Comments on: A Stepney Remembrance

By: Beryl Ann Mitchell

Beryl Ann Mitchell — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:35:31 +0000

I am the niece of Albert Mitchell , Grosvenor Street, 27th. May 1918

By: Annette Cotter

Annette Cotter — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 08:30:45 +0000

I am the Granddaughter of Cecil Stewart died of wounds 1.5.17 at the 48th Casualty Clearing Station Bray Sur Somme. His address was 2a Belgrave Street – one of those whose address was not given.

By: Paul Squires

Paul Squires — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:24:33 +0000

I am the great nephew of Sidney Squires who died in September 1916 and is mentioned in the above list. He has no name grave but is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial . He was killed at the battle of High Wood on the Somme aged 18. We have no photos of him but his memories live on in our family.

By: Annette Cottet

Annette Cottet — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 19:09:55 +0000

One of the men on the St Dunstans memorial is my grandfather Cecil Stewart died 1st May 1917. His address was 5 Belgrave Street, Stepney and was the brother of Percy Stewart whose address you have already identified. He left two daughters aged 3 and 4 months.

By: T Moore

T Moore — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 02:53:36 +0000

Robert Henry Parlett (1/5/18, age 21) was my great grandfather’s (Joseph Frank) brother. Another brother, Alfred Andrew was wounded during the war and discharged Sept 1916.
Between 1921 and 1926 my great grandfather and his wife Elizabeth went on to have 4 children, the youngest being a girl, my nan Rosina (Rose). His 2nd son was also given the name Robert Henry, who tragically became the only one of his sons to be killed during WW2, shot while laying on his bunk by a friend cleaning a German gun that had been kept as a souvenir. The date was 27th June 1945 – Robert was 22 years old.
Many thanks to Jimmy Paige for his research and for pinpointing the memorial to my nan’s family – I will be visiting St Dunstan’s Church to pay my respects.

By: Pete Warden

Pete Warden — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 20:17:09 +0000

I was moved by this project, and wanted to see how many of the soldiers’ addresses I could locate on a modern map. I think I found about 38 of the 52, with another couple I’m not sure about. Here’s the map I created with markers for each person:

http://batchgeo.com/map/841032a61236a5be14af66d288bef190

By: Grenville Mills

Grenville Mills — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 22:41:26 +0000

Please also visit/mention the book of remembrance in the foyer of Bethnal Green Public Library. It’s displayed within a glass cabinet but notice next to the book are a bundle of supplementary name tags that just didn’t make it into the book. Powerful messages to reflect on such monumental madness and unfathomable suffering and tragedy.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could bring this old neglected building back to life as our own East End Museum – transferring the archives from Bancroft Road and celebrate our history in a building meant for reflection, and learning about our past..and is adjacent to the Stairway to Heaven…

Local Cllrs take note…

By: Steve Glover

Steve Glover — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:05:37 +0000

Excellent piece,brings home the loss of WW1 on a much local level.Was brought up in Salmon Lane and noticed an Albert Clarke lived there and died in 1917.Well done Jim on this labour of love!

By: Phil Maxwell

Phil Maxwell — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:21:32 +0000

The pity of war.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 10:37:08 +0000

I think Jimmy will find if he enters the name of those he doesn’t have addresses for in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site, they will have not only where the graves are but also information including home address on the soldier in question.
Hope this helps.
What a wonderful thing to do, and as you say brings home the terrible losses suffered by local communities. Katrina