CHELLASTON WAR MEMORIAL DERBYSHIRE
The Lych Gate to St Peter the parish church is the war memorial
Compiled with additional information by kind permission of the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
To the glory of God and in memory of those from the parish who died on active service
in the Great War 1914 1918
EVANS Frederick Henry, Private T/342938, Royal Army Service Corps died 13th October 1918. Native of Barrow in Furness. Buried at Hospur Road, Cemetery, Bangalore India and is also commemorated on the Madras 1914-1918 War Cemetery, Chennai, India
HILL Joseph, Private 6683, 1st Sherwood Foresters, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, killed in action 22nd December 1914 aged 39. Son of Henry and Mary Hill of 118, Pear Tree street, Pear Tree, Derbyshire. Native of Harpurhey Lancashire and is commemorated on the Le Touret memorial, France
HOLMES George William, Private G5369, Royal West Surrey Regiment, killed in action 25th September 1915. Native of Chellaston and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France
KIRKMAN Joseph Henry, Private [ Sapper] 46206, 21st Division Signal Coy, Royal Engineers, died of wounds 29th March 1918. Son of Mr J Kirkman of High Street, Chellaston. Buried at Namps-Au-Val-British Cemetery, France. Holder of the Military Medal
KNIGHT Charles Edward, Private 201439, 1st/5th Sherwood Foresters, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment killed in action 24th September 1918 aged 30.Son of Mrs E Knight of Chellaston and husband of Nellie Blount formerly Knight of Potter Street, Melbourne, Derbys, Native of Chellaston, enlisted at Melbourne, Derbyshire and is commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France
LAMB John, Sergeant, 128th Canadian [CWGC have 46th Canadian Infantry, Saskatchewan Regiment] died 25th July 1918 age 27. Son of William and Clementina Lamb of Chellaston. Buried at Roclincourt Military Cemetery, France
PALMER William, Private 396, 3rd Australian Infantry died 7th May 1916. Buried at Goulburn General Cemetery, Australia
PALMER Bernard, Private [Gunner],240305 Royal Field Artillery, Information from his medal card and not listed with the CWGC
POTTER Isabel Holland, Sister, Army Base Hospital. Not listed with the CWGC. In the 1901 census she is listed as a Hospital Nurse on probation at the Cottage Hospital, Wirksworth aged 18. Born at Spondon
RENSHAW Henry, Private, Royal Engineers, Not listed with the CWGC
STONE Francis Albert, Private 28871, 1st/5th Royal Warwickshire Regiment, formerly S/290445 Royal Army Service Corps, killed in action 9th August 1917. Native of Uffculme Devon, enlisted at Chellaston and is buried at Track X cemetery, Belgium
WASS George, Private, D.C.M., 1st Australian [Unable to find any information]
SPENCER Harold, Private 19169, 1st Suffolk Regiment died 1st September 1915 formerly 20444 Corps of Hussars. Son of William and Elizabeth of Hill Side, Chellaston. Buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France
Their name liveth for evermore
In grateful memory of the men from this parish who made the supreme sacrifice in
World War II 1939 -1945
BIGNALL Arthur Percival, Private 7607554, 1st Base Ordnance Depot, Royal Army Ordnance Coy died 17th June 1940 aged 24. Commemorated on the Dunkirk Memorial, France
GRAY George Wilfred, Trooper 7914001, 7th Queens Own Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps, died 21st July 1942 aged 28. Son of Joseph Herbert and Gertrude, husband of Florence Gertrude Gray of Chellaston. Buried at Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
HACKETT Reginald, Lance Corporal T/259307, 18th DW Troop Coy, Royal Army Service Corps, died 29th April 1942 aged 25. Son of Ernest W and Phoebe Hackett, husband of Henrietta Joyce Hackett of Morley, Derbyshire. Buried at Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore
HOWITT David, Driver 828273, 70th Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals died 18th August 1943 aged 28. . Commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial,
MASON Kenneth Bernard, Ordinary Telegraphist D/JX191367, H.M.S. Barham, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve died 25th November 1941 aged 23. Son of Stanley and Gertrude of Chellaston. Commemorated on the Plymouth Navla Memorial,
PHILLIPS Eric Gladstone, Lieutenant 146774, 965 Defence Battery, Royal Artillery died 25th October 1942 aged 43. Son of Frederick E and Margaret Ann, husband of Emily Lilian of Chellaston. Buried at Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan
TILL Alan Edward, Corporal T/10667541, 430th Infantry DW General Transport Coy, Royal Army Service Corps, died 17th September 1943 aged 21. Buried at Catania War Cemetery, Sicily.
[CWGC have his rank as Driver]