The idea for this project came to me during the Remembrance service in St
Andrew's in 2006. I was saddened by the thought that the individual story
of the majority of these brave men would be unknown to most of the
congregation. I could only presume that the same might apply at St
Peter's.
When I started my research, I wasn't sure how many of the Wallop men's
families would still be represented in the villages and was pleasantly
surprised. I have received help and encouragement from members of the
Baigent, Barnes, Baverstock, Grist, Harman, Hiscock and Minault families.
I would also like to thank many others who have helped and advised me -
John Taylor-Firth (who put in a huge amount of work on Army records), Judy
Maynard, Tony and Janet Hope, Richard Osmond, Jan Smith, Lindsay Murray-Twinn,
Gary Richardson and the late Eileen Wilmott. My apologies if there is
anybody I have omitted.
If anyone is hoping to learn the full life story of the Wallop men who
gave their lives in World War One, I'm afraid they are going to be
disappointed. Even with the help of their descendants, it has not been
possible, after 90 years, to discover as much as I would have liked about
most of the men. The starting point for my research was the Census of
1901, followed by the records held by the Commonwealth War Graves
Commission, whose website is a mine of information. When the Census of
1911 is made available to researchers in 2012 (possibly earlier) we should
learn much more about many of them.
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Each page has a code at the bottom, explaining the source of the
information given which I hope will be easy enough to follow. Dates of
birth shown are, for the most part, just the year, followed by the
Registration details. The month is the last of each quarter and the
reference shows page number and volume in each case. In some instances the
birth place (obtained from Army records) differs but I have shown all the
information for completeness.
The location given for parents and siblings is, actually, the place of
registration rather than the place of birth. The second
"Residence" box gives the information obtained from the CD ROM
"Soldiers who died in the Great War" which, in turn, was taken
from Army records at the time of enlistment or subsequently. There were
clearly some cases where information was misheard or misinterpreted! See
Fred Hiscock's page as an example.
If you would like a
copy of any of the information contained herein, I will be happy to
provide this in either printed or emailed form. If
anyone would like to add any further information on any of the individuals
in this book, or would like to correct any of the details I have shown, I
would be delighted to hear from them.
This is still a work in progress. Please contact me at
The Trout, Nether Wallop, SO20 8EW
or by telephone on 01264 781072. Anthony Whitaker
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