In honour of the WW1 soldiers named on the Keyworth Memorial on Nottingham Road - the 3 new housing estates Nicker Hill, Keyworth Rise 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).
Thomas Street - Thomas was born in 1896 and was the son of John and Sarah Ann Street (nee Simpson). John was born in Clifton, Nottingham and Sarah Ann was born in Eastwood, Nottingham. His siblings were Ann, Florence, Elizabeth and Walter His Fathers parents were James and Elizabeth Street (nee Fletcher). His Mothers parents were Henry and Elizabeth Simpson (nee Boot).
In the census of Keyworth 1901, the family lived at Stanton on the Wolds - Thomas (aged 5). Thomas can be found on the 1911 census on Old Lane, Keyworth aged 15 with his family. The family can be found in 1921 on Selby Lane and continued to live there for many years. They were neigbours of the Derricks (previously honoured Cache Nos. 3&4.)
Thomas Street - R/9701 Rifleman was in the 9th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps. He enlisted in Nottingham aged 19 and was in France in 1915 to qualify for the 1915 Star Medal. He was killed in action on the 24th August 1916 aged 20 years. Medals awarded - 1915 Star Medal, The Victory Medal and The British war medal.
Street Close is named in his honour at the new housing estate at Nicker Hill, Keyworth.
The Cache - This is a straight forward cache placed where Thomas lived in 1901, at Stanton on the Wolds.
