Rushden Research Group: soldiers notes

Letters & Notes from the Newspapers

There are many notes about soldiers in the newspapers: those
who died, were imprisoned, and those who survived the wars.

Soldiers in War (before WWI)
Mr. Gilbert	Letter from Ernest King 1899	Soldier's Diary - Boer War
Sgt Luke Seckington	Jas Mackness - Army Pensioner	Zulu War - J Willmott 1879

Soldiers on War Memorials
WWI list of Names	WWII list of Names	Street Memorials	Other Commemorations

Soldiers Recounting Experiences, Battles, and Conditions in WWI
Conditions in War 1914	L-Cpl. Frank Allen - at Mons	Denton Twins - prisoners	Pte. E J Morris - 1915
Conditions in War 1915	Pte Ralph Attley - 1916	Rifleman W S Dickens	Sergt H. Pendered 1916
Conditions in War 1916	Pte. Sydney Austin - 1915	Sapper W. Elsdon 1915	Bandsman Rice 1916
1916 RAMC	Pte. A. Ayres	Pte. A Forknall - 1915	Pte. H Rowthorne 1915
Conditions in War 1917	Pte. E Baker - Ambulance	Sgt R Freeman - Gallipoli	Pte. A H Smith 1918
	Pte. F Bass - 1915	Pte. Fred Hodson	Musician Alec Smith
Short reports 1916	Pte. Walter Bates - 1915	Pte. F. Howes	Lieut. Smythem
	Trooper Carl Bayes	Wm E Lockie - RNAS 1916	Sydney Tilley 1917
	Pte. Q Bayes - at Mons	Driver P W Long - BIEF	'Ubique' - warrant officer
	Pioneer A Bell	Sgt. T J Long 1916	Gunner A E Upton
	Pte. E Clark - 2nd Northants	AB Wm Longland - 1915	A Vorley - Telegraphist 1915
Writing Home	Pte. Arthur Clifton 1917	Pte Sydney H Martin	Pte. H Waring 1916/17
	Sapper E Darnell 1916	Pte. W Mole - Lusitania 1915	L-Cpl L Waring 1916/17

WWI Soldiers Notes
W'boro' News	1917 part 1
1914	1917 part 2
1915 part 1	1918 part 1
1915 part 2	1918 part 2
1916 part 1	Soldiers Awards
1916 part 2	Royal Flying Corps

Rushden Echo, 23rd August 1918

Send Your Soldier Boy a Tin.
Every week one tin of Keating’s.

At the Front, in the Workshop, in the Home, all know that Keating’s Powder kills every insect.—Bugs, Fleas, Flies, Beetles, Body Vermin—coming into proper contact with it, and these vermin carry disease—therefore kill them. Sold everywhere, 3d., 6d., and 1s., but see you get “Keating’s.”

Prisoners of War Fund

Regiments Visiting Rushden in WWI

Rev. Shaw's letters - 1917/8

Wounded soldiers' insignia

WWI Prisoners

Prisoners 1915-1916

Prisoners 1917

Prisoners 1918

Sergt C E Allen 1917

George Cave 1914

Pte Fred Jolley

Sergt. T. Newman

George Trussler 1918

Index

WWI Enlistments

Enlistments - mainpage

WWI Promotions

Promotions

WWI Awards

Index

Soldiers - Between WWI & WWII

Soldiers Notes - 1920s & 1930s

WWII Soldiers Notes
1940	1942	1944 part 1
1941	1943	1944 part 2
F/O W J Bone		1945
Cross Brothers	Conditions in War 1944
Joe Ekins	Conditions in War 1945
Allebone, Major Alan	Soldiers Returning

WWII Awards

Index

WWII Prisoners of War
Prisoners of War Fund	Prisoners 1945
Prisoners - 1941/2	Groups Return 1945
Prisoners 1943	Prisoners 1946
Prisoners 1944	Index

WWII Promotions

Promotions

Soldiers - post WWII

Soldiers Notes - post WWII

A short Pathé film: http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/first-world-war-army-bakers/: shows the work it took to provide bread. Army bakers are shown at a bank of clay and brick ovens. They produced cart loads of fresh baked loaves for soldiers in the trenches.
See also 15 Bakers

War Memorial