On this page you will find an index to any military history that we will be placing on the site.
The first military history research we carried out was with regard to “what my grandfather did in the war”. Cyril Crawford was captured at the battle of Kalamata in 1941 and this page follows his journey through 4 years as a POW in Austria.
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We have been researching the war memorials of our local town and villages. This research is currently being transferred onto our new website dedicated to our men who lost their lives in The Great war of 1914-1918, WW1.
www.southlincolnshirewarmemorials.org.uk
Dowsby War Memorial
Dunsby War Memorial
Edenham War Memorial
Witham on the Hill War Memorial
The families of the villages also had many family members living in Bourne and research is currently being carried out into the many men commemorated on the Bourne War Memorial.
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Another piece of ongoing research is to find out how one of our Morton Ancestors ended up being caught up in the Napoleonic Wars. Known affectionately as “Uncle Ted” within the family, Edward Marvin fought with the 1st Foot Guards at Waterloo.
Edward Marvin
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Military Regiments research.
In the research we have carried out into the soldiers from our villages, we have amassed quite a bit of material pertaining to the regiments they fought with. We will be starting to collate the information we have and will be publishing some of our material.
Lincolnshire Yeomanry
Lincolnshire Regiment
Nottingham and Derbyshire Yeomanry
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
As with all our research each project can be seen as ongoing research so please keep checking for updates.
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