Since the First World War centenary commemorations in 2014, additional information has come to light regarding men whose names should have appeared on the Carleton Rode War Memorial but for whatever reason were omitted in 1920.
This project is bringing to light the forgotten dead and telling their stories against the backdrop of the world in which they lived. We can only speculate as to why these men were not recognised at the time, but it is important to the village of Carleton Rode that it remembers the sacrifices that everyone made.
Tony Brooks knew that his grandmother’s brother had been killed during WW1 and had spent many years researching the family history trying to find a memorial that bore his name – but to no avail. He discovered that the Bush family had lived in Carleton Rode at the time and so contacted the Parish Council for help. It took another two years and the development of this website in order that more of Robert Bush’s life could be revealed.
November 1916; thousands dying as the Battle of the Somme continued. At home in Carleton Rode, this news report appeared in the Eastern Daily Press. A small act of petty crime was to have disastrous consequences for Robert Bartram.