The
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Provides
details of all the men of the commonwealth who died in the 1st and 2nd World War
- Invaluable.Chesterfield Sherwoods on the Somme
1st July - 18th November 1916
Acknowledgments and links to other web sites
Without the following people and sources of information it would not have been possible to create this web site
I would like to acknowledge the help of the following people for their time, information, memories and allowing me to include their treasured photographs on this site:
John Wilkes, Kevin Dallyn, Julian Thompson, Beryl Bend, Sandra Genders, Colonel Wallis, Davina Holmes, Ray Briggs, Poppy (Tom Briggs's Daughter), Andrew Hesketh, Stuart Basson, Bill Bryan, Michael Sharpe, Roy Reynolds, Cliff Hobson, Dennis Jones, John Goodwin, Mel Siddons, John Hartley, Carol Taylor-Cockayne, Wendy Powner.
There are also a number of web sites that I have found both very informative and interesting:-
The
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Provides
details of all the men of the commonwealth who died in the 1st and 2nd World War
- Invaluable.
The
British Army in the Great War If
you need to find out about the British Army in the Great War - this should be
your first point of call. Also provides an overview of how to find information
on an individual soldier.
Cheadle and Gatley War Memorials John Hartley has researched his local memorials around Cheadle and Gatley and has produced an extremely interesting and informative site for all those interested in Cheshire's role in the Great War. John has also contributed a fantastic article to Tom Morgan's "Hellfire Corner" about his Grandfather, Thomas Brough of the 17th Manchester Regiment.
Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19; Part 49. The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Published by J. B. Haywood & Son, Suffolk, 1989. Somewhat superseded by the 'Soldiers Died' CD
British Battalions on the Somme by Ray Westlake. Published by Leo Cooper, 1998. A great reference for battalion movements
The 6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters in the 1914-18 War, by Captain W.D. Jamieson, Privately Published in 1958. Very Hard to find copies, the 2/6th History is even rarer !
Brave Sons of Shirebrook by Trevor Skirrey. Published by Derbyshire County Council, Libraries and Heritage Department, 2000. Available locally around Chesterfield
The
Public Record Office
If you need to find something out - it'll be here
The Local Studies Section at the Chesterfield Library. A unique resource for finding out about local men - they have the Derbyshire Times on microfilm as well as numerous photographs.
