In honour of the WW1 soldiers named on the Keyworth Memorial on Nottingham Road - the 3 new housing estates Keyworth Rise, Nicker Hill and Spinners Croft all take their street names from the soldiers who gave thier lives in World War One. These caches are placed in honour of their memories - the fallen soldiers are all local to Keyworth in some way. Many of these families were long established in the small community of Keyworth (787 total population made up of 372 males and 415 female - as in 1911 census summary books).
Bernard Pike - Born in Keyworth in 1882 to Joseph & Sarah Pike (nee Hatherley) who were both born in Keyworth. They were married in 1879. His siblings were Hermann, Vida, Minnie, Howard, Lily, Maurice and Leonard (died aged 2). His Fathers parents were Andrew & Sarah Pike (nee Armstrong). His Mothers parents were Joseph & Elizabeth Hatherley (nee Disney)
Bernard appears on the census for Keyworth only once in 1891 at Deepdale Lane (Debdale Lane), Keyworth, aged 9. The family had moved away to St Anns, Nottingham by 1901 (Bernard aged 19) and in 1911 the family lived at 610 Mansfield Road, Nottingham.
The 1911 census shows Bernard was in India serving as a private with the 1/5th Fusiliers.
Bernard Pike Private 2027 was in the 2nd Battalion The Northumberland Fusiliers. He died in Flanders, France on 3rd February 1915 aged 33 years. Medals awarded - The 1915 star, The Victory Medal and The British war medal.
Pike Avenue is named in his honour at the new housing estate at Keyworth Rise off Bunny Lane.
The Cache - This is a straight forward cache placed on Debdale Lane where the family were in 1891. Please replace as found.
