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Eastwood War Memorial, Nottinghamshire
These fallen were missed off the original memorial and they were officially recognised on the 15th August 2010.
All information is provided in good faith but, on occasions errors may occur. Should this be the case, if new information can be verified please supply it to the author and corrections will then be made.
This memorial has been compiled with additional information by kind permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Also from Ancestry.co.uk
"When you go home, tell them about as and say, for your tomorrow we gave or today" Kohima Epitaph
(WW1 Fallen)
ANTHONY John Thomas, Private 23213, 6th Lancaster Regiment died 7/7/1916. He is at rest in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.
ATTENBOROUGH John William, Private 20458, 1st King's own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Born at Eastwood Notts and died 3/10/1918. He is at rest in Templeux-Le-Guerard British Cemetery, Somme, France (Please note there is another John William Attenborough , Sherwood Foresters, born in Nottingham and died 21/3/1918).
BARKER Charles Edwin, Private 11732, Sherwood Foresters died 25/2/1915 aged 22. He is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, France.
BARRATT Claude, Private 12421, 14th Northumberland Fusiliers died 5/10/1917. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
BERRY Samuel, Private 16519, 3rd Coldstream Guards died 1/12/1917. He is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France.
BILBEY William, Private 16469, 8th East Yorkshire Regiment died 26/9/1915 aged 26. He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.
BOWER William, Private 11313, 7th Leicestershire Regiment. Born at Eastwood and died 14/7/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
BROUGH William Abraham, Private 31360, 2nd South Lancashire Regiment died 28/8/1918. He is at rest in St.Martin Calvaire British Cemetery, St. Martin-Sur-Cojeul, France.
CARLIN Scott, Private 42866 (SDGW have 42886), 1st Lincolnshire Regiment died 30/10/1918. He is at rest in Erquelinnes Communal Cemetery, Belgium.
DAVIS Herbert, Acting Corporal 43037, 1st Bedfordshire Regiment, formerly Private 893 Huntingdonshire CyclistBattalion , died 4/9/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
DAVIS Solomon, Private 20598, 12th Sherwood Foresters died 1/9/1916 aged 33. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
EVANS David, Private (Rifleman) 25594, 16th Sherwood Foresters died of wounds 30/10/1916. He is at rest in Etaples Military Cemetery, France.
EYRE Frank, Private 266049, 1/7th Sherwood Foresters died 1/7/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
FRETWELL Percy, Lance Corporal 18999, 10th Sherwood Foresters died 7/7/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
GALL Ernest Scholefield, Sergeant A/693, B Company, 7th King's Royal Rifle Corps died 30/7/1915 aged 27. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
GIBSON Abel, Private 19850, Alpha Company, 8th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry died 20/9/1916. aged 22. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
GREEN David Hercules, Private 275152, C Squadron, Sherwood Rangers, Nottinghamshire Yeomanry died in Egypt 28/11/1917 aged 21. He is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial, Isreal and Palestine Including Gaza.
HART William Johnson, (memorial has William) Private 80971, 1/8th Durham Light Infantry Born at Eastwood, Notts and died 10/4/1918. He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
HOGG Joseph, Private S4/090932, Army Service Corps died 24th November 1918. He is at rest in Eastwood Cemetery, Nottinghamshire.
HUNT Frank, Private 16176, 10th Lincolnshire Regiment killed in action 28/4/1917. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
KIRK Walter, Private 69384, Foxtrot Battalion, Tank Corps died 19/10/1917. He is at rest in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France.
LEDGER Albert, Private 24708, 15th Sherwood Foresters died of wounds 4/6/1918 aged 22. he is at rest in Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France.
LINDSEY Charles Alfred, Private 5045 (SDGW have 5945) 16th The Queens Lancers died 21/2/1915 aged 20. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
MANN George Percy, Private 39334, 9th Kings' Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, formerly Private 86676 Sherwood Foresters died 26/4/1918. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
MARSON John Thomas, Private 241202, 5/6th Cameronians Scottish Rifles, formerly 40794 Sherwood Foresters died 8/5/1918 aged 33. He is at rest in Voormezeele Enclosure No.3, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
MARTIN Henry, Private 266866, 11th Cheshire Regiment died 25/10/1918. He is at rest in Belgrade Cemetery, Namur, Belgium.
MARTIN Joseph, Private 17298, 8th Leicestershire Regiment died 15/6/1916 aged 19. He is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial, Somme, France.
NEVILLE Charles, Captain, c Company, 1st Sherwood Foresters died of wounds on the 13th July 1916 aged 24. He was the son of James and Sarah Ellen Neville, of Abbeville Cottage, Lynncroft, Eastwood. Native of Eastwood, Nottingham. Obtained A. and B. Certificates while in O.T.C., Reading University. Placed in Special Reserve of Officers. Sent to France, December, 1914. In 1911 at the age of 19 he was a school teacher. He is commemorated on his parents' memorial in Eastwood Cemetery, Nottingham and he is at rest in Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France.
PHILLIPS-TAYLOR Albert, Private 10099, 2nd Sherwood Foresters . Born at Eastwood and lived at Mansfield, Woodhouse, Notts and was killed in action 20th October 1914 aged 26. He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. ( He served in the army as Albert Phillips).
PRICE Archie, private 37838, 15th Service Battalion, 1st Glasgow, Highland Light Infantry, formerly Private 39598, Lincolnshire Regiment died 15/7/1917 aged 30. he is commemorated on the Nieuport Memorial, Belgium.
RADFORD George Henry, Rifleman (Pte) R/12900, 1st King's Royal Rifle Corps died of wounds 27/7/1916 aged 23. He is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial, Somme, France.
REEVE Ernest, Private 35574, 1st Sherwood Foresters died 14/4/1917. He is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial, Somme, France.
ROBINSON Harry, Private 2050, D. Company, 5th Yorkshire Regiment died 29/4/1917 aged 24. He is at rest in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium.
ROWLEY Frederick, Private 32166, 2/6th Sherwood Foresters died 21/3/1918 aged 23. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
SAXTON Harold, Private 7682, 2nd Lancashire Regiment died 19/12/1915. He is at rest in Denton Cemetery, Lancashire.
SHIPSTONE Leonard Boden, Fitter 1723, 402nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery died 18/5/1917 aged 21. He is at rest in Etaples Military Cemetery, France
SHIPSTONE Percy, Private 50870, 10th Cheshire Regiment died 23/6/1917 aged 28. He is at rest in Etaples Military Cemetery, France
SISSON Aaron, Private 2914 1/7th (Robin Hood Battalion) Sherwood Foresters, killed in action at Hooge on the 30th July 1915 aged 33. He was the son of Aaron and Mary of Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. In 1916 his mother was living at Nottingham Road, Gill Brook, Nottinghamshire. He enlisted on the 30th September 1914 and was living at 139, Longford Road, Derby. On the 27th February 1915 he embarked, destination not given, possibly France. He is commemorated on his parents' memorial at Eastwood Cemetery, Nottinghamshire and he is at rest in Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium.
SISSON Walter Gether, Private 16343, 9th King's own Yorkshire Light Infantry died 1/7/1916. He is at rest in Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, Somme, France
SMITH George Samuel, Driver 49624 died at Mesopotamia on the 30/11/1915. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq
STIRLAND Wilfred, Private 242317, 22nd Tyneside Scottish, Northumberland Fusiliers died 17/10/1917 aged 22. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
WALKER John Henry, Private 17593, 10th King's own Yorkshire Light Infantry died 1/7/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial, Somme, France.
WARD Alfred, Private 202490, 1/5th Sherwood Foresters died 1/7/1917 aged 20. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
WELLS Charles Henry, Corporal R4/063805, 33rd Remounts, Army Service Corps died 21/10/1918 aged 40. He is at rest in Cremona Town Cemetery, Italy.
WHEATCROFT Hosea, Private 28805, 17th Sherwood Foresters died 10/10/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
WHITTAMORE Hardwick (The CWGC only have one WHITTAMORE listed. (both wars) and that is Joseph from Bedfordshire) It may be this person Private Hardwick WHITTIMORE Deal/1669 (S) Royal Marines, Divisional Train Royal Naval Division . He was born on the 18th July 1885 to George and Sarah of LynnCroft, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire killed in action as a direct result of enemy action on the 2nd January 1916. He is at rest in Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkey, including Gallipoli.
Service History (Ancestry.co.uk)
Enlisted in "Kitchener's New Army" in early September 1914 & transferred to RNVR as K.W/429 Ordinary Seaman 8/9/14, transferred to RM Divisional Train 11/12/14 ; 1/2/15 7 days in Cells for "Riotous Conduct" at Blandford ; Divisional Train MEF 1/3/15 ; 22/5/15 7 days Field Punishment No.1 awarded by Officer Commanding Divisional Train at Alexandria. No date given for arrival at Cape Helles, but believed to have been part of the draft which left Alexandria 17/8/15 ; 27/9/15 Fined 14 days pay, Drunk on active Service, Cape Helles, awarded by Officer Commanding Divisional Train KIA 2/1/16 reported by Officer Commanding Supplies.
(His birth surname was WHITTAMORE)
WILCOCKSON George, Private 3895, 8th Sherwood Foresters died 15/4/1916 aged 18. He is at rest in Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.
WILLIS George Bolton, Lance Corporal 331441, 1/8th (Territorial Force) Hampshire Regiment died in Palestine 19/4/1917 aged 26. He is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial, Israel, Palastine and Gaza
WOOLLEY George Thomas, Lance Corporal 14257, 2nd Lincolnshire Regiment died 10/3/1915 aged 20. He is at rest in Cabret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France.
WRIGHT William, Private 49689, 9th Essex Regiment , formerly Private 116671, Sherwood Foresters, died 23/9/1918. He is at rest in Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile, France.
All information is provided in good faith but, on occasions errors may occur. Should this be the case, if new information can be verified please supply it to the author and corrections will then be made.
This memorial has been compiled with additional information by kind permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Also from Ancestry.co.uk
"When you go home, tell them about as and say, for your tomorrow we gave or today" Kohima Epitaph
(WW1 Fallen)
ANTHONY John Thomas, Private 23213, 6th Lancaster Regiment died 7/7/1916. He is at rest in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.
ATTENBOROUGH John William, Private 20458, 1st King's own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Born at Eastwood Notts and died 3/10/1918. He is at rest in Templeux-Le-Guerard British Cemetery, Somme, France (Please note there is another John William Attenborough , Sherwood Foresters, born in Nottingham and died 21/3/1918).
BARKER Charles Edwin, Private 11732, Sherwood Foresters died 25/2/1915 aged 22. He is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, France.
BARRATT Claude, Private 12421, 14th Northumberland Fusiliers died 5/10/1917. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
BERRY Samuel, Private 16519, 3rd Coldstream Guards died 1/12/1917. He is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France.
BILBEY William, Private 16469, 8th East Yorkshire Regiment died 26/9/1915 aged 26. He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.
BOWER William, Private 11313, 7th Leicestershire Regiment. Born at Eastwood and died 14/7/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
BROUGH William Abraham, Private 31360, 2nd South Lancashire Regiment died 28/8/1918. He is at rest in St.Martin Calvaire British Cemetery, St. Martin-Sur-Cojeul, France.
CARLIN Scott, Private 42866 (SDGW have 42886), 1st Lincolnshire Regiment died 30/10/1918. He is at rest in Erquelinnes Communal Cemetery, Belgium.
DAVIS Herbert, Acting Corporal 43037, 1st Bedfordshire Regiment, formerly Private 893 Huntingdonshire CyclistBattalion , died 4/9/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
DAVIS Solomon, Private 20598, 12th Sherwood Foresters died 1/9/1916 aged 33. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
EVANS David, Private (Rifleman) 25594, 16th Sherwood Foresters died of wounds 30/10/1916. He is at rest in Etaples Military Cemetery, France.
EYRE Frank, Private 266049, 1/7th Sherwood Foresters died 1/7/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
FRETWELL Percy, Lance Corporal 18999, 10th Sherwood Foresters died 7/7/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
GALL Ernest Scholefield, Sergeant A/693, B Company, 7th King's Royal Rifle Corps died 30/7/1915 aged 27. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
GIBSON Abel, Private 19850, Alpha Company, 8th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry died 20/9/1916. aged 22. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
GREEN David Hercules, Private 275152, C Squadron, Sherwood Rangers, Nottinghamshire Yeomanry died in Egypt 28/11/1917 aged 21. He is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial, Isreal and Palestine Including Gaza.
HART William Johnson, (memorial has William) Private 80971, 1/8th Durham Light Infantry Born at Eastwood, Notts and died 10/4/1918. He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
HOGG Joseph, Private S4/090932, Army Service Corps died 24th November 1918. He is at rest in Eastwood Cemetery, Nottinghamshire.
HUNT Frank, Private 16176, 10th Lincolnshire Regiment killed in action 28/4/1917. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
KIRK Walter, Private 69384, Foxtrot Battalion, Tank Corps died 19/10/1917. He is at rest in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France.
LEDGER Albert, Private 24708, 15th Sherwood Foresters died of wounds 4/6/1918 aged 22. he is at rest in Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France.
LINDSEY Charles Alfred, Private 5045 (SDGW have 5945) 16th The Queens Lancers died 21/2/1915 aged 20. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
MANN George Percy, Private 39334, 9th Kings' Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, formerly Private 86676 Sherwood Foresters died 26/4/1918. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
MARSON John Thomas, Private 241202, 5/6th Cameronians Scottish Rifles, formerly 40794 Sherwood Foresters died 8/5/1918 aged 33. He is at rest in Voormezeele Enclosure No.3, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
MARTIN Henry, Private 266866, 11th Cheshire Regiment died 25/10/1918. He is at rest in Belgrade Cemetery, Namur, Belgium.
MARTIN Joseph, Private 17298, 8th Leicestershire Regiment died 15/6/1916 aged 19. He is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial, Somme, France.
NEVILLE Charles, Captain, c Company, 1st Sherwood Foresters died of wounds on the 13th July 1916 aged 24. He was the son of James and Sarah Ellen Neville, of Abbeville Cottage, Lynncroft, Eastwood. Native of Eastwood, Nottingham. Obtained A. and B. Certificates while in O.T.C., Reading University. Placed in Special Reserve of Officers. Sent to France, December, 1914. In 1911 at the age of 19 he was a school teacher. He is commemorated on his parents' memorial in Eastwood Cemetery, Nottingham and he is at rest in Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France.
PHILLIPS-TAYLOR Albert, Private 10099, 2nd Sherwood Foresters . Born at Eastwood and lived at Mansfield, Woodhouse, Notts and was killed in action 20th October 1914 aged 26. He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. ( He served in the army as Albert Phillips).
PRICE Archie, private 37838, 15th Service Battalion, 1st Glasgow, Highland Light Infantry, formerly Private 39598, Lincolnshire Regiment died 15/7/1917 aged 30. he is commemorated on the Nieuport Memorial, Belgium.
RADFORD George Henry, Rifleman (Pte) R/12900, 1st King's Royal Rifle Corps died of wounds 27/7/1916 aged 23. He is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial, Somme, France.
REEVE Ernest, Private 35574, 1st Sherwood Foresters died 14/4/1917. He is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial, Somme, France.
ROBINSON Harry, Private 2050, D. Company, 5th Yorkshire Regiment died 29/4/1917 aged 24. He is at rest in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium.
ROWLEY Frederick, Private 32166, 2/6th Sherwood Foresters died 21/3/1918 aged 23. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
SAXTON Harold, Private 7682, 2nd Lancashire Regiment died 19/12/1915. He is at rest in Denton Cemetery, Lancashire.
SHIPSTONE Leonard Boden, Fitter 1723, 402nd Battery, Royal Field Artillery died 18/5/1917 aged 21. He is at rest in Etaples Military Cemetery, France
SHIPSTONE Percy, Private 50870, 10th Cheshire Regiment died 23/6/1917 aged 28. He is at rest in Etaples Military Cemetery, France
SISSON Aaron, Private 2914 1/7th (Robin Hood Battalion) Sherwood Foresters, killed in action at Hooge on the 30th July 1915 aged 33. He was the son of Aaron and Mary of Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. In 1916 his mother was living at Nottingham Road, Gill Brook, Nottinghamshire. He enlisted on the 30th September 1914 and was living at 139, Longford Road, Derby. On the 27th February 1915 he embarked, destination not given, possibly France. He is commemorated on his parents' memorial at Eastwood Cemetery, Nottinghamshire and he is at rest in Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium.
SISSON Walter Gether, Private 16343, 9th King's own Yorkshire Light Infantry died 1/7/1916. He is at rest in Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, Somme, France
SMITH George Samuel, Driver 49624 died at Mesopotamia on the 30/11/1915. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq
STIRLAND Wilfred, Private 242317, 22nd Tyneside Scottish, Northumberland Fusiliers died 17/10/1917 aged 22. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
WALKER John Henry, Private 17593, 10th King's own Yorkshire Light Infantry died 1/7/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial, Somme, France.
WARD Alfred, Private 202490, 1/5th Sherwood Foresters died 1/7/1917 aged 20. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
WELLS Charles Henry, Corporal R4/063805, 33rd Remounts, Army Service Corps died 21/10/1918 aged 40. He is at rest in Cremona Town Cemetery, Italy.
WHEATCROFT Hosea, Private 28805, 17th Sherwood Foresters died 10/10/1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
WHITTAMORE Hardwick (The CWGC only have one WHITTAMORE listed. (both wars) and that is Joseph from Bedfordshire) It may be this person Private Hardwick WHITTIMORE Deal/1669 (S) Royal Marines, Divisional Train Royal Naval Division . He was born on the 18th July 1885 to George and Sarah of LynnCroft, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire killed in action as a direct result of enemy action on the 2nd January 1916. He is at rest in Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkey, including Gallipoli.
Service History (Ancestry.co.uk)
Enlisted in "Kitchener's New Army" in early September 1914 & transferred to RNVR as K.W/429 Ordinary Seaman 8/9/14, transferred to RM Divisional Train 11/12/14 ; 1/2/15 7 days in Cells for "Riotous Conduct" at Blandford ; Divisional Train MEF 1/3/15 ; 22/5/15 7 days Field Punishment No.1 awarded by Officer Commanding Divisional Train at Alexandria. No date given for arrival at Cape Helles, but believed to have been part of the draft which left Alexandria 17/8/15 ; 27/9/15 Fined 14 days pay, Drunk on active Service, Cape Helles, awarded by Officer Commanding Divisional Train KIA 2/1/16 reported by Officer Commanding Supplies.
(His birth surname was WHITTAMORE)
WILCOCKSON George, Private 3895, 8th Sherwood Foresters died 15/4/1916 aged 18. He is at rest in Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.
WILLIS George Bolton, Lance Corporal 331441, 1/8th (Territorial Force) Hampshire Regiment died in Palestine 19/4/1917 aged 26. He is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial, Israel, Palastine and Gaza
WOOLLEY George Thomas, Lance Corporal 14257, 2nd Lincolnshire Regiment died 10/3/1915 aged 20. He is at rest in Cabret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France.
WRIGHT William, Private 49689, 9th Essex Regiment , formerly Private 116671, Sherwood Foresters, died 23/9/1918. He is at rest in Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile, France.
