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The Huthwaite War Memorial Project

Opening this Huthwaite project here online was suggested by one reader who shared historic villager interest. Proposals from Mr Paul Bradshaw were aimed toward providing fuller recognition to those from Huthwaite, called into national service duties as demanded by two World Wars.

Our own village war memorial stands in Huthwaite cemetery grounds. Its primary purpose was to honour with future remembrance local casualties resulting from The Great War. Listed upon this epitaphs north face are the original names. Unfortunately World War Two did follow. Leaving its own tragic list of named victims, placed below those previous in joint remembrance with original verse.

 THEY  NOBLY  PLAYED THEIR PART
 THEY HEARD THEIR COUNTRYS CALL
 FOR GOD  AND  KING  AND  RIGHT
THEY   GAVE   THEIR   ALL

The monument placed in Huthwaite cemetery grounds was modelled in miniature upon Sir Edward Lutyens original 1919 design for the London cenotaph.   A tribute for parts played in the British Commonwealth and an annual local ceremonial focus on Remembrance Days. When first proudly erected here in Huthwaite, neighbours would easily recall most families effected, identifying some relation or friend among those simply displayed by surname. The additional surnames listing WWII casualties would again at time also have been a sufficient reminder for all to recognise those villagers lost from among our close mining community.

Lest they be forgotten   ?

Main aim for this worthy Huthwaite War Memorial Project is towards fully presenting with greater future honour all those local service personal we should recall for having given their life between two world wars. The years 1914 - 1918 stretch beyond best living memory, whilst difficulty enough appears identifying names potentially recalling years 1939 - 1945.

Research begun by Paul Bradshaw suggested some returning wounded may have missed out by weeks being deservedly named upon their official Huthwaite memorial. Questioning begs how many others ought be individually mentioned. Now able to thank Paul for sharing his ongoing and time consuming voluntary research, we hope this online memorial project can also attract input from any known relations The work involved may itself raise one big question we should perhaps be asking today.   How much have we forgot to remember?

Acknowledgements must already be extended to Helen Wilson whose initial research first raised local interest starting memorial projects.   Heather Faulkes continues her marvellous research when producing the Sutton War Memorial Project. This already reveals close ties inside Ashfield borders when sharing relations between some named Huthwaite families.

Produced 30 May 04 - Revised 07 Dec 06