ALCOCK

Randal Arthur

Second Lieutenant, 7th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action 1 September 1918. Aged 32. Son of John and Lucy Alcock, of 9, Albert St., Belper, Derbyshire. Buried in BANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row K. Grave 1.

ALLEN

Joseph

Driver T4/061838, 32nd Reserve Park, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 31 August 1915. Born Lincoln, enlisted Ilkeston, resident Alfreton. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row E. Grave 12.

ALLSOP

J

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ANTHONY

William

Private 116064, 1st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died of wounds 21 October 1918. Aged 21. Born Kirkby, Nottinghamshire, enlisted Alfreton. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Anthony. Formerly 24855, 9th Lancers. Buried in VADENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, MAISSEMY, Aisne, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 13.

ATKINSON

Guy

Private 201260, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Died 12 April 1918. Born Ranskill, Nottinghamshire, enlisted Alfreton. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 1.

BALL

John Laurence

[Listed as John Laurance BALL on CWGC] Lance Corporal 20816, 8th Battalion, Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers). Died of wounds 11 June 1916. Aged 19. Born Winning, Derbyshire, enlisted Chesterfield, resident Alfreton. Son of George B. and Mary Ball, of 7, Meadow Lane, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row E. Grave 19.

BALL

T

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BAXTER

C

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BELFIELD

George Edward

Private 70220, 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 16 March 1917. Aged 29. Born and enlisted Ripley, resident Alfreton. CWGC states born Belper, Derbyshire. Husband of Mrs. E. Bradshaw, of 6, Park Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VI. Row C. Grave 3.

BENTLEY

Norman

Private 23704, 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 26 July 1916. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Alfreton. Son of William and Elizabeth Bentley, of 37, Alma St., Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

BERESFORD

Thomas [Austin]

Lance Corporal 202142, 2nd/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 9 April 1917. Aged 25. Born and resident Heanor, enlisted Alfreton. Son of Thomas Austin Beresford and Sophia Beresford, of Carlton House, Godfrey St., Heanor, Derbyshire. Buried in VADENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, MAISSEMY, Aisne, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 9.

BINGHAM

Frank Miller

Captain, 5th Battalion (Territorial), King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Killed in action 22 May 1915. Aged 40. Son of Dr. and Mrs. Bingham, of Alfreton, Derbyshire; husband of Ruth Morley Bingham, of Highfield House, Lancaster. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 12.

BRADFORD

Joseph or James Horace

[Listed as Joseph Horace on SDGW and James Horace on CWGC] Private 5617, 2nd/7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Died in United Kingdom 5 May 1916. Aged 19. Born and enlisted Alfreton. Son of William and Mary Bradford, of Gladstone Terrace, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in ROYAL HOSPITAL CEMETERY, KILMAINHAM, County Dublin, Republic of ireland. Other Ranks Ground on St. John's Road.

BRADLEY

Herbert

Private 7853, 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Rifles, Killed in action 21 December 1914. Born Ripley, enlisted and resident Alfreton. Buried in GUARDS CEMETERY, WINDY CORNER, CUINCHY, Pas de Calais, France. Special Memorial 25.

Note: Guards Cemetery now contains 3,443 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 2,197 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 36 casualties known or believed to be buried among them. Other special memorials commemorate six casualties buried in Indian Village North Cemetery, whose graves were destroyed by shell fire, and five Indian soldiers originally buried in the Guards Cemetery but afterwards cremated in accordance with the requirements of their faith.

BRADLEY

John

Corporal 2855, 1st/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 14 October 1915. Aged 26. Enlisted Ripley, resident Alfreton. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bradley, of 5, Lincoln St., Alfreton; husband of Lucy Mabel Bradley, of 7, Lincoln St., Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France, Panel 87 to 89.

BRADSHAW

S

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BREARLEY

Frank A

Gunner 84563, "J" Battery, 4th (Cavalry) Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery. Died 2 September 1916. Aged 30. Enlisted Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, resident Alfreton. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Brearley, of 48, Independant Hill, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD), Nord, France. Plot II. Row F. Grave 195.

BROWN

Reginald

Private 21394, 5th/6th Battalion, Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers). Died of wounds 29 April 1916. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Chesterfield. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 124.

BUNTING

William

Private 7046, 154th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 20 September 1917. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Chesterfield. Formerly 22338, Lancshire Fusiliers. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 154 to 159 and 163A.

BURNS

John

Private 106703, 1st/7th Battalion attached 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 15 April 1918. Born melton, Surrey. enlisted Wakefield, Yorkshire, resident Alfreton. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 7.

BUXTON

F Harold

Private 36518, 7th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died in Palestine 6 October 1917. Aged 23. Born, resident and enlisted Alfreton. Son of Mr. F. Buxton, of 7, High St., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in DEIR EL BELAH WAR CEMETERY, Israel. Plot/Row/Section D. Grave 48.

CLARKE

Sydney W

Lance Corproal 12338, 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action 5 March 1916. Born Alfreton, enlisted Worksop, Nottinghamshire, resident Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Buried in BERLES-AU-BOIS CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section U. Grave 1.

CLAY

Ernest

Lance Corproal 29639, 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 3 September 1916. Born Alfreton, enlisted Nottingham, resident Mapperley, Nottinghamshire. Buried in KNIGHTSBRIDGE CEMETERY, MESNIL-MARTINSART, Somme, France. plot/Row/Section F. Grave 16.

CLAYTON

John William

Private 86411, 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 4 October 1917. Aged 25. Born Wirksworth, enlisted Clay Cross, resident Alfreton. Son of Theophilas and Hepbzibah Arm Clayton, of 34, Preston Avenue, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XLVII. Row C. Grave 1.

COCKLE

F

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COOK

Edwin Thomas

[Spelt COOKE on SDGW] Private 18241, 7th (Service) Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Killed in action at Gallipoli 21 September 1915. Aged 39. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Derby. Son of Edwin Cooke and Jane Cooke, of Upper High St, Chasetown, Staffs; husband of Mary Jane Cooke, of 17, Cross St., Rossington, Doncaster. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 134 to 136.

COX

Henry T

Private 71853, 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 7 June 1917. Aged 38. Born Alfreton, enlisted Derby, resident Chesterfield. Son of Francis and Temperance Cox, of "Liondale," Grimsby Rd., Cleethorpes, Lincs.; husband of Grace Cox, of 9, Princess St., Chesterfield. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 39 and 41.

CREESE

Joseph Daniel

Lance Corporal 40490, 11th Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Killed in action 23 August 1917. Aged 32. Born Littlehampton, Sussex, enlisted Alfriston (sic - Alfreton). Son of the late Henry Edward and Mary Ann Creese; husband of Annie Elizabeth Creese, of 24, Sarum Hill, Basingstoke, Hants. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 65 to 66.

DAVIS

Frank

Private 41887, 6th Battalion, Alexandra, princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 27 September 1917. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Ilkeston. Formerly 62104, Royal Field Artillery. Buried in POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XLV. Row D. Grave 4.

DRAPER

Mark Denman

Second Lieutenant, general List and Royal Flying Corps. Killed 7 February 1917. Buried in St. MARTIN CHURCHYARD, ALFRETON, Derbyshire.

ELLIOTT

Ainslie

Sergeant 671, Derbyshire Yeomanry. Killed in action at gallipoli 22 August 1915. Born Alfreton, enlisted Derby, resident West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire.

EVANS

John

Private 201361, 1st/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action at Gallipoli 13 February 1917. Aged 29. Enlisted Alfreton, resident Bilston, Staffordshire. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Elliott, of Prospect House, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire; husband of Elsie Elliott, of 36, Henry Rd., West Bridgford, Notts. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 17.

EVERILL

W

Gunner 49919, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 21 March 1918. Aged 42. Buried in SILVERDALE CEMETERY, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, Staffordshire. Church of England Grave 2218.

FINCH

H K

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FORRETT

Percival Donald

Captain, 5th Battalion (Territorial), Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action 5 February 1916. Buried in MAPLE COPSE CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Special Memorial E. 6.

Note: The cemetery now contains 308 burials and commemorations of the First World War. Of the 78 burials that could be located, only 26 are identified and special memorials commemorate 230 casualties whose graves in the cemetery had been destroyed.

FRANKLIN

George [William]

Private 8596, 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Killed in action 25 September 1915. Aged 21. Born Salston, Nottingham, enlisted Chesterfield, resident Alfreston (sic - Alfreton). Son of James and Elizabeth Ann Franklin, of 64, Ellesmere Avenue, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Discharged from North Staffordshire Regiment December 1913, re-enlisted May 1915. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 53 to 56.

FURMSTON

Clement Barrington

Second Lieutenant, 154th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 9 April 1917. Aged 22. Son of the late Rev. Samuel C. and Susan E. Furmston, of Blackwell Vicarage, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Native of Mansfield, Notts. Buried in ROCLINCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 3.

FURNESS

Godfrey Gordon

Second Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion, Sherwood foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 9 February 1917. Aged 18. Son of Godfrey John and Isabell Furness, of The Rowans, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row C. Grave 24.

GARRATT

George Edward

Able Seaman R/1445, Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Battalion, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died 3 January 1918. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 A.

GENT

John William

Private 201248, 1st/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 22. Born Westhouses, enlisted Alfreton. Son of George and Ann Gent, of 67, Prospect St., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Enlisted February 1915. Buried in GOMMECOURT WOOD NEW CEMETERY, FONCQUEVILLERS, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 12.

GOODACRE

F

Private 3934, 1st/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 19. Born Hathern, Lincolnshire, enlisted Alfreton. Adopted son of John and Amy Morris, of 93, Prospect St., Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

GREEN

George

Sergeant 8775, 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 9 August 1915. Born and enlisted Nottingham, resident Alfreton. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 39 and 41.

GREGORY

James

Rifleman 12195, 9th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds 25 September 1915. Aged 18. Born and resident Ironville, Alfreton, enlisted Nottingham. Son of John Gregory, of 50, King William St., Ironville, Notts. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 51 and 53.

GREGORY

Walter

Sapper 158565, 256th Tunnel Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 8 October 1916. Aged 24. Born Alfreton, enlisted Cresswell, Nottinghamshire, resident Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Son of James and Amelia Gregory, of Creswell, Mansfield, Notts. Buried in MAROEUIL BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row G. Grave 15.

HALL

Jacob

Private (Drummer) 3957, 3/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Died from Toxaemia (Septic Tonsilitis) in Military Hospital Wing City Isolation Hospital Bagthorpe, Nottingham (now the Nottingham City Hospital), 2 March 1916. Aged 24. Attested and embodied at Alfreton 28 February 1915 as a Private, 5th Reserve Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Deryshire Regiment, resident 4 Nuttals Park, Ripley, Derby, born Alfreton, Derbyshire, aged 24 years 4 months, a Miner by trade, height 5 feet 4 inches, weight 136lbs, chest 38 inches, grey eyes, dark brown hair, fresh complexion, religious denomination Wesleyan. Transferred 3rd/5th Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Deryshire Regiment 26 March 1915. In Military Hospital, Grantham with Gastralgia from 23 September 1915 to 29 September 1915. Next of kin Mrs. Kate Bunting, of 13, John Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire and Mrs. Kate hall, of Nottingham Road, Afreton, Derbyshire. Only se4rved at home (in the U.K.). Born 13 November 1890, baptised 2 September 1891 in Afreton, St Martin, resident Alfreton, son of Spencer and Lizzie Hall. IN the 1911 census he was aged 20, a Miner, born Alfreton, son of Spencer and Elizabeth Hall, resident 6 Raglan Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Married Kate Bamford in October to December Quarter 1911 in Belper, Derbyshire. Buried in ALFRETON MUNICIPAL CEMETERY, ROGERS LANE, ALFRETON, Derbyshire,

HARPHAM

A

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HAYNES

William

Sapper 198030, 180th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. Died in United kingdom 21 September 1916. Born Woodford, Northamptonshire, enlisted Ilkeston, resident Alfreton. Formerly 24025, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Buried in ALFRETON CEMETERY, ALFRETON, Derbyshire. Plot/Row/Section C. Grave 736.

HEMPSON, DSO

Claude Dawson

Captain, 10th Battalion Suffolk Regiment attached to 6th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Killed in action 8 March 1917. Aged 26. Son of the late John and Ada Hempson, of Shotley, Ipswich; husband of Frances G. M. Hempson, of "Beechcroft," Woodbridge Rd., Ipswich. Awarded the Distiguished Service order (DSO). Buried in BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XIX. Row E. Grave 4.

HENLEY

Joseph

Private 93498, 2nd/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Died of wounds 12 May 1918. Born Dudley, Worcestershire, enlisted Alfreton. Husband of Maria Henley, of 7, Buxton Terrace, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY, Kassel, Hessen, Germany. Plot X. Row B. Grave 18.

HERVEY

Thomas Percy Arthur

Second Lieutenant, 21st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action between 15th and 17 September 1916. Aged 29. Son of the Rev. James A. and Margaret A. Hervey, of 48, Cromwell Rd., Stanmore, Winchester. A Civil Servant employed at Fiji., from whence he volunteered for service in the War. Buried in GUARDS' CEMETERY, LESBOEUFS, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row F. Grave 2.

HOLLINGWORTH

William Henry

[Listed as HOLLINGSWORTH on SDGW] Private 240264, 1st/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action 8 June 1917. Aged 23. Born St Thomas, South Wigston, Leicestershire, enlisted Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Son of Henry and Emma Hollingworth, of 10, Catherine St., Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5.

Photograph from Derbyshire Courier, 24 July 1917. page 1

HOPKINSON

Frederick C

Rifleman R/8616, 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 3 September 1916. Born Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, enlisted Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, resident Alfreton. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B.

HULL

A

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HUNT

E J

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HUTCHINSON

John E

Private 16661, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Killed in action 26 September 1915. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Chesterfield. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 46 to 49.

HUTTON

S F

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JACKSON

Noel Bower

Second Lieutenant, 2nd/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 6 December 1917. Aged 31. Son of John Haulton Jackson, of 5, Charterhouse Square, London; husband of Janetta Eliza Jackson. Buried in RIBECOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot I. Row F. Grave 5.

JACKSON

W

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JAQUES

W G

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JELF

Ernest [Samuel]

Leading Seaman 224881, H.M. Submarine E22, Royal Navy. Died 25 April 1916. Aged 28. Son of Samuel and Louisa Jelf, of 21, Wood St., Alfreton, Derbyshire; husband of Annie Jelf, of 131, Landguard Rd., Eastney, Portsmouth. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 12.

Note: HMS E22 was a British E class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 27 August 1914 and was commissioned on 8 November 1915. HMS E22 was involved in experiments in the North Sea to intercept Zeppelins on 24 April 1916. E22 carried two Sopwith Schneider seaplane scouts on her casing. The boat would then submerge in calm waters and the planes would float on the surface. The would then take off and then return to to the East coast of England in Felixstowe. The trials were not repeated. HMS E22 was torpedoed by the German U-Boat UB-18 off Great Yarmouth in the North Sea on 25 April 1916. There were no survivors.

JOHNSON

John

Lance Corporal 71569, 2nd/6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 21 March 1918. Aged 24. Enlisted Alfreton, resident Leeds, Yorkshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson, of "Daisy Dene," Austhorpe Avenue, Whitkirk, Leeds. Four times previously wounded. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7.

JOHNSON

J Henry

Private 201338, 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 30 May 1918. Enlisted Alfreton, resident Nottingham. No known grave. Commemorated on SOISSONS MEMORIAL, Aisne, France.

JOHNSON

Robert William [Edward]

Corporal 3944, 1st/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 24 August 1916. Aged 19. Born Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, enlisted Alfreton. Son of Robert William and Harriett Johnson, of 19, Nuttall St., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in BELLACOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, RIVIERE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 2.

KING

William

Private 17819, 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) attached 182nd Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 5 January 1916. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Ilkeston. Buried in CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES, Nord, France. Plot IX. Row D. Grave 78.

KNIGHTON

J

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KNIVETON

George

Private 11552, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Killed in action 18 April 1915. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Keighley, Yorkshire. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 20.

LAKE

Charles James

Private 3877, 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 11 March 1915. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Derby. *** No record found on the CWGC ***

LATHAM

Albert Ernest

[Incorrectly spelt as LATHOM on memorial] Sergeant 95928, 46th Brigade Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 14 September 1916. Born Stafford, enlisted Derby. Buried in QUARRY CEMETERY, MONTAUBAN, Somme, France. Plot III. Row L. Grave 3.

LAWRENCE, DCM

Charles

Corporal 20817, 7th/8th Battalion, Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers). Killed in action 8 May 1917. Aged 20. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Chesterfield. Son of Charles and Ann Wilson Lawrence, of 71, Nottingham Rd., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Awarded the Distiguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.). Buried in ELZENWALLE BRASSERIE CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row A. Grave 2.

LEARY

George [Godfrey] Whitley

Lieutenant, 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in action 25 September 1918. According to huis medal card his wife remarried becoming Mrs Richards, of Bathcastor House,B Bathcastor, Somerset. uried in ST. MARY'S A.D.S. CEMETERY, HAISNES, Pas de Calais, France. Special memorial Section A Grave 5. For biography see Roll of Honour - Officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment.

LINAKER

Ernest [William]

[Spelt LINEKER on SDGW & CWGC] Private 48435, 3rd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Died in United kingdom 3 July 1918. Aged 19. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Derby. Son of William and Fanny Elizabeth Lineker, of 23, Mansfield Rd., Alfreton. Buried in ALFRETON CEMETERY, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Plot/Row/Section C. Grave 507.

LING

W

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MAISEY

Joseph Henry

Private 40901, 9th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action 9 October 1917. Aged 25. Born Binton, Warwickshire, enlisted Chesterfield, resident Alfreton. Son of Stephen and Jane Maisey, of Jacksdale, Nottingham; husband of Ellen Maisey, of 8, Queen's Head Yard, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Formerly 47200, North Staffordshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 to 51.

MARSHALL

Wilfred

Private 51811, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 23 October 1918. Enlisted Ilkeston, resident Alfreton. Buried in VENDEGIES-AU-BOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 38.

MARTIN

George

Private 203224, 6th/7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 26 August 1918. Aged 21. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Derby. Formerly 10554, Leicestershire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 4.

MERRIMAN

Reginald

Private 16659, 6th/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Killed in action 9 August 1916. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Chesterfield. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Merriman, of 55, Grange St., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in PEAKE WOOD CEMETERY, FRICOURT, Somme, France. Plot/Row/Section C. Grave 23.

MOORE

Archibald

Gunner 12881 [SDGW] or 129881 [CWGC], "V" 24 Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Artillery. Killed in action 27 May 1917. Enlisted Ilkeston, resident Alfreton. Buried in RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot IV. Row E. Grave 25.

MOORE

Horace James

Private 201262, 1st/5th Battalion, herwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Died of wounds 8 March 1917. Aged 19. Enlisted Alfreton. Son of the late George Henry and Ellen Moore. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

MOORE

Leslie George

Corporal 37014, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died of wounds 22 August 1918. Aged 23. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Chesterfield. Son of the late George and Ellen Moore, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. Formerly 060445, Army Service Corps. Buried in BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row B. Grave 24.

MOORE

William

Private 49063, 1st/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action 11 October 1918. Aged 36. Born Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, enlisted Alfreton. Husband of Florence May Moore, of 37, Hepworth Yard, Unwin Rd., Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 5.

MOUSLEY

Henry

Private 71881, 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Died of wounds 19 June 1917. Aged 38. Born Moorgreen, Nottinghamshire, enlisted Derby, resident Alfreton. Son of W. and S. Mousley; husband of S. J. Mousley, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. Native of Newborough, Burton-on-Trent. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XXII. Row K. Grave 3.

NICHOLSON

Frank Greenwood

Private 201344, 1st/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 1 July 1916. Born Sheffield, enlisted Alfreton, resident Somercotes. Buried in GOMMECOURT WOOD NEW CEMETERY, FONCQUEVILLERS, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 6.

OUTHWAITE

Noel William

[Listed a William Noel Outhwaite on SDGW and CWGC] Private 69783, 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died 26 October 1918. Aged 19. Born Arasley, enlisted Wicksworth, resident Alfreton. Son of George C. and Mary A. Outhwaite, of 27, Cressy Rd., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot LXVI. Row L. Grave 25.

PARKIN

Joseph Henry

Second Lieutenant, 529th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 18 June 1917. Aged 29. Son of Joseph and Hannah Parkin, of The Lennie'S, Greenhill Lane, Alfreton; husband of Edith Annie Parkin, of Avondale House, Mansfield Rd., Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 1.

PATRICK

Alfred

Driver T4/232440, 3rd Horse Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 1 April 1919. Aged 41. Husband of Elizabeth Clara Patrick, of 35, Nottingham Rd., Alfreton. Buried in ALFRETON CEMETERY, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 89.

PEAT

George Vernon

Private S/11840, 8th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, Duke of Albany's). Killed in action 16 July 1916. Aged 19. Born Alfreton, enlisted Nottingham. Son of Ralph and Rebecca Peat, of 9, Nottingham Rd., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row G. Grave 22.

PORTER

Stephen

Private 7912, 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Rifles. Killed in action 27 August 1914. Born Trichley, Derbyshire, enlisted Derby, resident Alfreton. Buried in ETREUX BRITISH CEMETERY, Aisne, France. Plot/Row/Section I. Grave 11.

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PRATT

John Thomas

Private 17766, 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Died of wounds 15 November 1915. Born and resident ALfreton, enlisted Chesterfield. Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VII. Row C. Grave 56.

RADFORD

Charles Harold

Driver T2/11530, 3rd Company, 14th Divisional Train, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 7 October 1917. Aged 25. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Ripley. Son of William Milner Radford and Elizabeth Radford, of Swanwick, Derbyshire. Served for four years. Buried in LES BARAQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, SANGATTE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V. Row G. Grave 1A.

RADFORD

John

Private 34458, 6th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action 22 March 1918. Aged 18. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Ilkeston. Son of Annie Jane Radford, of 15, High St., Alfreton, Derbyshire, and the late Griffin Radford. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 29 and 30.

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only possibility Eric Oswald READ, The Reverend, Chaplain 4th Class, Royal Army Chaplains' Department attached 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 3 October 1918. Aged 30. Son of George O. and Dora Read; husband of Alice Read, of "Gorsefield," Giles Lane, Canterbury. Native of Thetford, Norfolk. Buried in CHAPEL CORNER CEMETERY, SAUCHY-LESTREE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section C. Row 3.

REEVES

Henry Arthur

Musician RMB/2037, H.M.S. King George V, Royal Marine Band. Died 27 March 1919. Aged 21. Son of John William and Mary Ellen Reeves. Buried in ALFRETON CEMETERY, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Plot/Row/Section B. Grave 97.

ROBINSON

Frank

Private 60478, 15th/17th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 19 July 1918. Born Horbury, Yorkshire, enlisted Ilkeston, resident Alfreton. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 3 and 4.

ROBINSON

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ROWLEY

Lionel

Private 14186, 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 24. Born Lichfield, Staffordshire, enlisted Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, resident Alfreton. Son of George Rowley, of 69, Albert St., South Normanton, Derbyshire; husband of Sophia Ceicilia Whiting (formerly Rowley), of 28, Priory Rd., Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C.

SANDERS

Abner Edwin

Private 457, 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of wounds 1 November 1914. Aged 29. Born Belper, enlisted Derby. Husband of Jessie Sanders, of 58, Mansfield Rd., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Regular soldier. Buried in ALDERSHOT MILITARY CEMETERY, Hampshire. Grave reference AF. 1742.

SHUTTLEWORTH

William Sedgwick

Rifleman 47314, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 2 October 1918. Aged 28. Born Manningham, Yorkshire, enlisted Kibley, Derby, resident Derby. Formerly 14398, Royal Army Service Corps. Son of Sedgwick Shuttleworth and Elizabeth Shuttleworth, of 1, Mansfield Terrace, Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 138 to 140 and 162 to 162A and 163A.

SMALLEY

Harold

Rifleman R/7075, 3rd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 9 May 1915. Aged 20. Born Bradford, enlisted Nottingham, resident Derby. Son of Albert Edward and Harriett Elizabeth Smalley, of 10, Mansfield Terrace, Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 51 and 53.

SMITH

James William

Private 12949, 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action at Gallipoli 21 August 1915. Aged 23. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Derby. Son of Ellen Smith, of 69, Yates St., Derby; and the late Fred Smith. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 150 to 152.

STAIN

Amos

Rifleman 43183, 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 16 August 1917. Born Blackwell, Derbyshire, enlisted Derby. Formerly 12977, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 138 to 140 and 162 to 162A and 163A.

SWEETING

Joseph

Private 17752, 11th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Died of wounds in Salonika 21 November 1916. Born Alfreton, enlisted Chesterfield, resident Derby. Buried in SARIGOL MILITARY CEMETERY, KRISTON, Greece. Plot/Row/Section A. Grave 157.

TAYLOR

Wilfred

Private 2696, 1st/8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Died of wounds 23 April 1915. Aged 23. Born Alfreton, enlisted Newark, Nottinghamshire, resident East Kirkby, Nottinghamshire. Son of John W. and Annie Taylor, of 22, Alexandra St., East Kirkby, Notts. Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY (NORD), Nord, France. Plot/Row/Section K. Grave 9.

THOMSON

J

possibly Joseph THOMPSON, Private 116373, 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 24 September 1918. Born Fenton, Staffordshire, enlisted Alfreton. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 7.

Photograph from Derbyshire Courier, 24 July 1917. page 1

TILLSON

[Thomas] Ernest

Private PLY/11286, H.M.S. Goliath, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Lost with his ship 13 May 1915. Aged 29. Son of Emma Tillson, of 9, Millfield Rd., Ilkeston, Derbyshire, and the late George Tillson. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 7.

Note: HMS Goliath was part of the Allied fleet during naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign, supporting the landing at X Beach during the landing at Cape Helles on 25 April 1915. On the night of 12th – 13 May 1915 Goliath was stationed in Morto Bay off Cape Helles, along with HMS Cornwallis and a screen of five destroyers. Around 1 am on 13 May, the Turkish torpedo boat Muavenet-i Milliye, which was manned by a combined German and Turkish crew, eluded the destroyers HMS Beagle and HMS Bulldog and closed on the battleships. Muavenet fired three torpedoes which struck HMS Goliath, causing a massive explosion — the ship capsized almost immediately taking 570 of the 700-strong crew to the bottom.

TROTTER

George Henry

Sapper WR/509905, Inland Water Transport, Royal Engineers. Died 21 June 1918. Born Alfreton, enlisted Nottingham, resident Sherwood, Nortinghamshire. Formerly 84996, Yorkshire Regiment. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Section Q. Plot I. Row G. Grave 12.

TURTON

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either

Richard TURTON, Private 9027, 1st Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment). Died of wounds 19 January 1916. Aged 40. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Lichfield, Staffordshire. Brother of Mr. J. W. Turton, of 14, Lea Brooks, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Served in the Indian campaigns of 1897-1898. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row C. Grave 32.

or

Robert TURTON, Sapper 167953, 126th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 11 August 1917. Aged 35. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Ilkeston. Son of Charles and Caroline Turton, of 7, Hall St., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in DUHALLOW A.D.S. CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row A. Grave 12.

VALENTINE

John William

Gunner 161682, 322nd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 16 December 1918. Aged 28. Brother of Charles Frederick Valentine, of 72, Prospect St., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in SARIGOL MILITARY CEMETERY, KRISTON, Greece. Plot/Row/Section D. Grave 593.

WAGER

Albert

Guardsman 23887, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died of wounds in United Kingdom 23 September 1916. Aged 35. Born Alfreton, enlisted Derby. Husband of Martha Elizabeth Wager, of 33, High St., Swanwick. Buried in ST. ANDREW CHURCHYARD, SWANWICK, Derbyshire.

WALKER

William

Private 201263, 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 1 July 1917. Born Derby, enlisted Alfreton. Buried in ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY, ARLEUX-EN-GOHELLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row D. Grave 46.

WALTERS

Harold

Private 12955, 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 1 July 1916. Born belper, enlisted Derby, resident Alfreton. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

WARREN

George

Sergeasnt TF/235274, 23rd Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 18 October 1918. Born and enlisted Alfreton. Son of Mr. W. Warren of 8, Wilson St., Alfreton, Derby. Buried in DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row B. Grave 16.

WATCHORN

Emory Ewart

Born in New York City in 1895. Graduated from Hollywood High School in Hollywood, CA in 1913. In the summer of 1916, he completed officers’ training at Monterey, CA. When President Woodrow Wilson convinced Congress to declare war on Germany in April of 1917 “in order to make the world safe for democracy,” Emory Ewart volunteered for the US Army Air Service. After completing ground training at Berkeley, CA, he sailed aboard the SS Aquitania for Europe, his final destination in Italy. After months of flight training in Foggia, Lt. Watchorn received his gold Royal Italian Air Force wings in the summer of 1918 and was assigned to the 13th Aero Squadron. Based in Padua, Lt. Watchorn and his Italian comrades flew day and night bombing missions against Austrian airfields, railroad yards, and troop concentrations. On a night mission, Lt. Watchorn’s center engine was hit by anti-aircraft fire. He would receive a commendation for coolly executing a perfect emergency landing, saving his crew and the plane. The arduous flying conditions, open cockpits, and extreme cold took a toll on his health. Soon after Armistice Day, he contracted a severe case of pneumonia. He recovered, however, and returned to California in triumph. Two years later, a recurrence of his health problems developed into blood-poisoning. After a two month struggle, Emory Ewart died at the age of 25 on July 10, 1921. [Details extracted from 'The Watchorns' web site

WEBSTER

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WEST

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WHEATCROFT

Frederick George

Second Lieutenant, 5th Battalion (Territorial) attached "B" Company, 13th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds 26 November 1917. Aged 35. Son of James and Mary Wheatcroft; husband of Susan Jessie Wheatcroft, of 18, The Mall, Swindon, Wilts. A Schoolmaster, Frederick Wheatcroft was an Amateur International and Professional Footballer. Native of Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in ANNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot I. Row F. Grave 12.

WHITEMAN

Jesper Blythe

Sapper 112780, 171st Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 24 June 1916. Aged 24. Born and resident Langley Milll, Derbyshire, enlisted Blackwell. Husband of Louisa Hallam (formerly Whiteman), of Front St., Ulceby, Lincs. Native of Langley Mill, Nottingham. Buried in DRANOUTRE MILITARY CEMETERY, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row F. Grave 11.

WHITEMAN

Thomas Edgar

Sergeant 13996, 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Died of wounds 11 July 1916. Aged 29. Born Heanor, enlisted Derby, resident Loscoe. Son of Robert and Ellen Whiteman, of Aldercar, Langley Mill, Nottingham. Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row D. Grave 96.

WILMOT

Ben Gilbert

[Spelt WILLMOTT on SDGW and CWGC] Sapper 158302, 257th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 11 July 1917. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Alfreton. Son of S. A. E. Willmott, of 26, Parkin St., Alfreton, Derbyshire, and the late Alfred Willmott. Buried in COXYDE MILITARY CEMETERY, Koksijde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row E. Grave 18.

Photograph from Derbyshire Courier, 24 July 1917. page 1

WILSON

Arthur

Company Quartermaster Sergeant 26947, 18th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Killed in action 6 September 1916. Born Sutton Bridge, Lincoilshire, enlisted Chesterfield, resident Alfreton. Buried in MESNIL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 2.

YATES

E

Private 15727, 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Died of wounds 23 June 1917. Aged 22. Born and resident Alfreton, enlisted Derby. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Yates. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XIV. Row D. Grave 10.

BENTLEY

Alwyn

Sergeant 945463, 221 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of LG 89, Egypt, in a Vickers Wellington VIII, serial number Z8712, when his aircraft was lost without trace during an anti-shipping patrol off Sicily 9 May 1942. Aged 28. Native of Alfreton, Derbyshire. Son of Arthur Bentley, and of Sarah Bentley, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on MALTA MEMORIAL, Malta. Panel 3, Column 2. See also Malta Memorial

BINGHAM

John Michael

Warrant Officer (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 941122, 207 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Bomber Command). Killed in action flying out of Spilsby, Lincolnshire, in an Avro Lancaster I, serial number LM261, when the aircraft was lost during a raid on Darmstadt 12 September 1944. Aged 23. Born 24 June 1921. Native of Shirland, Derbyshire. Son of Sydney O. and Annie K. G. Bingham, of Shirland, Derbyshire. In the 1939 Register he was the son of Sydney O and Katherine C (aka Annie) Bingham, a Motor Mechanic Unpaid, single, resident The Lane House, Hallfieldgate Lane, Shirland, Chesterfield R.D., Derbyshire. Buried in LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY, Limburg , Belgium. Plot VII. Row E. Grave 13.

BRADBEER

Charles Edmund

Driver 2345636, 8th Armoured Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals. Died 1 November 1942. Aged 27. Son of Charles Edmund and Margaret Elizabeth Bradbeer, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot XI. Row G. Grave 22.

BRADLEY

George Upton

Private 7391902, 212 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Killed in action in North-West Europe 1 July 1944. Born Derbyshire, resident Derby. Son of William and Annie Bradley; husband of Edith Iris Bradley, of Stretton, Derbyshire. Buried in ST. MANVIEU WAR CEMETERY, CHEUX, Calvados, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 11.

Extract from Belper News - 6 September 1935, page 4:

SHIRLAND
BRADLEY—BOWLEY

At Shirland St. Leonard's Parish Church on Monday, the Rector (the Rev. E. Hugh Payne) officiated at the wedding of Miss Edith Iris Bowley, the younger daughter of Mrs. G. W. Bowley, of Myrtle Cottage, New Higham, Shirland, and Mr. George Upton Bradley, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Bradley, Nottingham Road, Alfreton. The bridegroom is the manager of the Tibshelf branch of Messrs. Hunters' Tea Stores, and is a former Cubmaster of the 1st Alfreton Wolf Cub Pack. The bride is also a member of the staff of the Tibshelf branch of Messrs. Hunter's. She was formerly attached to Higham U.M. School and 1 Church, but latterly has been attached to Shirland Church.

Given away by her uncle, Mr. Robert H. L. Bowley, of South Wingfield, the bride was attired in a gown of georgette and silk with her veil surmounted by a coronet of orange blossom, and she carried a sheaf of white star lilies, the gift of the bridegroom. Her bridesmaids were Mrs. R. T. J. Ward (bride's sister), Misg Marjorie Palmer and Miss Dorothy Bradley (nieces of bridegroom). Mrs. Ward and Miss Palmer were in floral ninon dresses with pink picture hats, and they carried sweet peas. Miss Bradley wore a dress of powder blue ninon and carried a basket of posies. Mr. C. E. Sharpe, Alfreton, was best man. Following the reception at the bride's home, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley left for Scarborough to spend their honeymoon, the bride travelling in a dress of Queen Mary blue silk with coat and hat to match. Both received presents from the staff of Messrs. Hunter's.

BREARLEY

Elias Cyril

Sergeant (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) 1177594, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 7 September 1941. Aged 29. Son of William and Eliza Brearley, of Alfreton. Buried in ALFRETON CEMETERY, Derbyshire. Section C. Grave 1346.

BROWN

Arthur Derrick

Gunner 14438221, 133 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 4 December 1944. Aged 18. Son of Arthur and Eva Brown, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in SWARTBROEK CHURCHYARD, Limburg (Netherlands), Netherlands. Row 3. Grave 8.

BUXTON

Martin Levi

Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1199580, 431 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Did 30 May 1943. Aged 25. Son of Levi and Olive Mary Buxton; husband of Mary Elizabeth Buxton, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY, Gelderland, Netherlands. Plot 7. Row H. Grave 3.

DAVIS

Sidney

Private 4978085, 1/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Died 12 September 1944. Aged 25. Son of Samuel and Fanny Davis, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 71.

DAWES

Walter William Ronald

Flying Officer 153373, Royal Air Force. Died 22 October 1944. Aged 23. Son of Walter Taylor Dawes and Lottie Dawes, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in GODERICH (MAITLAND) CEMETERY, Ontario, Canada. Range B. Section 4. Lot 103.

DOAR

Edward Charles Thomas

Corporal 7945694, 'B' Squadronn, 12th Royal Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 13 November 1944. Aged 21. Son of Charles Edward and Mabel Kate Doar, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in FORLI WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 13.

ELLIOTT

Charles Edward

Private 7399241, 141 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 19 March 1944. Aged 33. Son of John and Eliza Elliott, of Alfreton, Derbyshire; husband of Kathleen Mary Elliott, of Alfreton. Buried in BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO, Italy. Plot XXI. Row C. Grave 6.

GROOM

Dorothy

Lieutenant (Sister) 225443, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service. Died 27 April 1945. Aged 27. Daughter of John Henry and Fannie Groom, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. S.R.N., C.M.B. Buried in NAPLES WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot IV. Row H. Grave 2.

HILL

Albert [Dennis]

Aircraftman 2nd Class 908668, 98 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 17 June 1940. Aged 20. Son of Arthur and Emily Hill, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 27.

HILL

Ronald

Sergeant (Wireless Op./Air Gunner) 1218294, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 27 September 1943. Aged 21. Son of Joseph Hill, and of Nellie Hill, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in HANOVER WAR CEMETERY, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot 12. Row D. Collective grave 5-7.

JONES

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Flight Sergeant - No further information currently available

KEY

Maurice William

[Memorial states Boy Telegrapher] Ordinary Telegraphist P/JX 161083, H.M.S. Barham, Royal Navy. Died 25 November 1941. Aged 18. Son of Harry and Annie Mary Key, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 52, Column 3.

LATHAM

A

Private - No further information currently available

LUCAS

Leonard

Sergeant 1536584, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 18 August 1943. Aged 22. Son of Leonard and Ada Lucas, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 157.

MARTIN

Enoch Herbert

Private 4341818, 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Died 9 June 1940. Aged 27. Born 26 August 1912, baptised 20 November 1912 in Alfreton, Primitive Methodist Circuit, Derbyshire, son of Ezekiel and Esther Martin, resident 4 Lincoln Street, Alfreton. Son of Ezekiel and Esther Martin; husband of Annie Mary Martin, of Shirland, Derbyshire. Born Derbyshire, residet Nottinghamshire. Buried in ST. VALERY-EN-CAUX FRANCO-BRITISH CEMETERY, Seine-Maritime, France. Row A. Grave 50.

Extract from Derbyshire Times - 14 August 1942, page 8:

MARTIN.—On June 9th 1940, whilst serving with the B.E,F., Enoch Herbert, the dearly loved husband of Annie Mary, and son of Mrs. E. Martin (Alfreton). Buried in the Beaumont Cemetery, Reoquemont. Sadly missed.

MEAKIN

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Gunner - No further information currently available

PARKIN

Albert

Lance Corporal 5887925, 6th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. Died during the Japanese invasion of Malaya 28 January 1942. Aged 22. Son of Bernard and Hettie Parkin, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Column 48.

POWELL, MiD

James

Corporal T/135804, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 25 July 1944. Aged 25. Son of William and Sarah Powell; husband of Kathleen Isabel Powell, of Alfreton. Mentioned in Despatches (MiD). Buried in ALFRETON CEMETERY, Derbyshire. Section C. Grave 1199.

ROBERTS

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Gunner - No further information currently available

ROBINSON

Dorothy May

Private W/32155, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Died 12 October 1942. Aged 26. Daughter of Charles L. Robinson and Lily Robinson, of Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. Buried in ALFRETON CEMETERY, Derbyshire. Section C. Grave 1417.

ROBINSON

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Leading Seaman - No further information currently available

SEARSTON

Raymond

Sergeant (Air Bomber) 1818726, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 6 August 1943. Aged 20. Son of Stephen and Lucy Searston, of Alfreton. Buried in ALFRETON CEMETERY, Derbyshire. Section A. Grave 152A.

SHAW

[James] Donovan

[Memorial states Guardsman] Lance Corporal 2045689, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died between 31 May 1940 and 2 June 1940 on the beaches at Dunkirk. Aged 20. Son of James and Sibyl E. Shaw, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on DUNKIRK MEMORIAL, Nord, France. Column 32.

SHUTTLEWORTH

Matthew [McCutcheon]

Fusilier 7014393, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers. Died 27 October 1943. Aged 21. Son of Robert and Mary Shuttleworth, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot VIII. Row D. Grave 44.

SLACK

Joseph

Petty Officer Stoker P/K 67230, H.M.S. Dunedin, Royal Navy. Died 24 November 1941. Aged 35. Son of John and Mary Slack, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 54, Column 1.

SPENCER

Arthur Kenneth

Ordinary Seaman P/SSX 25971, H.M.S. Royal Oak, Royal Navy. Died 14 October 1939. Aged 18. Son of Sampson and Sarah Spencer, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 34, Column 1.

SPIBEY

Charles Henry

[Listed on memorial as Lance Corporal] Trooper 7947734, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 12 June 1944. Aged 21. Son of George and Mabel Spibey, of Alfreton, Derbyshire; husband of K. Spibey, of Alfreton. No known grave. Commemorated on BAYEUX MEMORIAL, Calvados, France. Panel 2, Column 2.

TAYLOR

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Flying Officer - No further information currently

THOMPSON

George Edward

Guardsman 2617593, 5th Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died 12 June 1944. Aged 31. Son of Walter and Elisebeth Thompson; husband of Rose Phyllis Thompson. Buried in BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot I. Row A. Grave 7.

TOWERS

William

Lieutenant 311964, "A" Squadron, 8th Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 6 September 1944. Aged 23. Son of Alfred H. and Julia Towers. Resident 16, Oakland Street, Alfreton. He enlisted in May 1939 and went overseas in 1941. He was commissioned in Egypt in December 1943 following service as a Sgt. in the North African campaign. After that he served in Italy until he was killed in action while taking part in the attack on the Gothic line. Buried in CORIANO RIDGE WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot VII. Row G. Grave 7.

WALKER

Charles

[Listed as Leading Seaman on memorial] Able Seaman D/J 103970, H.M.S. Rawalpindi, Royal Navy. Died 23 November 1939. Aged 34. Son of Luke and Hannah Walker; husband of Florence Enid Walker, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 33, Column 3.

WEIGHTMAN

Godfrey Neil

Leading Aircraftman 1584229, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 29 May 1944. Aged 21. Son of Leonard and Ethel Annie Weightman, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried in BRANDON CEMETERY, MANITOBA, Manitoba, Canada. Lot 109. Block B. Section 27.

WHITE

Bernard [Gerrard]

Sergeant 1654063, 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 20 February 1944. Aged 21. Son of Thomas W. and Elizabeth Magdalen White, of Alfreton, Derbyshire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 240.

WHITING

John

Sergeant 5675812, 4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. Died 6 August 1944. Aged 24. Buried in BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot XIV. Row C. Grave 14.

WYKES

Clifford

Lieutenant 184006, 50th Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 6 April 1943. Aged 25. Son of George and Emily Wykes; husband of Ruth Murthwaite Wykes, of Shildon, Co. Durham. No known grave. Commemorated on MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL, Tunisia. Face 3.

WHETTON

John Henry

[Spelt WETTON on CWGC] Civilian. Died 10 April 1941. Aged 42. Husband of Hilda Wetton, of 9 Addison Drive, Alfreton. Injured 8 April 1941, at Alfreton; died at Derbyshire Royal Infirmary. Reporting authority DERBY, COUNTY BOROUGH

OLORENSHAW

Harry Moir

Civilian. Died 8 April 1941. Aged 68. Husband of Ann Olorenshaw, of 41 Prospect Street. Died at 41 Prospect Street. Reporting authority ALFRETON, URBAN DISTRICT.

WALKER

John Albert

Signalman 22827376, Royal Signals. Died 22 January 1954. Aged 18. Born 28 January 1935. Buried in LIMMER CEMETERY, Hannover, Germany. Section 5. Row A. Grave 22.