen Frances E. Kitchen Cyril J. Kitchen	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	48 41 14 13 11 7 2 8 mo.	abt. 1843 abt. 1850 abt. 1877 abt. 1878 abt. 1880 abt. 1884 abt. 1889 abt. 1890	Ropsley, Lincolnshire Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire

Hugh Lloyd
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 426537 09 January 1891, Ropsley 24 September 1916 26 3rd Bn. Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) Vimy Memorial, France Son of George and Alice Lloyd, nee Barber, of Ropsley, Grantham, England.

Hugh Lloyd was born in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England on 09 January 1891 and was baptised at the same place on 19 April 1891. He was passenger of the "Alsatian" and travelled to Halifax, Canada on 14 March 1914.

England Census 1891 about Hugh Lloyd and family Residence: 3, High Street, Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Lloyd Alice Lloyd George Lloyd Alice Lloyd William Lloyd Fanny Lloyd Hugh Lloyd	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	37 34 9 7 5 3 3 mo.	abt. 1854 abt. 1857 abt. 1882 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1891	Thurlby, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lincoln, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire

Harry Morley
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 15258 abt. 1888, Grantham, Lincolnshire 21 May 1915 27 2nd Bn. Leicestershire Regiment St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue, France Son of John E. and Mary A. Morley, nee Cant. Husband of Annie Morley, nee Hoff, of Ropsley, Lincolnshire.

The birth of Harry Morley was registered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1888 and was baptised at the same place on 26 October 1888. He was married to Annie Morley on 20 June 1907. Following children of the couple are known: Stanley (B. 1908), Lucy (b. 1913), and Hilda (b. ?). All three children were baptised in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England on 08 August 1919.

England Census 1901 about Leonard C. White and family Residence: Wood Nook, Little Ponton, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John E. Morley Mary A. Morley Joseph W. Morley Harry Morley John E. Morley Florrie Morley	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	43 33 18 12 7 5	abt. 1858 abt. 1868 abt. 1883 abt. 1889 abt. 1894 abt. 1896	Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire Harlaxton, Lincolnshire Harlaxton, Lincolnshire Grantham, Lincolnshire Grantham, Lincolnshire Harlaxton, Lincolnshire

England Census 1911 about Harry Morley and family Residence: Unstone, Derbyshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Harry Morley Annie Morley Stanley Morley	Head Wife Son	Married Married Single	23 34 3	abt. 1888 abt. 1877 abt. 1908	Grantham, Lincolnshire Gosport, Hampshire Barrowhill, Derbyshire

William Peatman
© Giorgio Tortorella	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 204191 10 March 1895, Ropsley 05 February 1918 23 "A" Bty. 241st Bde. Royal Field Artillery Bordighera British Cemetery, Italy Son of John and Mary Anne Peatman, nee Parker, widow of Michael Gregg, of Ropsley, Grantham.

England Census 1901 about Willie Peatman and family Residence: 18, Grantham Road, Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Peatman Mary A. Peatman Leonard Peatman Lily Peatman Willie Peatman Charlotte A. Gregg	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Daughter-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Single Single (?)	45 40 10 8 6 20	abt. 1856 abt. 1861 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1895 abt. 1881	Old Somerby, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire
1911 England Census (Additional person): John William Peatman, grandson, aged 2 months, born abt. 1911 in Ropsley.

Albert Henry Tindale (CWGC: Henry Albert Tindale)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 50365 abt. 1898, Boothby Pagnell, Lincolnshire 09 October 1918 20 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France Son of Joseph William and Sarah Jane Tindale, nee Kirton, of Ropsley, Grantham.

The birth of Albert Henry Tindale was registered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England during the first quarter of 1898.

England Census 1901 about Albert Tindale and family Residence: Village Street (Farm house), Boothby Pagnell, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Joseph Tindale Sarah J. Tindale George Tindale Ethel Tindale Alfred Tindale Edward Tindale Albert Tindale Lionel Worsdale Edith Kirton	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Son Boarder Visitor	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	40 35 12 11 8 3 3 13 17	abt. 1861 abt. 1866 abt. 1889 abt. 1890 abt. 1893 abt. 1898 abt. 1898 abt. 1888 abt. 1884	Walcott, Lincolnshire Somerby, Lincolnshire Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire Corby, Lincolnshire Boothby Pagnell, Lincolnshire Boothby Pagnell, Lincolnshire Leeds, Yorkshire Somerby, Lincolnshire

Charles Henry Willows (No CWGC record)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 42907 abt. 1887, Ropsley 01 March 1918, Ropsley (buried) 31 Royal Field Artillery Son of Edwin and Emma Willows, nee Hoyes, husband of Hester B. Willows, nee Adcock.

Charles Henry Willows was born in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England in 1887. He was married to Hester Barton Adcock in the Wesleyan Chapel in Lopsley, Grantham, Lincolnshire on 04 November 1913. He resided at 101, Queensby Road, Mapperby, Nottinghamshire at that time. One daughter of the couple is known: Marjorie Handley Willows (1914-2002).
Charles Henry Willows enlists in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire on 09 October 1915, and was discharged "physically unfit" as Gunner, 42907, of Royal Field Artillery on 07 November 1917. Civil death reported 1918, buried 01 March 1918.

England Census 1891 about Charles H. Willows and family Residence: 25, High Street, Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Edwin Willows Emma Willows Edwin Willows Samuel Willows Tom Willows William H. Willows Charles H. Willows Lilian M. Willows Fanny Willows	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	36 42 13 11 9 6 4 3 1	abt. 1855 abt. 1849 abt. 1878 abt. 1880 abt. 1882 abt. 1885 abt. 1887 abt. 1888 abt. 1890	Ropsley, Lincolnshire Oadby, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire Ropsley, Lincolnshire

Gerald Christopher Brewster
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Civilian 06 September 1898, Ropsley 27 January 1941, Springfield Road, Grantham 42 Son of George and Louisa Brewster, nee Isaacs. Resided at High Street, Ropsley.

The Ministry of Aircraft Production site on Springfield Road was hit on 27 January 1941, when a plane was shot down.

Kenneth George Corton
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant 1819049 01 August 1924, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 03 November 1944 20 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial, Egypt Son of Arthur and Isabella Corton, nee Bramford, of Ropsley, Lincolnshire. Believed crewing Vickers Wellington JA298 of 78 Operational Training Unit, but unverified.

Kenneth George Corton and his parents resided at Dennis Yard in West Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England in 1939. He was a farm labourer.

Joseph Leslie Crow
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 4809029 abt. 1920 17 December 1944 24 846 Coy. Pioneer Corps Antwerpen Schoonselhof Communal Cemetery, Belgium Son of William Albert Crow, and of Louisa Catherine Crow, nee Shaw, of Ropsley, Lincolnshire.

William Philip Dales
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant (Pilot) 955028 abt. 1919 05 November 1941 22 611 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK Son of John Thomas Johnson Dales and Ada Dales, nee Clark, of Grantham, Lincolnshire. Piloting Supermarine Spitfire AB984, shot down by a Messerschmidt Bf 109 into the sea off Gravelines during a rhubarb.

Rhubarb:
This new offensive saw fighter squadrons embarking on a variety of routine operations, each given a codename. The simplest was known as a 'Rhubarb', in which small numbers of aircraft - usually just a pair - flew at low-level into France or Belgium to shoot up targets of opportunity on the ground. Rhubarbs were normally flown in bad weather so as to avoid enemy fighters, but this alone made them hazardous. Anti-aircraft fire was another danger and the losses suffered far outweighed the damage caused to the enemy.

Wilfred Marlow (Probably)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1177760 abt. 1920 02 August 1943 23 57 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany Son of William and Ida Marlow, nee Askew, of Peterborough, Northamptonshire, husband of Elfreda Mary Marlow, nee Webb, of Peterborough. Crewing Avro Lancaster JA696, crashed for disputed reason. Note: no proven Ropsley area connection found.

Kenneth Smith
© Middlesex Yeomanry Asso.	© Ralph the Cemetery Guy	Rank: Service No.: Awards: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Signalman 2328696 George Cross 07 December 1920, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire 10 January 1945 24 Royal Corps of Signals and Long Range Desert Group Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia Son of Bertie Smith and of Alice Jane Smith, of Louth, Lincolnshire.

The London Gazette, edited 19 October 1945:
"The King has been graciously pleased to approve the posthumous award of the George Cross, in recognition of most conspicuous gallantry in carrying out hazardous work in a very brave manner to No. 2328696 Signalman Kenneth Smith, Royal Corps of Signals."

The Times at the following day:
On the night of 10th January 1945, on the island of Ist in the Adriatic, Signalman Smith was a member of a patrol of the Long Range Desert Group which was attacked by saboteurs, who laid time bombs in vital houses on the island. After hearing some shots, Signalman Smith entered the wireless room and found one such bomb on the table. Realizing that there were a number of partisans in the room and young children elsewhere in the house, Signalman Smith immediately picked up the bomb, which was ticking. He intended to move it to a place of safety behind a wall nearby, but he had gone only a few yards outside the house when the bomb exploded and he was blown to pieces. There is no doubt that Signalman Smith's actions saved the lives of many of his comrades, partisans, and civilians, and that he showed superb courage and a complete disregard for personal safety inlifting a time bomb which was already ticking, when he knew it might explode at any moment.

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