March 2017 Newsletter News… Preparation for the new season’s transcribing……Pete has been busy Indexing the 1950s cemetery records, and has come across a few unusual entries.. There are a number of entries of (probably) Belgian surnames, possibly some of the WW1 refugees reaching the end of their life; also Italian and French sounding names. There are also some lovely English/Scottish Christian names that are never heard anymore:- Tryphena, Zilla, Euphemia, Kezia. Archibald, Archdale. One chap is named Saintthomas, but Pete’s favourite is........... Napoleon. And yes, there is also a Nelson, if you're wondering. A good thing the two never met! Website…….Our amazing techy team, aka The White Family has been working on this, and it’s all starting to come together so well. Our thanks to Linda, Lance and David, without whom none of this would be possible.
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March 2017
Newsletter
News… Preparation for the new season’s transcribing……Pete has been busy Indexing the 1950s cemetery records, and has come across a few unusual entries.. There are a number of entries of (probably) Belgian surnames, possibly some of the WW1 refugees reaching the end of their life; also Italian and French sounding names. There are also some lovely English/Scottish Christian names that are never heard anymore:- Tryphena, Zilla, Euphemia, Kezia. Archibald, Archdale. One chap is named Saintthomas, but Pete’s favourite is........... Napoleon. And yes, there is also a Nelson, if you're wondering. A good thing the two never met! Website…….Our amazing techy team, aka The White Family has been working on this, and it’s all starting to come together so well. Our thanks to Linda, Lance and David, without whom none of this would be possible.
German War Graves at Eddington
On 7th September 1940 Lieutenant Fredrich Kislinger
crashed his aircraft whilst on a bombing mission in
this area. This was the first interment of a foreigner
during the Second World War.
A decision had been taken to inter all war dead in
the newly laid-out plot XX for enemy servicemen
(top right) and allied servicemen (bottom left). The
second interment was of an airman whose body was
washed ashore off Herne Bay on 29th September; he
was identified as Sergeant-Major Lorenz Keck and he
was buried the next day.
Just four days later, another body, that of Hermann
Bohn, was washed ashore, and was buried on 4th
October.
The first British airman to be buried here was Victor
George Gilham, who was also washed ashore, on
30th November 1940, and buried 4th December.
During the course of the war there were eight
German and eight British servicemen buried here.
On 16 October 1959, an agreement was concluded
by the governments of the United Kingdom and the
Federal Republic of Germany concerning the future
care of the graves of German nationals who lost their
lives in the United Kingdom during the two World
Wars. The agreement provided for the transfer to a
central cemetery in the United Kingdom of all graves
which were not situated in cemeteries – the German
War Graves Commission made arrangements to
transfer the graves of German servicemen and
civilian internees of both wars from scattered burial
grounds to the new cemetery established at Cannock
Chase.
The disinterment of the eight German servicemen
took place during 1962, and re-interred at Cannock
Chase.
We’re still aiming to commence transcribing again on
1st April.
As before, times and dates for sessions will be sent via email and also
posted on our Facebook page. If any of our new volunteers would like
a get-together over a cuppa beforehand, please email either Pete or
Mandy and we’ll arrange something.
By Pete Watson
Plaque at Cannock Chase German
Military Cemetery
Plot XX, Herne Bay Cemetery (green shaded area)
Tales from the Cemetery
Looking beneath the surface
Just a short tale this month which highlights the importance of the work
we’re doing at the cemetery.
When Edward Dwelly carried out his transcriptions in the cemetery a century
ago, he referred to many glass cases which contained written tributes to the
departed. These glass domes were sometimes called “immortelles”, alluding
to the name of the wax floral arrangements they often contained. They
were commonplace in burial grounds until the mid-20th century.
In 1907, Dwelly recorded one such memorial; a glass case with a note
therein….
“Dear Kitty from her loving sweetheart Sam”
Because Dwelly gave the plot number, we were able to ascertain more
information about Kitty from the burial register. She was Kate Elizabeth
Horne who was buried on 23rd October 1907, aged 21. She was raised by
her widowed mother who made ends meet over the years by taking in lodgers
and housekeeping at a number of addresses in the town. A headstone was
never purchased or erected for Kitty, and we shall probably never know who
Sam was, but we have Dwelly to thank for his foresight in recording the
monument and giving us this little snapshot of the past.
Our 21st century project will preserve similar valuable information, which may
sink beneath the surface in years to come.
By Mandy Boxall
Some examples of Immortelles
Research interests –
Thank you for letting us know your interests. The list below shows names and subjects
being researched for the cemetery project and also ongoing subjects that pre-date
the project. Please get in touch if you want to have something added to the list or
would like to get in touch with one of the researchers with whom you’d like to share
information on anything listed below.
Don’t worry if you missed having your interests in this month’s newsletter. We’ll
update it every month – just keep us posted of anything you’d like included.
SURNAME WW1 names on Herne war memorial (see below) Palmer Gates Port Eastman Groom Greenhead Cursons Hogbin Dalziel Cadby Simmons Ruding Culver Mortlock Arnold Karop Weston Allaeys Hunter Wiltshier
SUBJECT Clocks & watchmakers Artists, Writers, Poets VAD hospitals
Populating the houses
Women’s movements
Reculver parish
Names on Herne Bay War Memorial
Herne Bay Shops
Memorial Sculptures
History of the cemetery
Blean Union Workhouse 1870-1900
Herne & Broomfield Local History Group will be producing a Cemetery guidebook
SURNAME WW1 names on Herne war memorial (see below) Palmer Gates Port Eastman Groom Greenhead Cursons Hogbin Dalziel Cadby Simmons Ruding Culver Mortlock Arnold Karop Weston Allaeys Hunter Wiltshier Carden Gore Scrivens Jobson Heathcote Coulson Foad White D’Silva Woollard
SUBJECT Clock & watchmakers Artists, Writers, Poets VAD hospitals Populating the houses Women’s movements Reculver parish Names on Herne Bay War Memorial Herne Bay Shops Memorial Sculptures History of the cemetery Blean Union Workhouse 1870-1900 Herne Bay Teachers Downs Park Residents
