World War 2
Luckily, Fishergate, Fulford and Heslington did not suffer from German bombing raids as much as other parts of the city. The first air raid reported in the Civil Defence records was on the night of 11th August 1940, when bombs landed in the Cemetery Road area.
The report says:
The first bomb fell inside York Cemetery and caused some damage to the Cemetery Grounds, tomb stones, etc.
The principal damage was caused in Cemetery Road, where about 80 housed were damaged in varying degrees from purely superficial damage to quite extensive damage to roofs, window frames, doors, celings and walls.
The damaged property was divided as follows:
Extensive damage to roofs, etc. (require stripping and re-slating); 24 houses. Minor roof, repairs; 45 houses.
There was one serious casualty admitted to hospital, two minor cases treated as out patients, and a few people treated on the spot by a Doctor.
Damage also occurred on Edgeware Road, Heslington Road, and roads in the vicinity, and the water service was damaged in Kensal Rise.
You can read a transcript of the Report HERE
You can read more about the 11 bombing raids on York on the Raids Over York website: HERE
Luckily, Fishergate, Fulford and Heslington did not suffer from German bombing raids as much as other parts of the city. The first air raid reported in the Civil Defence records was on the night of 11th August 1940, when bombs landed in the Cemetery Road area.
The report says:
The first bomb fell inside York Cemetery and caused some damage to the Cemetery Grounds, tomb stones, etc.
The principal damage was caused in Cemetery Road, where about 80 housed were damaged in varying degrees from purely superficial damage to quite extensive damage to roofs, window frames, doors, celings and walls.
The damaged property was divided as follows:
Extensive damage to roofs, etc. (require stripping and re-slating); 24 houses. Minor roof, repairs; 45 houses.
There was one serious casualty admitted to hospital, two minor cases treated as out patients, and a few people treated on the spot by a Doctor.
Damage also occurred on Edgeware Road, Heslington Road, and roads in the vicinity, and the water service was damaged in Kensal Rise.
You can read a transcript of the Report HERE
You can read more about the 11 bombing raids on York on the Raids Over York website: HERE
The Great War
Casualties of the Great War from the FFH area
Our members have researched the lives, families and military service of the 180 men named on the local memorials, which we have published in a series of booklets. We are grateful to the Minster Library for providing digital images of men named in the King's Book of York Heroes for use in our biographies. In most cases, these are the only images we have been able to find of these men.
Community Archaeologist, Jon Kenny, has made a series of videos about some of the WW1 memorials around York and the Wolds in his project 'Landscapes of Remembrance'. You can see his videos, including Part Five, about the Fulford Church memorial HERE. Jon has lots of interesting films on his You Tube site (you will need to scroll through the more recent films to find number Five).
You can read more about the local memorials by clicking on the following links:
Our members have researched the lives, families and military service of the 180 men named on the local memorials, which we have published in a series of booklets. We are grateful to the Minster Library for providing digital images of men named in the King's Book of York Heroes for use in our biographies. In most cases, these are the only images we have been able to find of these men.
Community Archaeologist, Jon Kenny, has made a series of videos about some of the WW1 memorials around York and the Wolds in his project 'Landscapes of Remembrance'. You can see his videos, including Part Five, about the Fulford Church memorial HERE. Jon has lots of interesting films on his You Tube site (you will need to scroll through the more recent films to find number Five).
You can read more about the local memorials by clicking on the following links:
St. Oswald's Church, Fulford
Heslington Church memorial
Fishergate School memorial
St. Lawrence's, Walmgate
Fulford
We have published brief biographies and the 86 men named on the St Oswald's Church War memorial who lost their lives in the Great War of 1914-1918. As well as describing their military service, the biographies show the life of the men before joining up, with information about their occupations, families and where they lived. We hope these publications will be a fitting memorial to their memory to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Great War.
To read extracts from the biographies and to order copies, see lower down this page
We have published brief biographies and the 86 men named on the St Oswald's Church War memorial who lost their lives in the Great War of 1914-1918. As well as describing their military service, the biographies show the life of the men before joining up, with information about their occupations, families and where they lived. We hope these publications will be a fitting memorial to their memory to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Great War.
To read extracts from the biographies and to order copies, see lower down this page
Heslington
We have researched biographies of the 7 men named on the beautiful Heslington Church memorial window.
This was presented at an event in Heslington church on 18 November 2017, when FFH members read the stories of the lives of the men at home and during the war.
Copies of our booklet about the men and the village they knew are available from the society for just £5
We have researched biographies of the 7 men named on the beautiful Heslington Church memorial window.
This was presented at an event in Heslington church on 18 November 2017, when FFH members read the stories of the lives of the men at home and during the war.
Copies of our booklet about the men and the village they knew are available from the society for just £5
Fishergate School
To complete our commemoration of the centenary of the Great War, we published a major piece of research into the lives of the 86 former pupils and teachers of Fishergate School, and on 10th November 2018, we presented our research at a very moving commemoration at Fishergate School, where pupils, teachers, FFH members, local councillors, the Lord Mayor and Sheriff read some of the biographies and the school the men would have known. You can download a transcript of the event and see some pictures - HERE
This impressive 240 page volume describes the families, working lives, education and military service of the men, with additional sections on the school and its remarkable Headmaster, George Barker, and also descriptions of Fishergate, Walmgate and Lawrence Street, where many of the families lived.
Copies of this remarkable book are available for just £10 + £5 postage.
Email [email protected] to make arrangements for payment and delivery.
Or use the Contact Box - HERE
Sample pages of the book are available to read here:
Fishergate School During the Great War
Fishergate School's remarkable 1st Headmaster; George Barker
Fishergate School Catchment Area - 1895 - 1914
Hughes Family Biography
Various Oxtoby Families
Max Dove
Edward Hope Hawthorne
The Sutton Family
The men, the war and our research
To complete our commemoration of the centenary of the Great War, we published a major piece of research into the lives of the 86 former pupils and teachers of Fishergate School, and on 10th November 2018, we presented our research at a very moving commemoration at Fishergate School, where pupils, teachers, FFH members, local councillors, the Lord Mayor and Sheriff read some of the biographies and the school the men would have known. You can download a transcript of the event and see some pictures - HERE
This impressive 240 page volume describes the families, working lives, education and military service of the men, with additional sections on the school and its remarkable Headmaster, George Barker, and also descriptions of Fishergate, Walmgate and Lawrence Street, where many of the families lived.
Copies of this remarkable book are available for just £10 + £5 postage.
Email [email protected] to make arrangements for payment and delivery.
Or use the Contact Box - HERE
Sample pages of the book are available to read here:
Fishergate School During the Great War
Fishergate School's remarkable 1st Headmaster; George Barker
Fishergate School Catchment Area - 1895 - 1914
Hughes Family Biography
Various Oxtoby Families
Max Dove
Edward Hope Hawthorne
The Sutton Family
The men, the war and our research
Two Brothers on the St Oswald's Church memorial in Fulford:
Fred Wilson and his brother Ernest Wilson are two of the 86 men named on the St Oswald's church memorial in Fulford. FFH have published short biographies of the men, describing their pre-war occupations and family lives as well as their wartime service.
You can download Fred and Ernest's biographies by clicking on their names. The biographies have been published in three volumes: Fulford area, Alma Terrace area and Fishergate area. They are for sale at £10 per copy, or £25 for all three volumes. Please use the Contact Us page to make arrangements. |
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Our Commemorative Biography Booklets about the 86 men named on the St Oswald's Church WW1 memorial now available to purchase.
Volume One: Men of Fulford. Volume Two: Men of the Barracks and Alma Terrace Area Volume Three: Men of Fishergate. Each volume costs £10, or all three for £25. Copies are available at our meetings or email [email protected] The opening and closing pages of Volume two is reproduced opposite, or you can download it HERE We couldn't find out much about 19 year old Ernest Bulmer but you can download his biography HERE |
Appeals Against Conscription by Local Men
Conscription was introduced in 1916 and thanks to York MP Arnold Rowntree, provision was made in the legislation for men to apply to a local tribunal to be allowed to be spared military service. Some men were appalled at being asked to kill their fellow men, but others had family or business responsibilities which made it very difficult to leave.
North Yorkshire County Records Office holds copies of the York appeal hearings, and FFH has collated the record summaries of some men from our area who put their case to be excused military service on grounds of harm to family or business.
You can read a copy of the appeal by Alfred Hare, a joiner of 20 Heslington Road HERE
You can read a copy of the appeal by Alfred Key of 8 Grange Street: HERE
A lot of work was done during the centenary period of the Great War to research the lives of men who served in the military. The results of the research by FFH are available on this page of our website.
We are very grateful to all those who assisted us or shared their research, one of whom was Cyril Pearce, who undertook the mammoth task of researching conscientious objectors.
You can read a section of his work in a spreadsheet extract for the conscientious objectors listed as residents of York: HERE
Conscription was introduced in 1916 and thanks to York MP Arnold Rowntree, provision was made in the legislation for men to apply to a local tribunal to be allowed to be spared military service. Some men were appalled at being asked to kill their fellow men, but others had family or business responsibilities which made it very difficult to leave.
North Yorkshire County Records Office holds copies of the York appeal hearings, and FFH has collated the record summaries of some men from our area who put their case to be excused military service on grounds of harm to family or business.
You can read a copy of the appeal by Alfred Hare, a joiner of 20 Heslington Road HERE
You can read a copy of the appeal by Alfred Key of 8 Grange Street: HERE
A lot of work was done during the centenary period of the Great War to research the lives of men who served in the military. The results of the research by FFH are available on this page of our website.
We are very grateful to all those who assisted us or shared their research, one of whom was Cyril Pearce, who undertook the mammoth task of researching conscientious objectors.
You can read a section of his work in a spreadsheet extract for the conscientious objectors listed as residents of York: HERE