1 Leonard Norton Hollis,
59 Bacchus Road, Winson Green, Birmingham
2 Gilbert Gibbons, 124
Green Lane, Smallheath, Birmingham
3 Robert Hughes, 54
Cornwall Road, Handsworth, Birmingham
4 Alfred Johnson, 11 Lady
Margaret Road, Southall, Middlesex
5 F R Scott, 56 Lateward
Road, Brentford, Middlesex
6 J J Jackson, 57
Rhodeswell Road, Mile End, London East
7 Reginald P Elsworth-Smith,
9.14.14 (ie 14 Sept 1914), London Auditorium Hotel, Chicago,
USA, c/o House “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we
die”
(right) loose inside thealbum, this photograph.
Please tell us if you know
who it is.
8 Horace V Levy, 10
Donaldson Road, Killburn, London, North West One of
Kitchener’s recruits! We shall never forget the kindness of
the ladies of Redruth – Cornwall!
9 H E Spencer, 61 Crampton
Street, Walworth, London Happy Memories
10. J Cockerill*, 27 Mitre St, Lambeth SE, London J.O.B.
11 Leslie Hubert Forster,
25 Birchdale Road, Forest Gate, Lonon, E6 With best wishes
and many thanks to the ladies of Redruth, for their kindness
to Kitchener’s recruits during their stay in Redruth A
recruit
12 Richard Hall, 199 Well
Street, Hackney, London, W3 Kitchener’s recruit at Redruth.
12(sic) Frank Peasant, 145
Fairfax Road, Hornsey, London N In appreciation of the
kindness shown while staying in Redruth. Three cheers for
the ladies. Kitchener’s recruit
(below)
13 For aye! G Grayson,
Sergeant, 19.9.14 Restronguet ((near Falmouth!))
14 J W Dance? 110 Drayton
Gdns, South Kensington, London
15 C W Thorpe, 7 Flodden
Road, Camberwell New Road, S E
16 A W H Thompson*, 221
Heath Street, Winson Green, Birmingham And Pte W Summers*, 75
Cross Street, Smethwick, 2nd Wilts Rgt
17 L A Chadwell,
Craighleigh, Iver, Bucks
18 J E Ford, Sideview,
Ewell Road, Surbiton
19 R N Flint*, 39 Hestercombe Avenue, Fulham, London With hearty and sincere
thanks to Redruth
20 E A Loton*, 40 Madeley
Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham Happy memories
21 ? Daly, 33 Maitland
Road, Beckenham, Kent
22 blank
23 Feed me well and keep
me clean, I’ll put a shot in Berlin Green. Elsworth-Smith
24 H S Jenkin, 29
Commercial Road, of Hayle. 22.11.20
25 A H Kirk, 64 Janson
Road, Stratford, Essex
26 J A Broad, Bodriggy
Street, Hayle. 22.11.20
27 A G Port*, 70 Langham Road, West
Green, S Tottenham, London N
28 F C Rowe*, Chapel Row, Praze, 50orSO?
29 V E? Hamshere* 2 Keogla?
Rd, Stratford, London E
30. Reg Caswell*, DCLI
31 G Hale, 5 Abbey Lane,
Stratford, Essex 32 John Edmund Cumbers, 122 Milton Road,
Stoke Newington, N. 19.9.14
33 Sam Hall, 88 Chapman
Road, Victoria Park, London, NE
34 W Andrews, Lieut.
Witwatersrand Rifles, South African Defence Forces Pro Dio
Regi Et Patria
35 Herbert V Horton, 3
Heston Road, Spring Grove, Isleworth, Middlesex
36 Charles S Evans, 54
South Esk Road, Forest Gate, London E
37 Albert Frank Davis, 57
High Road, Willesden Green, London NW and Edward Charles
Williams, 49 Lyham Road, Brixton, London SW
38 William Thomas
Drummond, 34 Haliford Street, Downham Road, Islington,
London, N
39 Leo McSweeny, 18
Arundel Avenue, Sefton Park, Liverpool
40 We do see some life in
the Cornwalls. We are never afraid when we are on parade, We
are the idols of the girls and parlourmaids. They all fall
in love with the Cornwalls. The motto that we got is the one
that touches the spot. Up boys and at them every time! W T
Drummond
41 G W Todd*, 22 Minerva
Street, Hackney Road, London E Cornish generosity
appreciated
42 H J Cornwell*, 6 Minerva
Street, Hackney Road, London, NE Shall ever remember Redruth
43 blank
44 G G Williams,
Claremont, Redruth
45 G F Mason*, 2 Regents
Place, Hockley, Birmingham
46 G Henry Wilson, DCLI,
London
47 Percival R Tull, 56
Dixon Street, Limehouse, London, E Shall always remember our
warm reception at Redruth
48 Sapper W J Mc Kenny,
Royal Engineers, 57 Little Vauxhall, Redruth
49 Alfred Isaacs, 39
Lansdown Gardens, Stockwell, London, SW and Charles Cobbold,
London
50 J Kessell*, Bassett
Terrace, Portreath
51 Arthur Henry
Capnerhurst*, Handsworth, Birmingham and Harold R Williams,
17 Station Road, Forest Gate, Essex
52 Pte H A Dowes, 1st Bat
Royal West Kent Reg Wounded in the hand on 4 October 1917
53 Percy J Hargrave,
Hatcham Park, London and C T Camberswill?, Surgeon RN
54 Wilfred J Hill*, 6th DCLI Wounded Ypres Dec 1915 Killed Somme Sep 17 1916 (left)
55 Aubrey Roberts,
Nechells, Birmingham
56 ? W ? Lilly?,
Kitchener’s recruit, Redruth. 25.9.14
57 Arthur Stone, The
Lodge, Culm John, Rewe, Stoke Canon, nr Exeter, Devon
58 Frederick Tonkin
(Kitchener’s recruit) Redruth Sept 26 1914
59 J Capnerhurst, 66
Clarence Road, Handsworth, Birmingham
60 J Priestley, 25
Victoria Road, Handsworth, Birmingham
61 C Fanning*, 674 Old Ford
Road, Bow, London E and H B Foster (A Sgt)*, 81 Manchuria
Road, Clapham Common, London SW
62 F Stribbling, 9
Parson’s Green Lane, Fulham, London, SW
63 Lce Corpl J E Rendle
VC, 1st Duke of Corns L I, Redruth, 17 Feb 1915 For God and
King and native land, For Britain home and beauty, Divided
we fall, united we stand, when Britain’s sons have done
their duty (right)
64 Pte J Trow? 2nd Devons,
Redruth, wounded at La Bassee 18 Dec 1914
65 June 5th J Spencer,
SQMS 9th (2nd) Lancers Wounded at Ypres 24 May 1915
66 Dvr Lee. W 56 Bty RGA,
June 5th 1915
67 Pte E James*, 3rd
Worcester Regt, June 5th 1915
68 Pte H G Williams, 1964
RAMC South Midland Stationed at 2nd Southern Gen: Hos: South
Mead, Nr Bristol and L Corp H King, 2nd East Surrey Reg,
Peckham, London SE
69 Pte C A Skillun? No 84.
ASCMT, Accident Ypres Feb 1915 and Signalman L P Mosling?,
4th Batt Canadians and Pvt L Clark, 23375, 1st BC Regiment,
7th Batt Canadians. Ward 18
70 Pte J Peckham, 2nd Bat
Lincolnshire regt, Wounded in the head May 9th 1915 Beneath
is a drawing of an insignia – Egypt, Lincolnshire, with a
sphinx on top (right)
71 Pte A G Crook, 18th QMO
Hussars, wounded 24th May at Ypres Beneath is a drawing of
an insignia with a crown on top, Queen Mary’s Own, XVIII
72 Pte A Palmer, 8th
Canadians, 90 WPG Rifles
73 Cpl Jas Lydon, 31st Bty
RFA Beneath is a crossed out address – 22 Albany Street,
Goldinhill, Stoke-on-Trent 74 Pt W Hickey, 12th Battery RGA
wounded on 16th June at Lancature?
75 Sergt Major J Burke,
1/4th Loyal North Lancashire, wounded 16th May 1915 at
Festlebert
76 Lpc? F Cherry, DCM, 2nd
Kings Shropshire L I, 27th Division, 80 Brigade Wounded at
Armentieres, 22nd June and at Ypres on May 19th
77 Corpl Wm. J Smith,
77637, 1/Coy 16th Battn. Canadian Scottish. Home address
Elfern, Cundletown, NSW, Australia. Wounded at Richebourgh,
19th May 1915
78 James Tupier? Lieut.
8th Somerset L I, 63/1 Trench Mortar Battery BEF 8.5.1916
79 S Roberts, 61st Batt,
MGC
80 J P Whetter Lt RAMC att?
1/5 AREU?
81 F Bates, alias Tiny, 90
RNAS Geertefraid? Desseir Teransport Automobil dans la
guerre, 1914-1917
82 Stanley E A Royle,
2/Lieut. 8th East Surrey Regt, February 20th 1918
83 A card inserted, of a
lady holding a china vase and stuck over it “Remembrance”
Signed J W Brownshill 2.1.23 Written underneath and next to
a red cross; O, the ladies of the tea! Fair, and young, and
gay were we, Just to meet the pensioners’ call, Right within
the massage hall. (right)
84 Ronald Crichton, 3rd
Officers’ Cadet Battalion, (late 20th Royal Fusiliers),
November 18th 1916, wounded Cambrai Feb 1916 Mametz July
1916
85 Souvenir de mon passage dans les Charmantes contrees de Cornwall pendant
la guerre 14-15-16. Le 5-10-1916. Toute ma simphatie a
l’Hospitaliere Angleterre. Delvaux Herman Grenadier
Volantaire 6-8-14 – 23-6-16. Auxillaire au ?enie? le
5-10-1916. Armee Belge. Vive Les Allies.
86 George Livermore, late
RAF, Cadgwith, Cornwall, 17.1.21 and Thomas Kemp, late DCLI,
10th Batt, Pengegon, Cornwall, 17.1.21
87 Yours, Euan A Cameron,
Corporal, C Coy, 38th Battalion Australian Imperial Force,
Redruth Sept 5th 1917 Apres La Guerre ‘West Hoy’, Tennipon
Street, Sandringham, Melbourne, Australia
88 G R Bennett, Lieut
Devonshire Regt 4.12.16 and L Dreal, 2nd Sportsmans Batt,
Royal Fusiliers, 22.11.20
89 Thos.Hry Woodworth, 1st
T F? Wiltshire Regt. By hook and crook, were in the book
90 G H Williams, 16544,
7th DCLI. Wounded 25th Oct 1917 at Cambrea at 12.45p.m. One
of the tea-ites of the massage room and thanking her for her
nice cup of tea. 2.5.22
91 W Hampton, late pte 2nd
Devons, 2 Pendarves St, Beacon, Cambourne, C-Wall Inside at
end 1114 F Ginns, L/Cpl Rifle Brigade, 27 Prospero Road,
Highgate, London N 1219 R F Johnson, Rifleman, Rifle
Brigade, 200 Park Road, Crouch End, London N
Notes, compiled from internet information:
The
VC winner 7079 Lance Corporal and later Sergt Thomas Edward
Rendle was born in Bedminster, Bristol, in 1884. He gained
his Victoria Cross at Wulverghem, Belgium, on 20th
November 1914, by rescuing wounded comrades from a collapsed
trench covered under enemy machine-gun coverage. He also
attained the Croix de Guerre.
Later, Thomas Rendle
received injuries to his eyesight from shell bombardment,
and was sent to a hospital in Exeter, near his wife and
children. Perhaps this is why he was at Redruth in 1915.
He died in Capetown
in1948, whither he had emigrated in 1920. He was the only
one of six brothers to survive the war.
An imposter, also named
Rendle, assumed Thomas Rendle’s identity in England and
attended a number of functions before being exposed. and
fined.
*
* died owing to the war; those on pages 16, 28, 29, 41, 42, 50, 51 are possibly
but not positively identified as fatal casualties
