Monthly Archives: May 2016

May 26, 1916

Posted on May 26, 2016 by davidpenmanatdmu

  Wednesday, May 24, 1916 was Empire Day and this was marked in Ashbourne and was observed in the ‘customary manner’. “From almost all the public buildings the Union Jack was flown and the schoolchildren were granted a half-holiday which … Continue reading →

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May 19, 1916

Posted on May 19, 2016 by davidpenmanatdmu

News reached the Ashbourne Telegraph of the death of another soldier killed in action in France. Company Sergeant Major John Bradshaw, 41, and the father of two young children, including a four-month-old he had never seen, died from wounds received … Continue reading →

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May 12, 1916

Posted on May 12, 2016 by davidpenmanatdmu

A hundred years ago this week Parliament was discussing the introduction of the Daylight Saving Bill which, if passed, would see clocks put forward one hour on Sunday, May 21, 1916, to save on the cost of artificial lighting. The … Continue reading →

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May 5, 1916

Posted on May 5, 2016 by davidpenmanatdmu

Four officers from the Sherwood Foresters were reported killed, and many more injured, according to a brief statement from the War Office, published in the Ashbourne Telegraph on May 5, 1916. But these were not men laying down their lives … Continue reading →

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