Chelmsford Civic Centre War Memorial: Notable Commemorations

Notable

Although every one of the men commemorated by the memorial is important there are one or two who are notable because of their interesting connections, personal stories or family histories:

The first to die

Son of a well-known Victorian explorer, naturalist and professional collector of bird specimens

A victim of the Red Baron

Died as a result of shell-shock suffered at the Somme, buried in Chelmsford

Part of a famous Canadian brewing family

Brother of a Director of MI5

Son of a Mayor of Chelmsford who was later killed by the Luftwaffe

Son of another Mayor of Chelmsford

One of a 13 killed as a result of the 1st Battle of Gaza

Son of seven times Mayor of Chelmsford

A Chelmsford Borough Councillor

Son of an Irishman, killed by the IRA

A Trinity Road School teacher

Another Trinity Road School teacher

Lived in the same house at different times: 1 and 2 and 3

His father helped achieve a change in England’s marriage law

Volunteered in place of another man

Founder of Chelmsford firm of solicitors

Married a week before going overseas

Member of the Ridley’s (brewing) family

Returned from Canada

Also returned from Canada

Joined up under age

Also joined up under age

Killed on an airship

Twenty-two from one street

Baptised in the same church on the same day: 1 and 2

Killed in an air raid on London

The last to die

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