Brother of John Marsden Robinson who was killed 1 month after Hugh.
Born: 17th July 1887 Fairfield registered Chapel-en-le-Frith Vol 7b 773 J/A/S the son of Hugh & Hannah Robinson, the family farmed 50 acres. Hugh started school on 13th April 1896, the address was 1 Rock Villas. As well as John Marsden Hugh had another 2 older brothers George & William with 1 sister Mary. Hugh’s father died before he was 1yr old.
1891 Census: Living with Mother a Widow @ Rock Villa’s, Fairfield Road (Mum Hannah was a Lodging House-Keeper). The house was named Ivyleigh
1901 Census: Aged 13yrs living @ Ivyleigh, Fairfield Rd, occupation given as Boot ? his brother William was a Shoe makers apprentice.
1911 Census: Living @ 65 Fairfield Rd aged 23yrs with Mother.
Occupation: Window Cleaner.
65 Fairfield Road 2014, the home Hugh left to go to War
1916: 31st August Hugh enlisted into the Army, Hugh’s occupation was still as a Window Cleaner he was 28yrs 1mth old. Hugh was just under 5ft tall.
Hugh was initially posted to the Auxiliary Reserve Pte 37372 he was mobilised on the 19th October 1916. He was then re-posted to the Reserve until the 27th February 1917 when he was re-mobilized and posted to the 3rd Company Labour Corps Pte 24961.
On the 6th March 1917 Hugh was transferred to the 3rd Company, Labour Corps, landing on 24th March 1917 at Boulogne. On the 9th May 1917 Hugh was transferred again to the 42nd Company.
Memorial: Rocquigny-Equancourt, Road British Cemetery X.B.18.
Brother of Hugh Robinson (who died just over a month before John).
Born: 14th April 1876 in Hawksworth, Nottinghamshire. John started North Road School on 31st March 1884 (the same day as George Goodwin who also died during WW1) he was the oldest son of Hugh Robinson Snr a local man from Chelmorton & Hannah who came from Hawksworth where John himself was born. When John was just 12 yrs old his father Hugh Snr a farmer of 50 acres at Waterswallows, Fairfield died. John was only at school for 4yrs leaving on 11th June 1888 to start work. John left school at the same time as his father died, perhaps the family needed his wages.
1891 Census: Following Hugh Seniors death his mother kept a Boarding House and the 1891 Census shows Mother Hannah a Widow and Boardinghouse Keeper living @ Rock Villa’s, Fairfield Road. The house was named Ivyleigh . The 1901 Census John aged 24yrs is living @ Ivyliegh, Fairfield Rd. John’s occupation was a Merchant Car Man. In 1903 John married Catherine Wearne in Penzance, Cornwall and in 1911 the couple were living on St James Street, Buxton with John aged 34yrs working as a Carter for a Wine Merchant. They had 2 children William aged 6yrs and Elsie 17mths old. During the War Catherine & the children moved to Bennett Street. John enlisted in Buxton, his name as well as being on the Fairfield Memorial & The Slopes is also commemorated on The Bennett Street Memorial as well as in St John’s and St Mary’s Churches.th Mother a Widow @ Rock Villa’s (she was a Lodging House-Keeper).
Service Details: Enlisted around the beginning of 1916 into 5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Pte 5847, he was transferred to Durham Light Infantry Pte 63609 before finally being transferred to Pte 21377 Labour Corps.
Memorial: 11.E.41 Favreuil British Cemetery
Notts & Derby Regimental BadgeSgt Riley photograph from Buxton Advertiser 23rd November 1918
The War Memorial at Longnor, nr Buxton.
Joseph is remembered on the Longnor War Memorial and also St Peters.
The Buxton Advertiser at the 23rd November 1918 reported as follows: Reported Died of Wounds. Sergt, Joseph Riley. It is with extreme regret that we have to announce that Sergt. Joseph Riley, Sherwood Foresters, is reported to have died of wounds, on November 3rd. Before enlisting he was employed at the Midland Locco, Department, where he was well esteemed by all who knew him. He had seen over 2 years of active service, and was on leave a few weeks ago, during which time he was married. Deceased was only 22 years of age, and was a relative of Mrs Sigley, Oakland Cottages, and will be remembered as a bright cheery youth. The list of those fallen from Fairfield is, alas, becoming of some length.
Born: Mar Qtr 1896, Longnor, Staffordshire. Registered at Leek Vol 6b page 315. The son of Issac & Nancy Riley, Poultry Farmers.
1901 Census: Aged 5yrs living at Church Street, Longnor with parents. Joseph had 2 older brothers John & Isaac and an older sister May Anne.
1911 Census: Aged 15yrs, living at Church Street, Longnor with parents. Joseph was working on his fathers farm as an assistant. There were now 2 younger brothers Sam & Fred.
1915: Joseph enlisted 9th November he was 19yrs 9mths old. Joseph gave his occupation as an Engine Cleaner, he was employed by the Midland Locco Works. His application was approved on 18th February 1916.
1918: In September whilst on leave Joseph married Lily Moody. They married at Devonshire Park Chapel on the 29th September 1918, they were only married for a total of 36 days before Joseph was killed. Registers: at Chapel-en-le-Frith J/A/S Vol 7b 1690. In 1919 Lily was awarded a pension of 16s 3d per week. On the 11th March 1922 Lily received Joseph’s British War & Victory Medals, Lily was living at 28 Nunsfield Road, the couple had no children.
1918: November 3rd. Joseph died and is buried at Forest Communal Cemetery Plot C 7.
Brother of Alfred Riley & cousin of Arthur Riley both deceased in WW1.
Born: 6th May 1895 Fairfield registered Chapel-en-le-Frith Vol 7b Page 848 A/M/J to parents William & Frances Fanny Riley. William was christened on 5th June 1895 at St Peters, Fairfield. William started North Road School on 26th April 1899.
1901 Census: Living at 8 Heaton Place with Grandfathers house with his parents, younger sister Martha & younger brother Alfred Aged 5yrs.
Heaton Place
1911 Census: Living at Fern House Farm as a Servant Occupation Cow Man.
1913: William married May Wardle O/N/D Qtr Vol 7b Page 1857 in 1914 they had a son William A Riley.
Pte W H Riley The funeral took place on Tuesday last, at Fairfield Church burial ground of Pte W H Riley, who passed away at Cosham Hospital, Kent. He had served about three years overseas, and when in civil life was employed at Messers, Bagshaw and son, Builders, and was well known and much respected. The Rev. A Urling-Smith, Priest-in-charge of St.Mary’s, Buxton officiated. The volunteers provided the escort and firing party, and the C.D.D. band played the cortege to the grave. The gun carriage was drawn by two beautiful mules which were kindly lent for the occasion by Col. Hanson. The following were family mourners , Mrs Riley (widow) and son, Mr and Mrs W Riley (Father and Mother), Messrs. Alfred, Percy and Fred (Brothers), Mrs Lomas (Sister), Mrs Riley (Sister-in-Law), Father and Mother-in-law, Mr and Mrs Chapman, Mrs Wibberley (Sister-in-law), Driver Jack Wardle (Brother-in-law), Pte William Wardle (Brother-in-law), Messrs . Walter, Arthur and Eric (Brothers-in-law), Miss Edith Wardle (Sister-in-law), Mrs Riley, Mrs E Wardle, Mrs Garlick, Mrs Mycock, Mrs M Blackwell, Mrs Mrs C Blackwell, Mrs M Keeling, Mrs Walker, Mrs Lomas, (Aunts), Mrs Wood (Grandmother), Mr S Riley (Grandfather), Miss E Riley, Miss B Riley, Pte N G Hollins, Mr N Mycock, Mrs Rigby (Cousins). The bearers were uncles of the deceased, Mr G Riley, H Riley, W Mycock, S Wood. The coffin was of English Elm, polished and plate bore the following, Pte W H Riley, 3rd Hants Regt., Died 3rd November 1918, aged 23 years. Messrs F W Booth and Co, were the undertakers. Owing to pressure of our space we are compelled to omit the list of floral tributes.
Reported in Buxton Advertiser 9th November 1918 (researched 2014).
Machine Gun Corps Regimental BadgeArthur Riley, photograph Buxton Advertiser/Keith Taylor
Arthur Riley: The 118th Machine Gun Company joined, 118th Brigade, 39th Division on the 21st of March 1916. On the 30th June 1916 they were in action in an attack near Richebourg l’Avoue with the Sussex battalions suffered heavy casualties. They were in action during the Battles of the Somme, including, the fighting on the Ancre, The Battle of Thiepval Ridge, The Battle of the Ancre heights and the capture of Schwaben Reddoubt and Stuff Trench as well as The Battle of the Ancre. In 1917 they fought in The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of Langemarck, The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, The Battle of Polygon Wood and The Second Battle of Passchendaele. – See more at: http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/allied/machineguncorps118.php#sthash.8Koqa4sc.dpuf
Born: 26th March 1893 Fairfield to Henry & Sarah Riley, registered Chapel-en-le-Frith Vol 7b Page 853 A/M/J. Arthur was christened on 26th April 1893 at St Peters. Arthur started North Road School on 2nd December 1896.
1901 Census: Living at 7 Heaton Place aged 8yrs.
Heaton Place Arthur’s home in 1901
1911 Census: Living at 73 Kings Road, Fairfield.
Occupation: Engine Cleaner Aged 18yrs. The family were nearly altogether in the same house for the first time, Arthur was living with Mum, Dad and 8 of his brothers & sisters.
1912: Arthur married Sarah Bennet Bingham on 22nd June at St Johns Church, Tideswell he gave his age as 21 when in fact he was 19yrs old. Registered at Bakewell Vol 7b Page 1598.
73 Kings Road 2014, Arthur’s home in 1911
Residence: at time of death Tideswell.
Military: Pte: 68218 Notts & Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Pte: 87235 MGC.
Memorial: Tyne Cot Panel 154 – 159 & 163A.
There are no surviving papers or medal Index to show details of Alfred’s service during the war.
Brother of William Riley & cousin of Arthur Riley both deceased during WW1.
Born: 12th August 1898 Fairfield registered Chapel-en-le-Frith Vol 7b Page 867. His parents were William & Frances Fanny Riley, Alfred was christened at St Peters Church on 17th August 1898. Alfred started North Road School on 27th November 1901 (the Headmaster recorded his year of birth as 1897). The family were then living at No 8 Heaton Place.
1911 Census: Living at 11 Heaton Place aged 12yrs.
1911 CensusHeaton Place Alfred’s home
Service: Pte. 36134 Kings Own Yorkshire
Died: 14th December 1920, registered Chapel-en-le-Frith Vol 7b Page 817
Middlesex Regimental BadgeJohn photograph from Buxton Advertiser October 23rd 1915 (2014)View of the battlefield at Loos-en-Gohelle from the Cemetery 2014John Rawlinson Memorial (Stenson 2014)
John was killed 18 days after Pte John Stenson during the fighting at Loos. They had enlisted into the Middlesex Regiment not far apart, John Rawlinson Pte 5806 & Pte John Stenson 6417. The boy’s lived near to each other and are remembered on the same panel at the Dud Corner Memorial, remembered also at Dud Corner Cemetery are Pte Tom Brewster Horn and Pte Harold Orgill.
John Rawlinson: 11th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) was raised at Mill Hill in August 1914 as part of Kitchener’s First New Army and joined 36th Brigade, 12th (Eastern) Division. They trained at Colchester moving to Shorncliffe in November and in February 1915 they moved into Ramillies Barracks at Aldershot for final training. The Divison proceeded to France between the 29th of May and 1st of June 1915 landing at Boulogne, they concentrated near St Omer and by 6th of June were in the Meteren-Steenwerck area with Divisional HQ being established at Nieppe. They underwent instruction from the more experienced 48th (South Midland) Division and took over a section of the front line at Ploegsteert Wood on the 23rd of June 1915. They were in action in The Battle of Loos from the 30th of September, taking over the sector from Gun Trench to Hulluch Quarries consolidating the position, under heavy artillery fire. On the 8th they repelled a heavy German infantry attack and on the 13th took part in the Action of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, capturing Gun Trench and the south western face of the Hulluch Quarries. During this period at Loos, 117 officers and 3237 men of the Division were killed or wounded. – See more at: http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/allied/middlesexregiment11-gw.php#sthash.3viJQOVV.dpuf
Report of Johns death from Buxton Advertiser 23rd October 1915. The sad news that Pte John Rawlinson of 86 Nunsfield road, Fairfield has been killed at the front arrived yesterday (friday) morning, and Mr & Mrs Rawlinson and family received many expressions of sympathy in the great loss they are called upon to bear. Pte Rawlinson was one of the best known young men in Fairfield, and was a general favorite at the Fairfield Mens Own. He will be greatly missed for he was a regular attender at the Sunday morning meetings. deceased was also a member of the Fairfield cricket Club and an enthusiastic devotee of the summer pastime. Pte Rawlinsons regiment was the 11th Middlesex, in which he enlisted last November. He proceeded to France in May, and has been engaged in recent fighting. he was 20yrs of age, and prior to answering the great call was engaged as a stoker at the locomotive shed, and had just passed as a fireman. The news of his death was conveyed in a letter from a friend of his Pte T Elliott, and this reads ” Dear Mr Rawlinson It is with deepest sympathy that that I write to inform you of Jacks death, he was killed by an areal torpedo yesterday. It may console you a little to know that he died instantly. I could not write this to his mother because I know what a terrible shock it will be to her. For your own sake, I know you will break the news gently. Never before have I felt so sick at heart, his death has taken it out of me. Perhaps you know whereabouts we are Jack has been placed amongst thousands of others waiting to be buried, which I hope and trust will be soon. It is not fighting here but terrible massacre hand to hand ….. I will close now with deep and sincere sympathy to you and the family”. “P.S, May God bless and comfort you in your loss”.
Born: 1895 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, to John & Alice Rawlinson. John Snr worked on the Railways.
1901 Census: Living at 116 Manchester Road, Tyldesley, aged 5yrs. John had an older brother Ernest & two younger brothers Frank & Arthur.
1911 Census: Living at 86 Nunsfield Road Buxton aged 15yrs.
Occupation: Errand Boy for a Dyers.
1914: Enlisted at Buxton there are no Service papers for John.
86 Nunsfield Road 2014, the home John left to go to War
The above medals were given to Tom’s family & the photo was kindly sent by Lindsey Kadzevski who is Tom’s Great Niece.
Tom’s plaque sent to the family following his death, photograph sent by his Great Niece Lindsey Kadzevski.
This is the original cutting taken from the local Newspaper reporting on Tom’s death, also sent by Lindsey.
2014 from information @ Thiepval Memorial Computer project
Thomas Radford: The 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was raised at Derby in September 1914 as part of Kitchener’s Third New Army and became part of 70th Brigade in 23rd Division. They undertook training in Derby the moved to Stanhope Lines at Aldershot in December 1914, then to Shorncliffe in February 1915 and in May they moved to Bordon. They proceeded to France landing at Boulogne on the 27th of August 1915. They transferred to with 70th Brigade to 8th Division on the 18th of October 1915, in an exchange with 24th Brigade allowing the inexperienced troops to learn from those who had battle experience, returning to their orginal divisions in June 1916. The 23rd Division were at Bomy beginning a period of intensive training for the Battles of the Somme. They were in action in The Battle of Albert including the capture of Contalmaison, The Battles of Bazentin Ridge, Pozieres, Flers-Courcelette, Morval and The Battle of Le Transloy including the capture of Le Sars. – See more at: http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/allied/sherwoodforesters11.php#sthash.Cnlf7TKw.dpuf
Born: 1886 Buxton registered Chapel-en-le-Frith Vol 7b Page 834 J/F/M to parents Thomas & Mary Ann Radford
1891 Census: Living at 1 West Street aged 4yrs. Thomas had an older brother, Samuel, two older sisters, Mary and Ann, and a younger sister, Fanny. I have been unable to find any of the Radford children’s school records.
1901 Census: Living at Lomas’ Yard aged 14yrs. Occupation Drapers Errand Boy, another brother, William, had been born. Thomas Snr had died. Mother Mary Ann was working as a “Domestic Charwoman“.
1911 Census: Barman living and working at Grove Hotel, Buxton.
Grove Hotel Buxton
1916: Thomas was reported missing on 1st July, the news that he had been ‘Killed in Action’ was not received until the November. 2 brothers also fought Sapper Samuel Radford in the Royal Engineers & Pte William Radford in the 3rd Manchester Regiment.
Thiepval Memorial 2014.
Thiepval Memorial Pier & Face 10c, 10d & 11a.
George Proctor: George was born on 24th May 1884 his birth was registered as George Hyde. Georges mother Sarah Ann Hyde was the daughter of Hannah Hyde nee Proctor.
1891 Census: Living on Fairfield Road aged 7yrs and is listed as the Son of Blacksmiths Francis Proctors cousin Sarah Anne Hyde along with his older sister Edith, Edith was born on 29th November 1878 and started North Road School 4th April 1889. George started North Road School on 1st February 1892. Both had the surname Proctor and their fathers name is given as Frank of Fairfield Road.
1901 Census: Living at Alma Place with Francis Proctor now listed as an Uncle who is a Blacksmith. Georges occupation is a Wheelwright.
1911 Census: I have been unable to find George on the census however records for his mother, show that she was lodging at 5 Heaton Place, Fairfield, employed as a ‘Carpet Maker’ there is now a younger brother, Richard, born in 1898. Sister Edith is working as a Servant.
The obituary in the ‘Buxton Advertiser’ records his father Mr Proctor living at 16 New High Street, Buxton.
Notts & Derby Regimental BadgePhotograph from Buxton Advertiser 2014
John was the first serviceman from Buxton to die during the conflict
John was born on the 27th December 1880 in Fairfield at Roak Villas, he was the second child born to Abraham & Emma Pinder. John William was christened at St Peters Church on 26th April 1881. His birth is registered J/F/M Qtr 1881 Vol 7b Page 789 and the School records his birth wrongly as 27th February 1881. John started at North Road School on 1st April 1889 he left for work on 27th April 1894. John had an older sibling Sarah he was one of ten children.
1891 Census: Living with parents at 2 Rock Villas, Fairfield at School.
1901 Census: Aged 20yrs. Living at 167 Pond Street, Sheffield as a lodger. Occupation General Labourer.
1902: Originally John enlisted on 11th August 1902 into the ‘Derbyshire Regiment’ before enlisting John had been a volunteer in the 2nd Volunteer ‘Sherwood Forresters’ On the 7th December 1903 John received his first overseas posting, to Hong Kong, where he served exactly a year, before moving toBritish territories located in South-east Asia, which included Singapore, Malacca and Penang. John returned to England on the 4th September 1905.On the 5th September 1905, having completed his three years Active Service, John was placed in the Auxiliary Reserves, he could be called upon in the event of general mobilisation. Pay was 3s 6d per week. He had to attend twelve training days per year. As John’s 12yrs with the Army was about to end John was transferred from the Section B to the Section D Reserves, he was then transferred from the reserves and began his WW1 Service.
1911 Census: John now aged 30 was living at 206 Heaton Lane, Stockport with Mother Emma, sisters Dorothy, Mary & brother Robert. John’s occupation is a Coal Carter. In 1911 Census Abraham John’s father (surname Pinter on Census) was lodging at 17 Fairfield Road, Buxton.
John is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Panel 7, his address was given on the CWWG Certificate as 17 Fairfield Road where his father Abraham was lodging in the 1911 Census. On the day John died his Battalion 2nd Sherwood Foresters lost 3 Officers with a further 3 wounded a further 10 were captured and of the serving men 710 were killed wounded or captured during the push across the River Lys near Lille.
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