Private Ivor Drew is buried in the above cemetery reference: Cemetery/memorial reference: II. A. 18. Location: Nord, France Number of casualties: 930 Hazebrouck is a town lying about 56 kilometres south-east of Calais and is easily reached from Calais … Read More
The memorial commemorates more than 72,000 men of British and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave, the majority of whom died during the Somme offensive of 1916. On … Read More
William was Born in Derby in 1889. William enlisted at Alfreton, Derbyshire into the Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) into the 10th battalion, in June 1914. He worked has a miner at Moorhole Colliery up to the time of … Read More
ARRAS MEMORIAL FAUBOURG D’AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS At the entrance to the Faubourg d’Amiens Cemetery in France stands the Arras Memorial. The memorial commemorates nearly 35,000 soldiers of the British, South African and New Zealand forces with no known grave. … Read More
PRIVATE ARTHUR STATON – Died 29 May 1915 – Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery. Belgium. Row E. Grave 24. Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery is located 8 Kms south of Ieper on … Read More
PRIVATE ERNEST RAYMOND BUXTON – Died 1 May 1917 – Boulogne Eastern Part II UK Graves A – F France Cemetery/memorial reference: IV. C. 43. PRIVATE WILLIAM CARRINGTON – Died 22 January 1918 – Memorial ID 56254227, Grave reference … Read More
PRIVATE GUNNER FRED TURNER died 23 October 1918 in France and Flanders, he was buried at Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, Cemetery memorial reference II.B.8 Maissemy is a village about 5 kilometres north-west of St. Quentin and about two kilometres … Read More
Ernest Edson was born around 1890, he came from Killamarsh according to 1901 and 1911 Census, and he lived at 73 Bridge Street, Killamash, he lived with his parents William and Hannah Edson, plus his brothers Albert and George. Ernest … Read More
Benjamin was one of the War Heroes whose name was not on the Cenotaph at St Mark’s Church Mosborough but was one of the fallen heroes. Benjamin was enlisted into the Royal Tank Corps, 78684, Formerly 16174, East Yorkshire … Read More
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