PRIVATE FREDERICK SKELTON
Frederick Skelton is one of the 49 heroes whose name is on the St Mark’s Church Cenotaph. He was born on 12 June 1893 to Frank and Mary Skelton and according to 1901 Census he lived at Plumbley Farm, Mosbro … Read More
PRIVATE CHARLES WHITE
Charles White is one of the fallen heroes whose name is on the Cenotaph in St Marks Church yard, he was born to George and Sarah White in 1881 and was born in Hallams Yard, Aughton in the Parish of … Read More
PRIVATE THOMAS WILKINSON
Thomas Wilkinson was born in 1876 to Thomas and Alice Wilkinson, they lived at South Normanton Derbyshire, with his sister Mary A, his brothers Wilbourne and William Wilkinson. Thomas was 5 years old according to Ancestry 1981 Census. In … Read More
PRIVATE WILLIAM WHITMORE
William was born in Sheffield in 1883, according to 1911 Census aged 28 years old, he lived at 10 Palmer Street, Halfway with his wife Henrietta and daughters, Ivy, Henrietta and Lily. He worked as a Coal Miner Hewer. He … Read More
PRIVATE PERCY SCHWARTZ
Percy was born in Ridgeway, Derbyshire in the Civil Parish of Eckington. He was born in the year 1889 in the registered quarter of July, August, September, registration district of Chesterfield. Ancestry reference Volume 7b Page 701. 1891 Census show … Read More
PRIVATE CLARENCE EDWIN FRITH – GUNNER
Clarence Edwin Frith was born in 1879 in Mosbro Derbyshire. According to the census below shows Clarence at the age of 4 months with his grand mother in High Street Mosbro, Derbyshire. Clarence enlisted into the York and … Read More
PRIVATE WILFRED FIELDS
The 1901 Census shows Wilfred Fields at the age of 2 at his grandparents with his mother Annie E Fields on the day the form was completed at 143 Bernard Street, Attercliffe. His was born in 1898 in Sheffield. According … Read More
TWO WARS, TWO UNCLES THE SCHWARTZ’S
I hear the stories of lost lives My family members who did not survive. Percy who worked down the mine Perilously did his … Read More
PRIVATE GEORGE H TAYLOR
Mrs Taylor of Duke Street, Mosbro has just received an intimation that her husband Private G H Taylor of the Royal Fusiliers, who was wounded in France on 10th September died on 19th September in a hospital at Rouen. His … Read More
PRIVATE WILLIAM TAYLOR
William was born in 1875 to William and Mary Taylor, he was born at Halfway, Derbyshire and he lived with his brothers John aged 20 and Henry aged 7 years old in 1881 census he lived in Station Road Halfway, … Read More