Melton Mowbray War Memorials

[jadzia]

Hi all,

Amongst others I'm researching my great great uncle 25733 Private Samuel Christian Short of the 8th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment. He died on 12-Oct-1917.

Samuel was born in Melton Mowbray in 1882. He's listed as being commemorated on the Melton Mowbray memorial and on the St. Marys Church memorial in Melton Mowbray. I would dearly like to find a picture of the inscriptions on both memorials…does anyone have any idea of where I could find them please?

I have looked on the net but unless i'm missing something I can't seem to find them.

Many thanks

[Night Owl]

Hi

I can't help with the war memorials I'm afraid but didn't know if you are aware of the site "The War Graves Photographic Project". Apparently they have a photo of Samuel's grave. They ask for a donation for either a download or hard copy

http://twgpp.org/information.php?id=1165978

[jadzia]

Hi

I can't help with the war memorials I'm afraid but didn't know if you are aware of the site "The War Graves Photographic Project". Apparently they have a photo of Samuel's grave. They ask for a donation for either a download or hard copy

http://twgpp.org/information.php?id=1165978

Hi Jackie,

I had managed to get a photo of samuel's grave on the 'find a grave' site. I'm just struggling with the war memorials. I'll bookmark the site you mention though for future reference.

Thank you

[SueNSW]

Pretty sure MM is in Leicestershire (my geographic knowledge of middle England isn't brilliant though)

If so - Leicestershire County Council have a War Memorials Project under way - they say they have only a small amount online so far - but much more in their archives - might be worth making contact with them

http://www.leics.gov.uk/warmemorials

Cheers
Sue

[jadzia]

Pretty sure MM is in Leicestershire (my geographic knowledge of middle England isn't brilliant though)

If so - Leicestershire County Council have a War Memorials Project under way - they say they have only a small amount online so far - but much more in their archives - might be worth making contact with them

http://www.leics.gov.uk/warmemorials

Cheers
Sue

Hi Sue,

Oops sorry...yes Melton Mowbray is in Leicestershire. :o

Thank you for the link. I have just sent them an email, so i'll keep my fingers crossed.

Many thanks for your help.

Vanessa

[jadzia]

Pretty sure MM is in Leicestershire (my geographic knowledge of middle England isn't brilliant though)

If so - Leicestershire County Council have a War Memorials Project under way - they say they have only a small amount online so far - but much more in their archives - might be worth making contact with them

http://www.leics.gov.uk/warmemorials

Cheers
Sue

Hi again Sue,

I emailed the people doing the war memorial project from the link you very kindly provided & I woke this morning to find an email containing the pictures I needed & alot about the project they are doing. They are now also going to include my G G uncle Samuel in their archive (to eventually go online) which is great. They seemed very happy to have more details about him as up to now had very little.

Now my next mission....I just need to try to get a newspaper article about him, with hopefully a photo.

A very big thanks to you & everyone else on this great site for all the help given

[SueNSW]

Wow - pretty impressive service - glad to have helped - and good luck with your next mission

Cheers
Sue