Herbert Brereton Aldrich was born on 13 May 1911 at Llwyfen, Castle Street, Ruthin, son of Herbert Evan and Edith Aldrich. His elder sister Edith Gladwyn Aldrich, born 1895, ran the family home, as their mother suffered poor health. The next daughter, Dorothy Arden, born1898, worked in her father's ironmongery shop, Aldrich & Co, The Old Court House, St Peter's Square, Ruthin . Herbert Brereton Aldrich attended Ruthin School, was very active in the Ruthin Scout Troup, which his elder sister helped to found, and became a published author of articles and stories. He was killed on 6 July 1944 while serving as a Captain with the 4th Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers in Normandy.
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[subjects include army training and training Home Guard units; visits to London and news of relatives there; family wedding; and performance of a play at Howell's School, Denbigh].
at the War Cemetery, Brouay, Bayeaux, Normandy.
concerning school sports day.
relating to the award of a Wood Badge and a rock climbing badge.
[H B Aldrich 3rd from left in the middle row]. n.d.
presented to Mr & Mrs H E Aldrich, Arden, Greenfield Road, Ruthin by Ruthin Borough Council on the death of their son Captain H B Aldrich. June 1944.
[the Borough Council presented wallets to families who had lost a son or daughter in the Second World War; when presented it contained a £50 note].
concerning the death and grave site of H B Aldrich, with photographs of the grave, Brouay, France.
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'Fancy Mice', in Livestock. n.d.
written by H B Aldritch. 1933 – 7
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'Paid in Full', The Leader
'The Race is to the Quick', The Tatler.
'The Man in the Train', The Tatler.
'The Christmas Tree', News Chronicle.
'Enthusiast', Chess. [incomplete].
'Honour and Glory', Christian Herald.
'Money to Burn' from the play 'Hush, he's coming', Daily Express.
'So Simple', Daily Express.
'To Be Continued', Evening News.
'Out of the Night', The Star.
'The Maestro', Chess.
'Snow at Christmas', the Hardware Trade Journal.
'Realism', The Sketch.
'Poem to M', Daily Herald. n.d. [January].
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Publisher- Hutchinson & Co.
Publisher- Epworth Press
Publisher- Epworth Press
typed MSS
typed MSS
typed MSS, incomplete
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awarded to H B Aldrich, Scoutmaster, 2nd Ruthin Group.
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'Hand in Hand'
'The House of Stone'
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announcing that he had passed the R S I exam.
issued to T H Aldrich during the fuel shortages.
at Bryn Morfydd [individuals identified on the reverse].
by T H Aldrich
and others inside the Clwyd Family History Centre, Mwrog Street, Ruthin.
during a visit to Thames Board Mills, Warrington
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issued to R B Aldrich, and one for E J Lake, Tremeirchion.
belonging to R B Aldrich, with related papers
presenting Borthyn School pupils with Silver Jubilee madallions
at the lauch of the Association of Legal Personnel at the House of Commons
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most addressed to 'Aunty May'.
Miss Susannah Aldrich [sister to Charles Aldrich, senior; she became a nanny for a family of lacemakers in Leicester] .
belonging to 'Aunty May', who ran the family home, newsagents and lending library in Ruthin.
awarded to Winnie Gray [later Mrs Harold C Aldrich]
at Llwyfen, Ruthin.
given to Harold C Aldrich by his mother and carried with him during the First World War, 1914 and 1917; New Testament presented to T H Aldrich on the Coronation of George VI, 1937 [one was presented to every child in Tremeirchion parish].
H C Aldrich on the far right of the back row.
and a newspaper article on Llandyrnog and District Summer League
awarded to Mrs W Aldrich
awarded to Megan Lake
belonging to Mrs W Aldrich
[widow of H C Aldrich, Head Teacher of Tremeirchion School from 1922 until his death in 1941] crowning the Carnival Queen at Tremeirchion Show.
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and Miss Edwards (teacher)
including Mr Harold Aldrich (Head teacher).
with additional notes on reverse
PPD/90/171
with additional notes on reverse
showing the War Memorial in its original position
Including-
Memorial Hall; Lenton Pool; Whitchurch; Salusbury Tomb; St Marcella's; The Abbey; Denbigh Castle; Vale Street; Wesly Yard (1955); Road works (1956); New car park at Factory Place (1956); Smithfield Cattle market (1956); Salvage Depot (1956); Old Black Lion (c. 1935); Model Trains at Love Lane (1971); Lon Llewelyn and Market
including Meifod Refuge Tip
of old sewage works 'Eglws wen' at Denbigh which was replaced 1953/4
including J.R. Davies, foreman
of 'Ddol' Llansannan receiving a C.B.E. outside Buckingham Palace
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(with names and dates on reverse)
Formal family portraits of mainly Claydon and Gray families (named) of Northampton. Includes photograph of Whittlebury Mansion.
Carte de Visite style photographs
Photos taken by H.C. Aldrich and Miss E.G. Aldrich. Mostly family photographs (some named and dated). Includes photographs of Ruthin town during H.R.H. Prince of Wales visit (2 May 1899), Shop Pendre, archway constructed at celebration of the marriage of Saxon Gregson Ellis Esq. in Llanfwrog, Felin Ysguboriau (Ruthin), cottage in Castle Park, Nottingham Hospital, Plas Coch, Market stalls in Ruthin (1901), Auction market in Ruthin (1903) and Loggerheads
Photographs taken by H.C.Aldrich. Includes Ruthin Castle and grounds, Castle Street, Rhuddlan Castle, Llanfwrog, Interior of Plas Coch in Ruthin, Bodelwyddan Church and Miller Park in Preston.
Photographs taken by E.G. Aldrich. Mostly named family photographs. Includes a photograph of the Royal Alexander Hospital in Rhyl (1915) and holiday cottage 'Vron Isa' in Hirwaen
Family photographs of the Gray, Claydon and Aldrich families
Loose photographs. Including demolition of Old Court House in Ruthin
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(Reprinted from the North Wales Express) by Wynne Edwards
of the Police divisional headquarters, courthouses and magistrates clerk's offices, Victoria Road, Prestatyn (including photographs)
(including photographs). Reprinted from an original prospectus, c. 1915
by Derrick Pratt
by Neville Walker
a collection of articles from Hel Achau edited by Hafina Clwyd