A Poignant story at this time of the year remembering the 139th Sherwood Foresters amongst many other regiments that fought in Ypres. FROM THE BOOK BY ANTHONY RICHARDS. A CHRISTMAS TRUCE A book I recommend highly you read. This … Read More
Leonard was born on 25 February1894 to Thomas & Lousia Hargate. Leonard lived with brothers Ernest, Thomas, Willis and sisters Lily, Gladys and Jessie Hargate at 29/39 Station Road, Halfway according to 1901. In1911 census Doris and Janet had … Read More
AMBROSE MICHAEL TIERNEY Born 10 May 1895, South Street Mosborough Eckington Derbyshire. Ambrose birth registration below. The 1901 census shows that Ambrose aged 5 years old was living with his father Michael and his mum Beatrice, also with … Read More
Private Arnold Owen – 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards. Regimental Service Number 15063. Died 29 June 1916 Buried Essex Farm Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium. Grave Reference II.M.27 The inscription says “BLESSED IS HE WHO GAVE HIS … Read More
George H Taylor was in the 22nd battalion Royal Fusiliers, (Kensington Palls Regiment) and he was sent immediately to the Kensington Palls Battalion. In 1916 round about April time, the Regiment were at Vimy Ridge and at 8 O’clock … Read More
Private William Walker 10TH Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). Regimental Number was 201263 and 3930. Died 1 July 1917 at France and Flanders. Buried at Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-en-Gohelle VIII. D.46. Arleux-en-Gohelle is a village on the main Arras … Read More
Charles Lavendar – Driver Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery “A” 53rd Bde. regiment as a Driver, Service Number was 33192. Died 22 July 1916 in France and Flanders Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz. Mametz is … Read More
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
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