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Eastwood CollieriesMale Voice Chior

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A few photo's added not all amore to come

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new Photo's eounf county added

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Check it it out

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Wreath Laying to some on Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross Recipients more to come

2010-02-26T20:27:29+00:00 2010-02-26T20:27:29+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//products.html

Newley added photo's

2010-02-26T20:48:52+00:00 2010-02-26T20:48:52+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//products.html

Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross Winners photo's

2010-02-27T13:20:17+00:00 2010-02-27T13:20:17+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

new sponsors added to siteand more photo's

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News

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New photo's added from the service of dedication and the write up about the project

2010-07-01T19:39:49+00:00 2010-07-01T19:39:49+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Tunnellers.html

Unvieling new memorial in France to the Tunnellers new photo's added

2010-07-17T10:32:16+00:00 2010-07-17T10:32:16+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//news.html 2010-07-30T13:40:50+00:00 2010-07-30T13:40:50+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//News.html

The Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross Committee invited to Buckingham Palace garden party

2010-07-30T16:40:59+00:00 2010-07-30T16:40:59+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//products.html

Ye Old Trip to Jerusalem on Wednesday 4th of August from 5:30 pm Victoria Cross winners pictures

2010-07-30T18:22:42+00:00 2010-07-30T18:22:42+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//news.html

The Queen, Buckingham Palace Garden Party, The Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross Committee

2010-08-02T15:13:17+00:00 2010-08-02T15:13:17+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//news.html

Caffrey VC supplied by his nephew

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New plaque to be unveiled in Radcliffe on Trent to Samuel Morley VC

2010-08-05T12:54:43+00:00 2010-08-05T12:54:43+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//products.html

£2,500.00 Donated to The Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross Committee at the Trip to Jurusalem Nottingham

2010-08-05T17:10:25+00:00 2010-08-05T17:10:25+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//products.html

Nottingham Brewery donates £2,500.00 to The Nottingham& Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross Committee

2010-08-13T14:59:14+00:00 2010-08-13T14:59:14+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html

New plaque honouring Samuel Morley VC in the Grange Hall Radcliffe on Trent Nottinghamshire attend by The Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross Committee

2010-08-14T09:37:41+00:00 2010-08-14T09:37:41+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//products.html

Samuel Morley VC

2010-08-21T16:44:48+00:00 2010-08-21T16:44:48+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//news.html

Geoff Allen

2010-08-24T12:02:22+00:00 2010-08-24T12:02:22+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Fire.html

New page on the Nottinghamshire Firefighters Memorial on Trent Embankment

2010-08-24T12:54:34+00:00 2010-08-24T12:54:34+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Sir_Henry_Wilmot_VC.html

New page added General Sir Henry Wilmot bart. V.C., C.B., D.L., J. Sir Henry Wilmot VC, Gravestone, Headsttone, church

2010-08-24T13:10:13+00:00 2010-08-24T13:10:13+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Fire.html

Fire fighters memorial hyperlink

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Firefighters memorialTrent Embankment Nottingham

2010-08-24T20:53:58+00:00 2010-08-24T20:53:58+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Fire.html

New pictures and address

2010-09-07T16:43:42+00:00 2010-09-07T16:43:42+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html

Radcliffe on trent, The Grange Hall

2010-09-07T16:52:41+00:00 2010-09-07T16:52:41+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html

New links to Nottinghamshire Firefighters Memorial and Grang Hall Radcliffe on trent

2010-09-13T17:09:05+00:00 2010-09-13T17:09:05+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html

Sir Henry Wilmot VC, Chaddesden, Derbyshire, grave now correctly located for the committee by Following information provided by Mr Peter Cholerton, former Assistant Churchwarden at St. Mary’s, and current Clerk to the Wilmot & Beresford Trust. (A Charitable Trust for poor and needy members of the Parish)

2010-09-13T17:29:53+00:00 2010-09-13T17:29:53+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html

Following information provided by Mr Peter Cholerton, former Assistant Churchwarden at St. Mary’s, and current Clerk to the Wilmot & Beresford Trust. (A Charitable Trust for poor and needy members of the Parish) we have found out that Sir Henry Wilmot was married and the real grave located

2010-09-15T09:42:45+00:00 2010-09-15T09:42:45+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

Sir Henry WilmotVC, Chaddesden, Committee write up

2010-09-19T09:25:07+00:00 2010-09-19T09:25:07+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Fire.html

New photo's

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Updates

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Victoria Cross, Sherwood Foresters, Memorial, Derbyshire, The Notts & Derby Regiment, Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters, Le Touret Memorial, Nottingham Road Cemetery Derby

2010-10-13T14:27:19+00:00 2010-10-13T14:27:19+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//about.html

Victoria Cross, Sherwood Foresters, Memorial, Derbyshire, The Notts & Derby Regiment, Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters, Le Touret Memorial, Nottingham Road Cemetery Derby

2010-10-14T11:53:54+00:00 2010-10-14T11:53:54+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

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2010-10-18T13:15:08+00:00 2010-10-18T13:15:08+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//news.html

It has been decided by the committee at a meeting on Monday the 18th Oct 2010 that that there will be a name change, and with effect from this date the word Nottingham will be dropped from the committee's name

2010-10-18T14:33:05+00:00 2010-10-18T14:33:05+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

It has been decided by the committee at a meeting on Monday the 18th Oct 2010 that that there will be a name change, and with effect from this date the word Nottingham will be dropped from the committee's name

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New facts and Fiquire of interest Derek and Tonys western Front Visits and VC visits, site of jacob RiversVC action at Ducks Bill Salient, Neuve Chappalle, France with new photo's

2010-11-02T12:27:19+00:00 2010-11-02T12:27:19+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

The Nottingham & Notinghamshire Victoria Cross Committee has now change its name to The Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross Committee, to allow us to work outside the county on smaller projects, and going forward hopeing to work with the National Arberetium to have a national memorial to all VC winners

2010-11-04T12:35:53+00:00 2010-11-04T12:35:53+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

Brian Fare Brian Fare has received no 'formal' training in art and is entirely self-taught. He has always had an interest in art with his preferred medium being the graphite pencil. All of Brian's aviation illustrations are drawn using graphite pencils ranging from 6H to 9B producing images that vary in tone from the richest of blacks to the purest of whites including all shades of grey in between. Brian has always had a keen interest in aviation since being a young lad. Being born and raised in Freckleton Lancashire, and living a few hundred yards from the main runway of Warton aerodrome where his father worked on aircraft such as the Lightning, TSR2, Jaguar and the MRCA/Tornado. After leaving school, Brian became an aircraft technician serving with the Royal Air Force with over 23 years service. It is this technical background, along with his interest in aviation that has provided Brian with the insight and technical knowledge of the aircraft he draws in fine detail.

2010-11-04T14:15:18+00:00 2010-11-04T14:15:18+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

Brian Fare Brian Fare has received no 'formal' training in art and is entirely self-taught. He has always had an interest in art with his preferred medium being the graphite pencil. All of Brian's aviation illustrations are drawn using graphite pencils ranging from 6H to 9B producing images that vary in tone from the richest of blacks to the purest of whites including all shades of grey in between. Brian has always had a keen interest in aviation since being a young lad. Being born and raised in Freckleton Lancashire, and living a few hundred yards from the main runway of Warton aerodrome where his father worked on aircraft such as the Lightning, TSR2, Jaguar and the MRCA/Tornado. After leaving school, Brian became an aircraft technician serving with the Royal Air Force with over 23 years service. It is this technical background, along with his interest in aviation that has provided Brian with the insight and technical knowledge of the aircraft he draws in fine detail.

2010-11-04T14:53:36+00:00 2010-11-04T14:53:36+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

Brian Fare Brian Fare has received no 'formal' training in art and is entirely self-taught. He has always had an interest in art with his preferred medium being the graphite pencil. All of Brian's aviation illustrations are drawn using graphite pencils ranging from 6H to 9B producing images that vary in tone from the richest of blacks to the purest of whites including all shades of grey in between. Brian has always had a keen interest in aviation since being a young lad. Being born and raised in Freckleton Lancashire, and living a few hundred yards from the main runway of Warton aerodrome where his father worked on aircraft such as the Lightning, TSR2, Jaguar and the MRCA/Tornado. After leaving school, Brian became an aircraft technician serving with the Royal Air Force with over 23 years service. It is this technical background, along with his interest in aviation that has provided Brian with the insight and technical knowledge of the aircraft he draws in fine detail. It is only recently that his pencil drawings depicting aircraft of the Royal Air Force have 'taken-off' and the popularity of his work has increased, with many of his original works being commissioned as leaving gifts for colleagues within the Royal Air Force. Brian has recently joined the prestigious Guild of Aviation Artists and is hoping to exhibit his drawings in future Annual paintings of the Year Exhibitions.

2010-11-09T16:35:56+00:00 2010-11-09T16:35:56+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

The Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross Committee On November 8th the committee where given a very privileged, private viewing of Sir Henry Wilmot’s original Victoria Cross and miniature collection, this was a day that we will all remember with great pride, these oppertunity’s don’t come up very often due to the high value and prestige of these medals and the security that has to surround them, we have been kindly given permission to put some of the photograph’s on the website for all to share. Le Touret Memorial Jacob Rivers VC, Th eTunnellers Memorial visit

2010-11-27T19:27:39+00:00 2010-11-27T19:27:39+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//news.html

Website being updated with each of Nottinghamshire VC recipients on the there own page, easier to navigate more content on each vc

2010-11-28T11:54:48+00:00 2010-11-28T11:54:48+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Raynor.html

Plumtree Parish Council, Nottinghamshire, Victoria Cross Memorial, updat's

2010-12-01T19:49:56+00:00 2010-12-01T19:49:56+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

Nine of Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross winners have there own page now, with more information added, the other will be added in the next few days.

2010-12-04T15:51:32+00:00 2010-12-04T15:51:32+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html

News pages to follow on the rest of Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross winners, new pages coming on the scouts VC winners

2010-12-07T16:01:00+00:00 2010-12-07T16:01:00+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

Yser canal, Belgium, Victoria Cross, Sergeant Major Robert James Bye VC,Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham Castle Viictoria Cross Memorial, New page more information, Sergeant Major, Welsh Guards , Notts & Derbys, Sherwood Foresters,invested with his VC by King George V, temporary Police Constable at Mansfield, Medal entitlement, Warsop Main, Firbeck, and Welbeck Collieries

2010-12-07T16:26:59+00:00 2010-12-07T16:26:59+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//johnson.html

William Henry Johnson VC, Victoria Cross winner, Nottinghamshire,Worksop, Nottinghamshire, House painter,Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) ,Ramicourt,Home Guard, Redhill Cemetery, Nottingham, machine guns, Sergeant

2010-12-07T19:30:40+00:00 2010-12-07T19:30:40+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html

Albert Ball VC, DSO & 2 Bars, MC. BORN: 14th August, 1896, Lenton, Nottingham. 32, Lenton Boulevard in Lenton, Nottingham. After a series of moves to houses throughout Lenton, his family settled at 43, Lenton Road, in a home known as Sedgley. His father was Sir Albert Ball, a successful businessman, later Lord Mayor of Nottingham. In his youth, Albert had his own small hut behind the family house where he tinkered with engines and electrical equipment. He was raised with knowledge of firearms, and conducted target practice in Sedgley's gardens. Albert studied at The King's School, Grantham, and Nottingham High School, before transferring to Trent College at the age of fourteen, where he stayed until 1913. He showed only average academic ability, but certainly had a curiosity for things mechanical. His best subjects were carpentry, modelling, violin, and photography. During his time at Trent College, he also served in the Officers Training Corps. When Albert graduated at the age of seventeen, there were two options after he left college. His father staked him to a start in business at Universal Engineering Works, in a building next door to the family home, and the other he began work at the Universal Engineering Works on Castle Boulevard, Nottingham. SERVED: 7th Robin Hood Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, and the Royal Flying Corps. Following the outbreak of the First World War, Albert enlisted in the 7th (Robin Hood) Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). By October 1914, he was ranked Sergeant, and later that month gained his commission as a Second Lieutenant assigned to training recruits. This was a role he did not like. Later, he transferred to the North Midland Cyclist Company Divisional Mounted Troops in an attempt to see action, but remained in England. While still in the Cyclist Company, Albert decided to take private flying lessons at Hendon, where his interest in engineering could find an outlet, and possibly help him to see action in France sooner. In June 1915, he paid his own way to undertake pilot training in his own time, at the Ruffy-Baumann School, which charged up to £100 for instruction. He would wake early to get in some flying at dawn, before beginning his daily military duty at 6.45. Albert was considered an average pilot at best, but he did qualify for Royal Aero Club Certificate No. 1898 on 15 October, 1915, and promptly requested transfer to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). Albert was seconded to No. 9 (Reserve) Squadron RFC on 23 October, 1915, for further training at Mousehold Heath near Norwich. In the first week of December, he soloed in a Maurice Farman Longhorn after standing duty all night, and his touchdown was rough. When his instructor commented sarcastically on the landing, Albert apparently lost his temper, and angrily told his instructor that he had only fifteen minutes experience in the plane, and that if this was the best instruction he was going to get, he would rather return to his old unit. The instructor relented, and Ball then soloed again and landed successfully on five consecutive flights. This rough landing was not the last Ball was involved in, however. He survived two others, including one at 120 miles per hour. On completing his training at Central Flying School, he was awarded his wings on 26 January, 1916. He was officially seconded from the North Midland Cyclist Company to the RFC as a pilot on 29 January, 1916. In February, he joined No. 13 Squadron RFC at Marieux in France, flying reconnaissance missions before being posted in May to No. 11 Squadron, a fighter unit. From May 1916, until his return to England on leave in October, Ball accrued many aerial victories, earning two Distinguished Service Orders and the Military Cross. He became the first fighter ace in England to capture the public's imagination. He was posted to No. 56 Squadron, which deployed to the Western Front on 7 April. Ball continued his record of victories before his final flight on 7 May, when he crashed to his death in a field in France, while pursuing the Red Baron's brother, Lothar von Richthofen. He managed to force von Richthofen to the ground, but soon after emerged from a cloud bank upside down and impacted the ground before he could recover. He did not die immediately, but lived long enough to be pulled from the aircraft by a local girl. DATE OF GAZETTE: 8th June, 1917. V.C. CITATION: For most conspicuous and consistent bravery from the 25th of April to the 6th of May, 1917, during which period Capt. Ball took part in twenty-six combats in the air and destroyed eleven hostile aeroplanes, drove down two out of control, and forced several others to land. In these combats Capt. Ball, flying alone, on one occasion fought six hostile machines, twice he fought five and once four. When leading two other British aeroplanes he attacked an enemy formation of eight. On each of these occasions he brought down at least one enemy. Several times his aeroplane was badly damaged, once so seriously that but for the most delicate handling his machine would have collapsed, as nearly all the control wires had been shot away. On returning with a damaged machine he had always to be restrained from immediately going out on another. In all, Capt. Ball has destroyed forty-three German aeroplanes and one balloon, and has always displayed most exceptional courage, determination and skill. Distinguished Service Order (DSO). For conspicuous gallantry and skill. Observing seven enemy machines in formation, he immediately attacked one of them and shot it down at 15 yards range. The remaining machines retired. Immediately afterwards, seeing five more hostile machines, he attacked one at about 10 yards range and shot it down, flames coming out of the fuselage. He then attacked another of the machines, which had been firing at him, and shot it down into a village, where it landed on top of a house. He then went to the nearest aerodrome for more ammunition and, returning, attacked three more machines, causing them to dive out of control. Being then short of petrol he came home. His own machine was badly shot about in these fights. Supplement to the London Gazette, 26 September 1916 [ Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Bar For conspicuous skill and gallantry. When on escort duty to a bombing raid he saw four enemy machines in formation. He dived on to them and broke up their formation, and then shot down the nearest one, which fell on its nose. He came down to about 500 feet to make certain it was wrecked. On another occasion, observing 12 enemy machines in formation, he dived in among them, and fired a drum into the nearest machine, which went down out of control. Several more hostile machines then approached, and he fired three more drums at them, driving down another out of control. He then returned, crossing the lines at a low altitude, with his machine very much damaged. Supplement to the London Gazette, 26 September, 1916. Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Bar For conspicuous gallantry in action. He attacked three hostile machines and brought one down, displaying great courage and skill. He has brought down eight hostile machines in a short period, and has forced many others to land. Supplement to the London Gazette, 25 November, 1916. Military Cross (MC) For conspicuous skill and gallantry on many occasions, notably when, after failing to destroy an enemy kite balloon with bombs, he returned for a fresh supply, went back and brought it down in flames. He has done great execution among enemy aeroplanes. On one occasion he attacked six in one flight, forced down two and drove the others off. This occurred several miles over the enemy's lines. Supplement to the London Gazette, 27 July, 1916. DIED: 7th May, 1917. It was only at the end of May that the Germans dropped messages behind Allied lines announcing that Ball was dead, and had been buried with full military honours. At the time of his death, he was the leading Allied ace with forty-four victories, and second only to Manfred von Richthofen (“The Red Baron') among all First World War aces. He remained the United Kingdom's fourth highest-scorer, behind Edward Mannock, James McCudden, and George McElroy. Albert Ball was posthumously promoted to Captain on 15 June, 1917. BURIED: Annoeullin Communal Cemetery, German Extension, France. There are several memorials to Ball around Nottingham, including a statue and a plaque in the grounds of Nottingham Castle; the statue was dedicated in September, 1921. His Victoria Cross is displayed inside the castle along with other Ball memorabilia at the Sherwood Foresters Museum. A memorial to Ball, along with his parents and sister, appears on the exterior wall of the southwest corner of Holy Trinity Church in Lenton. In 1967, the Albert Ball VC Scholarships were instituted at his alma mater, Trent College. The dining hall at Trent College features the propeller from one of his aircraft, mounted on one wall, with a plaque describing his achievements. In 1999, a school in Annoeullin was, upon its inception, named in honour of Albert Ball, the choice of so naming the school having been made by the children themselves. One of the houses at Nottingham High School Junior School, is also named after Ball. His father, Albert Ball, Sr., bought the French field where his son had died, and erected a plain memorial stone on the crash site with the following inscription:- "IN LOVING MEMORY OF CAPTAIN ALBERT BALL VC, DSO TWO BARS, MC, CROIX DE CHEVALIER LEGION D'HONNEUR, ORDER OF SAINT GEORGE RUSSIA, HON FREEMAN OF THE CITY OF NOTTINGHAM ONE OF ENGLAND'S FAMOUS AIRMEN WHO FELL ON THIS SPOT/ FIGHTING GLORIOUSLY MAY 7th 1917 AGED 20 YEARS." On the back of the column appear the words:- "THIS PLOT OF LAND IS GIVEN FOR THE FREE USE OF FRENCH SOLDIERS BY SIR ALBERT BALL ON CONDITION THAT THIS STONE IS PROTECTED" Nottingham High School is now the Guardian of the memorial Medal Entitlement Victoria Cross DSO & 2 Bars MC 1914 - 1915 Star British War Medal 1914 – 1920 Victory Medal 1914-1920 & MiD Oakleaf Knight, Legion of Honour 5th Class France Order of St George 4th Class Russia

2010-12-08T09:53:19+00:00 2010-12-08T09:53:19+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//upton.html

, Meadows, Nottingham, 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys). Aubers, Bestwood Colliery , Golders Green Crematorium, Nottingham Castle, Corporal James Upton VC, 'Deeds That Thrill The Empire'

2010-12-08T11:04:39+00:00 2010-12-08T11:04:39+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//nicholls.html

The Meadows, Nottingham., 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards, Lance-Corporal Nicholls, Bren gun, River Scheldt, amp Commandant of Stalag XXA Prisoner of War Camp, Wilford Hill Cemetery, Nottingham , Bosworth Road School, Nottingham, near the River Escaut, in the village of Esquelmes north of Tournai for 6 km in Belgium

2010-12-08T11:33:14+00:00 2010-12-08T11:33:14+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//caffery.html

Birr, Kings County, Offaly, Ireland, Nottingham Victoria Shopping Centre, St Mary’s Roman Catholic School on Derby Road, 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment, : 7th Battalion, Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment, First World War, La Brique, conspicuous bravery , close sniping and machine-gun fire, King George V at Buckingham Palace, Lance-Corporal, Russian Cross of St George (4th Class), Old Market Square Nottingham, Home Guard

2010-12-08T12:30:26+00:00 2010-12-08T12:30:26+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html

Oxton, Nottinghamshire, The Royal Navy, Colleges of Osborne and Dartmouth, Midshipman aboard HMS Canada, Commander, Destroyers, aircraft carrier HMS Courageous, Rear Admiral, HMS Onslow, Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.), St.Peter & St.Paul Churchyard, Oxton, HMS Wakefield, HMS Cossack, HMS Matabele, HMS Cossack, HMS Afridi, Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire

2010-12-08T12:47:01+00:00 2010-12-08T12:47:01+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//harvey.html

Basford, Nottingham, 1st Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, First World War, big Willie Trench, Victoria Cross by King George V at Buckingham Palace, French Legion of Honour (5th Class) and the Cross of St. George (Russia), Ipswich Old Cemetery (Public Communal Grave) Michael Brown, Stuart Bufton, the Chairman of the Suffolk Branch of the Western Front Association

2010-12-08T13:09:15+00:00 2010-12-08T13:09:15+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html

Nottingham, 8 Vickers Street, Parish of St Andrews, 25 Lenton Road, Limits of the Castle, Nottingham, Geoffrey Vickers, Vickers & Hine Ltd, Merton College, Oxford, 1/7th Robin Hood Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters, Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Second Battle of the Marne, Belgian Croix de Guerre, Hohenzollern Redoubt, France, London Passenger Transport Board, Sherwood Foresters Collection, Nottingham Castle

2010-12-08T13:58:24+00:00 2010-12-08T13:58:24+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//parker.html

Walter Richard Parker VC Grantham, Lincolnshire, 17 Charrington Street, St Pancras, London, 49 Nottingham Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, First World War, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal Naval Division, Lance-Corporal, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Turkey, volunteer stretcher-bearer, STAPLEFORD CEMETERY, NOTTINGHAM, Royal Marines Association

2010-12-08T14:25:54+00:00 2010-12-08T14:25:54+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//hackett.html

Nottingham, Conisbrough Parish Church, Denaby Main, Coal Miner’s Filler, Manvers Main Colliery, Denaby Main Colliery, Mexborough, 254th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, York and Lancaster Regiment, Sapper, Field-Marshall Sir Evelyn Wood VC, The Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross Memorial, Nottingham Castle, Mexborough Grammar School), The Tunnellers Memorial, Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée, France, Ploegsteert Memorial, Ploegsteert , Hainaut, Belgium

2010-12-08T15:10:04+00:00 2010-12-08T15:10:04+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//fuller.html

Wilfred Dolby Fuller VC, East Kirby, Nottinghamshire, Mansfield Colliery, Warsop Vale Church Choir, bugler in the Mansfield Cadet Corps Greasley, British patriot, garrison policeman, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, Neuve Chapelle, France, Lance Corporal Fuller, King George V at Buckingham Palace, Russian Cross of the Order of Saint George, 3rd Class, Duke of Portland, Hammersmith Hospital, Rodden Road police station, Christchurch churchyard, Frome, Somerset

2010-12-08T15:17:29+00:00 2010-12-08T15:17:29+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//fuller.html

Wilfred Dolby Fuller VC, East Kirby, Nottinghamshire, Mansfield Colliery, Warsop Vale Church Choir, bugler in the Mansfield Cadet Corps Greasley, British patriot, garrison policeman, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, Neuve Chapelle, France, Lance Corporal Fuller, King George V at Buckingham Palace, Russian Cross of the Order of Saint George, 3rd Class, Duke of Portland, Hammersmith Hospital, Rodden Road police station, Christchurch churchyard, Frome, Somerset

2010-12-09T18:50:05+00:00 2010-12-09T18:50:05+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//chaplains.html

Army Chaplains Department, Reverend John Gamble, first Chaplain General, Roman Catholic, Reverend Henry Press Wright, The Crimean War, Lord Raglan, Sebastopol, The Reverend James Williams Adams, Victoria Cross, Bengal Ecclesiastical Department , British Indian Army, Citation, Lord Roberts , Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy, Messines Ridge, Military Cross, Worcester Cathedral, Tubby Clayton, Chaplain - Neville Talbot, Toc H, First World War, The Reverend Theodore Bayley Hardy VC. DSO. MC, Nottingham High School, Albert Ball, St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France, The Museum of Army Chaplaincy, Edward Noel Mellish VC., MC, Artists Rifles, Saffron Walden Grammar School, Ypres Salient, St Eloi Craters,The Museum of Army Chaplaincy, William Robert Fountains Addison, VC,The Reverends Happy Harry Thorpe, HLO Davies, Amport House

2010-12-09T19:01:23+00:00 2010-12-09T19:01:23+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//fuller.html

Fuller Vc page edited

2010-12-12T20:07:10+00:00 2010-12-12T20:07:10+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html

Chaplains, General, , Wright, Crimean Raglan, Sebastopol, Adams, Victoria Cross, Bengal, Army, Citation, Roberts , Kennedy, Messines, Cross, Worcester, Clayton, Talbot, Toc H, War, Hardy VC. DSO. MC, Nottingham School, Ball, St. Sever , Mellish, Ypres, St Eloi ,Addison, , Amport,

2010-12-12T20:12:06+00:00 2010-12-12T20:12:06+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//fuller.html

Fuller VC, Nottinghamshire, Colliery, Choir, Corps Greasley, policeman, Grenadier Guards, Neuve Chapelle, France, Lance Corporal Fuller, Buckingham Palace Saint George, Duke Portland, Hammersmith Somerset

2010-12-12T23:26:44+00:00 2010-12-12T23:26:44+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html

Clock added and Map to Nottingham Castle

2010-12-13T17:47:11+00:00 2010-12-13T17:47:11+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

Christmas wishes

2010-12-18T14:13:25+00:00 2010-12-18T14:13:25+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html

Night out at the Village Hall, Ravenshead Nottinghamshire performing where the fabulous Swing Commanders.

2010-12-18T17:14:48+00:00 2010-12-18T17:14:48+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//ravenshead.html

Performing a great show where the “Swing Commanders”, European top Western swing sextet

2010-12-18T19:49:35+00:00 2010-12-18T19:49:35+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

Four You Tube Video's

2010-12-23T13:44:34+00:00 2010-12-23T13:44:34+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//products.html

The committee has change its name back to The Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross Committee

2010-12-26T10:13:10+00:00 2010-12-26T10:13:10+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//enquiries.html

A new page has been added for enquiries, to make it easier to contact us

2010-12-31T17:18:52+00:00 2010-12-31T17:18:52+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//about.html

Chris Stewart, Victoria and George Cross Association, Caffrey, VC, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, The British Limbless Ex - Service Men’s Association, Armed Forces

2011-01-01T13:32:47+00:00 2011-01-01T13:32:47+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//christmas_vc_trip.html

Hendon Park Cemetery, Golders Green Crematorium, Stagpoole, Issac Lodge,Sir John Fenton Aylmer ,The Hon. Edward Barry Stewart Bingham, Edward Douglas Brown-Singe-Hutchinson, Margravine Cemetery, Putney Cemetery , etc

2011-01-06T10:46:38+00:00 2011-01-06T10:46:38+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//scout_vc.html

A list of Scouting Victoria Cross Winners, stories, dates, pictures and lots more

2011-01-15T13:48:13+00:00 2011-01-15T13:48:13+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//sponsors.html

A new page for links, charitiys, Friends and Sponsors is going to be added along with Victoria Cross winners associated with the Scouts

2011-01-17T10:53:20+00:00 2011-01-17T10:53:20+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html

One of our sponsor's has change there name Woodwards Jewellers of Nottingham is know Temprell Jewllers

2011-01-24T18:27:14+00:00 2011-01-24T18:27:14+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Sir_Henry_Wilmot_VC.html

Sir Henry Wilmot VC project, The committee had a meeting on the 20th Jan 2011 with the Reverend Wayne Stillwell and Peter Cholerton a Local historian to discuss the project. scroll to the bottom of the Sir Henry Wilmot page to read details

2011-01-30T13:15:31+00:00 2011-01-30T13:15:31+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

The new write up has been updated, with a little more information about the projects so far, and a couple of new photo's

2011-02-01T10:37:55+00:00 2011-02-01T10:37:55+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//scout_vc.html

A number of Scout members won the Victoria Cross, we are compliling a list and know we have put the information for all to see

2011-02-02T11:44:12+00:00 2011-02-02T11:44:12+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//scout_vc.html

First of Scout Vc pictures added

2011-02-20T12:30:39+00:00 2011-02-20T12:30:39+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

PDF download of our latest newsletter for you to enjoy

2011-02-20T12:32:13+00:00 2011-02-20T12:32:13+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//fuller.html

New information supplied to us by Jim Grundy an W D Fuller VC

2011-02-20T14:55:44+00:00 2011-02-20T14:55:44+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//news.html

19th Feb 2011 Visiting Nottinghamshire VC winners accompanied by The Lord Mayor of Nottingham Councillor Brian Grocock

2011-02-20T14:57:36+00:00 2011-02-20T14:57:36+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

New Picture of Chris Stewert at Caffrey VC Grave which was a project he was Treasurer for.

2011-03-04T09:21:36+00:00 2011-03-04T09:21:36+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Raynor.html

Captain William Raynor VC, Born in Plumtree, Nottingham, has been honoured in 1993, and a new plaque will be unveiled later this year in Plumtree

2011-03-04T15:21:11+00:00 2011-03-04T15:21:11+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

Plumtree, Nottinghamshire, Raynor cattages and plaque photo's, and some photo's of St Mary the Virgin Church Plumtree

2011-03-25T10:53:41+00:00 2011-03-25T10:53:41+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//news.html

Write up on the use of funds following a letter received, we thought that our answer should be published as it was such a valid question

2011-05-08T14:15:26+00:00 2011-05-08T14:15:26+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//news.html

1st Anniversary of the unveiling of the memorial and the Albert Ball VC memorial parade

2011-05-08T14:15:43+00:00 2011-05-08T14:15:43+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html 2011-05-12T17:51:00+00:00 2011-05-12T17:51:00+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Ypres.html

Ypres salient Visit Victoria Cross SAD Shot at dawn post, dixmund, Albert Memorial

2011-05-20T11:31:55+00:00 2011-05-20T11:31:55+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

The latest newsletter is now on the site Newsletter page ready for downloading in PDF format, updates on projects etc

2011-05-28T14:31:53+00:00 2011-05-28T14:31:53+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

Rushcliffe Borough Council Armed Forces Day 2011 at West Bridgford, Nottingham

2011-06-01T08:48:23+00:00 2011-06-01T08:48:23+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

The new Lord Mayor og Nottingham, councillor Mike Wildgust has joined Councillor Brian Grocock and become a new Patron for our group

2011-06-01T09:07:42+00:00 2011-06-01T09:07:42+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Links.html 2011-06-14T10:42:38+00:00 2011-06-14T10:42:38+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//somme.html

Somme in June 2011 Committee meber trip

2011-07-19T11:58:34+00:00 2011-07-19T11:58:34+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

New plaque unveilded at Plumtree Parish Church Nottinghamsshire

2011-09-09T11:40:02+00:00 2011-09-09T11:40:02+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//newsletter.html

Write up about William Henry Johnson VC

2011-09-09T12:20:09+00:00 2011-09-09T12:20:09+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//Code.html

Advice, code of practice for Visits to memorials, Cemeterys, Monuments and Battlefields, School trips Teaches guide

2011-09-15T12:13:38+00:00 2011-09-15T12:13:38+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//vcphotos.html

aA selection of 60 photos of VC Graves & Memorials for free use

2011-09-18T12:25:00+00:00 2011-09-18T12:25:00+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//vcphotos.html

Contact sheets of some of the VC that will be added to photo album,the contact sheets are only low resolution

2011-10-12T09:12:02+00:00 2011-10-12T09:12:02+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//clcgb.html

Francis Brown, Frederick Roberts, George White, Charles Garforth ,Edward Barber, James Upton,Douglas Belcher , Edward Mellish, William Addison, Arthur Procter, James Hutchinson, Roland Bradford, John Readitt ,John Pattison, Frederick Room , Sidney Day, Frederick Birks, Edward Bamford, Edward Mannock, Arthur Knight George Knowland, Thomas Ricketts, Norman Harvey, Victoria Cross ,VC Church Lads Brigade, CL&CGB

2011-10-12T10:00:34+00:00 2011-10-12T10:00:34+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//johnson.html

Mayor of Rushcliffe Gordon Moore, Keith Johnson Grandson of William Johnson VC presented with a cheque

2011-10-13T15:51:10+00:00 2011-10-13T15:51:10+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

Updated Church Lads VC Spelling mistakes, and William H Johnson VC cheque presentation by The Mayor of Rushcliffe Gordon Moore

2011-10-17T15:09:33+00:00 2011-10-17T15:09:33+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

The Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Victoria Cross Committee proudly has now a been registered as a charity in England & Wales No1144298, with effect from 17 October 2011, this has been done to help in future projects.

2011-11-22T16:40:46+00:00 2011-11-22T16:40:46+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html 2011-12-04T12:11:40+00:00 2011-12-04T12:11:40+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

Christmas Greetings To one and all from the Committee

2012-01-16T11:32:01+00:00 2012-01-16T11:32:01+00:00 http://nottinghamshire-victoria-cross-memorial.org.uk//index.html

On Sun 29th Jan 2012 a new plaque will unveild at st.Mary & allsaints Church Bingham Nottinghamshire