History

THE WALLOP MEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR 

A project by Anthony Whitaker

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.

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.  Note : 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