The Wittering Court Scandal of 1919 | Private Asylum, Essex
Wittering Court in Daws Heath was used as a private asylum between 1914-1919, until it became the site of a scandal after one of the patients was found dead in her bed.
Hadleigh
War Memorial | Hadleigh, Essex
The war memorial in Hadleigh, Essex was erected in 1922 and carved stone plaques around the sides contain the names of the 48 men of the parish who died during WWI. This project researches each of the men named.
COOLLEDGE – John Henry Coolledge (1882-1914)
The St James The Less church WWI plaque lists J H Coolledge as having died in 1914, and the memorial plaque names him as John H Coolledge.
COMPTON – John Hugh Compton (1897-1915)
The St James The Less church WWI plaque lists J H Compton as having died in 1915, and the memorial plaque names him as Jack H Compton.
CLIFFORD – Harold Clifford (1883-1917)
The St James The Less church WWI plaque lists H Clifford as having died in 1917, and the memorial plaque names him as Harold Clifford.
CHOPPEN – Stephen Choppen (1895-1916)
The St James The Less church WWI plaque lists S Choppen as having died in 1916, and the memorial plaque names him as Stephen Choppen.
COLLINS – Reginald Collins (1897-1917)
The St James The Less church WWI plaque lists R Collins as having died in 1917, and the memorial plaque names him as Reginald Collins.
COLLINS – Charles Claude Collins (1880-1916)
The St James The Less church WWI plaque lists C C Collins as having died in 1916, and the memorial plaque names him as Charles C Collins.
CHOPPEN – Fred Choppen (1889-1916)
War Memorial – Hadleigh, Essex FRED CHOPPEN The St James The Less church WWI plaque lists F Choppen as having died in 1916, and the memorial plaque names him as Fred Choppen. The other Choppen listed (Stephen) was his cousin. Fred CHOPPEN was born in 1889 in Thundersley, Essex along with his twin sister. He… Read More »
Memory Benches | Hadleigh Woods, Essex
There are benched dotted about Hadleigh Woods, which I will add as I come across. It will be difficult to create a map for them, but might try at some point!
ALLEN – Sidney Charles Allen (1894-1918) & James Edward Allen (1896-1919)
Sidney was born 1894 in Hadleigh and died 1918 in Carisbrook Military Hospital. His brother James was born 1896 and died in 1919, the last soldier to die from the town.
CALVERLEY – Harold Henry Calverley (1896-1915)
War Memorial – Hadleigh, Essex HAROLD HENRY CALVERLEY The St James The Less church WWI plaque lists H H Claverley as having died in 1915, and the memorial plaque names him as Harold H Claverley. Harold Henry Calverley was born in 1896 in Hadleigh, Essex. He was the seventh of nine children born to Henry CALVERLY,… Read More »
BUSH – Herbert John Bush (1885-1916)
The St James The Less church WWI plaque lists H J Bush as having died in 1916, and the memorial plaque names him as Herbert John Bush.
CARTER – Frederick Carter (1900-1916)
The St James The Less church WWI plaque lists F Carter as having died in 1916, and the memorial plaque names him as Frederick Carter.
ARNOLD/CLARKE – John Albert Arnold / John Albert Clarke (1899-1918)
John Albert Arnold (aka John Albert Clarke) was born in 1899 in Islington, London. He enlisted twice underage and for a third time with the London Regiment. He died from wounds after the battle of Villers-Bretonneux on 25th April 1918.
Memory Benches
We walk past and sit on park benches everyday, many of which have plaques in remembrance to departed loved ones. It suddenly dawned one me not too long ago that I had never taken the time to read the inscriptions properly before, and being both artist and genealogist, thought it would make a really interesting project to photograph each bench and do a little research into each person named.