Local History

Private William Smith his one of the heroes whose name is on the Cenotaph in St Marks Church yard.   William Smith was born 20 August 1892 to Fipp Leonard and Mary Smith, according to 1901 Census, William was 9 … Read More

Luke was born on the 31 of December 1922 at 148 High Street Mosborough   His parents were John (Jack) and Catherine (Kate – nee Snowden) Barnes   After serving in WW1 Jack Barnes returned to his wife & family … Read More

Private Frederick Skelton 58th Bn Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment), Regimental number 123293. 8 October 1916, Frederick’s final resting place is unknown.  His name is listed on the VIMY MEMORIAL; Pas de Calais, France, Memorial ID 56683630.   The Vimy … Read More

Private Rawson Mundy Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment 2nd Battalion, Regimental number 202255. Died 24 April 1918, Buried Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la somme, Picardie, France.   His inscription says:  LORD GRANT HIM ETERNAL REST Villers-Bretonneux is … Read More

Lance Corporal William Jackson Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 1st / 6th Battalion.  Service number 240301.  Died 23/10/1917. Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 87 to 89. Index No M R 19 Part six.   The Loos Memorial forms the sides and … Read More

Private Harry E Hayes 17th Battalion Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment.  Regimental No 70002, formerly 5363 Lincolnshire Regiment.  Died 10 October 1916 in France and Flanders.   Contay is a village on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The … Read More

Private Richard Smith 4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment. Transferred to 194658 Labour Corps.  Died 6 July Buried in Woodhouse Cemetery, Sheffield Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield South Yorkshire.  B325.

Private John Keeton died on 18 September 1918 at the age of 21.  He died at Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt Departement du Pas de-Calais, France.  Final resting place unknown. Name listed on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Panel 7.  Memorial ID 56668696. … Read More

Percy Staniforth Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, 1st / 7th Battalion, Regimental number is 307325, formerly 27077, K.O.Y.L.I   Died on 13 April 1918 at France, Dthpres.  Tyne Cot Memorial.  Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 82 to 85.     Tyne Cot or Tyne … Read More

 Percy Schwartz  1/6th Battalion Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment.  Regimental number 1861 Died10 August 1915 Buried at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders Belgium. Panel 39 and 41.   The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, often … Read More