Chesterfield Sherwoods on
the Somme
1st July - 18th November 1916
Sherwood Foresters wounded during the Battle of the Somme
"More than anything I hated to see war-crippled men standing in the gutter selling matches. We had been promised a land fit for heroes; it took a hero to live in it. I'd never fight for my country again"
[Pte F.W.A. Turner of Bilsthorp in Nottinghamshire]1
1. Pte. John W. Bull, trench fever. A resident of Arkwright Town and employed at Markham No 1 Colliery. Enlisted on October 26th 1914.
2. Pte. Harry Levers, wounds/shell shock received on 7th-8th July. A resident of Whittington Moor and employed at Sheepbridge Works. Arrived in France in May 1915. Two brothers also in colours and it seems that all three survived the War.
3. Pte. J Webb, shrapnel wound in left thigh received on 4th July. A resident of Whittington Moor, he enlisted in January 1915 and had been in France nine months. 18 years of age.
4. Pte. John Nunn, fractured skull and bullet wound in the left shoulder. A resident of Newbold Moor he was employed at Pearson's Pottery. He was killed in action on 12th December 1917, whilst serving with the KOYLI. He is commemorated on the Newbold Memorial.
5. Pte. A Ruck, shot in left hand. A resident of Chesterfield he was employed at Holmewood Colliery. Enlisted in March 1915 he arrived in France in January 1916.
6. Pte. T Brownlow, wounded in side and arm (broken) on 7th July. A resident of Whittington Moor he was chargeman at Whittington Gas Works and enlisted at the outbreak of the War.
7. L/Cpl. Walter Ellis, wounded in both legs. A resident of Brockwell, Chesterfield and a Midland goods porter at Chesterfield Station.
8. Pte. W W Phipps, wounded below the left eye. A resident of Chesterfield he worked at the Corporation Tram Depot. Arrived in France in 1914.
9. Pte. T Gilbert, bullet wound in left shoulder. A resident of Brampton he was a blacksmith's stocker at Plowrights. Serving in the 1/8th Battalion, Tom Gilbert was killed in action on the 29th September 1917 and is commemorated on the Brampton Memorial. He is buried in PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE (grave I. V. 48). During September 1917 the Battalion were in trenches in the Hill 70 sector.
10. L/Cpl. Vernon Smith (Territorials), shrapnel in right arm. A resident of Birdholme he worked at the Tube Works and was mobilised with the Territorials at the outbreak of War.
11. Pte. F Smith, 1st July. A resident of Brimington and worked at Oxcroft Colliery he enlisted in November 1915
12. Cpl. L Johnson.
13. Drummer T E Spencer, shell shock. A resident of Chesterfield he was employed at Hadfield Butchers. Whilst engaged in a bombing attack he was blown twelve yards. His father and three brothers all served with the Sherwood Foresters and survived the war.
14. Pte. George Turner, wounded in the leg on 1st July.
15. Pte. Thomas Wright, seriously wounded, 5th July. A resident of Whitwell and Clowne.
16. L/Cpl. John E Haywood, wounded by a machine gun bullet in the hip and knee. A resident of Mansfield Woodhouse.
17. Pte. Thomas Heeley. A resident of Barlborough.
18. Cpl. Albert Holmes, wounded 3rd time. A resident of Creswell.
19. Pte. 7067 George Nicholls (1/8th Battalion) was wounded by a sniper's bullet in the jaw whilst digging in. Later killed in action on the 11th May 1917, whilst the battalion were in front line trenches in the Lens sector. He is commemorated on the Newbold Memorial.
20. L/Cpl. J Sheriff, severely wounded in the hip. A resident of Newbold he was employed as a carter before enlisting in February 1915. He survived the war.
21. Pte. 12668 George Osler (9th Battalion), severely wounded in the back. A native of Norfolk, but resident in Birdholme, Chesterfield he enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters and saw action in Gallipoli, where he was wounded. George joined the 6th Coy. Machine Gun Corps and was killed in action on the 21st March 1918 and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
22. Pte. Alfred Redihough, wounded by a machine gun bullet in September near Ginchy. He was latter killed in action on 21st March 1918 whilst serving with the 2/6th Battalion, he was 24 years old. He is commemorated on the Newbold Memorial.
23. Pte. F. Messenger, wounded in the left arm in October. A resident of Clay Cross he enlisted in March 1915 and went to France in June 1916.
24. Pte. Joe Cutts was wounded on the 2nd October. He was a resident of Clay Cross and enlisted in February 1915 and went to France in November 1915. He was a miner at Park House Pit in Danesmoor.
25. L/Cpl. (3934) Ralph Whalley wounded several times in the head. A resident of Pilsley he was a miner at Pilsley Colliery. He was killed in action with the 8th Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Inf) on Wednesday, 27th March 1918, aged 32. He is commemorated on the Pozieres (Somme) and Pilsley Memorials.
26. Pte. George Arthur Smith was gassed. He was a resident of Clay Cross and enlisted just after the outbreak of the War. Prior to enlisting he worked as a miner at the North Wingfield Alma Colliery.
27. Pte. George Buckland was seriously wounded in the head and discharged from the Army. He was a resident of Pilsley.
28. Pte. Joe Marsden (9th Battalion) suffered shell shock and the effects of being buried. He enlisted at the outbreak of the War with his younger brother, George (9th Battn), who was killed in action on the 26th September 1916 and is commemorated on the Shirebrook Memorial. Both brothers played for Mansfield Woodhouse Imperials.
29. Pte. A Scott (9th Battalion) wounded on the 21st September by shrapnel in the right arm and both legs. He worked at Staveley Works and lodged in Kings Street, New Brimington.
30. Pte. H Heath wounded by shrapnel in the left foot on July 1st. A resident of Doe Lea he was employed in the gardens at Hardwick Hall, Had two brothers also serving in the Army.
31. Pte. Alf Turner, aged 27, wounded by a sniper in the back of the neck on July 1st. Enlisted in January 1915 he was a resident of Brampton (Chatsworth Road).
32. Pte. G Watkinson wounded for the third time in the face and neck. A resident of Arkwright Town he enlisted in the Sherwoods shortly after War broke out, previously having been employed at Markham Colliery.
33. L/Cpl. T Needham, bullet wound through the left forearm just above the wrist. A resident of Arkwright Town he was employed at Markham No 1 Pit and enlisted on November 22, 1915.
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34. Pte. William A. Cooper, bullet wound in right thigh. A resident of Arkwright Town he was employed at Markham No 1 Pit and enlisted on November 22, 1915. He went to France as a bomb thrower but was wounded on the 1st July.
35. Pte. Arthur Hughes (Machine Gun Section of Notts and Derbys), wounded in the right hand on the 4th July. A resident of New Tupton, Arthur Hughes was employed as a fitter at the Clay Cross Co.'s Avenue Pit. Age 22.
36. Pte. Leonard Fryer (9th Battalion?), bullet wound in the foot. A resident of Somercotes Hill (age 22) he enlisted in August 1914 and was sent to the Dardanelles from where he returned with frozen feet and septic legs.
37. Pte. Cornelius Davies (9th Battalion?), wounded in the left shoulder. A resident of Renishaw he was formerly a miner at the Barlboro' Pit. Had seen fighting in the Dardanelles.
38. Pte. Bernard W. Goodwin (aged 22), wounded on the 1st July with a nasty gash from chin extending from the lower lip. Formerly worked at Holmewood Colliery.
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39. Pte. Arthur Goodwin, wounded in the hand and face by a bursting shell and also suffered from concussion.
40. Pte. Gehasi Quinton (age 21), wounded in the left arm on July 5th. A resident of Chesterfield he worked at Holmewood Colliery and enlisted shortly after the outbreak of the War. His Father and younger brother also joined the Sherwoods and all survived the War.
41. Pte. Joseph Hall, suffered from cramp and was buried buried by the explosion of a German shell, which rendered him deaf and dumb for a while.
42. William Hollingswoth (240727 - 10th Battalion), wounded by a gun shot wound in the hand. He had only been at the front two months when he was wounded. Later promoted to L/Cpl. and killed in action on 4th August 1918. Commemorated on the Clay Cross Memorial.
43. Pte. Mark Armstrong, wounded in the in the hand by shrapnel. A resident of Clay Cross.
43. Pte. Frank Rowbottom, wounded in the arm on the 1st July. A resident of Clay Cross he was previously wounded in the legs.
44. Pte. William Martin (6th Battalion), wounded by shrapnel in the foot, He was a resident of Prospect Street, Stonegravels and before enlisting in December 1914 he was employed at Grassmoor Colliery, his brother-in-law was seriously wounded with the Y & L. [235868 Pte. William Martin of the 7th Btn Y & L (formerly 4187 of the Notts and Derbys) died of wounds on the 1st May 1918]
45. Pte. Walter Holyroyd, wounded in the left arm by shrapnel. A resident of Stonegravels.
46. Sergt. Rupert Raine (age 28), severely wounded in the left arm. A resident of Stonegravels, Chesterfield, Sergt. Raine had been in the Army for eight years and had seen service in India.
47. Pte. T Carline, wounded in the ear by shrapnel and sustained concussion after part of the trench fell in. A resident of New Hall Road, Brampton he enlisted when aged 16 and was previously employed as a turner at Oldfield Pottery in Brampton. [Sergt. WHH Carline (6th Btn) also from Brampton - brother?]
48. Pte. A Bennett, Devonshire Arms, Holywell, Chesterfield. In the 6th Battalion.
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49. Pte Joseph Bennett, Devonshire Arms, Holywell, Chesterfield. In the 6th Battalion.
50. Pte. Jos Degg, wounded in the right hand and arm. A resident of Alfreton he was a Territorial and mobilised with his brother at the outbreak of the War. Both survived the War.
51. Pte. W. J. Harrison, wounded in the left ankle by a German Machine Gun on 1st July. A resident of Riddings near Alfreton.
52. Pte. Albert Ridgeway (age 21 - 2nd Battn?), wounded in the head an ankle on the 15th September. He was a resident of Stonegravels and enlisted on January 15th 1915, crossing to France on August 15th. He was an employee of Staveley Works.
53. Pte. T W Coleman (21 Years - Machine Gun Section SF), wounded in the back. A resident of Chesterfield he enlisted in January 1915 and had been in France for a year.
54. Sergt. James Lawton (Chatsworth Rifles), wounded in the face. He was a resident of Ripley and a well known Footballer, playing as a School Boy International and then later for Chesterfield. Prior to enlisting he was a clerk for the Ripley Manufacturing Company.
55. Pte. W Harbour (age 26 - 2nd Battn?), wounded by a bullet in the right leg on September 13th during the assault on Ginchy. A resident of Whittington Moor he enlisted in January 1915 and went to France in June 1916. Formerly employed at Devonshire Works, Barrow Hill.
56. Pte. G Taylor (2nd Battn?), wounded in leg during a charge on the 15th September. A resident of Belper he enlisted in 1914 and had been in France for 7 months being involved in three charges.
57. Pte. Alf Horner, wounded in the arm. A resident of Eckington.
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58. Pte. David Horner, wounded in the shoulder and thigh. A resident of Eckington.
59. Pte. A Sharman (17th
Battn - Welbeck Rangers), wounded in the lower abdomen by shrapnel (for the
third time). A resident of Hillstown Bolsover he was employed on the G. C.
Railway and enlisted in September 1914.
60. Pte. WS Peck, seriously wounded in the right leg during the fighting for Combles. A resident of Shuttlewood, he enlisted in March 1916 and arrived in France at the end of June.
61. Pte. F Mitchell (age 21), wounded in the left arm. A resident of Belper he enlisted in January 1915. [L/Cpl. 200113 Frank Mitchell 1/5th SF k in a 26th March 1918; Cpl. 820634 John Key RHA, d of w 27th September 1918]
62. Pte. Clifford Jones (age 20), wounded in the left leg by shrapnel on September 15th (2nd Battn?). A resident of Brimington he was in the Reservists and was called up at the beginning of the War. Formerly employed by Staveley Coal and Iron Co.
63. Pte. WH Blood (age 35), wounded in the leg (amputated). A resident of Shirebrook and married with two children. Four cousins killed in the War.
64. L/Cpl. E Cooper, wounded on September 15th (2nd Battn?). A resident Shirebrook he enlisted in January 1915 and went to France in May 1915. Formerly employed at the Shirebrook Colliery Colliery and played for centre half for Shirebrook Albion FC.
65. Pte. William Spurr, wounded when a trench collapsed. A resident of Moorwood.
66. Pte John Smith, gun shot wounds in lower abdomen and shoulder. A resident of Lower Pilsley he was employed at the Park House Pit of the Clay Cross Co. He was married and had been at the front 12 months.
67. Pte Charles Hollingsworth (9th Battn), severely wounded by a shell which killed his comrades either side of him. A resident of New Tupton he was 22 years of age enlisted in January 1915, prior to enlisting he worked for the Clay Cross CO. at their No. 4 Pit. He had spent time in the Dardanelles and Egypt.
68. Pte. J Butcher (age 20), a resident of Creswell was awarded a certificate of merit for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty by carrying despatches under heavy fire during the Battle of Ginchy on the 15th and 16th of September. Pte Butcher was wounded in the leg, which was subsequently amputated. Prior to enlisting he worked at the Creswell Colliery.
69. Pte. J Robinson (9th Battn?), wounded (for the 2nd time) in the right arm and left shoulder. A resident of Whittington Moor he enlisted in August 1914, prior to which he was employed at Kiverton Park.
70. L/Cpl. Charles Davies (Chatsworth Rifles - Machine Gun Section), wounded in the left arm. A resident of Brampton he enlisted in 1915 and arrived in France in March 1916.
71. Pte. Joseph Stanley May (32707 - 11th Battn), wounded in the right thumb. A resident of Pilsley. Later killed in action in Italy on 21st August 1918 aged 24. Commemorated on the Pilsley Village War Memorial.
72. Sergt. A E Holmes, wounded in the right shoulder. A resident of Creswell, he enlisted at the outbreak of the War, prior to which he worked at Creswell Colliery.
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73. Cpl. W E Holmes, wounded. Enlisted in October 1914.
74. Pte. C H Shaw, wounded in the right leg. A resident of Unstone.
75. Pte. W Turner, wounded. A resident of Brimington he enlisted in May 1915 at the age of 17.
76. Cpl. J W Pawson, gassed. A resident of Shirebrook.
77. Pte. John Masters, severely wounded in both legs and left arm. A resident of Wensley. A miner.
78. L/Cpl. C Parkin, seriously wounded. A resident of Warsop.
79. Pte. Alfred Radford, wounded in the left arm. A resident of New Whittington he was a miner before enlisting in 1914.
80. Cpl. Harry Woodhouse, suffered from trench fever. Former resident of Newbold Moor.
81. Pte. Walter Woodhouse, wounded in Delville Wood (10th Battn). Former resident of Newbold Moor.
82. Pte. Samuel Burton, suffered from a crushed chest and back from a shell explosion, which buried him. A resident of Grassmoor he enlisted on November 5th 1914 and crossed to France in March 1915. Worked as a fitter in the Tupton Seam of the Grassmoor Company.
83. Pte. Charles White, wounded in the left hand by shrapnel on September 28th. A resident of Holmwood he enlisted at the age of 18 and spent some tie with the Sherwood Foresters in Ireland during the Easter Rising, before being drafted to France on September 4th.
84. Sergt. John Wilkinson (9th Battn), wounded in action on 26th September. A resident of Holmwood. Saw action in the Dardanelles and Egypt before going to France.
85. Pte. A E Gidlow, wounded in the left arm. A resident of Spital, Chesterfield he enlisted in April 1916 and had been in the firing line 2 weeks before being wounded.
86. Pte. Leonard Cutting (age 23), wounded by a shell. A resident of Brampton he was employed as a carter and enlisted in June 1915.
87. Pte. Joseph Henstock, wounded (for the 3rd time) by a piece of shrapnel in the shoulder. A resident of Derby Road, Chesterfield he had been in France for 14 months. Prior to enlisting he worked at Avenue Colliery.
88. Pte. Joseph Sargeson (aged 29), wounded by a bullet in the neck received on October 22nd. A resident of Newbold Moor he enlisted in November 1914 prior to enlisting he was a miner at Markham Colliery.
89. Pte. Frank Whitton, wounded. A resident of Sheepbridge he enlisted shortly after the outbreak of War. Of his four brothers serving in the Army, two had been discharged by November 1916.
90. Pte. William Barlow, wounded in the left wrist and leg. A resident of Long Row, Clay Cross he enlisted in September 1914 and went to France on August 27th 1915. Prior to enlisting he was employed by the Clay Cross Co. as a boiler (?).
91. Pte. G Cooper (10th Battn), wounded by shrapnel in the right thigh on August 5th. He was previously wounded on August 12th by a bullet fracturing his jaw. A resident of Whittington Moor, his two brothers also served in the same Battn; John and Percy. Percy Cooper was captured by the Germans and died on 15th August 1918, aged 23. He is buried in the Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Brandenburg.
92. Cpl. C. Hubbard, wounded in the leg on July 7th. A resident of Hope Street, Brampton he worked for a local Grocer. He enlisted shortly after the War broke out.
93. Drummer Edward Winfield, wounded on Saturday 12th August. A resident of Derby Road he enlisted in February 1915, prior to which he worked for the Midland Railway Company.
94. Pte. Arthur Navin (aged 25), wounded in the shoulder and thigh. A resident of Short's Yard (Lordsmill Street), he enlisted in January 1915.
95. Pte. Harold Bowler (11th Battalion), right arm and right leg fractured. A resident of South Wingfield he died at home on 31st October 1917.
96. Pte.
Walter Lee (9th Battn), wounded in the right shoulder by shrapnel on 5th
August. He was buried in the trench by the exploding shell and did not manage to
free himself until the following morning. He was then able to escape under the
cover of fog. A resident of Holmwood, he enlisted in December 1914 and went with
his battalion to the Dardanelles in September 1915. Prior to enlisting he worked
as a miner at the Hardwick Colliery.
97. Pte. Albert Shepherd, wounded in action on 8th August. A resident of Glapwell.
98. Pte. W Fulwood (9th Battn?), wounded in the right shoulder by shrapnel. A resident of of South Normanton he enlisted in December 1914 and saw action at Gallipoli and Egypt. He arrived in France in July 1916.
99. Pte Thomas Walters (aged 39), wounded in the right hand and right leg. A resident of Lordsmill Street (Chesterfield) he enlisted n August 1914 and arrived in France in the summer of 1915. Prior to enlisting he worked at Grassmoor Colliery.
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100. Pte Richard Walters (242239 - 1/6th Battn), wounded on the 1st July. A resident of Brampton he was later killed in action on 4th August 1917 and is commemorated on the Brampton Memorial. Also his brother Pte. William Walters (20009 - 1st Battn) killed in action on 21st July 1915 and commemorated on the Clay Cross Memorial. Two other brothers served with the colours.
101. Pte. Frank Bower (aged 17 - 10th Battn), wounded buried/blown up on the night of July 4th. A resident of Spring Vale Chesterfield he enlisted in October 1915 and arrived in France in February 1915. Before enlisting he was employed at Markham's Works.
102. Pte. G T Mason, wounded in the thigh and foot. A member of the trench mortar battery he had been at the front for fifteen months.
103. Sergt. Samuel Charlsworth wounded. A resident of Brampton he enlisted on January 21st 1915 and had been in France since March 1916. The news was communicated by a friend, Pte. W Holmes of Chesterfield.
104. Pte. Harold Machin (age 18), wounded in the foot by machine gun fire while he was entering the German trenches in a bombing attack. Pte DW Fletcher writes; "He was very brave and succeeded in crawling back to our line. He will be greatly missed by our platoon and especially by C Headley and myself". He was a resident of Derby Road and worked at Hasland. He enlisted in May 1915 and arrived in France in February 1916.
105. Pte. Percy Williams (11th Battn), broken left arm received on 1st July (?). A resident of Hasland.
106. Pte J Mosley, wounded by shrapnel left shoulder. A resident of Brampton he worked at Markham Colliery prior to enlisting. He arrived in France in March 1916, A wife and two children.
107. Pte. W Halstead (aged 17), wounded. A resident of Clowne. His brother Fred D Halstead (aged 19) was also wounded on the Somme whilst serving with the Scottish Rifles. Both survived the War.
108. Pte. George Oldfield, shot in the right right. A resident of Gray Street, Clowne.
109. Pte. Albert Wint, wounded on the 1st July by an explosive bullet, which passed through his thigh. A resident of Mansfield Road, Pleasley he enlisted on September 8th 1914 and went to France on August 26th 1915. Prior to enlisting he worked at Pleasley Colliery.
110. Pte. JW Russell, trench mortar battery (SF), wounded in the foot. A resident of Wombles Hill, Clowne.
111. Sergt. H Smith, seriously wounded (for the second time) in the head on July 1st. A resident of Pleasley, he enlisted August 1914.
112. Pte. Herbert Miles, seriously wounded with one leg amputated just below the knee. A resident of New Tupton he worked at Grassmoor Colliery prior to enlisting in April 1915. He had been in France for five months. A letter from his Officer indicated that he stayed at his posted whilst wounded.
113. Pte. Charles Scott, wounded by shrapnel in his left face, arm and leg. A resident of New Tupton he worked at the No. ( Pit of the Clay Cross Company before enlisting in October 1915. He arrived in France in February 1916.
114. Pte. J Botham (aged 22), wounded in the leg and arm by a grenade (left leg amputated). Pte. Botham was the brigade sniper and had been in France 11 months. A resident of Bolsover.
115. Pte. Joseph Thomas Dudley, wounded in the back, right arm and face with shrapnel. A resident of Staveley.
116. 2nd Lieut. W E R Short (aged 20), wounded. A resident of Chesterfield he received his Commission in January 1915 and went to France in August 1915. He was the Machine Gun Officer (11Btn?). Educated at Chesterfield Grammar School.
117. Pte. Reginald Wagstaff (age 21), wounded by a bullet in the right arm. A resident of Darley (Two Dales).
118. Pte. Charles Brettingham (Aged 38 - Territorials), multiple gun shot wounds. A resident of Chesterfield he worked at the Chesterfield Gas and Water Board prior to enlisting in shortly after the outbreak of the War.
119. Pte. Herbert Briggs, a resident of Lockford Lane. Herbert's brother Arthur (21801 - 9th Battalion S/For) was executed by the British Army on 19th July 1918, aged 27. His crime? he overstayed his leave in England to marry his destitute girlfriend and the mother of his baby child!. Arthur had previously been wounded in the Dardanelles.
120. Pte.
O Jacques, over sixty shrapnel wounds. A resident of Whittington Moor he was
formerly a miner at Holmewood and had been in France for 16 months.
121. L/Cpl. J McTigh (age 23), wounded in the head and back by a shell burst on July 20th. A resident of Chester Street, Brampton he was formerly a fitter at the Deep Hard pit belonging to the Grassmoor Co. Married and had been at the front for 17 months.
122. L/Sergt Charles Wm Smith (aged 28), eight wounds and fractured leg. A resident of Church Lane, Chesterfield he was formerly employed as miner at Glapwell Colliery.
123. Pte. Samuel Greenwood (aged 44), believed killed. A resident of South Street, Chesterfield he was employed at Holmewood Colliery.
124. Pte. Willis Barratt (aged 24), wounded by shrapnel in the head. A resident of Devonshire Street, Shirebrook.
125. Pte. Peter Bates (Territorials - 6th Btn?), wounded on 8th August (for the 4th time) by a bomb explosion. A resident of Clay Cross he served in the local Territorials with his brothers, one of whom, Walter, was killed in action on 15th September 1915 and is commemorated on the Clay Cross Memorial.
126. Pte. Ernest Elliot (Machine Gun Section - S/For), seriously wounded on July 8th. A resident of Whittington Moor he was reservist who was called up in August 1914.
127. Pte. E Wilde (aged 20). seriously wounded in the back and chest. A resident of Pilsley he enlisted in June 1915. In March 1915 he was wounded in the head, his helmet saving his life on this occasion.
128. Pte. AE Hopkinson, wounded.
129. Sergt. W Ingleton, wounded in the shoulder and fractured thigh. As a reservist he was mobilised in August 1914, prior to which he worked at Bryan Donkins.
130. Pte. James Clarke, wounded (2nd time). A resident of Somercotes his brother William was killed in action with the 1/5th Battn on July 1st.
140. Pte. Arthur Davison (aged 19 - Chatsworth Rifles), wounded in the chest, left leg and finger. A resident of Brampton.
141. Pte. Thomas Barnett (aged 36), seriously wounded in the right arm and left leg. A resident of Brampton he enlisted in 1914 and was formerly a miner at Holmwood Colliery.
142. Pte. T W Colman (aged 21 - MG Section S/For), wounded in the back. A resident of Iron Gate, Chesterfield he enlisted in January 1915 and had been in France for a year and 3 months.
143. Corpl. J Brown (aged 25 - 9th Battn?), wounded in the ankle after being in France for only 2 months. A resident of Whittington Moor he was employed at Holmwood Colliery.
144. Pte. Fred W Phillips, received a scalp wound on August 19th. A resident of Clowne he had been in France for 19 months and had been wounded the previous October.
145. Drummer William Yeomans (Pioneers), wounded. A resident of Station Road, Clowne. Wounded the previous October along with a another Clowne chum, Drummer J Jones.
146. Pte. George Greaves, wounded by shrapnel on the 23rd August. A resident of the Clowne and Shirebrook District, he enlisted on June 17th 1915 and went to France in May 1916. Two other brothers serving with the colours (Pte. Fredrick Greaves, 17th Battn S/For, k. in a. 31st July 1917?).
147. Pte. T C Watterson (9th Battn), wounded for the second time (previously at Sulva Bay). A resident of Chesterfield he enlisted on August 14th 1914 and had been at the Front since July 1915. Prior to enlisting he worked at Staveley Works.
148. Pte. Lamick Bedford (aged 24 - 22090, 9th Battn), severely wounded in the spine, arm and side. A resident of Chesterfield he enlisted in January 1915 and following training was sent to the Dardanelles. Arrived in France in July/August 1916. After being shot in the spine he lay out in No Man's Land for 13 hours, during which time he was further wounded in the side and arm. He survived these wounds only to be killed in action on 4th September 1918. he was married with two children and lived at Lordsmill Street. Prior to enlisting he worked at Pearson's Pottery in Brampton.
149. Pte. A Deakin, bullet wound in the shoulder. A resident of Brampton he enlisted in January 1915 and was sent to Ireland on April 25th 1916 and arrived in France in September. Prior to enlisting he worked at Markham No. 1 Colliery.
150. Pte. Reginald Davidson (9th Battn) a resident of Calow and enlisted in November 1914. Prior to enlisting worked at Bond's Main. Wounded on the Somme.
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151. Pte. William Davidson (9th Battn) a resident of Calow and enlisted in November 1914. Prior to enlisting worked at Bond's Main. Wounded on the Somme.
152. Pte. George Orridge (9th Battn), wounded in the chest, shoulder, hands and legs. A resident of Pilsley he had been on active service for fifteen months, seeing action in the Dardanelles and Egypt. Married.
153. Cpl. T Smith (2nd Battn), wounded in the chest on Friday Oct 6th. A resident of Pilsley he was in India. A resident of Pilsley.
154. Cpl. William Dilkes (aged 23), wounded in face and right shoulder by shrapnel. A resident of North Wingfield prior to enlisting he worked as a miner at the Clay Cross Company, No. 4 pit. His brother Arthur was killed in action with the 9th Battn on 19th January 1915 and is commemorated on the North Wingfield Memorial.
154. Pte. Thomas Crofts (22801), wounded by shrapnel. A resident of Staveley. Transferred to 1st Battn Connaught Rangers and died in Egypt on 22nd October 1918. Commemorated on Staveley Memorial.
155. Pte. Arthur Hancock, wounded by shrapnel above the right ear. A resident of Grassmoor he enlisted in January 1915 and arrived in France in December 1915. Prior to enlisting he worked as a loader at Grassmoor Colliery.
156. Pte. Walter Mosley (aged 28 - 20488, 16th Battn), wounded on 1st October by Shrapnel during the battle of Le Sars. A resident of Brampton he enlisted in December 1914 and arrived in France in August 1916. Prior to enlisting he was a miner at Williamthorpe Colliery in Holmewood. He was later killed in action on the 21st March 1918 and is commemorated on the Brampton Memorial.
157. Pte. E Oxley, wounded in the knee by a bullet.
158. Pte. J Butcher (aged 20), a gun shot wound in the leg which resulted in an above the knee amputation. A resident of Creswell he had been in France since January 1915 and had fought at Neuve Chapelle and Loos.
159. Pte. F Goodwin, fractured jaw caused by a bullet. A resident of Creswell, he was previously wounded in May 1915. His brother Charles fought with the Sherwoods in Ireland.
160. Pte. Bernard Ford, reported missing. A resident of Birdholme.
161. Pte. Tom Brailsford (Pioneers) of Model Village, Creswell, was wounded by a gas shell explosion and struck dumb. He enlisted in September 1914 prior to which he worked at Cresswell Colliery and was a prominent member of the local cricket club.
162. Lieut. W.E.R. Short was wounded during this advance. His pocket book and mirror deflected a bullet into his left breast perforating the lung. He was the son of Chesterfield Councillor W.R. Short and was educated at Chesterfield Grammar School. He received his Commission in January 1915 and crossed to France in August of that year.
163. Pte.A.Reynolds, son of Mr and Mrs T Reynolds, Mitchell Street, Clowne he sustained a severe bayonet wound in the calf of the left leg and also a bullet wound in his hand on July 1st. He enlisted in September 1914 and had been in France for twelve months.
164. Pte. W Boot (2381). Missing in action.
165. Pte. J Kirkland from Derby.
166. Pte. C.P. Hill from Derby.
167. 2/Lt. A.E. Cooling.
168. Capt. Hardy.
169. Lt. Philip Umfreville Laws, MC. 16th Battn SF, wounded for the second time and later k. in a. 20/9/17, aged 22. Son of W. G. and Helen Lws, of The Old Vicarage, Car Colston, Nottingham. Buried in VOORMEZEELE ENCLOSURES No.1 and No. 2 Ieper, West-Vlaanderen.
170. 2/Lt. Casil William Laws, SF, later k. in a. 27/5/18, aged 23. Joined the SF in September 1915. Son of Edward John and Eleanor Martha Laws, of 85, Henry Rd., West Bridgford, Nottingham. SOISSONS MEMORIALAisne, France.
171. Capt. H.R. Stevens, SF, Gazetted in May 1915 and promoted Captain in October 1915.
172. Pte. William Widdowson from Riverside, Burbage was wounded by shrapnel in July. He was home on convalescent leave.
173. Pte. James A Beard from Buxton, wounded in the knee by shrapnel. In the Chatsworth Rifles (Buxton Advertiser, July 8th).
174. Pte. Albert Wain from Wirksworth wounded (for the second time) in the arm and moved to a Hospital in Devonport. Prior to enlisting Albert Wain was employed at Messrs G.H. Wheatcroft and Son, tape manufacturers in Wirksworth. His two other brothers also served with the colours.
175. Pte. William Southam of St John Street, Wirksworth, wounded in the neck by a fragment of shrapnel.
176. Cpl. George Else of Coldwell Street, Wirksworth, received two wounds in the back and also a bullet wound in the arm. A George Esle is listed in the Nominal Roll for "C" Company (Wirksworth & Matlock) 6th Battn Sherwood Foresters.
177. Pte. Fred Clough of Wirksworth was buried in the debris caused by a shell bursting. Wounded previously.
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178. Pte. David Clough of Wirksworth. Wounded for the second time. Their brother Pte JW Clough (10125) was killed with the 2nd Battalion SF on 20th October 1914.
179. Pte. S Shirt from Newtown was wounded in the foot by shrapnel. he had been at the front for a year.
180. Pte. Randles (11th Battn) from New Mills suffered a fractured arm. He had been at the front for 10 months.
181. L/Cpl. F Bennett (11th Battn) from New Mills was shot through the foot. He was wounded at the same time as Pte Randles. Prior to enlisting he worked at Waterside Paper Mills and had been at the front several months.
182. Pte. Harry Newbold of Church Street, Matlock. Had spent 10 years in the Y & L before re-enlisting in the Sherwood Foresters. Prior to enlisting he worked at New Bath Hotel.
183. Pte. PH Truxwell, 18 years of age and wounded in the right arm. He was in the trench mortar party and his comrade Pte Wray was killed at the same time. He enlisted on January 3rd 1915 and arrived in France in April 1916. His elder brother was also with the Sherwood Foresters.
184. Pte. Morris of Hillstown reported missing. Aged 30 he had been in France since March 1916.
185. Cpl. JT Hibbert (New Mills) took part in one of the first attacks of the Somme offensive.
186. Pte. C Simpson (Chapel-en-le-Frith) wounded in the back by flying sandbags which were dislodged by shell-fire.
187.
Pte.
Ernest Smedley (Matlock) wounded on the 1st July.
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188. Pte.
Augustus Smedley (Matlock) wounded on the 1st July.
189. Pte Samual Greaves (from Shirland aged 19) wounded whilst practicing firing a rifle grenade. Enlisted at the age of 17.
190. Pte J Heath (from Scarcliffe near Whitwell) wounded in the back. Had 4 brothers and a brother-in-law serving with the Sherwoods.
191. Pte H Green of Belper wounded in the shoulder by a bullet. His brother was also serving in the same regiment. Prior to the war they both worked at Denby Colliery.
192. Pte Albert Green (Belper) suffering from septic poisoning after being wounded.
193. Pte GW Petre aged 19 from Wingerworth. Wounded in the left arm, third wound in 12 months at the front.
194. Pte Albert Thornley of New Mills. 6/SF at front 7 to 8 months.
195. Pte W Randles of New Mills received a fractured arm. 11/SF at front for 10 months (news received by trench card).
196. Sergt F Ollerenshaw received a bullet through the knee cap. Had been at the front for 5 months.
197. 20401 Pte Sam Shirt wounded in the foot by shrapnel. A resident of Newtown he had been at the front for a year. Went on the join the Machine Gun Company (89289) and was killed in action on the 12th October 1917.
198. Corpl. J. T. Hibbert of New Mills wounded in the wrist.
199. Pte
Frank Bennett from New Mills shot through the toe
Sources of Information
1. The First Day of the Somme by Martin Middlebrook. Published by Penguin Books 1971.
2. The Derbyshire Times.
3. High Peak News.
4. Buxton Advertiser.
5. Soldiers that Died in the Great War.
