KEITH SHELVEY'S RUTLAND WAR MEMORIALS PROJECT

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What Keith said about his project.

"I am a member of the Spalding & South Lincs. branch of the Western Front Association and go on two weekend trips a year. I have just returned from a trip to France which included visiting Compiegne,Pierrefonds,Soissons and Villers-Cotterets.

My main interest is the war memorials of Rutland. I became interested when I found out that my Grandfather's brother was killed on the Somme in 1916. My grandmother had a picture of him, but nobody knew anything about where he was killed apart from the general area of the Somme.

I started with the memorial at Morcott, Rutland, and recorded the names on it. I checked for details of the names on the C.W.G.C site. The C.W.G.C. site returned the date that my Gt. Uncle was killed and that he was in the 8th Btn. of The Leicestershire Regiment and that his body was not found. I found later that my Gt.Uncle was killed in the area of Bazentin-le-Petit village. I am now taking photos (as and when I have the time) of all the war memorials in Rutland. At this time I have photographed the memorials of seven villages, but I do need to see the interiors of the Churches to record the memorials that may be inside".

Keith Shelvey.

MORCOTT (Rutland) Memorial.

A list of War memorials that Keith Shelvey has Photographed to date.

Ketton,

Great Casterton, ( which looks as if it has little Casterton on it )

Empingham,

Cottesmore,

Greetham,

Wing,

Exton,

Belvoir Castle.

Tinwell

Manton.

Edith Weston

Market Overton

North Luffenham

Ridlington

 

A note from Keith, "Regarding the above, I have looked in the cemeteries but not inside the Churches, the Church interiors will I hope, reveal more memorials ".

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MORCOTT (RUTLAND) MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

HERBERT BERRIDGE 25 Sept.1916, Private 18371 8th Btn. The Leicestershire Regiment, Thiepval 2c and 3a

CECIL EDWARD DRAKE 25 Oct.1916, aged 20 Private 10146 2nd Btn. The Northamptonshire Regiment A.I.F Burial ground Flers G/R No I.D.26

GEORGE GORE 23 Nov.1916, aged 16 Private 853533 177th Btn. Canadian Infantry, Elmvae Presbyterian Cemetery.

EDMUND ALFRED JOYCE 20 Feb.1917, aged 20 Private 41100 Yorkshire Regiment, Morcott Church Cemetery .

ERNEST KIRBY 6 Aug.1915, aged 19 Private 2760 1st /5th Btn. The Leicestershire Regiment, Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Zillebeke. G/R No IV.Q.10

JAMES WOODWARD 26 Sept.1916, aged 35 Private 14895 9th Btn. The Leicestershire Regiment, Thiepval 2c and 3a.

ROBERT SAMUEL MEADWELL 16 Sept.1916, Private 16520 1st Btn. The Leicestershire Regiment, Thiepval 2c and 3a

NEVILLE JOYCE 7 Nov.1918, Private 2nd class 308480 R.A.F Morcott Church Cemetery.

WILLIAM NOEL SHELVEY 15 July 1916, aged 18, 18372 Private 8th Btn. The Leicestershire Regiment, Thiepval 2c and 3a

Note: (Both Neville and Edmund Joyce, and George Gore died in training or of illness.)

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COTTESMORE (RUTLAND) MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Following is a list of the names of the fallen that Keith found on COTTESMORE Memorial.

1914-1918

Ltnt. G. T. L. ELLWOOD (please see below), Flight Ltnt. TOM NOEL, Private ROBERT CRAMP, Sergeant CHARLES SMITH, Private HARRY BELLAMY, Gunner JEREMIAH SMITH, Private CHARLES FAULKNER, Private HARRY RICHARDSON, Bombardier ERNEST RIMMINGTON, Private WILLIAM RICHARDSON .

1939 - 1945

Capt. JOHN NOEL, L/Corp. GEORGE FRANCIS

Pilot/Officer GEORGE MATTHEWS, Private. E.F. (TEDDY) RICHARDSON

(Note: Private ROBERT CRAMP was of the 1st Battalion the Leicestershire Regiment, he died November 1915).

 

(Please note: Below is a close up of the plaque which is to the front of the memorial.)

The inscription says,

"To the Glory of God and in proud memory of GEOFFREY T.L. ELLWOOD, Ltnt. 6th. Battn. Leicestershire Regiment.

Killed in action at BAZENTINE in the battle of the Somme. July 14 1916.

Son of the Rector who erects this monument to him and to the following parishioners who fell in the war 1914 - 1918"

 

 

Keith Shelvey can be e-mailed at :- shelvey@globalnet.co.uk

 

Go to Keith Shelvey's page for Ketton, Empingham & Great Casterton War Memorials ? Please click here> memor2.htm

 

Go to Keith Shelvey's page for Tinwell and Manton War Memorials ?

Please click here > memor3.htm

 

Go to Keith Shelvey's page for Market Overton, Preston, Edith Weston and Hambleton War Memorials, Plus a dedication found at Edith Weston, to the Church of St. Mathew (Normanton)

Please click here > memor4.htm

 

Go to Keith Shelvey's page for Lyndon, Whitwell and Wing War Memorials please click here > memor5.htm

 

Go to Keith Shelvey's page for North Luffingham & Ridlington War Memorials, please click here > memor6.htm

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