The First 50 Heroes Series celebrates the first fifty volunteers from our area to take part in the Great War of 1914-18. Each geocache commemorates a real volunteer and describes his activities during the Great War. This cache was placed by Cathie First50. The GAGB are helping to coordinate this series.
Frederick Bartlam was born in the 1890’s and raised in Osbaston. He was a servant waggoner, working at Cow Pastures Farm in Market Bosworth. He did not return from the war… He died in action on 13th October 1915 near Hohenzollern Redoubt, near Auchy-leis-Mines, France. As part of the Famous 50 exhibition held in Coalville in 2017, Frederick was adopted by Midlands-based charity “Once, We Were Soldiers”. The charity raises awareness of the issues facing some veterans and offers support to those who find themselves homeless, have fallen on hard times or are having difficulty adjusting to civilian life.
The cache is in a small black container low down to the ground in the centre of the hamlet of Osbaston at the junction of Hall Lane and Goatham Lane. Only suitable for daylight explorers; local muggle residents may take a keen interest in you but they are generally friendly !