Two Nocton men remembered

Over the next 4 years the bell ringers at Nocton Church are going to attempt to ring a half muffled quarter peal to commemorate the centenaries of the deaths of the 12 Nocton residents/natives who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Great War.  The plan is to ring these quarter peals on the actual anniversary of their deaths if possible.


Private FRANK MILNER Remembered

(Killed in action 9th August 1915)
 
Private Frank Milner was the son of Tom & Minnie Milner of 17 Norris Street Lincoln.  He served during the Great War in the D Company, 6th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment.  He was sadly killed in action on 9th August 1915 aged 20, making him the second Nocton resident/native to be killed during the Great War.  His name appears on the Helles Memorial in Turkey on the Panel 44 to 46.  He is also remembered on the War Memorial on the west wall at the back of Nocton Church.  A half muffled quarter peal will be rung on the bells at Nocton Church in his memory on Sunday 9th August 2015.

Private WILLIAM RAWSON Remembered

(Killed in action 24th August 1915)

Private William Rawson was the son of William & Susan Rawson of Bucknall.  He served during the Great War in the 7th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment.  He was sadly killed in action on 24th August 1915 aged 23, making him the third Nocton resident/native to be killed during the Great War.  His name appears on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium on the Panel 21.  He is also remembered on the War Memorial on the west wall at the back of Nocton Church.  A half muffled quarter peal will be rung on the bells at Nocton Church in his memory on Monday 24th August 2015.