We remember Benjamin Cornforth Nottingham

We remember Benjamin Cornforth Nottingham

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Timeline

1889
birth Leeds, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:8890879 Source:8890880 1889
1890
sibling Thomas Cornforth Nottingham Source:8890881 1890
1891
sibling Jane Tennick Nottingham Source:8890881 1891
1891
dates Age 2 Source:8890880 5th April 1891
1891
location 26 English Street, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8890880 5th April 1891
1894
sibling George Nottingham Source:8890881 1894
1901
dates Age 12 Source:8890881 31st March 1901
1901
location 4 Rocheford Grove, Hunslet, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8890881 31st March 1901
1908
dates Age 19 Source:8891422 March 1908
1908
marriage Rachel Nottingham nee Woliter Source:8891422 March 1908
1908
children Jessie Lavinia Nottingham Source:8891422 September 1908
1914
enlistment Leeds, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:8890889 13th August 1914
1914
service British Army Private 3/10359 The Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Source:8890889 13th August 1914
1915
dates Age 26 Source:8890889 26th January 1915
1915
employment Labourer Not known Leeds, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:8890889 26th January 1915
1915
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:3289578 18th March 1915 - 1st July 1916
1916
dates Age 27 Source:7383177 1st July 1916
service British Army Private 3/10359 The Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 2nd Battalion Source:7383177
1916
death Killed in Action Benjamin Cornforth Nottingham is commemorated on a memorial for those recorded as Missing Presumed Dead. He died on the notorious first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916. He was 27. the Battle of the Somme France Source:7383177 1st July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D Source:7383177

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Benjamin Cornforth
Initials BC
Last Name Nottingham
Source 8890879
First Names Benjamin
Initials B
Last Name Nottingham
Source 8890879
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
26 English Street, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address known 5th April 1891
4 Rocheford Grove, Hunslet, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 3/10359 The Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Private
British Army 3/10359 The Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 2nd Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jessie Lavinia Nottingham daughter September 1908
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emma Jane Nottingham nee Cornforth mother
Thomas Nottingham father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Thomas Cornforth Nottingham brother 1890
Jane Tennick Nottingham sister 1891
George Nottingham brother 1894
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Rachel Nottingham nee Woliter wife March 1908
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Grey Brown
DateHeightSource
1915-01-26 5'5"

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Birth Recorded Bramley Registration District County Yorkshire Keith22624
The Police Gazette of 26 January 1915 Keith22624
Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Keith22624
Marriage Recorded Hunslet Registration District Yorkshire Keith22624

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A West Yorkshire Regiment Cap Badge Keith22624

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