Trench Lincs 7th September 2025

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Good Morning,

There was an emotional parting last week at Heathrow as I dropped off my son, Robert and his family, as they began their long journey home to Kununurra, Australia via three nights in Singapore.

The last three weeks have flown by all too quickly and we have all crammed in so many outings and visits, and it has been a delight to see all of my grandchildren playing happily together. Hopefully, it won’t be too long before we can all be together once again.

In the meantime, it was good to catch up with many TL readers at the FoLT talk last Thursday evening and we now look forward to what the autumn has to offer.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

Next Lecture - Lincoln Branch Western Front Association - Monday, September 15th - 7.00pm for 7.30pm start - Royal Naval Association Club, Coulson Road, Lincoln, LN6 7BG

Tim Coltman will present "The Story of the Two Crosses: William Coltman VC, DCM & Bar, MM & Bar".   The presentation traces the life and times of this highly decorated soldier who was Tim's Great Grandad.  William went to war in World War 1 but, because of his strong Christian faith (he was a member of the Plymouth Brethren), refused to carry a weapon and fight, instead volunteering in January 1915 to serve as a stretcher bearer in the 1/6th Battalion, The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's).  The presentation follows his life from where he was brought up, through his service in the British Army and the events that earned him his decorations, to his funeral in 1974, and the subsequent events that have taken place in recognition of his achievements.  William was born on 17th November, 1891, and died on 29th June, 1974.  He is now described as the highest decorated non-commissioned soldier of the British Army in World War 1.  

We are not going to spoil Tim's presentation by going into the details of how William earned his decorations save to say that he did, indeed, go far beyond what was expected of him in order to save the lives of his comrades in arms.  We are sure that, when you hear his story from Tim, you will be left beyond any doubt that he deserved the recognition he was given. 

Tim Coltman hails from Burton on Trent where he has lived all of his life.  Married with 2 grown up children, he worked in agriculture for 30 years before leaving employment in 2024 to concentrate full time on giving this presentation all over the UK, together with a number of other activities.  He has been delivering it for 11 years now to World War 1 groups, U3A, Probus, Rotary, and many more history and social groups. 

His presentation comes highly recommended by other WFA branches, and, if you miss it at Lincoln, he will be giving it to the Spalding Branch on November 27th. 

3FD88E25-FBA0-4903-90BF-463F79AA97C8.mp4 - Google Drive   Click on this link to view a 55 second trailer for the talk.

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The East Midlands (Nottingham) WFA Branch meets again on Friday 12th September at 7.30pm at St. Peter’s Church Hall, Church Street, Ruddington, Nottingham, NG11 6HA. All welcome.

The speaker on this night is Stephen Barker who will speak about “Nobody’s Heroes – The 8th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment in the Great War.”

Everyone is very welcome.

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Next Meeting – Spalding & South Lincs Branch WFA – Thursday, 25th September – Spalding Baptist Church, Swan Street, Spalding, PE11 1BT - Doors open 7.00pm for 7.30pm.

Talk Title – For King & Country at Loos

‘Deeply regret to inform you that 2/Lt C F B Hodgins 2/Wiltshire Regt is reported killed Sept 25/26. Lord Kitchener desires to express his sympathy. Secretary War Office.’ – Telegram from the War Office dated 29 September 1915.

This is the true and previously untold story of one man’s war on the Western Front during the First World War. As a young man, still in his teens, Charlie Hodgins answered the call to ‘do his bit’ for King and Country. Like so many others, he was never to return. He was killed on 25 September 1915, on the opening day of the Battle of Loos. According to an officer in his battalion, he died 'leading his men with great gallantry, and even when wounded, tried to rise and take them on'. Drawing on the many letters, photographs and telegrams Charlie sent home, along with newspaper articles, war archives and other personal accounts, historian Peter Jacobs has pieced together the final moments of Charlie’s short life. This is a compelling and poignant tale of personal courage and one family’s loss. But it also tells of the tragedy and suffering experienced by a generation of men during the First World War.

The Speaker – Peter Jacobs

PETER JACOBS served in the Royal Air Force for thirty-seven years as an air defence navigator on the F4 Phantom and Tornado F3, after which he completed staff tours at HQ 11 Group, HQ Strike Command, the Ministry of Defence, and the RAF College Cranwell. He has written twenty-three books on military and aviation subjects, and as well as being a keen military historian, he is an active speaker and cemetery tour guide with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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The Leadenham Military History Group’s next meeting will be on Tuesday 23rd September, at Leadenham Village Hall with a start time of 7.30pm. The evening will consist of two elements.

Show and Tell – ‘RAF Ballon Command’ – A selection of items from a recently unearthed treasure trove – by Tim Willbond.

Presentation – ‘The Deadly Canary’ – Resistance in Denmark 1940-45 – by Tim Sisson.

As a German Protectorate, Denmark had a particular status. This talk will look at a different approach to underground resistance.

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The next presentation in the Friends of Lincoln Tank 2025 season of talks will be held on Thursday 30th October when Peter Jacobs will present for ‘King and Country’. – See the Spalding and South Lincs notice above.

The venue as usual is the Royal Naval Club, Coulson Road, Lincoln, LN6 7BG. 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Everyone welcome.

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Another group who meet at the Royal Naval Club, Coulson Road, Lincoln, LN6 7BG are the Lincs Aviation Society.

I now have great pleasure in advertising their forthcoming events, which take place on the third Thursday of each month - entry is £2 for members and £3 for visitors.

The next speaker event will be held on Thursday 18th September when Bill Carrie will speak about ‘Civil Aircraft – Keep ‘em Flying’

Please arrive 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

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Surprisingly, I only received two replies to Jonty Wild’s article regarding memorials and the names found upon them.

Tony Nutkins comments; ‘I would broadly agree with Jonty Wild's piece on commemoration and memorialisation. After so much time has passed it is unlikely that the pros and cons and decisions of who should, or should not be commemorated on which memorial or memorials, will ever be fully known.

Today, it is up to whoever owns or is responsible for a particular memorial, if that can be found of course, who is added or removed from a memorial or record.

The subject is vast and each, of course, has their own opinions but who is to say who is wrong or who is right? Good luck to Jonty in his endeavours and for the tremendous amount of work he has done for the Herts at War project.’

Whilst Peter Garland notes; ‘I can understand why Jonty wrote the piece he did.  During the stop at Winterton, Mike talked about a woman who added dozens of names to the memorial there.  You can see the new panel - which was added during the Great War Centenary Celebrations - to the side of Mike's right leg in the photo.  The list apparently includes names of men with the very flimsiest of connections to Winterton which Mike advised her not to add, but she ignored him and did so anyway even though they were remembered elsewhere.  This kicked off quite a debate on the subject with strong views on either side.  Personally, I would agree with the views in Jonty's piece.  Provided due diligence has been followed in researching men’s names and proving beyond reasonable doubt their entitlement to being included on a specific memorial, such inclusion should be carried out.  Better remembered than forgotten. However, I would always respect the wishes of those who did not, for whatever reason, want their loved ones' names added to a memorial.  Regardless of how much time has passed since the events that led to the creation of these memorials, such wishes should always be honoured.’

Peter has hit a sore nail for me right on the head. Long time readers of Trench Lincs will know about my great grandmother’s wishes, but as we have a substantial number of new subscribers in recent weeks, here is my family story once again.

My great grandparents, Thomas Henry and Kate Clara D’Hooghe lived at 69 Robin Hood Chase, Nottingham and like many Victorian families, they produced a large number of children, three sons and five daughters.

Thomas Henry and Kate Clara D'Hooghe

The boys were Henry b1894 (always known as Jack), Philip James (Jim) b1897 my grandfather, and Leonard b1902 – Uncle Leonard, who I remember well, was too young for WWI and too old for WWII.

Both Jack and Jim enlisted on 2nd September 1914 and both became ‘New Army’ cavalry troopers. At some point before July 1916, Jack transferred to the infantry, I cannot find out exactly when, and found himself as a Lance Corporal in the 7th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, 12th (Eastern) Division. I can only surmise that he found life in the cavalry too quiet, and wanting to do his bit, he transferred so as to see some action?

On 3rd July 1916, Jack was reported missing in the attack at Ovillers and I have in my archive two letters from the battalion padre to my great grandmother. They are very fragile and the paper creases make a couple of lines unreadable, but they state;

Although my great grandmother’s letters to the padre are lost, you can sense from the padre’s replies how much she was hurting and grieving at the loss of her eldest son. Particularly sad is the mention that the Germans have supplied a list of prisoners and that Jack’s name was not on it, and that Jack knew he was going into battle on the Somme and had sought solace by being confirmed into the Christian faith.

Jack’s body was never identified and as a result his name appears on the Thiepval Memorial. Should you visit Ovillers on the Somme, there is a substantial CWGC cemetery there and at the front, there are many unknown Suffolk regiment soldiers who died on 3rd July 1916. I have adopted one at random, and always leave a poppy cross for my great uncle Jack each time I visit.

My great grandmother lived until 1954 but never gave up hope that one-day Jack would suddenly return. She even jumped off a stationary train in the 1940s and accosted a man on the platform as she thought it was Jack, only to find that it wasn’t him!

Not only did Kate Clara refuse every request to have Jack’s name put on various Nottingham war memorials, she also ordered all family photos of him to be destroyed. I am therefore, indebted to my great aunt Kitty, Jack’s youngest sister, who secretly hid a photo of him in uniform. This photo unexpectedly came to me in July 2006 when I placed an In Memoriam notice in the Daily Telegraph on the 90th anniversary of Jack’s death, and Kitty’s daughter spotted it and contacted me.

Jack D'Hooghe

During my ongoing family research, I located my great grandmother’s last resting place in Redhill Cemetery, Nottingham, and went to visit her. I was astounded on arrival to find that even in death, she made it plain that she was still searching for Jack.

Even in death, Kate Clara remembered her missing boy.

Therefore, in the run up to 2014 and the centenary of the Great War starting, Nottingham, like many cities, towns and villages, created new memorials or refurbished old ones.

The Nottingham City war memorial sits on the Victoria Embankment overlooking the river Trent and is a splendid structure. - below.

However, next to it, a new ‘modern’ memorial [Which I detest – Ed] was erected during the centenary commemorations. I wrote to the organisers and explained about my great grandmother’s wishes and that I did not want Jack’s name to be included on the memorial.

They, of course, took no notice of my request and much to my dismay, added his name to the new memorial as Henry with no reference to the fact that he was always known as Jack and that all of his surviving army records refer to him as Jack.

This really does pee me off! every time I pay a visit.

Nottingham's new memorial above and below, Henry's (Jack!) name

Kate Clara would be disappointed to see Jack's name on this memorial - I think.

As an aside, on Friday October 10th, I am conducting a light hearted and informal tour of some of Nottingham’s finest memorials, including those mentioned above and the Robin Hoods memorial (7th Sherwood Foresters) in St. Mary’s church for Matt Colley and friends from the Cambridge and Peterborough area.

Should you wish to form a second car load and join the tour, please let me know, and I will let you have the timing and location of the start point.

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Roger Frankish also chimed in with further news about Mike Credland’s recent memorial tour in the Scunthorpe area, and Roger writes; ‘Regarding the Ashby Wesley Memorial Windows article as reported in the last Trench Lincs I would like to clear up a detail regarding the number of windows. I have not seen the windows but I do have a copy of the book (see attached image).

While there is no description of the windows in the text there is a photocopied image of an article that was in The Star of 19th September 1919:

'Ashby...Memorial Windows - In the Wesleyan chapel twenty Memorial Windows have been placed to perpetuate the memory of those fallen in the great war who were connected with the Sunday school or congregation. The central windows on the ground floor are different in design from the rest. The coloured glass forms a large lily, under which are two crowns and the dates 1914-1919, and the following inscription: "In loving memory of our fallen heroes, and of our deepest gratitude to God for those spared to us." The remaining windows are of similar design, with less detail. The cost of the windows is £250 and they have been designed and erected by Mr William Spence, of Leeds.'

The text says the windows were paid for by the congregation through fund-raising events and explains that £250 in 1919 would be equivalent to almost £11,000 at today's values (2018).

The book itself is about A4 size with 244 pages; the front cover is as per the image attached, the rear cover carries the 27 names of the fallen on a poppy background. The book was a limited local publication (no ISBN number). Inside the front cover are photographs of 9 windows; the centre photo is that of the window bearing the dedication inscription. Of the remaining 8 photos, 5 bear one name and the remaining 3 have two names. Similarly, inside the back cover are 9 more window photos; the centre photo is that of the dedication window, as per the front, and the remaining 8 all bear two names.

That leaves 2 windows unaccounted for. Here Charles Anderson came to the fore as he had a photo of the remaining window (presumably there are two); this window had the dedication inscription but was of different design to the one described earlier. Memorial Windows - Ashby Wesley Methodist Church  click the link to read more. 

The acknowledgements at the back of the book has names of individual contributors and the families of...e.g. Harry Dent. A lady in the village (Harry Dent's niece - her mother was Harry's youngest sister, Edna) asked if I would look at what one of her sons had collected about Harry (I possibly supplied images of trench maps). I was also asked to look up censuses back to 1841 for the Dent and Peck family to see if any had lived in Ashby; Harry's mother was a Peck (I have the censuses for Lincs. 1841 - 1871, 1891 and 1901 and the Latter Day Saints digital 1881 G.B., all on C.D.). The son's collection included images of the War Diary for 9th Sherwood Foresters and Orders, a family group photo and five letters Harry wrote to his parents, the last being dated 19th November 1916. The book had eight lines on Harry's military service!

I also put information about Harry on the Thiepval Virtual Memorial on behalf of the family and provided photos of the Thiepval Memorial; in return I received a copy of the book!’

I should think so too Roger. You put in a lot of effort for the family.

I have a copy of the 9th Sherwood Foresters battalion history on my bookshelves, which contains a comprehensive list of all the men who fell whilst serving with 9th Sherwood Foresters, and here is the entry for Harry Dent.

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Here are two stories of memorials, one near to home and one from Tasmania courtesy of Ian Colley.

Last Saturday, 30th August, I took a drive up to Belvoir cricket club to meet up with Marcus Dunbar. It is a cricket ground that I played at on many occasions, and it is a very picturesque and quintessentially English cricket ground with Belvoir castle, the home of the Duke of Rutland, as a backdrop.

Belvoir estate sits on the border of Lincolnshire and Leicestershire with Nottinghamshire just a couple of miles away. One of the estate villages is Knipton. Every house in Knipton bar one, belongs to the estate – the story has it that one of the Duke’s ancestors lost a house in the village on a turn of a card! – and given its location, just in Leicestershire, it is no surprise that the village war memorial records men from the local Leicestershire, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby) and Lincolnshire regiments.

The tablets that adorn the memorial name the men of the village who served and died and include a member of the ducal family.

Lieutenant Colonel Robert William Orlando Manners CMG, DSO, was the half-brother of the Duke of Rutland who had won a DSO in South Africa. He was an officer of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, but was commanding the 10th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers when killed in September 1917 during the third battle of Ypres. Today, he lies in the Huts Cemetery at Dikkebus.

I found this extract from the local newspaper of the day; ‘“MELTON AND THE WAR” – LORD ROBERT MANNERS KILLED IN ACTION. The Duke of Rutland received information on Saturday that his half-brother, Lieutenant Colonel Lord Robert Manners, D.S.O., Northumberland Fusiliers, was killed in action in France the previous Tuesday. On Wednesday week, Sir Douglas Haig reported that Northumberland troops had extended their gains north-west of St. Quentin, and on the previous Sunday they had taken 600 yards of trench. Lord Robert Manners, who was born in 1870, was formerly in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps., and served in South Africa, being mentioned in despatches and gaining the D.S.O.

He was the youngest son of the late Duke of Rutland (who was so well known as Lord John Manners) by his second wife. He married in 1902 Mrs Buchanan-Riddell, widow of Major Henry Buchanan-Riddell, and leaves one daughter aged 14. Deceased lived at Red House, Knipton and was well known throughout Leicestershire, particularly in the Vale of Belvoir. For several seasons he officiated as Field Master of the Duke of Rutland’s hounds, and when Sir Gilbert Greenall resigned in 1912 he accepted the joint Mastership with Major T. Bouch, retiring in 1915 owing to his military duties. Deceased took a keen interest in hunting, and was very popular with the farmers. His loss will be very widely mourned, and the deepest sympathy will be extended to the bereaved widow and daughter. Lord Robert Manners was awarded the C.M.G. in the New Year honours for the Navy and Army, and he was reported wounded on July 23rd last. On Friday October 5th 1917 The Melton Mowbray Times & Vale of Belvoir Gazette published the following article under the heading.

“MELTON AND THE WAR” – THE LATE LORD R. MANNERS. The Duke and Duchess of Rutland and other ladies of the family, Lord Cecil Manners, the Marquis of Granby, the Belvoir huntsmen and whips (in their scarlet coats). Mr C. J. Phillips, one of the deputy masters, and many others attended a service in the private chapel at Belvoir Castle on Saturday in memory of Lieut. Colonel Lord Robert Manners, M.F.H. (Northumberland Fusiliers), who was killed in action on September 11th.

On Friday October 12th 1917 The Melton Mowbray Times & Vale of Belvoir Gazette published the following article under the heading. “LATE LORD ROBERT MANNERS” – MEMORIAL SERVICE. A service was held yesterday week at St. Peter’s Church, Eaton Square, London, in memory of the late Lieut. Col. Lord Robert Manners, major of the King’s Royal Rifles, commanding a battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers, who was recently killed in action. The vicar officiated, with the assistance of the Rev. F. W. Knox, chaplain to the Duke of Rutland, and other clergy. The hymns were “For all the Saints,” “O love that wilt not let me go,” and “Fight the good fight.” The service concluded with the National Anthem, the “Last Post” sounded by buglers of the 60th Rifles, and the Dead March in “Saul.” Among those who attended the service were the widow and brother of the late officer (Lady Robert Manners and the Duke of Rutland), Viscount Sandhurst (Lord Chamberlain to the King), Major Reginald Seymour (Equerry to his Majesty), the Hon. Sir Arthur Walsh (the King’s Master of Ceremonies), Lord and Lady Manners, Lady Clementine Walsh, a deputation of non-commissioned officers and riflemen from the King’s Royal Rifles and the 60th Rifles (this deputation came specially from their depot), a deputation of officers from Lord Robert’s old regiment, the 3rd Leicester’s, Colonel Viscount Hardinge, the Dowager Lady Jersey, Lady Jekyll, The Dowager Marchioness of Bristol, Lady Mary Hervey, Lady Augustus Hervey, Lord Cecil Manners, Colonel Gretton, Lord Leopold Mountbatten, Captain Liddel (representing Prince and Princess Christian), Captain Atkinson Clark (representing Major General the Earl of Scarborough), Lord Fairfax, Sir Philip Burne-Jones, Miss Viola Tree, Lady Tree, the Marquis of Granby, Miss Cicely Manners, Brigadier General Page Croft M.P., and many other members of the family, military officers, and personal friends of the Late Lord Robert. He is commemorated on a private brass engraved memorial plaque inside the Parish Church’

"This monument is set up by those who love them and are proud of them." - A very fitting epitaph.

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Ian Colley and his wife are in Tasmania and Ian kindly found the time to send a selection of photos for us to enjoy from the Hobart Memorial Park and Cenotaph.

The Hobart memorial contains an avenue of over 500 trees planted from 1918 onwards with each tree dedicated to a fallen soldier. You can read more about the site by clicking on this link

The Soldiers Memorial Avenue

In recent times, the memorial park has been refurbished and additional names have been added for more recent conflicts like those in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Hobart Cenotaph

The Hobart Boer War Memorial.

Thank you Ian for taking the time to educate us all as to what our Commonwealth brethren have achieved over the years.

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I have two colourised photos for you this week, the first is from the remarkable work of Colour by CJS.

Second Lieutenant Basil Arthur Horsfall VC.

Basil was born in Colombo, Ceylon in 1887 and lived in Ceylon (Sri Lanka today) with his six siblings. As was the norm, Basil was educated in England at the Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Marlow.

After working for a bank in London he returned to his family in Ceylon to grow rubber, and in addition, he worked for the Civil Service there.

Basil returned to England in July 1916 and enlisted in the Army and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment in December 1916.

On 11th May 1917 he was wounded during an attack at Rouex, during the battle of Arras.

After recovering from his wounds, he returned to the front on attachment to the Regiment’s 11th battalion where he served at the front until, on 21st March 1918 the Germans launched their massive spring offensive.

Basil’s unit fought in the desperate struggle to halt the advance, and for his actions on 27th March near the village of Ayette he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.

The citation published in the London Gazette read as follows:

“For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. 2nd Lt. Horsfall was in command of the centre platoon during an attack on our positions. When the enemy first attacked his three forward sections were driven back and he was wounded in the head. Nevertheless, he immediately organised the remainder of his men and made a counter-attack, which recovered his original positions. On hearing that out of the remaining three officers of his company two were killed and one wounded, he refused to go to the dressing station, although his wound was severe. Later his platoon had to be withdrawn to escape very heavy shell fire, but immediately the shelling lifted he made a second counter-attack and again recovered his positions. When the order to withdraw was given he was the last to leave his position, and, although exhausted, said he could have held on if it had been necessary.

His conduct was a splendid example to his men, and he showed throughout the utmost disregard of danger.

This very gallant officer was killed when retiring to the positions in rear”

He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial to the missing. Basil Horsfall was 30 years old.

Basil Horsfall VC

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I am sure you are all aware that the ruling families of Europe were all inter married and related in the run up to war in 1914.

Kaiser Wilhelm as befitting his role in life, was actually an honorary Field Marshal in the British Army prior to hostilities. Therefore, I was very pleased to find this colourised photo this week, along with some historical text.

Kaiser Wilhelm II as Field Marshal in the British Army - The rank he still held when WWI broke out - In 1901, the Kaiser was given the rank of Field Marshal in the British Army and Admiral of the Royal Navy by his uncle, Edward VII. The Tsar received the same honorary rank, too. 

When WWI hostilities commenced, Kaiser Wilhelm II as well as holding rank of full Field Marshal in the British Army and Admiral in the Royal Navy, also held a number of honorary ranks as Colonel in Chief of numerous regiments including the British Army's 1st Royal Dragoons 1894-1914.  He also held numerous honorary ranks in the Russian Army (and held numerous honorary ranks in the German and Austro-Hungarian Army and Navy).

When the matter was brought up with George V, he instructed the government that the appointments of his cousin should just be held in abeyance, rather than make any official statement that the ranks had been annulled. Other German royals had their various honorary ranks removed, for example, the Kaiser’s son, Wilhelm Crown Prince of Germany was Honorary Colonel in Chief of the 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars from 1911 to 1915.

Both King George V and his wife held honorary ranks as Colonel in Chief of German regiments, and Francis Joseph I Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, held the rank of Colonel in Chief 1st Dragoon Guards in the British Army.

We learn something new each week.

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Last week’s Colour by CJS photo and text was for Alfred Drake VC. As many of you know, Arthur Wood has spent half a lifetime cataloguing the headstones of the country’s VC winners and therefore, it was no surprise to hear from Arthur this week with a photo of Drake’s headstone, which I reproduce below.

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IN MEMORIAM - The Lincolnshire Regiment 7th September.

1915

1336 Private J Dawson, 7th Battalion, aged 20. Buried in Voormezeele Enclosure No. 3 Cemetery, Belgium.

2155 Private A E Fletcher, 5th Battalion. Buried in Larchwood Cemetery, Belgium.

3118 Private Arthur Winter, 5th Battalion, aged 33. Remembered on the Menin Gate, Belgium.

1917

470 Lance Corporal A Eggleston, 10th Battalion. Buried in Villeret Old Churchyard, France.

1828 Private William Edward Owen, 10th Battalion, aged 23. – Ditto. –

21275 Private Joseph Quipp, 6th Battalion, aged 27. Buried in Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.

1918

Twelve men of the Lincolnshire Regiment are recorded as having died on this day.

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

 I hope you all have a splendid week.

Until next time

All best wishes

Jonathan

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