Roll of Honour World War I

Recorded here are the names of each serviceman who made the ultimate sacrifice with details of service, awards, and cemetery and memorial details. 

AUGUST 1914

Captain (Adjutant) Cyril Oswald Denman-Jubb MID

2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment

Killed in Action aged 38 on 24th August 1914 at Wasmes near Mons

Buried Hautrage Military Cemetery, Belgium

Mentioned in Dispatches London Gazette 20th October 1914

SEPTEMBER 1914

6923 Private John Cook  

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 27 on 8th September 1914

Buried Bezu-Le-Guery British Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial Church of St Mary the Virgin, West Stockwith

8525 Private Charles Henry Clark

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Died of wounds aged 29 on 8th September 1914

Buried Vailly British Cemetery France

Local War memorial Church of St Mary the Virgin , West Stockwith

2680 Rifleman George Liversidge

2nd Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Killed in Action aged 32 on14th September 1914

Remembered on the La Ferte-sous Jouarre Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St. Saviour's Church Memorial, Retford

4795 Private John Bacon Robinson 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards

Killed in Action aged 35 on 15th September 1914

Remembered on the La Ferte-sous Jouarre Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, St. Saviour’s Church Memorial, Retford

Remembered in the De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour

9988 Private Bertie William Townrow 

1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment 

Killed in action aged 20 on 20th September 1914

Remembered on the La Ferte-sous Jouarre Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square & St. Saviour’s Church Memorial, Retford

13572 Private William Kelly 

3rd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died aged 20 on 27th September 1914

Buried Efford Cemetery, Plymouth

OCTOBER 1914

7634 Private Caward Campbell  

2nd Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borders

Killed in Action aged 29 on 13th October 1914

Remembered on the Le Touret Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St. Saviour’s Church Memorial, Retford

Remembered on the De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour

7633 Private John Michael Marsh

2nd Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borders

Killed in Action aged 33 on 14th October 1914

Remembered on the Le Touret Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St. Saviour’s Church Memorial, Retford

Remembered on the De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour

10331 Private Barney Peatfield 

2nd Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Killed in Action aged 22 on 18th October 1914

Remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium

5511 Private John William Briggs

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 32 on 20th October 1914

Buried Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuincy, France

Remembered on St John the Baptist Church Memorial, Clarborough

6834 Rifleman Frank Berry

2nd Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Killed in Action aged 29 on 23rd October 1914

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorial Worksop Priory

9873 Private Charles Kenneth Vernon Douglas 

1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment 

Died of wounds aged 24 on 24th October 1914

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

7216 Corporal William Henry Cousins

2nd Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 

Killed in Action aged 31 on 28th October 1914

Remembered on the Le Touret Memorial, France 

Local War Memorial Holy Trinity Church, Everton

6741 Sergeant William Edward Godley 

2nd Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 30 on 30th October 1914

Remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium

Local War Memorial Holy Trinity and St Oswald Church, Finningly

NOVEMBER 1914

215077Able Seaman Herbert Bull

Royal Navy HMS Good Hope

Lost at Sea - off the Coast of Chile 

Killed in Action aged 30 on 1st November 1914

Remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Remembered on the De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour

300802 Stoker 1st Class George William Gautrey

Royal Navy HMS Good Hope

Lost as Sea - off the Coast of Chile 

Killed in Action aged 35 on 1st November 1914

Remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial 

Remembered on the De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

200458 Able Seaman Valentine William Rogers

Royal Navy HMS Good Hope

Lost at Sea - off the Coast of Chile  

Killed in Action aged 32 on 1st November 1914

Remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Remembered on the De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and the Retford Post Office Roll of Honour

5907 Private William Taylor 

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 32 on 1st November 1914

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belguim

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St. Swithun’s Church Memorial, Retford

SE/17 Private Arthur Betts

Royal Army Veterinary Corps - Farrier

Died of Heart of Failure aged 40 on 5th November 1914

Buried Nantes La Bouteillerie Cemetery, France

Remembered in the De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour

12955 Private Alfred Worland

No 2 Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Killed in Action aged 26 on 8th November 1914

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorial St Nicholas Church War Memorial, Tuxford

9141 Private Charles Levick 

1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

Died aged 30 on 12th November 1914

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, St. Swithun’s Church, Retford, The Cenotaph, Worksop and Post Office Roll of Honour 

6855 Private George John Tomlinson 

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 29 on 14th November 1914

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St. Saviour’s Church Memorial, Retford

11525 Private Joseph Taylor

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 25 on 21st November 1914

Remembered on the Le Touret Memorial France

Local War Memorial St Nicholas Church, Tuxford

8360 Private George Henry Peacock 

3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards

Died of Wounds aged 25 on 23rd November 1914

Buried Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England

Local War Memorials St Martin’s Church, North Leverton and King Edward VI Grammar School War Memorial (now at Retford Oaks School)

8594 Lance Corporal George Henry Antcliffe

2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 24 on 24th November 1914

Remembered on the Le Touret Memorial France

Local War Memorial Gringley on the Hill Cemetery Memorial

DECEMBER 1914

10815 Private James Slater 

2nd Battalion Scots Guards

Killed in Action aged 32 on 18th December 1914

Remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium

Remembered in the De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour

2026 Private William James Wade

Sherwood Rangers

Died at home aged 41 on 19th December 1914

Buried All Saints Church, Babworth

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and All Saints Church Babworth 

JANUARY 1915

CH/17306 Private Harry Wright Ostick

Royal Marine Light Infantry Served on HMS Formidable April 1913 to January 1915

Killed in action aged 23 on 1st January 1915

Remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St. Saviour’s Church Memorial, Retford

9509 Private Joseph Grande 

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed Action aged 22 on 2nd January 1915

Buried Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local  War Memorials  Retford Market Square, St. Saviour’s Church Memorial, Retford and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

16910 Private Wilfred Handley 

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Killed in Action aged 18 on 8th January 1915

Buried Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery Fleurbaix, France

Local War Memorials St Peters Church and Village Memorial Laneham

M2/020592 Private William Henry Reynolds

2nd Base Mechanical Transport Army Service Corps

Died aged 49 from Bronchitis on 7th January 1915

Buried St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

72615 Driver Walter Edward Blake

Royal Field Artillery

Died of Pneumonia aged 22 on 29th January 1915

Buried East Retford Cemetery 

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, St. Saviours Church Memorial, Retford and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

3788 Private John Hindley Hird 

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 18 on 29th January 1915

Buried Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial St Peter’s Church, Clayworth

FEBRUARY 1915

S4/043961Private Henry French 

Army Service Corps

Died of Bronchitis aged 26 on 4th February 1915

Buried Aldershot Military Cemetery Hampshire

Local War Memorials St Barnabas Church War Memorial Ranskill and Torworth

8562 Lance Corporal George Henry Warrener 

2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 25 on 11th February 1915

Buried Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord, France

Local War Memorial St Giles Chuch, Elkesley

Captain Robert John Charles Otter 

1st & 2nd Battalion Norfolk Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 24 on 15th February 1915

Buried Dranouter Churchyard, Belgium

Local War Memorial St Peter’s Church, Clayworth

MARCH 1915

1392 Private Edward Linton Hodson 

8th Division Army Cyclist Corps

Killed in action aged 24 on 9th March 1915

Remembered on the Le Touret Memorial France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square,  Methodist Church, Grove Street and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

8297 Private Thomas William Bartram  

2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 22 on 10th March 1915

Remembered on the Le Touret Memorial France

Local War Memorial St. Mary the Virgin Church, West Stockwith

8561 Private John William Hodson 

2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 23 on 10th March 1915

Remembered on the Le Touret Memorial France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square,  Methodist Church, Grove Street and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

10626 Lance Corporal George Williams 

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of wounds aged 28 on 10th March 1915

Buried Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

80450 Gunner William Benjamin Taylor 

1st Reserve Brigade Royal Artillery

Died aged 18 on 11th March 1915

Buried St Peter’s Churchyard, Firbeck

84875 Gunner George Fox

6th Depot Royal Field Artillery 

Died Home (England) on 12th March 1915

Buried Glasgow Western Necropolis, Cemetery, Glasgow

10281 Private Walter Pattison

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 28 on12th March 1915

Remembered on the Le Touret Memorial France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, St Swithun’s Church Retford ,and St John the Babtist Church, Clarborough

S/20056 Private George Moore

3rd Cavalry Division Royal Army Service Corps 

Died aged 32 on 13th March 1915

Buried Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord, France

Local War Memorial Milton Mausoleum, Milton

2491 Private Hugh Wilton Andrews

No 1 Troop B Squadron Sherwood Rangers

Died aged 24 on 30th March 1915

Buried All Hallows Church Yard, Ordsall, Retford

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Saviour’s Church, Retford

APRIL 1915

6298 Private George Hartley 

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Died of Wounds aged 29 on either 2nd or 5th April 1915

Buried Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

3897 Company Sergeant Major Arthur Henry Watson 

3rd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Died Aged 38 at home on 6th April 1915

Buried East Retford Cemetery, New Portion A.J.86

2257 Private Arthur Frary 

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 22 on 12th April 1915

Buried Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

9990 Corporal Edgar Heeds 

1st Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Killed in Action aged 20 on 13th April 1915

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

Second Lieutenant John Radley Eddison 

1st/8th Battalion B Company Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 26 on 21st April 1915

Buried Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

20670 Private George William Tallents 

D Company 10th Battalion Canadian Infantry 

Killed in Action aged 31 on 22nd April 1915

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

2434 Private Herbert Grant 

D Company 8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 22 on 24th April 1915

Buried Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

1213 Private Albert Edward Hinks 

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 23 on 24th April 1915

Buried Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

1396 Private Walter Hunt 

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 20 on 24th April 1915

Buried Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium

2002 Private Herbert Husband  

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 20 on 24th April 1915

Buried Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St.Swithun’s Church, Retford

1867 Private William Johnson  

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 22 on 24th April 1915

Buried Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

78 Private William Pattison  

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 27 on 24th April 1915

Buried Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Swithun's Church, Retford

1839 Private Henry Randall 

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 19 on 24th April 1915

Buried Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

1849 Private Ernest Worthington

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 23 on 24th April 1915

Buried Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

MAY 1915

2249 Lance Corporal Cecil Land 

C Company 8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 19 on 2nd May 1915

Buried Loker Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

Lieutenant Kenneth Markham Rose 

2nd Battalion Essex Regiment attached to the Royal West African Frontier Force

Killed in Action aged 25 on 3rd May 1915 

Buried Jaunde Road Cemetery, Gambia Memorial, Gambia

Local  War Memorials St John the Baptist Church and High Street War Memorial, East Markham

1013 Sergeant  Charles Richard Bowtell 

12th Battalion London Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 29 on 5th May 1915

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

2188 Private Frank Pickard 

Sherwood Rangers

Died of wounds age 23 on 6th May 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial Gallipoli

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

2624 Private James Burton 

4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 20 on 8th May 1915

Buried Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery, Belgium

8280 Private George William Cooke

2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 35 on 9th May 1915 

Remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium

15030 Private Sidney Miller

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 21 on 9th May 1915

Remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

19829 Private Robert Taylor

 2nd Battalion Welsh Regiment

Killed in Action aged 46 on 9th May 1915

Remembered on the Le Touret Memorial France

PLY/123(S) Private George Hudson 

Plymouth Battalion Royal Marine Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 24 on 10th May 1915

Local War Memorials Holy Trinity  Church Everton, War Memorial, Scaftworth and St Martin’s Church War Memorial, Firbeck

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli

14617 Private George Frederick Truelove 

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 19 on 11th May1915

Buried Merville Communal Cemetery, France

11062 Private John Distance Hilton 

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds age 26 on 14th May 1915

Buried Le Touquet-Paris Plage Communal Cemetery, France

Local War Memorials Memorial Retford Market Square and St. Albans Church Roll of Honour, Retford

Captain Harold Edward Huntriss 

2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 24 on 17th May, 1915

Buried Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France

Local War Memorials All Saint’s Church Mattersey and the Huntriss Brothers Memorial Window All Saints Church Mattersey

2141 Private Alfred Botterill 

5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 28 on 20th May 1915

Buried Packhorse Farm Shrine Cemetery, Belgium

ex-Deal/101/S Lieutenant Arthur Marshall Oakden

1st Field Company Divisional Engineers Royal Marines

Died of Wounds aged 26 on 21st May 1915

Buried Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, St Swithun’s Church, Retford and King Edward Grammar School War Memorial (now at Retford Oaks School)

14310 Private John William Hallard 

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 29 on 22nd May 1915

Buried Spoil Bank Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium

16817 Private Frank Howard 

2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

Killed in Action aged 17 on 24th May 1915

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorial St Nicholas Church Memorial, Littleborough

JUNE 2015

15318 Private Christopher Greensides 

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in to Action aged 46 on 3rd June 1915

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorial All Saints Memorial Cross, Beckingham

KW/542 Able Seaman Ernest Albert Orr

3rd Platoon C Company Collingwood Battalion Royal Navy Reserve 

Killed in Action aged 36 on 4th June 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

2413 Private Edgar Robert Symington Foster

1st Battalion Sherwood Rangers

Died aged 18 on 6th June 1915

Buried Cairo War Memorial Cemetery 

Local War Memorial St Swithun’s Church, Retford

2358 Corporal Arthur Gumley 

4th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 

Died of Wounds age 23 on 11th June 1915

Buried Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France

2421 Private Bertie Cox

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 22 on 15th June 1915

Buried Kemmel Chateua Military Cemetery, Belgium

6334 Corporal William Billinger 

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 30 on 16th June 1915

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

7128 Rifleman Joseph Booth 

2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles

Died of Wounds aged 33 on 16th June 1915

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorials Tuxford Cross and St Nicholas Church, Tuxford

16837 Private William Howard 

1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

Killed in Action aged 24 on 16th June 1915

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorial St Nicholas Church Memorial, Littleborough

14650 Private Alfred Patterson 

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 17 on16th June 1915

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

2793 Private Harry Rhodes

4th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 24 on 16th June 1915

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

9784 Private William Ward 

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in action aged 19 on 16th June 1915

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorial St Giles Church, Elkesley

2889 Private George Henry Cross 

6th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment 

Died of Wounds aged 22 on 19th June 1915

Buried Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France

2797 Private Henry William Hird 

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 20 on 24th June 1915

Buried Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France

Local Memorial St Peters Church, Clayworth

1095 Private Charles Edward Stones 

8th Battalion Sherwood Rangers

Killed in Action aged 24 on 27th June 1915

Buried Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium

JULY 1915

90958 Driver William Smith 

106 Field Company Corps Royal Engineers 

Died Home aged 20 on 12th July 1915

Buried Newark-upon-Trent Cemetery 

PO/881S Private Ernest Bland 

Portsmouth Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 20 on 13th July 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli

Local War Memorials St Wilfrid’s Church War Memorial Scrooby and All Saints Church War Memorial Mattersey

PO/147/(S) Private Arthur Batty (Real name Longbottom)

8th Battalion Royal Marine Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 38 on 13th July 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

1972 Private George William Tinker 

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in action aged 18 on 16th July 1915

Buried Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, Methodist Church Grove Street and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

21654 Private Benjamin Clements 

2nd Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 

Killed in Action aged 36 on 17th July 1915

Buried Voormezeele Enclosure No 3, Belgium

Local War Memorials St John the Baptist Church, and High Street Memorial East Markham.

Family headstone St John’s Churchyard, East Markham

8348 Private George Darwin 

2nd Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Killed in Action aged 27 on 19th July 1915

Buried New Irish Farm Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorial All Saint’s Church, Mattersey

1700 Private George Hinton 

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 19 on 21st July 1915

Buried Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorial St Nicholas Church, Littleborough War Memorial 

10679 Private Harold Waterfield 

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Accidentally drowned aged 18 on 23rd July 1915

Buried Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, and St Saviour’s Church, Retford

2256 Private John Rossington 

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 25 on 30th July 1915

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, St Albans Church Roll of Honour, and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

AUGUST 1915

19526 Private William Nicholson 

2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 18 on 2nd August 1915

Buried Merville Communal Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial St Mary Magdalene Church, Walkeringham

235395 Able Seaman Leonard Green

Royal Navy - HMS M Submarine C33

Lost at Sea - North Sea

Killed in action aged 24 on 5th August 1915

Remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial

657 Lance Corporal Hutchinson Edwin Taylor

4th Battalion Australian Infantry

Killed in Action aged 24 between 6th and 9th August 1915

Buried Johnston’s Jolly Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, St Michael The Archangel Church Memorial, Retford and King Edward VI Grammar School War Memorial (now at Retford Oaks School)

934 Trooper Horace Bower 

10th Australian Light Horse

Killed in Action aged 22 on 7th August 1915

Remembered on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

1216 Private Ernest King 

1st/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of wounds aged 20 on 8th August 1915

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

8 Sergeant Arthur Phillipson MID 

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 32 on 8th August 1915

Buried Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Place, St. Alban’s Church Roll of Honour, Retford

Mentioned in Dispatches posted London Gazette 1st January 1916 p47

1676 Lance Corporal Percy Scott

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 19 on 8th August 1915

Buried Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, St. Alban’s Church Roll of Honour, Retford

1966 Private Albert Smith

A Company, 1st/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 22 on 8th August 1915

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, St. Saviour’s Church, Retford and St John the Baptist Church, Clarborough

9910 Sergeant Percy Balance

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 27 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorial All Saints Memorial Cross, Beckingham

10419 Private Albert Henry Brannick 

D Company 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Died age 30 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorial St Mary Magdalene Church, Walkeringham

12347 Lance Corporal Harry Camm 

9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action age 22 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

17639 Sergeant George Edwin Clark

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 36 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

10710 Private William Flesher

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 19 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Loca War Memorial Barnby Moor Memorial Hall

10693 Private Alfred Hewitt

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 27 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Saviour’s Church, Retford

10060 Private Ralph Gordon Hill

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 31 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

10716 Corporal Walter Holey 

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 22 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

13084 Private George Hunt

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 20 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials St. Swithun’s Church, Retford and St Peter and St Mary’s Church, Bothamsall

10671 Private William Norton

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 28 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

13078 Lance Corporal Verdon Scott

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 22 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Memorial St Mary’s and St Martin’s Church, Blyth & Hodsock

10549 Sergeant James Arthur Sharpe 

9th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 21 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Harworth Village War Memorial and St Barnabas Church War Memorial, Ranskill and Torworth

10680 Lance Corporal Tom Archibald Slater

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 23 on 9th August 1915

Buried Green Hill Cemetery,  Gallipoli, Turkey

10428 Private Harry Smith

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, St Saviour’s Church, Retford and St John the Baptist Church Memorial, Clarborough

10700 Private George Spray 

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action age 24 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

13229 Private James Spray

9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 21 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

10718 Corporal Charles Whelton

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 26 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorial St Bartholomew’s Church Sutton Cum Lound

10602 Private Wilfred Harry Whelpton

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action age 27 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

9909 Lance Sergeant Walter Herbert Yates

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 27 on 9th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials  Old School Room Memorial Bole and St Martin’s Church Memorial Saundby

13420 Private George Major Priestley 

6th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Killed in Action aged 29 on 10th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

593 Private Horace Davison

2nd/1st East Lancaster Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

Lost at Sea aged 20 on 13th August 1915  on board HMT Royal Edward Northern Aegean Sea

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

15693 Private Fred Godfrey 

10th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 33 on 13th August 1915

Buried Voormezeeele Enclosure No 3 Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorial  Family Headstone at St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Sturton Le Steeple

460 Private Frank Stockdale 

2nd/1st Battalion East Lancs Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps,

Lost at sea aged 19 on 13th August 1915 on board HMT Royal Edward Northern Aegean Sea

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

Captain William Eyre

12th Battalion Welsh Regiment

Died of wounds aged 36 on 19th August 1915

Buried Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and a family memorial in the old King Edward VI grammar School grounds, Retford

Remembered in the De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour

1979 Private Tom Brown

Sherwood Rangers

Killed in Action aged 40 on 22nd August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials St Swithun’s Church Retford and the Village Cross and Methodist Chapel War Memorials, Misterton

13054 Acting Sergeant Edward Casburn 

9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 23 on 27th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square

14390 Private Walter Davison 

10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 25 on 28th August 1915

Buried Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belguim

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Michael the Archangel Church, Retford

13082 Private Charles Hill

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 22 on 29th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorial Barnby Moor Memorial Hall

CH/16568 Private Horatio William Woolley

Chatham Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 24 on 30th August 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial Gallipoli, Turkey

September 1915

935 Corporal Charles Whitworth

Sherwood Rangers

Killed in Action aged 28 on 5th September 1915

Buried Green Hill Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorial St Swithun’s Church, Retford

13626 Private Arthur Clark Chandler

2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 20 on 7th September 1915

Buried Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Saviour’s Church, Retford

Lieutenant Walter Edwin Stockdale 

Sherwood Rangers

Killed in Action aged 30 on 10th September 1915

Buried Green Hill Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Retford Market Place, St. Swithun’s Church Retford and St Michael’s The Archangel Church, Retford

1967 Private John William Pierrepont

12th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry, Sherwood Rangers

Killed in Action aged 22 on 14th September 1915

Remembered on the special Memorial 49, Azmak Cemetery, Sulva, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorial Milton Mausoleum

1376 Private Bernard Brown

4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Died of Wounds aged 19 on 17th September 1915

Buried Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium

Second Lieutenant John Neville Brameld

1st Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borders

Died of Wounds aged 20 on 19th September 1915

Buried Azmak Cemetery, Sulva, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials St.John the Baptist Church, East Markham. Listed on the Roll of Honour Blundells School, Devon.

18307 Private Henry Smithson

6th Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Died of Wounds aged 20 on 19th September 1915

Buried  Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorials All Saint’s Church, Mattersey

71527 Private John Batty

21st Anti Aircraft Section Royal Field Artillery 

Killed in Action aged 24 on 25th September 1915

Remembered on the Basra Memorial, Iraq

12986 Private Arthur Francis Chatterton

C company 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 20 on 25th September 1915

Buried Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery 

Local War Memorials Tuxford Cross and St Nicholas Church, Tuxford

14900 Private Edward Cuckson

2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 26 on 25th September 1915

Remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium

S/3527 Rifleman Alfred Register

12th Battalion Rifle Brigade

Killed in Action aged 24 on 25th September 1915

Remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Saviour’s Church Retford

9404 Lance Corporal Percy Moore

2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 27 on 25th September 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

23267 Private William Breddy

10th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Killed in Action aged 27 on 26th September 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Saviour’s Church, RetfordOctober 1915

28429 Private George Merrills

2nd Battalion Cheshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 18 on 3rd October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

15029 Private Albert Sutton

2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 23 on 5th October 1915

Buried Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

13558 Lance Corporal Clarence Percy Holliday

9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 22 on 6th October 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Alban’s Church Roll of Honour

9904 Corporal John William Darwin

D Company1st Battalion Border Regiment

Died of Dysentery aged 24 on 8th October 1915

Buried Addolorate Cemetery, Malta

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

16158 Lance Corporal John Edgar Stead

3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards

Killed in Action aged 19 on 9th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Tuxford Cross and St Nicholas Church, Tuxford

2256 Sergeant John Anderton

5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 35 on 13th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

13348 Private Ralph Percy Draper

10th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 19 on 13th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

600 Sergeant George Arthur Green

5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 24 on 13th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

3928 Private Thomas Miller

4th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 25 on 13th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

2190 Private George William Sargeson

5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 24 on 13th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

2790 Private John Algernon Watkins

5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 19 on 13th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

Local War Memorials St Martin’s Church and The Old School Room, Bole

3279 Private Arthur Stoakes Baldwinson

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Actions aged 18 on 14th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

Local War Memorial All Saints’ Church, Babworth, Retford

2436 Private Isaac Dodsworth

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 20 between 14th - 15th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St Bartholomew’s Church Sutton Cum Lound

1832 Private Arthur Eyre

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 24 on 14th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

1474 Private Frank Farrand 

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 19 on 14th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

2349 Private Sydney Herbert

D Company 8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 30 on 14th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, St.Alban’s Church Roll of Honour, Methodist Church, Grove Street, Retford

1174 Private William Thompson

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 30 on 14th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

Local War Memorial All Saints War Memorial, Beckingham

1819 Private Sidney Broughton

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 18 on 15th October 1915

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Leonard’s Church, Newark

10427 Private George Baldock

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Died of Wounds aged 20 on 17th October 1915

Buried Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Alban’s Church Roll of Honour

305325 Acting Corporal Frederick Herbert Clark 

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 21 on 17th October 1915

Buried Fresnoy-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France

3/9607 Company Sergeant Major Charles Sharpe

7th Battalion Suffolk Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 47 on 20th October 1915

Buried Lillers Communal Cemetery, France

S/3172 Sergeant Edgar Collins White

11th Battalion Rifle Brigade The Prince Consort’s Own

Killed in Action aged 23 on 27th October 1915

Buried Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

3/2619 Private Leonard Tomlinson 

2nd Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Killed in Action aged 19 on 29th October 1915

Buried Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Saviours Church, Retford

November 1915

13021 Private Noel Button

D Company 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died aged 21 on 1st November 1915

Buried Hill 10 Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Michael’s Church, Retford

9339 Corporal Vincent Patterson

3rd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Died aged 45 Grimsby, England on 7th November 1915

Buried East Retford Cemetery, Retford

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

6107 Private Harry Dexter 

11th Division Cyclist Company Army Cyclist Corps

Died of Wounds aged 22 on 8th November 1915

Buried Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

Private Joseph Johnson Service no. 13507

9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 23 on 14th November 1915

Buried Hill 10 Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

22003 Private Fredrick Kitchen

9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 35 on 14th November 1915

Buried Azmak Cemetery, Suvla, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Village Cross and Methodist Chapel Misterton

PLY/15174 Private Henry Burdon

Royal Marine Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 24 on 16th November 1915

Buried Suez Canal Memorial Cemetery, Egypt

Local War Memorials St Mary Magdalene Church, Walkeringham and War Memorial, St Mary the Virgin Church, West Stockwith

1670 Private Albert Robinson

Machine Gun Section Sherwood Rangers

Killed in Action aged 21 on 17th November 1915

Buried Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery 

Local War MemoriaLs St Swithun’s Church, Retford and Village Cross and Methodist Chapel, Misterton

Lieutenant Stanley Smith 

5th Battalion King’s Own Light Yorkshire Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 22 on 18th November 1915

Buried Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium

17774 Private Frank Garnett 

1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment 

Died of Wounds aged 23 on 21st November 1915

Buried Etaples Military Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial Holy Trinity and St Oswald Church, Finningley

5365 Lance Corporal Joseph Needham 

6th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Died of natural causes whilst in Hospital aged 34 on 23rd November 1915

Buried 10 Cemetery Gallipoli, Turkey

99052 Shoeing Smith Clarence James Moody 

47th Brigade Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery

Killed in Action aged 29 on 24th November 1915

Buried Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorials Gringley on the Hill Cemetery Memorial Cross, Halifax Place, Wesleyan Chapel Nottingham and St Mary’s Church Radcliffe on Trent

12664 Private Bert Schofield

7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 22 on 25th November 1915

Buried Menin Road South Military Cemetery, West Flanders, Belgium

Local War Memorial St Peter and St Paul’s Church War Memorial, Sturton Le Steeple

11447 Private John William Anderson

7th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 30 on 27th November 1915

Buried Bienvillers Military Cemetery, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Saviours Church, Retford

13065 Private Charles Henry Grant 

9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 19 on 27th November 1915

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Michael’s Church, Retford

December 1915

14920 Private George William Saxelby

7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 22 on 10th December 1915

Buried Menin Road South Military Cemetery, West Flanders, Belgium

15127 Private Abraham Heath

10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 34 on 12th December 1915

Buried Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Swithun’s Church, Retford

9103 Private Thomas Henry Clark

7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 25 on 15th December 1915

Buried Menin Road South Military Cemetery, West Flanders, Belgium

21443 Private Sidney Roe

2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 22 on 25th December 1915

Buried White House Cemetery, St Jean-Les-Ypres, Belguim

Local War Memorials St Oswald’s Church Ragnall and Dunham on Trent, Ragnall and Darlton War Memorial, Dunham on Trent

159 Sergeant John Benjamin Woodcock

6th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment 

Died of Wounds aged 36 on 27th December 1915

Buried Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium

January 1916

14877 Private Albert Harris

8th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 18 on 10th January 1916

Buried St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France

10605 Private George Whitlam 

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Died of Wounds aged 26 on 13th January 1916

Buried East Retford Cemetery (New Portion)

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

21007 Private Joseph Anderson

3rd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment

Died aged 24 on 16th January 1916

Buried All Hallows Church Yard, Ordsall, Retford

11456 Private Herbert Cooling

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

Killed in Action aged 30 on 24th January 1916

Buried 13th London Graveyard, Rue-Du-Bacquerot, Laventie, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

15873 Private Alec Beat

12th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 19 on 26th January 1916

Buried Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorial Dunham on Trent, Ragnall and Darlton War Memorial 

18137 Lance Sergeant William Harold Lee

6th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 21 on 26th January 1916

Buried New Irish Farm Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

9735 Private John Harold Noble

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 19 on 28th January 1916

Buried Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France

Local War Memorial St Matthew’s Church, Normanton on Trent

18482 Private John Goodman 

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 18 on 31st January 1916

Buried Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France

Local War Memorials Dunham on Trent, Ragnall and Darlton War Memorial, Dunham on Trent

February 1916

21442 Private Sam Cook

10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 22 on 14th February 1916

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

21699 Private Robert James Drakefield

10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 18 on 14th February 1916

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

15128 Lance Sergeant Walter Rogan

10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 35 on 14th February 1916

Buried Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

15512 Private William Turner

10 Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 20 on 14th February 1916

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

14861 Private Charles Couling

7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Died aged 23 on 15th February 1916

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorials Dunham on Trent, Ragnall and Darlton War Memorial, Dunham on Trent

12663 Lance Corporal Tom Pettit

7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 21 on 18th February 1916

Buried Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorial St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Sturton Le Steeple

31114 Private Frederick Lewis

3rd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died at home on 20th February 1916

Buried Harton Cemetery, South Shields

590 Private Lewis Davison

10th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 39 on 26th February 1916

Buried Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

17431 Private Thomas Jubb

10th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 23 on 28th February 1916

Buried Bailleul Communal Cemetery Ext, Nord, France

March 1916

12387 Private Edgar Handley Tebbutt

7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 26 on 2nd March 1916

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorials Village Cross and Methodist Chapel Misterton

15570 Private Tomas Joseph Smith

7th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 21 on 11th March 1916

Buried Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

Captain Leonard George Heath

Sherwood Rangers

Died of Wounds aged 32 on 14th March 1916

Buried Le Treport Military Cemetery, France

18932 Private William Hackett

2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 30 on 19th March 1916

Buried Merville Communal Cemetery, France

Local War Memorials Village Cross and Methodist Chapel, Misterton

1528 Driver Sydney Burton

2nd Reserve Brigade Royal Field Artillery

Killed in Action aged 26 on 24th March 1916

Buried Hebuterne Military Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial St Wilfrid’s Church, Scrooby

Second Lieutenant Charles Cecil Field 

Royal West Kent Regiment, attached 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment

Killed in Action aged 21 on 30th March 1916

Buried Voormezeele Enclosures No 1 and No 2 Belgium

April 1916

2621 Private John William Hempsall

1st/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 20 on 4th April 1916

Buried Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-st, Eloi, France

Local War Memorials, St John the Baptist Church, High Street Memorial, East Markham

2978 Private Ernest Alfred

Killed in Action aged 21 on 4th April 1916

Buried Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-st,Eloi, France

2623 Private Frank Johnson

1st/18th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 21 on 4th April 1916

Buried Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-st, Eloi, France

Local War Memorial St Peter’s Church, village Memorial, Laneham

4351 Private Harry Mountenay

2nd/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry

Died aged 26 on 6th April 1916 at West Grove Hospital

Buried Retford Cemetery, Retford

1865 Private Leonard Chandler

1st/18th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 18 on 15th April 1916

Buried Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

60 Sergeant William Hiley Markham

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 24 on 17th April 1916

Buried Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-st,Eloi, France

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, St Saviours Church,Retford and St John the Baptist Church, Clarborough

17641 Lance Sergeant George Preston

7th Battalion Border Regiment 

Died of Wounds aged 23 on 27th of April 1916

Buried Bailleul Communal Cemetery Ext, Nord, France

May 1916

9387 Private John Spencer

2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Died of Wounds aged 27 on 13th May 1916

Buried Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery, France

1284 Corporal John Harrison

1st Battalion East Riding Yeomanry

Died aged 21 on 17th May 1916

Remembered on the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery 

Local War Memorials King Edward VI Grammar School Memorial (now at Retford Oaks School, Retford), All Saints Church Memorial, Babworth

4216 Private James Slater

1st/6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died aged 27 on 28th May 1916

Buried Foncquevillers Military Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial St Peter’s Church, Gamston

R.M.A/14532 (PO) Gunner Samual Fordham Osborn

Royal Marine Artillery HMS Defence

Lost at Sea - North Sea

Killed in Action aged 20 on 31st May 1916

Remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Local War Memorials St John the Baptist Church, High Street Memorial, East Markham

J/14085 Leading Telegraphist Arthur Elwis

Royal Navy - HMS Defence

Lost at Sea - North Sea 

Killed in Action aged 22 on 31st May 1916

Remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth

K/9333(PO) Acting Leading Stoker Herbert Butler

Royal Navy - HMS Defence

Lost at Sea - North sea

Killed in Action aged 28 on 31st May 1916

Remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth

June 1916

432352 Lance Corporal Frank Bennett MM 

49th Battalion Canadian Infantry

Died aged 27 on 2 June 1916

Remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

Citation posted The London Gazette, No. 29701, dated 8th August 1916

It is stated that on or about May 1st a party under deceased were firing rifle grenades against the enemy, when owing to a defective cartridge, a live grenade fell in the trench. Corporal Bennett picked up the deadly missile and threw it over the parapet, where it exploded immediately, doing no injury to any of the men in the trench. His Majesty the King was pleased to acknowledge this act of gallantry by awarding the Military Medal

K/18703 Stoker 1st Class  Ernest Burden 

Royal Navy - HMS Hampshire

Lost at Sea - Pentland Firth

Died aged 22 on 5th June 1916

Remembered on the Portsmouth Navel Memorial

Local War Memorials St Mary Magdalene Church, Walkeringham and St Mary the Virgin Church, West Stockwith

J/4716(PO) Leading Seaman James Horace Wainscot 

Royal Navy - HMS Southampton

Died of Wounds aged 24 on 7th June 1916 

Buried Harthill Churchyard, Harthill, Sheffield, Yorkshire

Remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial and Worksop War Memorial 

24112 Corporal Herbert Hollingsworth 

1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

Killed in Action aged 20 on 11th June 1916

Buried Auchonvillers Military Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

2807 Private John Ernest Davis

Sherwood Rangers

Died aged 19 on 19th June 1916

Buried Salonika (Lembet Road)  Military Cemetery 

18449 Private Ernest Sydney Morton

8t Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Died of Wounds aged 28 on 20th June 1916

Buried Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

9666 Private Charles Grande

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Died of Wounds aged 22 on 21st June 1916

Buried Ville-Sur-Ancre Communal Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

15873 Private Alec Griffiths Beat

12th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 19 on 26th June 1916

Buried Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Belgium

26277 Private Percy Thomas Kitchen

16th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 27 on 27th June 1916

Buried Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France

Local War Memorials  St Mary’s Church, Saxondale Hospital War Memorial, Nottingham and St Nicholas Church Memorial, Littleborough

19562 Private Ronald Bradbury

11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 23 on 28th June 1916

Buried Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, France

Local War Memorials St Nicholas Church, Tuxford and  Kingsway Cenotaph, Kirkby in Ashfield

27982 Private Richard Henderson

17th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 35 on 29th June 1916

Buried Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France

July 1916

15974 Private Henry Bingley

11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 34 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

16777 Private Ernest William Bird

9th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Killed in Action aged 26 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

1358 Private Harry Tomlinson Birkett

10th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 24 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

21587 Private Charles Brammer

11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in action aged 35 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

15015 Private David Brannick

2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 16 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorials St Mary Magdalene Church, Walkeringham and St Mary the Virgin Church, West Stockwith

1273 Private Arthur Frederick Clarke

12th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Killed in Action aged 21 on 1st of July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial All Saints Church, South Leverton

8472 Private Joseph Clark

17th Battalion Manchester Regiment

Killed in Action aged 35 on1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St Nicolas Church Tuxford

2876 Private Herbert Thomas Elliot

4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 17 on 1st July 1916

Buried Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saylty, France

20059 Sergeant Edward Ellis MM 

9th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 21 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St Bartholomew’s Church, Sutton Cum Lound

Sergeant Edward Ellis was awarded the Military Medal in 1916 for bringing in a wounded comrade under heavy fire, one bullet ripping off his stripes and another striking his helmet. This was not made public at the time. London Gazette 2nd June 1916

17161 Private William England

9th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 21 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St John’s Church, Misson

21136 Private William Henry Foster

8th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 21 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

21223 Corporal Walter Graham

9th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Killed in Action aged 33 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorials St Mary Magdalene Church, Walkeringham

13501 Corporal Joseph Hiley

8th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Killed in Action aged 24 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Captain Cyril John Huntriss MC MID

B Company, 1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 23 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial All Saint’s Church, Mattersey

Awarded the Military Cross on 9th August 1915 at Hooge

Citation London Gazette 10th September 1916 “Second Lieutenant Cyril John Huntriss. 1st Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment. For conspicuous gallantry as Battalion Grenadier Officer on 9th August 1915, at Hooge. He led four bombing parties up to the assault on the enemy's position with the greatest coolness and daring.”

18066 Private George Lindley

W Company 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 38 on 1st July 1916

Buried Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Serre-Les-Puisieuex, Somme, France

Local War Memorial Memorial Cross, Gringley on the Hill Cemetery

14385 Private William Merrills

11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and Methodist Church, Grove Street, Retford

18469 Private Albert Edward Needham 

10th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 

Killed in Action aged 24 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Sturton Le Steeple

639 Lance Corporal William Seaman

1st Battalion Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own)

Killed in Action aged 31 on 1st July 1916

Buried Thistle Dump Cemetery, High Wood, Longueval, France

19966 Private William Henry Smith

11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 32 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

18670 Private John Thomas Stanfield 

11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 30 on 1st July 1916

Buried Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authville Wood, France

Local War Memorial St John’s Church, Mission

12/1066 Lance Corporal Charles William Taylor

D company, 12th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 26 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

14/104 Private Joseph Henry Turner

14th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Killed in Action aged 30 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

2/10160 Sergeant John Allison Dean Widdowson 

13th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Killed in Action aged 24 on 1st July 1916

Buried Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, France

Local War Memorial St Bartholomew’s Church, Sutton Cum Lound

18964 Private Benjamin Samuel Woolner

2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 34 on 1st July 1916

Buried Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

G/6601 Lance Corporal George Bussey 

4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 23 on 1st July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

18/431 Private Alfred Brown

18th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 18 on 3rd July 1916

Buried Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No1, France

13588 Private William Arthur Fisher

12th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

Killed in Action aged 23 on 3rd July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

15479 Private John Head 

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 36 on 3rd July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Misterton Village War Memorial and St Mary the Virgin Church West Stockwith

11257 Lance Corporal Thomas Pattison 

8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 25 on 3rd July 1916

Buried Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

21459 Private Charles Henry Smith

10th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 18 on 3rd July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St Peter’s and St Paul’s Church Cemetery, Gringley on the Hill

14867 Private Jonathan Edward Walker

7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 19 on 3rd July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

15125 Private Thomas Boddy

11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 32 on 4th July 1916

Buried Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’abbe, France

Local War Memorial St. Bartholomew’s Church, Sutton Cum Lound

31812 Private Tom Bradbury Cliff Taylor 

10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 17 on 4th July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial All Saint’s Church, Mattersey

21997 Private James Cordall

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 24 on 5th July 1916

Buried Ovillers Military Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

15302 Private George Fenton

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 22 on 5th July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

15041 Private Joseph Lamb

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 29 on 5th July 1916

Buried Serre Road Cemetery No 2, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

19904 Private Thomas Mumby

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 22 on 5th July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St John the Baptist Church, High Street Memorial, East Markham

15040 Private Walter James Peachey

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 27 on 5th July 1916

Buried London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Hauts-de-France, France

32283 Private Charles Woodward 

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in action aged 39 on 5th July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

17269 Private John William Taylor 

7th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Killed in Action aged 27 on 7th July 1916

Buried Norfolk Cemetery, Bercodel-Becourt, France

19982 Private Samuel Ward 

15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry 

Died of Wounds aged 25 on 7th July 1916

Buried Etaples Military Cemetery, France

21241 Lance Corporal James Edward Newstead

12th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 21 on 8th July 1916

Buried Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

19500 Private Fred Spencer

2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 22 on 8th July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Village Cross and Methodist Chapel Misterton

3520 Lance Corporal William Harold Lee

1st/4th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 

Killed in Action aged 21 on 9th July 1916

Buried Etaples Military Cemetery, France

3277 Private George Jeffrey

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 17 on 10th July 1916

Buried Etretat Church Yard, France

24121 Private John Charles Lockwood

1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

Killed in Action aged 30 on 14th July 1916

Buried Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont Hamel, France

Local War Memorials St Barnabas Church, Ranskill and Torworth and St Mark’s Church, Mansfield

S/8812 Private David Park

7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders

Killed in Action aged 19 on 14th July 1915

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

15050 Private Alfred Stones 

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 20 on 14th July 1916

Buried Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France

Local War Memorials St Wilfrid’s Church, Scrooby and St Barnabas Church, Ranskill and Torworth

24233 Lance Corporal Alfred Spencer

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died aged 29 on 15th July 1916

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

13872 Private Fred Binks

6th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment

Died of Wounds (Home) aged 32 on 22nd July 1916

Buried Misson Church Cemetery, Misson

Local War Memorial St John’s Church, Misson

18410 Private John Whittaker

181 Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers.

Died of Wounds aged 23 on 22nd July 1916

Buried Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France

Remembered in the De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour

Second Lieutenant Patrick Miller Bourke

65th Howitzer Battery 28th Brigade Royal Field Artillery 

Killed in Action aged 19 on 25th July 1916

Buried Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, France

Local War Memorial Barnby Moor Memorial Hall

5323 Private Victor Bartram

1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment

Killed in Action aged 37 on 27th July 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St Nicholas Church Tuxford

August 1916

14382 Lance Corporal John Woodward

17th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 32 on 1st August 1916

Remembered on the Loos Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

15055 Private Harry Hunt

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 26 on 3rd August 1916

Buried Bethune Town Cemetery, France

15056 Private John Gilbank

10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed Action on 6th August 1916

Buried Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, France

7/18066 Private Arthur Broughton

7th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Died of Wounds aged 19 on 7th August 1916

Buried Couin British Cemetery, France

32752 Gunner John Thomas Dugdale 

8th Division Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery

Died of Wounds aged 21 on 8th August 1916

Buried East Retford Cemetery (New Portion)

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

12294 Lance Corporal Walter Henry Grantham

7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 28 on 8th August 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Village Cross and Methodist Chapel, Misterton

Second Lieutenant Geoffrey Charles Harryman

25th Battalion Manchester Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 24 on 8th August 1916

Buried St.Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

10710 Private William Flesher

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 19 on 9th August 1918

Remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Local War Memorial Barnby Moor Memorial Hall

5842 Private Norman Oswald

13th Battalion London Regiment 

Killed in Action Aged 21 on 9th August 1916

Buried Maroeul British Cemetery, France

Captain Robert William Clarke

Royal Army Veterinary Corps

Died aged 49 on 10th August 1916

Remembered on the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt

15708 Private Frank Sansom

11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 21 on 10th August 1916

Buried Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby

5529 Private Wilfred Ash

5th Battalion Coldstream Guards

Died aged 31 on 11th August 1916

Buried St Barnabas Church Burial Ground, Ranskill

Local War Memorial St Barnabas Church, Ranskill

Second Lieutenant George Marrison Stone 

1st East Riding Field Company, Royal Engineers

Killed in Action aged 32 on 17th August 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St Nicholas Church, Tuxford

3082 Private Arthur Kipling

43rd Coy Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

Killed in Action aged 22 on 17th August 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Harworth Village War Memorial and St Wilfred’s Church, Scrooby

M2/183871 Corporal William Ruyal Brown 

705th Company, Army Service Corps

Killed  in Action aged 36 on 18th August 1916

Buried Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Salonika, Greece

Local War Memorial  St Peter’s and St Paul’s Church Cemetery, Gringley on the Hill

3506 Private Herbert Green

10th Battalion Australian Infantry A.I.F

Died of Wounds aged 26 on 23rd August 1916

Buried Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France

Local War Memorial St Peter’s Church, Village Memorial, Laneham

9181 Private George Bagshaw 

2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died of Wounds aged 31 on 29th August 1916

Buried Hamburg Cemetery, Germany

September 1916

30411 Private Greenfield Cecil Coney

17th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 19 on 3rd September 1916

Buried Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France

4984 Lance Corporal Wilfred Cooke 

2nd/6th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 29 on 10th September 1916

Buried Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

S/5859 Rifleman William Gladwin 

11th Battalion Rifle Brigade

Killed in Action aged 29 on 13th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

3/23408 Private William Boice

C Company 3rd Battalion Attached 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died aged 37 on 14th September 1916

Buried Puchevillers British Cemetery, France

Second Lieutenant Claude George Mawhood

8th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment

Killed in Action aged 31 on 14th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

15049 Private Cecil Walter Bullivant

D Company 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 24 on 15th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St Barnabas Church, Ranskill and Torworth and St Bartholomew’s Church Sutton Cum Lound

15136 Private George William Cooper

2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 20 on 15th September 1916

Buried Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

9070 Lance Corporal James Walter Jowett

3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards

Killed in Action 15th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

22825 Private Benjamin Lane

2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 28 on 15th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

21509 Private Edward Marsh

2 Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 38 on 15th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

Major John Somerland Thorpe MM MID

Scots Guards

Killed in Action aged 44 on 15th September 1916

Buried Carnoy Military Cemetery, France

Listed in Ireland’s Memorial Records (1914-1918)

Citation for the award of the Militirary Medal London Gazette: 14 Jan 1916 "for gallantry and coolness in collecting isolated groups of men at Loos & holding a defence position for three days and nights until relieved”.

Mentioned in despatches by Sir John French

19239 Private Samuel Vallance

6th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 33 on 15th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

14616 Lance Corporal William Carter

2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action on 16th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

107181 Lieutenant Percy William Drakes MM

4th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles

Died of Wounds aged 32 on 16th September 1916

Buried Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France

Local War Memorial Church Cemetery, Gringley on the Hill

Citation For the award of a Military Medal London Gazette 31st May 1918 “for continuous and faithful service with Trench Mortar Battery since command of the battery in the absence of the officer and skills fully directing a few of the Trench Mortars during attacks by enemy bombers”.

PS/10664 Private John Edgar Hurst 

23rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

Killed in Action aged 41 on 16th September 1916

Buried Euston Road  Cemetery, Colincamps, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

Second Lieutenant Arthur Selby Jackson

9th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 26 on 16th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorials St Giles Church, Carlton and Dunham on Trent Memorial

4251 Private Frank Morley

2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 22 on 16th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

21862 Private John William Nelson

4th Battalion Grenadier Guards

Killed in Action aged 29 on 16th September 1916

Buried Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, France 

Local War Memorial Gringley on the Hill Church Cemetery 

13611 Private Frederick Ostick

2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 22 on 16th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square 

5480 Private Thomas Mallender

1st/7th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment

Killed in Action aged 22 on 17th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Everton and Scaftworth War Memorial

275439 Private Arthur Atkinson

Sherwood Rangers

Killed in Action aged 36 on 23rd September 1916

Remembered on the Dorian Memorial, Greece

2217 Private Phillip Clayton

Sherwood Rangers

Killed in Action aged 23 on 23rd September 1916

Buried Struma Military Cemetery, Greece

15137 Private Thomas Henry Cowling

9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 20 on 23rd September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

2180 Private Arthur Glew

Sherwood Rangers

Died aged 19 on 23rd September 1916

Remembered on the Dorian Memorial, Greece

1651 Sergeant William Swan 

A Squadron, 1st Battalion Sherwood Rangers

Killed in Action aged 22 on 23rd September 1916

Buried Struma Military Cemetery, Greece

2261 Private Arthur Sanderson

1st Battalion Sherwood Rangers

Died of Wounds aged 22 on 24th September 1916

Buried Struma Military Cemetery, Greece

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

1756 Corporal Edward Sewards

1st Battalion Sherwood Rangers

Died of Wounds aged 25 on 24th September 1916

Buried Struma Military Cemetery, Greece

Local War Memorials St Swithun’s Church, Retford and Misterton Village Cross and Methodist Chapel

12730 Lance Corporal John William Jowett

C Company, 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 21 on 25th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

13111 Private Willie Baker 

9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action on 26th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

12770 Sergeant Fred Ede  DCM

Killed in Action aged 31 on 26th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

Citation for the award of  the Distinguished Conduct Medal London Gazette - 15/3/1916 - Ede, Fred, Acting Sergeant, 12270, 9th battalion Sherwood Foresters; For conspicuous gallantry at Suvla (Gallipoli Peninsula), on 28th November 1915. He was covering a party to men wiring when he saw two Turkish snipers close in front. He charged them at once, bayoneted one, and brought in the other as a prisoner. The latter was fully armed and his magazine charged.

On 27th November 1915 there was a 'the great gale' The battalion was in support at the time. A heavy SW gale brought a thunderstorm accompanied by torrents of rain, which lasted for 24 hours. Trenches an dugouts were flooded and men were washed away by the torrents. Others died of exposure when snow followed the torrents of water. It was in these conditions that Fred as part of the covering party won his DCM.
He was killed in action during 'The Battle of Thiepval 26th to 29th September 1916.

8117 Private John William Humberstone 

2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Died of Wounds aged 28 on 26th September 1916

Buried Bethune Town Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial Village Cross, Methodist Chapel, Misterton

27693 Private Linely Longbottom

9th Battalion Lancashire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 25 on 26th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

21588 Private Herbert Sewell

9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 25 on 26th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St Peter and St Paul’s Church, North Wheatley

13376 Lance Corporal William Wilkinson

9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action on 26th September 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

8476 Corporal George Arthur Ingram MM 

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 38 on 27th September 1916

Buried Etaples Military Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial All Saint’s Church, Rampton

66290 Driver John Robert Richardson

82nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery

Died aged 24 on 30th September 1916

Buried Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery

Local War Memorial St Peter’s Church, Clayworth

October 1916

16452 Private Robert Emson

10th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment

Killed in Action aged 23 on 7th October 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St Peter’s Church, Hayton

10721 Lance Corporal Geoffrey Kenyon

8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 30 on 7th October 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St John the Baptist Church, High Street Memorial, East Markham

275872 Private George Ernest Morris

12th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Sherwood Rangers

Died aged 20 on 7th October 1916

Remembered on the Dorian Memorial, Greece

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

1634 Private Phillip Martin Smith

12th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Sherwood Rangers

Killed in Action aged 22 on 7th October 1916

Buried Struma Military Cemetery, Greece

32850 Private Harry Dixon

13th Battalion Cheshire Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 20 on 8th October 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

65253 Gunner Wilfred Norman

82nd Battery Royal Field Artillery

P.O.W  29.4.1916 Turkey

Died aged 23 on 9th October 1916

Buried Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery 

26026 Private James Scott

16th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 20 on 10th October 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial St John the Baptist Church, High Street Memorial, East Markham

70163 Private George James Smith

16th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 34 on 10th October 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and Methodist Church, Grove Street, Retford

26290 Sergeant James Tomlinson

16th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Died aged 25 on 10th October 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and Methodist Church, Grove Street, Retford

27071 Private Harold Mottashed

8th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 23 on 11th October 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

47892 Private William Drabble

2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action on 15th October 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

42547 Private Frank North

2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry

Died of Wounds aged 25 on 15th October 1916

Buried Bancourt British Cemetery, France

71 Private Matthew Henry Cross

3rd Regiment South African Infantry

Killed in Action aged 19 on 18th October 1916

Buried Warlencourt British Cemetery, France

32533 Private Frederick William Barber

5th Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Died aged 28 on 25th October 1916

Buried Agny Military Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

RMA/7075 Gunner George Herbert Allison

Royal Marine Artillery attached to 71st Siege Battery South African Heavy Artillery

Killed in Action aged 38 on 26th October 1916

Buried Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery

26931 Private Harry Paulson

9th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 21 on 28th October 1916

Buried Cambrin Church Yard Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial St Wilfrid’s Church, Scrooby

14846 Private Ernest Vernon

2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 19 on 29th October 1916

Buried Grove Town Cemetery, Meaute, France

Local War Memorial St Mary Magdalene Church, Walkeringham

14835 Private Edward Broughton

10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 23 on 31st October 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

28641 Private William Hindley

10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 35 on 31st October 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Lound Village Green and St Bartholomew’s Church, Sutton Cum Lound

November 1916 

18788 Lance Corporal Charles Henry Hayes 

7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 22 on 3rd November 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorials St Leonard’s Church, Ragnall and Dunham on Trent Memorial

43190 Private William Lewis 

8th Battalion Staffordshire Regiment 

Killed in Action on 5th November 1916

Buried Bancourt British Cemetery, France

14906 Private George Cooke

7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Died of wounds aged 22 on 11th November 1916

Buried Ocklynge Cemetery, Eastbourne, Sussex

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

4991 Private Charles Gant

1st/5th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Died of Wounds aged 26 on 12th November 1916

Buried Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial Clarborough Church War Memorial

40668 Private Leonard Holmes

10th Battalion Essex Regiment 

Died of Wounds aged 35 on 12th November 1916

Buried Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France

TZ/4971 Able Seaman George Gilbert Taylor 

Hawke Battalion Royal Navy Division

Died of Wounds aged 19 on 12th November 1916

Buried Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

London Gazette 16th February 1917

KP/442 Leading Seaman George Spencer MM

188th Brigade Light Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Killed in Action aged 24 on 13th November 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial All Saint’s Church, Babworth

Military Medal citation Posted London Gazette 19/01/1917 Page 1755. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty performed 14th September 1916. Although, twice wounded and in considerable pain, he continued fighting in a most gallant manner.

7076 Private Arthur Bayes 

1st/5th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

Killed in Action aged 25 on 14th November 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial All Saint’s Church Rampton

291747 Private Nathaniel Smith

1st/7th Battalion Northumberland Regiment 

Killed in Action on 14th November 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

242312 Private Charles Stocks

1st/5th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

Died of Wounds aged 27 on 14th November 1916

Buried Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square, St Saviour’s Church, Retford and Clarborough Church War Memorial

242313 Private James Swindin

1st/5th Northumberland Fusiliers

Killed in Action aged 21 on 14th November 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Holy Trinity Church, Everton

8129 Lance Corporal George Gilbert Shillito

A Company 1st/6th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

Killed in action aged 20 on 16th November 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

PO/75(S) Private Charles Alfred Bunn

2nd Battalion Royal Marine Light Infantry

Died of Wounds aged 23 on 17th November 1916

Buried Puchevillers British Cemetery, France

35302 Private John Dixon

2nd Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 28 on 18th November 1916

Buried Serre Road Cemetery No1, France

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and Methodist Church, Grove Street, Retford

27519 Private John William Dodson

10th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 27 on 18th November 1916

Buried Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France

19058 Private Reuben Atkinson

8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment 

Killed in Action aged 19 on 19th November 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorials St Mary Magdalene Church, Walkeringham and St Mary the Virgin Church, West Stockwith

11852 Lance Corporal Arthur Ellis

7th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Killed in Action aged 19 on 20th November 1916

Buried Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, France

7139 Private John Brackenbury

1st/5th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

Died of Wounds aged 22 on 21st November 1916

Buried Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe, France

6610 Private Frederick William Mallard Cronk 

8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars

Died of Wounds aged 29 on 21st November 1916

Buried Nottingham General Cemetery

Local War Memorials St John the Baptist Church, High Street War Memorial, East Markham and St Paul’s Church, West Drayton

52640 Private Henry Freebury

Royal Army Medical Corps - Hospital ship Britannic 

Lost at sea - Aegean Sea

Died at sea aged 29 on 21st November 1916

Remembered on the Mikra Memorial, Greece

Local War Memorial Village Cross and Methodist Chapel Misterton

56949 Private Harry Brown

13th Battalion Welsh Regiment

Killed in Action on 22nd November 1916

Buried Essex Farm, Belgium

8152 Private Charles Walter Widdowson

1st/6th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

Died aged 31 on 22nd November 1916

Buried Etaples Military Cemetery, France

Local War Memorials St John’s the Baptist Church, High Street Memorial, East Markham and St Paul’s Church, West Drayton

Major Charles Walter Merryweather 

16th Battalion Lancaster Fusiliers

Killed in Action aged 35 on 23rd November 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

Local War Memorial Retford Methodist Square

10083 Private Charles Scarborough

6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 26 on 27th November 1916

Remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France

December 1916

43231 Private Walter Parkin

14th Battalion Durham Light Infantry

Killed in Action aged 20 on 10th December 1916

Buried Cambrin Churchyard Extension, France

19993 Private James Walter Theaker

3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards

Killed in Action aged 25 on 11th December 1916

Buried Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Belgium

1671 Private Edgar Snell

A Squadron `1st Sherwood Rangers

Killed in Action aged 27 on 13th December 1916

Buried Struma Military Cemetery, Greece

40365 Private Harold Millns

15th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 21 on 15th December 1916

Buried All Saint’s Churchyard, North Collingham

Captain Reginald Prince Wintour

Special Lists, New Armies, Royal Engineers

Died aged 30th on 15th December 1916 of Malaria

Buried East Retford Cemetery 

Local War Memorials Retford Market Square and St Michael’s Church, West Retford

122839 Wheeler Sydney Hunt

T Battery, 13th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery 

Killed in Action aged 21 on17th December 1916

Buried Maillywood Cemetery, Mailly-Maillet, France

Local War Memorials St Peter and Paul’s Church North Wheatley and St Mary’s Church, Newark

28482 Private Cecil John Spyve 

2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 25 on 17th December 1916

Buried Woburn Abbey Cemetery, France

Local War Memorials St Peter’s and St Mary’s Church, Bothamsall and Hardwick War Memorial, Clumber Park.

28120 Private Dennis Hatfield

2nd Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Died of Wounds aged 33 on 19th December 1916

Buried St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France

Local War Memorials Calvary Cross Bawtry, St John’s Church, Misson and St Helena’s Church, Austerfield

22635 Private Edward Robinson

9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 25 on 20th December 1916

Buried Hamel British Cemetery, France

Local War Memorial St Peter and St.Paul’s Church, East Drayton

57215 Private John William Lacey,

11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Killed in Action aged 19 on 23rd December 1916

Buried Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Belgium

Local War Memorial Retford Market Square

17933 Private George Walter Martin

1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

Killed in Action aged 21 on 25th December 1916

Remembered on the Loos Memorial France

48766 Private Arthur Swannack 

13th Battalion Liverpool Regiment

Died of Wounds aged 19 on 29th December 1916

Buried Epsom Cemetery, England

Local War Memorials St John the Baptist Church, Clarborough and Welham and  St Peter’s Church, Gamston