War Memorial
Gotham’s War Memorial, whilst being different from the more regular stone or bronze memorials often seen in towns and villages throughout the United Kingdom, is not entirely unique, being in the form of a Recreation Ground and Memorial Hall.
The Recreation Ground and Memorial Hall was created for the benefit of the surviving community and future generations’ use. The Recreation Ground being available for the usual team participation sports and including also a children’s play area. The Memorial Hall providing various rooms for all indoor activities as well as meetings spaces for a number of village organisations and private parties.
Within the Main Hall are Rolls of Honour recognising people’s sacrifice in both World Wars I and II. The Gotham Roll for World War I is unusual for its period in containing the names of women as well as men engaged or employed in war service not only those losing their lives but including those surviving the conflict.
World War I’s “The Gotham Roll”.
Participants who died during or because of the War have their individual histories included below. Also included are those participants World War II who lost their lives.
The names listed below are of people with Gotham connections. Most of whom are included in the Roll of Honour as making the ultimate sacrifice. However due to some oversight at the time of original Roll compilation some names were not recorded. Having subsequently been discovered through connected researches they are included here.
Names are listed alphabetically by their surname initial. Click on the person’s name to open a PDF containing more detailed information.
1885–4.11.1914 aged 29 years
Private 8195 2nd Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment
1881–6.5.1917 aged 36 years
Private 24079 3rd/5th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
(?)1917–15.7.1942 aged 25 years
Able Seaman P/JX 334735 HMS President III attached SS Empire Attendant
1919–11.9.1943 aged 24 years
Lance-Sergeant 4978411 2nd/5th Sherwood Foresters
1885–26.9.1917 aged 32 years
Private 266954 2nd/7th Battalion (Robin Hood Rifles) Sherwood Foresters.
1888–20.9.14 aged 26 years
Lance-Corporal 10108 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters
1882–27.8.1918 aged 36 years
Private 87900 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters
9.9.1924–24.5.1941 aged 16 years
Boy First Class P/JX 5 X 181939 Royal Navy
1897–4.10.1918 aged 21 years
Lance-Corporal 12535 1st/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
1899–1.7.1918 aged 19 years
Munitions worker Chilwell Ordnance Depot
1889–11.5.1917 aged 28 years
Private 14963 9th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
1884–25.7.1917 aged 33 years
Gunner 262 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
1885–10.10.1916 aged 31 years
Private 32565 16th Battalion (Welbeck Rangers) Sherwood Foresters
1895–14.3.1916 aged 21 years
Private 15930 10th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
1890–13.10.1918 aged 28 years
Private 49514 19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
1916–1.1.1943 aged 27 years
Leading Seaman (Captain’s Writer) D/JX 136704 Royal Navy
1912–26.4.1940 aged 28 years
Captain 58170 1st Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
14.6.1877–21.3.1918 aged 41 years
Private G/19500 7th Battalion Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment
1883–15.4.1916 aged 33 years
Private 16369 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
1897–29.9.1916 aged 19 years
Private 16129 6th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
19.11.1895–26.9.17 aged 22 years
Lance-Corporal 266936 2nd/7th (Robin Hood Rifles) Sherwood Foresters
1889-9.8.15 aged 26 years
Private 4036 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters
1888–17.11.1917 aged 29 years
Private38071 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
17.2.21–20.4.45 aged 24 years
Driver 10689919 11 L of Sigs Royal Corps of Signals
1896–5.7.1916 aged 20 years
Private 21160 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters
(H Howard’s exact identity is as yet uncertain)
1877–14.7.1916 aged 39 years
Private 21150 7th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
15.11.1911–15.6.1944 aged 33 years
Private 4982596 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment
1918–9.5.1943 aged 25 years
Gunner 963195 155 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
1888–21.3.1918 aged 30 years
Private 41976 12th Battalion Suffolk Regiment
1897–11.10.1915. aged 18 years
Rifleman 5055 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
1897–28.4.1917 aged 20 years
Private 32701 11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
1921–7.1.1942 aged 21 years
Aircraftman 2nd class 947113 RAFVR
1896–21.7.17 aged 21 years
Private M2/269181 Mechanical Transport Coy RASC
1884–20.2.1915 aged 31 years
Private 6629 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters
1887–26.9.1915 aged 27 years
Private 14967 13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
1896–17.6.1917 aged 21 years
Private 23778 9th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
15.10.11–27.5.1940 aged 29 years
Private 5045895 2nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment
1900–23.4.1918 aged 18 years
Able Seaman (stoker) K/46120 HM Trawler Plethos RN
1889–14.4.1917 aged 28 years
Lance-Corporal 21947 5th Battalion Grenadier Guards
1895–5.3.1917 aged 22 years
Driver 95018 Y/6th Trench Mortar Battery RFA
1886–9.10.1917 aged 31 years
Private 202514 8th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment
1891–23.3.1918 aged 27 years
Private 23000 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters
1922–7.1.1945 aged 23 years
Sapper 14442660 241 Field Company Royal Engineers
1891–17.4.1924 aged 33 years
Private, West Yorkshire Regiment
? –10.4.1917
Private 201870 2nd/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
1894–25.5.1915 aged 21 years
Able Seaman KX/229 Howe Battalion RNVR
1897–1.7.1918 aged 21 years
Munitions worker Chilwell Ordnance Depot
1898–19.8.1918 aged 20 years
Gunner L/23225 RFA
2.6.1881–22.11.1915 aged 34 years
Capt Indian Political Dept attached 110th Maharatta Light Infantry
18.5.1887–4.7.1941 aged 54 years
Vice-Admiral, Commodore 2nd class Royal Navy
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Thankyou for the information about my uncle Charles Bowley (known as Charlie) who’s ship HMS President 111 was torpedoed in 1942.
I did not have this information until just now.
My mother was Charlie’s youngest sister (Dorothy MacLean nee Bowley).
Would welcome any other relevant information.
Margaret Foster (nee MacLean)