Complimentary to IFTC I will attempting to find as many graves as possible that are listed on the Brookwood Memorial as possible

If any pal with access to local newspaper archives can offer to help that would be a great help

For Terry Denham when new names come in for Brookwood on your In From The Cold announcements I would be grateful for a place of death if possible

If anyone is able to offer any help this would be appreciated

Also if you believe that you have found a grave relating to any other of the memorials to the missing please get in touch

Chris

Chris

Sorry to be pedantic - not the Brookwood Memorial. That is another memorial for WW2 names.

It is the Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial - a mouthful, I know, but accurately describes the names thereon. Often shortened to 'Brookwood UK 14-18'.

I'll PM you with the locations known from recent IFCP acceptances.

Terry

thanks very much

Chris

Name: AITCHISON, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Labour Corps
Secondary Unit Text: attd. Ministry of Labour
Age: 20
Date of Death: 23/10/1918
Additional information: Son of John and Elizabeth Aitchison, of 18, Hillside Terrace, Motherwell.

No Times Death Notice

District of death unknown

N Lanarksire Council Contacted

Name: ALDERSON, CHARLES
Initials: C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Air Mechanic 3rd Class
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force
Secondary Regiment: Royal Naval Air Service
Secondary Unit Text: formerly
Age: 32
Date of Death: 03/11/1918
Service No: 228930
Additional information: Husband of Eliza Alderson, of 11 Arthington Street, Entwistle Road, Rochdale, Lancs

No Times Death Notice

District of Death Edmonton - Enfield Council confirms that he not buried in any of their cemeteries

NOK Rochdale

Name: ALLAN, GORDON
Initials: G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Cambridgeshire Regiment
Secondary Regiment: Hertfordshire Regiment
Secondary Unit Text: attd. 4th/1st Bn.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 26/11/1919
Additional information: Born Lee, Kent. From South Africa.

No Times Death Notice

District of Death Unknown

It looks like we have had our first success with this project

Just as a reminder whilst the main effort will be on the Brookwood 1914- 18 UK Memorial I will also have a look at any case that crops up from the Holybrook Memorial or the 3 Naval Memorials

Chris

The grave of Charles Alderson has been found in Rochdale Cemetery - my thanks to Rochdale Metropolitan Council for their invaluable help

Chris

Excellent Chris.

And only just up the road from me.

John

Dont go rushing out with your camera John - there is no headstone

Chris

Name: ANCHOR, ROBERT ERNEST
Initials: R E
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Unit Text: 20th Bn.
Date of Death: 20/09/1920
Service No: 57124
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: BROOKWOOD (UNITED KINGDOM 1914-1918) MEMORIAL

Robert's grave has been found in Dover St James Cemetery - sadly unmarked

My thanks to Dover Borough Council


Chris

Good job Chris well done. Out of interest what process are you following to get the place of comemoration changed once the burial site has been established & do you know if CWGC headstones are going to be requested for the unmarked graves?

Will

Chris' successes are passed to me and they are progressed through the GWF process.

If no suitable private memorial already exists, CWGC will always seek permission to erect an official stone.

Chris

Your first one is 'home'.

ALDERSON's grave in Rochdale Cemetery has been confirmed and CWGC has amended its database. A headstone will be erected in due course.

Well done.

Terry

thanks for the wonderful news - hope that there will be many more to come

Chris

Chris

As & when you might hear one has been erected, please give me a shout. More than happy to have a quick whizz round the M60 to get a piccie for you.

John

Well done Chris!

John

thanks for the offer - will let you know as & when
Chris

Terry

Thanks for the clarification.

Name: HEMMINGS, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment
Unit Text: 5th Bn
Age: 51
Date of Death: 11/05/1915
Service No: 20241
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: BROOKWOOD (UNITED KINGDOM 1914-1918) MEMORIAL

Subject to confirmation by CWGC his grave has been found at Leicester Welford Road Cemetery - he lays in an unmarked paupers grave - a member of the council staff agreed to place a poppy cross on his grave at the weekend

Name: ANCHOR, ROBERT ERNEST
Initials: R E
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Unit Text: 20th Bn.
Date of Death: 20/09/1920
Service No: 57124
N.B.: Please note Private Anchor''s name also appears on Panel 11 of the Brookwood (UK 1914-1918)Memorial, U.K. where he was previously commemorated but will be removed when the panel is next replaced.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: MF 26
Cemetery: DOVER (ST. JAMES'S) CEMETERY


The latest success for this project

Well done Chris. What's your hit rate like so far?

Will

not good due to the fact that a lot of people dont answer the enquires that I send in - shall keep plugging away though

Chris

Update on this thread

so far 16 graves have been found

Chris

Make that 17. I was contacted by a chap recently with burial records for Frederick Tinsley.

Neil

Neil

may I ask where he is buried just to keep my records straight

Chris

Annscroft, Shropshire/

Neil

Neil

thanks very much - I will now amend my records

Chris

I'm still on the case of Samuel Clement Cooke.

cheers mate

Neil

have you passed Tinsley's details on to TD

Chris

Just waiting to get the documents scanned

Neil

Lastest update

24 graves now found - 11 found this week

Chris

Impressive Chris well done.

Will

Terry has told me I must do better next week still I have the rest of today to go yet

Chris

The latest update as of 14th August 2009

40 graves now found subject to approval by CWGC

It is great that 40 have now been found, but how many were there to start with?
I presume that all the panels will have to be replaced, or, if you are successful in finding evry one in the memorial, it could be taken away altogether!

Bruce

Bruce

The Brookwood 1914-18 memorial will never be redundant as several of the casualties were lost at sea - in the case of one of the Canadians he was cremated & his ashes were given to his wife.

Total on the memorial at present is 363.

The problem im meeting is the very high charges some local authorities charge for searches - in one case £30 per name.

One very good result was Southampton Old Cemetery were not only did I find the man I was looking for, but also found a non commemorated airman.

Chris

This weeks update - graves found from the Brookwood 1914-18 Memorial now stands at 47.

Also have found the grave of one of those listed on the Thepival Memorial

Chris

Also time for some acknowledgments

My thanks to

Shropshiremad

Terry Denham

Wesley

Rochdale Metropolitan Council

Dover Borough Council

Edinburgh City Council

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Kilmarnock Council

Thatcham Town Council

Stirling City Council

NE Lincs District Council

Eastbourne Borough Council

N Devon District Council

Cardiff City Council

Solihull Borough Council

Dundee City Council

N Herts District Council

Gosport Council

Southampton City Council

Swansea City Council

Portsmouth City Council

Bristol City Council

Wimbledon Borough Council

Leicester City Council

Perth City Council

Adur District Council

St Mary's RC Cemetery Kensal Green

Looks likely the grave of Samuel Clement Cooke has been found, will need more digging though.

Neil

Terrible pun Neil

Chris

Not since 1965, unfortunately, Chris - now the London Borough of Merton.

Congratulations on the continuing great work of locating 'lost' graves.

Siegegunner

local authority boundarys was never my strong point so thanks for the correction

Chris

oops

Now I knew this was going to happen - the number of successes will now fall off into single figures per week

Reasons:

A large number of the casualties are from the London area - Im at a loss sometimes where to start with the London cemeteries so I dont have a clue which cemetery served what area. If there is anyone knowledgeable about a certain area of London who is prepared to have a look at my info & suggest places to look I would love to hear from you. I even prepared to travel down to London to meet up with anyone prepared to help. I can even push the boat for a pie & a pint.

A large number of my enquiries have met with an astonishing wall of silence - not even an acknowledgment

Chris

Im down with a stomach bug at the moment so you can imagine my feelings at this response from Glasgow see attached

Chris

Total of graves found to date 49

Chris

Hello Chris,
If you would like to PM your London info I would be happy to see what I can do.

Regards
CGM