Abingdon and the First World War
Those Who Served
Hemmings
The Hemmings Family at 123 Ock Street
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: HEMMINGS, Walter
Status: Died
Address: 123 Ock Street
Rank: Gunner
Service No: 78423
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 130th Heavy Battery
Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
Chronology: from April 1916, Salonika, France, belgium
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Place at death: Kleine, Viestraat, near Ypres
Date of death: 25 September 1917
Born: Abingdon
Enlisted: Abingdon
Age at Death: 34
Family Details: Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hemmings, of 123, Ock St., Abingdon, Berks.
Buried or Commemorated: Buried in KLEIN-VIERSTRAAT BRITISH CEMETERY, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Reference: Plot III. Row E. Grave 2.
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The Hemmings family were instrumental in the revival of the Ock Street Mayor tradition (including morris dancing) around this time. There is a detailed article about this on the Buildings and People website published by the AAAHS.
https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/feature-articles/abingdon-morris-dancing-and-mayor-ock-street-1914
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: HEMMINGS, Joseph
Status: Died
Address: 123 Ock Street
Rank: Private
Service No: 20138
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 8th
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Chronology: from February 1916, France
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Place at death: Contalmaison, France
Date of death: 22 July 1916
Born: Abingdon
Enlisted: Abingdon
Age at Death: 25
Family Details: Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hemmings, of 123, Ock St., Abingdon, Berks.
Buried or Commemorated: Buried in OVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France.
Reference: Plot VII. Row P. Grave 8.
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Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: HEMMINGS, Harold Raymond
Status: Returned
Address: 123 Ock Street
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 5th
Regiment: Dorsetshire Regiment
Chronology: from January 1917 to February 1919, France, Belgium
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Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: HEMMINGS, Alfred Oscar
Status: Returned
Address: 123 Ock Street
Regiment: Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Chronology: December 1915 to January 1919, France, Belgium
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Charles Hemmings
Charles Hemmings fought in both World Wars. The above photo shows him at Culham Reach with his children in 1935.
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: HEMMINGS, Charles
Status: Returned
Address: 172 Ock Street
Regiment: Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Chronology: from October 1916, France, Egypt
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The above biographical notes were provided by Charles and Ewart Hemmings, October 2019.
Other Members of the Hemmings Family at 172 Ock Street
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: HEMMINGS, Hubert Albert
Status: Wounded
Address: 172 Ock Street
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 2nd
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Chronology: 1915 to 1918, France
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Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: HEMMINGS, Percival
Status: Returned
Address: 172 Ock Street
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Chronology: from September 1917, France
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Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: HEMMINGS, Walter James
Status: Returned
Address: 172 Ock Street
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 10th
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Chronology: August 1914 to October 1918, Salonika, France
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Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: HEMMINGS, Frederick George
Status: Returned
Address: 172 Ock Street
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 14th
Regiment: Devonshire Regiment
Chronology: from August 1916, France
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