WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 9873 (APC) 66228 |
Corporal James Walter Fewster | Army Pay Corps, later Sherwood Foresters then APC again |
| Enlisted with Sherwood Foresters at Ilkeston 13/11/1916 | ||
| Army records | James had hearing problems and hernia trouble – he wore a truss. These conditions presumably contributed to his medical grade of B, which allowed him to serve in the pay corps in York but not to go abroad. See his enlistment papers for details. | |
| Roll of Honour | Served on the Home Front
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Family history etc
| Corporal James Walter Fewster | |||
| 1880 | Born Harrogate |
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| Census 1881 | Living in 9 Chapel St Bilton, Harrogate with: Father: Edward, b 1854 Bradford Wife: Emma b 1855 Bingham |
Grocer and Confectioner |
 Edward’s mother, by kind permission of Roma Berridge |
| Census 1891 | Living in Market Place with: Mother, Emma Siblings: Herbert A, b 1882, Harrogate Edward E, b 1885, Nottingham Edgar L, b 1888, Bradford Charlotte A, b 1891, Bradford |
No occupation given
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Father: Edward was not present. Boarder with a widow in Bradford, furniture salesman. Widow was his aunt (family information) |
| Census 1901 | Boarder at Priory Terrace, Tanshelf, Pontefract with: Salome Hatfield b 1867 Birkenhead and boarders: Alfred E Pleavin b 1880 Harrogate John Capstick b 1880 Austwick, Yorkshire Dales |
Postal clerk and telegraphic worker Lodging house keeper Medical student Bankers clerk |
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| 1910 | Always known in the family as Walter he married Alice Walton 8/9/1910 Wesleyan Chapel Melton Mowbray |
Photo of (James) Walter and Alice and other images by kind permission of Roma Berridge |
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| September 1910 | In September 1910 Walter led a party at 6.00 a.m. to watch for “the first aircraft” (from Melbourne) to overfly Bingham. They took up positions in a field on Tythby Road.
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  In the photograph were: 1 Miss Rodham 2 Mrs C(harles) Doncaster 3 Mr (Charles) Doncaster 4 Lottie (presumably Charlotte) 5 Self (presumably Alice) 6 Grandma |
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| Census 1911 | Living at 8 Lady Bay Road with: Wife: Alice b 1887 Melton Mowbray |
Accountants Clerk | Brothers in WW: Edward served with Machine Gun Corps Edgar served in PPC Light Infantry Sydney killed in WW1 |
| 1916 (from army record) |
Living in Union Street with Wife Alice Children: Ernest b 20/2/1915 West Bridgford Kathleen, b 22/1/1917 Bingham< Doris b. March qtr 1922 Bingham. (FBMD, not army record)/td> | Accounts Clerk | |
| 1918 absent voters | Address given as Grantham Road – The full Electoral roll lists James Walter and Alice in Grantham Road. | ||
| 1939 Register | 79 Henry Road, West Bridgford: James W Fewster, b. 28 Jun 1880, married Alice Fewster, b. 25 Sep 1886, married One closed record Leonard Selby, b. 3 oct 1915, married One closed record |
Certified Public Accountant Unpaid domestic duties Liftman Co-operative heavy worker |
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| Bingham Cemetery | James Walter died 17th March 1949 aged 69 and is buried in Bingham cemetery with his wife, Alice, who died 24th May 1976 aged 89. | ||
Alice’s
father was a relieving officer for MM Union. 