Herbert Marshall
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Herbert Marshall was born in 1883 to George and Anne Marshall. He was schooled in Cotgrave and by the age of 18 had moved to Bournemouth where he worked as a domestic groom at the boarding house of Elizabeth Ager. The boarding house consisted of letting apartments rented to people of independent means. By 1911 Herbert was 28 and had moved to West Bridgford where he lived at 9 Midlands Cottages. He married Annie Mary Hayes (born 9th October 1886 )from Leicester in 1905 their marriage was recorded in the Bingham registration district, and they had a son Arthur Henry born 6th June 1910. Two more children were to follow in November William Stanley born 20th November 1912 and John Eric born 4th June1914 they lived at Chapel Lane Cotgrave.
The South Notts Hussars was formed in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. ‘A’ Squadron had a drill station in Plumtree and it is likely that this is where Herbert initially served. He was discharged from the Army on 3 February 1915 aged 30 as medically unfit, having been kicked by a horse. His address was given as 3 Gripps Cottages, Cotgrave. His wife fought for a pension for a long time, claiming that after having been kicked by a horse he had been taken into hospital and had been given the ‘hot bath’ treatment, as a result in December 1916 he had taken Pleurisy and died. After recruiting the assistance of Sir Jesse Boot and Sir Robert Bentinck the local MP she won her case by a narrow margin in February 1917. Thanks to John Ludlam for researching this page
Cotgrave (All Saints) Churchyard Extension.
