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Foreword
I have defined “Kings Cliffe Men” as anybody who was born or
lived in the village before the end of 1919 and who also served
in the forces during WW1. I have kept the definition of “forces”
as wide as possible so that it would include nurses, members
of the YMCA etc.
My researches have been limited to what is available on the
web, together with information brought to me by family members
and villagers. Had I taken the research further it is doubtful if
the book would ever have been completed. It follows therefore
that, almost without exception, there is more to say about every
person in the book. Regimental war diaries, for instance, whilst
not naming individuals, will reveal what particular battalions
were doing day by day. The stories are particularly short of
what happened to people after the war. We would encourage all
families to seek further. To this end the web version of the book
will be continuously up dated – see www.kingscliffeheritage.org.
Names that are underlined and in italics, are of those people
known to have died in, or as a result of, the Great War.
The spelling of names in historical records can be very variable,
if not to say idiosyncratic. We have, where possible, used the
modern understanding of how a name was intended to be
spelt. This can cause problems when searching databases for
individuals.
In the narrative the current street names have been quoted,
but where we quote extracts from historical documents they will
frequently use the old names. Refer to the 1911 street map on
page 03 to locate the old street names.
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I have defined “Kings Cliffe Men” as anybody who was born or
lived in the village before the end of 1919 and who also served
in the forces during WW1. I have kept the definition of “forces”
as wide as possible so that it would include nurses, members
of the YMCA etc.
My researches have been limited to what is available on the
web, together with information brought to me by family members
and villagers. Had I taken the research further it is doubtful if
the book would ever have been completed. It follows therefore
that, almost without exception, there is more to say about every
person in the book. Regimental war diaries, for instance, whilst
not naming individuals, will reveal what particular battalions
were doing day by day. The stories are particularly short of
what happened to people after the war. We would encourage all
families to seek further. To this end the web version of the book
will be continuously up dated – see www.kingscliffeheritage.org.
Names that are underlined and in italics, are of those people
known to have died in, or as a result of, the Great War.
The spelling of names in historical records can be very variable,
if not to say idiosyncratic. We have, where possible, used the
modern understanding of how a name was intended to be
spelt. This can cause problems when searching databases for
individuals.
In the narrative the current street names have been quoted,
but where we quote extracts from historical documents they will
frequently use the old names. Refer to the 1911 street map on
page 03 to locate the old street names.
4
