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Apr

2014

Henrietta Frances Marten

Henrietta Frances Anne Marten was born on 26 Apr 1857 in Penn hall, Staffordshire, the eldest daughter of Henry John Marten. She was known by the name Nettie. Her mother died when she was only five. Continue reading →

Apr

2014

Lennox Holmes

Francis Lennox Holmes was a fellow officer of Wilmot Evans in the First South Staffordshires. He was born on 11 Oct 1887 and therefore a few years older than Wilmot. He features on the photographs of the regiment in both Gibraltar and PieterMaritzburg. They must have first got to know each other in Devonport where Wilmot was first stationed in 1910. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Wilmot to Teddy Letter

This letter, from Wilmot Evans to his uncle Edward Dimmack Marten, is written on 30 Jan 1915 from the trenches. Wilmot had returned after a spell of leave back in Hagley, probably in early January, after his ordeal at the first Battle of Ypres in October 1914. He was to stay in France until he was wounded again on 16 May 1915. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Wilmot to Nettie Letters

These two letters survive from Wilmot Evans to his aunt Nettie Lewis, the elder sister of his mother Florence Evans. These can be compared with those written to Mary Downing and show that Wilmot remained in Jersey as late as March 1916. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

William Edmund Downing to Mary Letter, 1917

This letter was written to Mary Downing by her father congratulating her on the award of the “Royal Red Cross Medal”. He addresses her as ‘Bobkins’ which ties in with the 1889 letter to Mary from WL Browne where she is addressed as Miss ‘Bobbie’ Downing. This letter gives an insight into the personality of William Edmund Downing. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Parkhill House Dyce

Parkhill House in Dyce Aberdeenshire was the home of Florence (Dolly) Crombie, nee Showell. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Beacon Lodge Photos, 1910s

These photos of Beacon Lodge and the surrounding area above Llangunllo Station, Powys are part of the large collection of photos taken during the period from 1910 to 1939 when the lodge was owned and used by William Edmund Downing and his family. These early pre-WW1 photos of shooting parties show family members together with local beaters and gamekeepers. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Noel Letter to Molly, Nov 1916

This letter was written on 11 November 1916 – shortly after Noel Downing had returned to the trenches after taking up his commission in the Welsh Guards. Molly Evans was about to formally resign her nursing post in France to return home to look after her mother, whose health had deteriorated after the death of her brother Wilmot on the first day of the battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Edmund Glyn Williams

Edmund Glyn Williams was born on 17 Jul 1909. His father died on 18 Apr 1910. His mother was May Downing. The letter below was sent to his Aunt Mary from boarding school dated Feb 25 1920. She was self evidently staying at Tan-yr-allt Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Noel Downing to Mary Letter, Jun 1915

Letter from Noel Downing to his sister, Mary Downing from Clipstone Camp – Jun 1915. This letter describes Noel’s taking part in a firing party at a funeral in Warsop. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Noel Downing to Mary Letter, Feb 1917

Letter from Noel Downing to his sister, Mary Downing – 8 Feb 1917 Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Noel Downing to Mary Letter, Mar 1915

Letter from Noel Downing to his sister Mary Downing – Mar 1915. Noel has moved out of the billet in Ashtead with Mr and Mrs Drew and is in the newly constructed huts in the military encampment in Woodcote Park. He has rented a room outside the camp to keep possessions etc. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Noel Downing to Mary Letter, Apr 1915

Letter from Noel Downing to his sister Mary Downing – April 1915. Noel is confined to the huts in Woodcote Park, Epsom. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Noel Letter 2 Harrow

[Envelope postmarked 30 Nov 1905. The object of the 16 year old Noel’s rant in this letter is Rev Thomas Llewellyn Williams , Rector of Machynlleth, who eventually married his sister May, on 4 June 1906. He was some 10 years older than his bride] Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Noel Letter 1 Harrow

This letter from Noel Downing to his sister Mary is written whilst Noel is (a somewhat haughty) boarder at Harrow school. The ‘baby’ referred to is Nancy Grazebrook born on 5 Feb 1905, the first child of his sister Daisy. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Noel Downing to Mary Letter, Jan 1916

This is a letter from Noel Downing to his sister, Mary Downing, dated 17 Jan 1916. Noel, still a private, had arrived in France on 14 Nov 1915 with the 21st Royal Fusiliers. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Aubrey Webster

Aubrey Herbert Bower Webster was born in 1888, the only son of the Rev John Webster of Ombersley, Droitwich. He was educated at King’s School, Worcester. In 1907 he won an Exhibition to Brasenose College Oxford and was a close friend of Noel Downing. After Oxford, he became a school teacher. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Noel Downing to Mary Letter, Oct 1914

Letter from Noel Downing to his sister Mary Downing – Oct 1914. Noel describes his new billet in Ashtead. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Noel to Mary Downing Letter, Oct 1916

Below is a transcript of a letter from Noel Downing to his sister Mary Downing, dated 23 Oct 1916. Noel has taken up his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Welsh Guards and is back in France. He would only have been with his new platoon a few weeks. Continue reading →

Mar

2014

Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing Letter, Dec 1915

This letter from Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing, dated 29 Dec 1915, is the last of six of his war time letters preserved in Mary’s Writing Box. Continue reading →

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