WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 71215 | Sapper Robert William Holmes | Royal Engineers | Born 1879 |
| Medal Card | Entered France 9/10/1915. Discharged to Z reserves 13/3/1919 Awarded Victory, British and 15 Star medals |
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| Roll of Honour | Served on the Western Front | ||
| AVL | Address: Escourt House, Needham Street: Sapper RFD | ||
Family history etc
| Robert William Holmes | |||
| 1879 | Born in Lincoln | ||
| 1881 Census | Living at 18 Hulsey Yard, Sherwood, Nottingham with: Father: Benjamin, b. 1836 East Indies, Madras Mother: Ellen, b. 1842 Grantham Siblings: Benjamin, b. 1868 Woolwich Lucy, b. 1870 Dorchester Rose Ellen, b. 1872 Aldershot J H B, 1877 Woolwich |
Labourer |
Benjamin was from an army family and had served with RHA. |
| 1891 census (family) |
Family living at 29 Wright Street, Nottingham with: Father: Benjamin Mother: Ellen Siblings: Benjamin Rose Ellen Ernest, b. 1882 Nottingham Albert, b. 1884 Nottingham |
Brewer’s Drayman Railway Shunter Mantle Machinist |
Wright Street is in Netherfield, near Carlton Station. Robert William Holmes does not appear on any census forms for 1891. |
| 1901 Census | Boarder at Langsett Road, Victor Street, Nether Hallam, Sheffield with: John Armitage Ester Armitage Boarders: Hugh Brewin Thomas Evison Ernest Holmes (Robert’s brother) Brother: Ernest b. 1881 Nottingham (Boarders) William Pales |
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| 1911 Census | Living in Canterbury (Boarder) | General Labourer | The lack of continuity of occupation suggests this is not Robert. |
| 1914 | Married Alice Hemmings (neé Clements) in Bingham aged 43 (i.e. b. 1871). | Robert was a telephone wireman She was a widow [of Frederick Hemmings, d. Dec qtr 1911 Bingham.]. Witnesses were Walter Day, Ethel Hemmings, Florrie Hemmings and Margaret Hemmings |
Alice was mother of William and John Hemmings. Robert was less than 20 years older than either of them. |
| Research note re Alice | She was born Alice S Clements, her father, Richard, was
an agricultural labourer [1871 census when she was aged 11 months (i.e
b. 1870]. Her age was understated in 1901 and 1911 censuses- year of birth should be 1870/1. [From Family Tree on Ancestry.co.uk]: Nellie was the family name for Florence R Hemmings. Maggie was Margaret. 22nd April 1889 she married Frederick Charles Hemmings in Baldock. Frederick died in 1911, after the census. She married Robert Holmes on August 4th 1914 and gave her age as 43 (i.e. born 1871). The family trees do not list this event. She was described as a widow, neé Clements, and her father was said to be a coal merchant. Witnesses included her daughters Ethel Hemmings, Florrie Hemmings and Margaret Hemmings [See entries for William and John Hemmings, links above]. |
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| 1921-1926 | Living in Needham Street with Alice Sarah | ||
| 1926 | Alice died | ||
| 1930 | Married Mabel Crane in Nottingham. She was a widow, b. 1885 in Baldock | ||
| 1939 | 15 Carlton Terrace, Nottingham: Robert William Holmes, b. 14 May 1979, married Mabel Holmes, b. 14 Sep 1884, married May Crane (later Pakenhas) b. 29 Apr1920 One closed entry |
GPO Wireman (retired) Housework Tobacco Leaf striper (Stepdaughter) |
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| Dec 1947 | Robert died in Nottingham | ||