{"id":7915,"date":"2016-10-11T11:50:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T11:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&#038;p=7915"},"modified":"2018-04-23T20:22:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T20:22:48","slug":"victims-of-the-somme","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/victims-of-the-somme\/","title":{"rendered":"Victims of the Somme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dings Park, Oxford St, Bristol BS2 0QU.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A commemoration and wreath-laying to remember Arthur and Alfred Jefferies, both of whom were born in St Philips and lived in the Dings. Both fell as victims of the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Arthur was killed in action in Geuedecourt on September 16th 1916. Alfred was shot at dawn for desertion on November 1st 1916.<\/p>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_7862\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FIG-D-pte-jefferies-newspaper-image-1916.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7862 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FIG-D-pte-jefferies-newspaper-image-1916-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"Alfred Jefferies\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FIG-D-pte-jefferies-newspaper-image-1916-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FIG-D-pte-jefferies-newspaper-image-1916-768x968.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FIG-D-pte-jefferies-newspaper-image-1916-604x761.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FIG-D-pte-jefferies-newspaper-image-1916-100x126.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FIG-D-pte-jefferies-newspaper-image-1916-270x340.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FIG-D-pte-jefferies-newspaper-image-1916-119x150.jpg 119w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FIG-D-pte-jefferies-newspaper-image-1916.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alfred Jefferies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7920\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jefferies-stake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7920 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jefferies-stake-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Alfred Jefferies' stake in the Shot at Dawn Memorial within the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jefferies-stake-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jefferies-stake-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jefferies-stake-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jefferies-stake-604x805.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jefferies-stake-100x133.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jefferies-stake-270x360.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jefferies-stake-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/jefferies-stake.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alfred Jefferies&#8217; stake in the Shot at Dawn Memorial within the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A leaflet will be\u00a0handed out at the event :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Among the hundreds of thousands of men killed on both sides during the battle of The Somme in 1916 were two brothers from The Dings in St Philips, Bristol.<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Jefferies was killed on 16th September. His brother Alfred died on 1st November. Arthur was killed in action. Alfred was shot for desertion \u2013 the only man from Bristol to suffer this fate. They were both victims of the Somme.<\/p>\n<p>At 12 noon on Tuesday November 1st 2016, the centenary of Alfred\u2019s execution, Bristol\u2019s Remembering the Real World War 1 group will lay a wreath in The Dings Park, Oxford Street in memory of both brothers and all those others who died on the Somme. Please join us in the Park for this commemoration.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7934\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive pic-border wp-image-7934 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT-604x857.jpg\" alt=\"The leaflet handed out today at Dings Park.\" width=\"604\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT-604x857.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT-1083x1536.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT-1444x2048.jpg 1444w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT-332x470.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT-768x1089.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT-100x142.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT-270x383.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT.jpg 1749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The leaflet handed out today at Dings Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a5-PRINT.pdf\">Download a PDF file of the leaflet.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7939\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a4-PRINT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7939 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a4-PRINT-604x854.jpg\" alt=\"The poster that will be left with the wreath to explain its significance. \" width=\"604\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a4-PRINT-604x854.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a4-PRINT-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a4-PRINT-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a4-PRINT-332x470.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a4-PRINT-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a4-PRINT-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a4-PRINT-100x141.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a4-PRINT-270x382.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a4-PRINT-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a4-PRINT-scaled.jpg 1811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The poster left with the wreath to explain its significance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/somme-a4-PRINT.pdf\">Download a PDF of this poster<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"q-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bris.ac.uk\/law\/news\/2016\/lois-bibbings-conscientious-objectors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Find out more about Prof. Lois Bibbings&#8217; work on\u00a0conscientious objectors.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/2016\/11\/victims-of-the-somme-event-report\/\">Read a report from this event<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dings Park, Oxford St, Bristol BS2 0QU. 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