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Italy 2005
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West Midland Safari Park
Albert Rd War Memorial
At the remembrance parade service, two families were mentioned who have three names each on the Memorial.

The ATTENBOROUGH’s
These were the sons of Mr and Mrs. H A Attenborough, Druid St, Hinckley
PRIVATE ARTHUR ATTENBOROUGH 9719
Killed in Action Sunday 3rd September l9l6 2ND BATTALION ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT
Thiepval Memorial, France Pier and Faces 9A, 9B and 10B
AGE 31
Born Nuneaton Enlisted Coventry Living in Hinckley
PRIVATE WALTER GEORGE ATTENBOROUGH 15494
Killed in Action Saturday 25th September 1915 with the 2ND BATTALION OXFORDSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY
Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France Plot 2 Row B Grave 4
AGE 26
Born Hinckley, Enlisted Rugby, Living in Hinckley
PRIVATE RICHARD FREDERICK ATTENBOROUGH 7693
Killed in Action Friday 15th September 1916 with the 1ST BATTALION LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
Guards Cemetery, Les Boeufs, France Plot ll Row S Grave 5
AGE 29
Born Hinckley Enlisted Leicester Living in Hinckley
So, only a week after the announced death of Arthur Attenborough of the Warwickshire Regiment. Now, comes the news that another son, Private Richard Frederick Attenborough of the Leicestershire Regiment, fell in the fighting on the Somme on September 15th. This completely wiped out the Attenborough family’s three sons.
The BOLESWORTH’S
CORPORAL WILLIAM BOLESWORTH 10061
Died of Wounds Thursday 13th May 1915 with the 1ST BATTALION LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 1 Row A Grave 12 .
Born Hinckley Enlisted Leicester Living in Hinckley
PRIVATE SYDNEY ‘TOGO’ BOLESWORTH 7832, DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL, CROIX DE GUERRE
Killed in Action Monday lst October 1917 with the 9TH BATTALION LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMEN T
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Panels 50 to 51
AGE 29
Born Hinckley Enlisted Hinckley j
LANCE-CORPORAL JAMES BOLESWORTH 7521
Killed in Action Friday 15th September 1916 with the 1ST BATTALION LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
Guillemont Road Cemetery, France Plot 6 Row D Grave 4
AGE 30
Born Hinckley Enlisted Hinckley Living in Hinckley
Husband of Mrs. Sarah Bolesworth, Hanley, Stoke on Trent.
The mother, Mrs. Bolesworth of Druid Street, had also five grandsons and a son-in-law with the colours:
SONS Cpl. William Bolesworth, Leics. Regt.
Pte. Sydney Bolesworth, Leics. Regt
Pte. James Bolesworth, Leics. Regt.
Pte. Walter Bolesworth, Leics. Regt.
GRANDSONS Pte. George Fairfax, Leics. Regt.
Pte. Tom Bolesworth, Leics. Regt
Pte. William Bolesworth, Leics. Regt.
Pte. Sidney Bolesworth, Leics. Regt.
Pte. W Bolesworth, Leics. Regt
SON IN LAW Pte. H. Hackett, Warks Regt.
Hinckley is the center of the #islastones empire.
Isla was laid to rest last Friday (27-july) and we had the Celebration Party in Argents Mead.