First World War in Witham.
13. Witham Muster Roll, with those who served and survived.
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The first three pages and the last one are copies of the original. The rest is typed.
Witham Muster Roll, page 1, typed
H V Acutt P Bright
A Appleton H T Brown
B Appleton H Brown
S H Alderton F Brown
G J Alderton P Brown
C Alderton Edgar Brown
V F Andrews S G Brown
C J Aldous F E Brown
F Aylett R S Brown
E V Attkinson F Boobyen
C Algar E Bickmore
E Algar A Bickmore
E Adams N Barber
F Adams C Barber
P Adams A Blaber
F R Ardley J Barrett
A Allen A E Brewster
J Bright A Baldwin
A H Bright H Baxter
G Bright F Baxter
A Bright G W Butcher
A Barber P.W.
Witham Muster Roll, page 2, typed
H Butcher H Belsham
W Butcher A Brice
Bernard Blyth J H Brook
H B Brandt S Baldwin
W Bull E W Bright
G Borley A C Brown
T C Borley A Beard
E Brand W J J Burch
A Bott F Bell
G Bell J S Bell
P Burton W E Cornwell
W Bircher A Cornwell
H Bibby S E Cook
W Bibby G Cook
H Barwell
F W Cullen
S R Bradley L Cullen
A Bradley E G Cunningham
D Bowyer J Chamberlain
E V Butler H Cutts
A R Budge A Corlick
H F D Corley
Witham Muster Roll, page 3, typed
E Collard C Dowsett
D Crittall G Darby
R B Crittall C Davis
D Chambers A Driver
C Claydon T Dodman
A Claydon A G Drury
A E Claydon S Drew
C Campney W Dazley
G B Croxall P Dorpy
A P Champ H J Dennis
W Christy R F G Doole
A G Crayford C Dorking
E Crabbe W Dessent
B Coleman E M Drake
W Cottee P Dwyer
E Cutmane V H Duncombe
P C Clomping H G Duncombe
C Cafer S Everitt
F T Chilvers C P Eldred
H L Evitt
P Eckersleigh
Witham Muster Roll, page 4, typed
F Emmens E Goates
M Ewers H Green
C H English F Green
E Frances A Gray
A Fenner A E Griggs
D French A Gosling
D J Frost E C Gimson
A Fisher R B Gardner
A B Groves J H Gardner
J B Groves E W Grimsey
P Groves A E Gibbons
L Groves A Hutley
R Glover L Hutley
H Godfrey E Hubbard
P Goody F Hubbard
H Goody T Haggar
B Goody E J Hales
E Goody P Hambley
F Gaymer F J Hawkes
R Gaymer A H Hicks
E Hawkins
W Hoy P.W.
Witham Muster Roll, page 5, typed
H W Hyde P.W. H Lucking
S Haywood F Lucking
C Horsby G Lucking
J Hawson C Lucking
C Hayter V Larking
J E Hines A Lazell
E Hawkes C C A Long
W Haygreen J Lake
F Haygreen E Lapwood
V R Halliday C Lapwood
F Haves F Lapwood
A G Hammond A G Love
A Hammond C Ladkin
A Hooke J E Lewis
T Johnson B Mann
W T Johnson F Mann
C H Jennings A Manning
J Joy H de Monte
F W Joslyn H Mortimer
J W Keeble M Marshall
H G Keeble J W Marshall
F Kemp
Witham Muster Roll, page 6, typed
J Matthams P Pavelin
R S Mott J Potter
W Mott G Pryor
D Mead H Poulter
W Marshall T Poulter
J Mawdsley F R Parker
A K Motion D O Peddock
F Mayes C A Peacock
A Newman C Peacock
O Naylor J Pullinger
E Noble W C Pembel
F A W North P Phillips
C A North A Parker jun.
G H North A Parker sen.
P Ottley S V Pearce
C Owers S E M Pierce
R Oxbrow W H M Pattisson
J B Purl J H Pattisson
H Purl B Pinkham
A Parker F R Perkins
W Pavelin W J Perkins
Witham Muster Roll, page 7, typed
R Pattern A Rudkin
J M Pelly F Rudkin
D E Pelly W Russell
E G Pelly J E Russell
A Pyke M Russell
F Prentice J Reid
G Rudkin G Ringe
C Reed W Ringe
F Rice E Rayment
S Rice J Razy
W Rice G Ritson
W E Raven T Rumsey
J H Rawling J Sorrell
W Rushen F Shuttleworth
E Rushen F G Smith
A Rushen V J Smith
Albert Rushen A G Smith
C F Rushen G S Smith
C Richards C L Smith
H W Richards L E W Smith
R Richardson S Smith
Witham Muster Roll, page 8, typed
H Smith W Stoneham
E A Smith B Stoneham
S T Smith W Stringer
J Smith G Saunders
W J Smith J Sillett
S L Smith H Sillett
R Smith A C Seaborn
A Shelly W Saville
G Shelly B Sneezum
P B Shelly P Sneezum
L Shelly J Stiff
A Stoneham G A Stock P.W.
J Stoneham F Stock
W Stevens J Sutherland
S Springett S Shillitoe
H Sainty F Stubbings
E W Sainty H Stubbings
S Sayer L Shrempton
F Stoneham E M Talbot
E Stoneham J Tayler
H Stoneham P.W. A J Tayler
E Shelley P.W. E W Thompson P.W.
Witham Muster Roll, page 9, typed
R E Thompson P.W. C Webb
G Thompson P.W. E Webb
A Thorogood F Wager
H Thorogood E Wager
S W Tyrall W Wright
A Turner R W Wakelin
F H Threadkill F Walkinson
R Varden F C Whiting
T White J Yeadon
G Warren
F Wilky
R Woodward
W Woodward
C Whybrow
A Watchman
A J Watchman
A Wallace
F Wilshire
F G Wood
E A Wood
H J Wood
H Wood
The author of the first poem, William E Henley, was very well-known in late Victorian times.
The last poem, by Beatrix Brice Miller, was first published in the Times in 1916 and became very popular. During the War she had been a nursing helper in France.