SHIRLAND WAR MEMORIAL DERBYSHIRE
The memorial is the double gate into the grounds
of St Leonards the parish church of Shirland
Compiled with additional information by kind permission of the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
1914-1918
ATTENBOROUGH William, Private G/19407, 7th Royal West Regiment, formerly Private 81847, Sherwood Foresters, killed in action 24th April 1918. Buried at Adelaide Cemetery, Villers Bretonneux, Somme, France
BAINES Cecil, Lance Corporal 13763, 2nd Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derby Regiment killed in action 9th August 1915. Native of Ripley, Derbyshire. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
BEARDALL John Joseph (Memorial has Joseph) Private 9355, 2nd Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derby Regiment, died of wounds 16th May 1915 Native of Swanwick Derbyshire and enlisted at Ripley. Buried at Strand Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut Belgium
BRADLEY Francis Edwin (Memorial has Frank) Private 49662, 1st Leicestershire Regiment killed in action 8th October 1918 aged 24. Son of Edwin and Hannah Bradley, of Higham, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried at Montbrehain British Cemetery, France
BRADLEY William, Private 25367, 9th Sherwood Foresters Notts & Derby Regiment, killed in action, 24th November 1916 age 23. Son of Francis and Maria Bradley, of 46, Higham, Alfreton, Derbyshire.
Buried at Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France
BROTHWELL William, Private 241265, 1/6th Sherwood Foresters Notts & Derby Regiment killed in action 23rd April 1917 age 22. Son of Frank and Sarah Brothwell, of Shirland, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France
COUPE Charles William (Memorial has Charles) Private M2/193508, Royal Army Service Corps, 594th M.T. Coy, attached to X Corps, Heavy Artillery, killed in action 9th October 1918. Resident of Alfreton and is buried at Bedford House Cemetery, Ieper Belgium
CUPIT James William (Memorial has James) Private 122362, 15th Coy, Machine Gun Corps, Infantry, formerly 48955, North Staffordshire Regiment, killed in action, 28th March 1918. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial France
GREAVES Samuel, Sapper 112794, 172nd Tunnelling Coy, Royal Engineers, died of wounds, 31st December 1915. Native of Shirland and is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium
LUDLAM George, Private 12483, 9th Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derby Regiment killed in action 9th August 1915 at Gallipoli, Commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey
MELLOR Frank, Corporal 3275, 2nd Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derby Regiment killed in action 20th September 1915, Native of Chesterfield and enlisted at Alfreton, both in Derbyshire. Buried at Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium
NEWBOROUGH John (Not listed with the CWGC) (Information take from his Military Record) Private 1344, 6th Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derby Regiment, died at 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge at 1am 26th December 1914 aged 22 of a medical complication. Son of Sarah of Blackwell Cottage, Main Street, Shirland and husband of Mary E, nee Fox also of Shirland
PALMER William, Private 33630, Home Service Garrison Battlion, 1st Durham Light Infantry, formerly 29126, Sherwood Foresters, died in England 15th August 1916 Buried at Harton Cemetery, South Shields, Durham
SHARRETT Alfred, Private 27635, 10th Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derby Regiment died 9th September 1916 aged 40. Son of the late James and Martha Sharratt, of The Fold, Shirland; husband of Eliza Sharratt, of Furnace, Oakerthorpe, Derby. Buried at St Leonards churchyard, Shirland, Derbyshire (CWGC have him as Sharratt)
SILKSTONE Alfred, Private 24799, 9th Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry died 4th October 1917 aged 28. Son of William and Ruth Silkstone, of Shirland, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium
SUMMERS Frederick (Memorial has Fred) It may be this soldier. Private 1917, 1/5th Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derby Regiment killed in action 14th May 1915. Buried at Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium
TAGG Henry, Private 47669, 11th Sherwood Foresters Notts & Derby Regiment killed in action 16th September 1917 age 24. Son of John & Mary Ellen. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
THOMPSON Albert, Private 11849, 1st Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derby Regiment formerly 15315, Grenadier Guards, killed in action 5th July 1916. Son of Mrs. C. Fritchley, of Bown Street. Shirland, Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
TOMLINSON William Herbert (Memorial has Herbert) Private 70584, 2nd Sherwood Foresters Notts & Derby Regiment killed in action 13th June 1917. Native of Higham Derbyshire. Son of John William and Bertha Annie Tomlinson, of Chapel Yard, Higham, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Buried at Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France
WARRINER Richard, Private 117637, 1/8th Sherwood Foresters Notts & Derby Regiment killed in action 17th October 1918 aged 21. Son of Thomas Richard and Mary Ann Warriner, of Stone Row, Shirland. Buried at Fresnoy Le Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France
WHEATCROFT Alfred, Petty Officer Stoker, 309054, H.M.S. Vivid died 9th June 1916. Buried at Exeter Higher Cemetery, Devon
WOOD John Reginald (Memorial has Reginald) Private G/52387, 13th Middlesex Regiment killed in action 24th August 1917. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
WOODWARD Robert, Acting Corporal, 86607, 171st Tunnelling Coy, Royal Engineers, formerly 16008. Sherwood Foresters killed in action 28th August 1916 age 36. Husband of Agnes of New Higham, near Shirland. Commemorated on the Ploerstreet Memorial, Belgium
WOODWARD William, Private 13441, 2nd Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derby Regiment killed in action 9th August 1915. Native of Leigh Lancashire resident of Shirland and enlisted at Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
1939-1945
BINGHAM John Michael (Mmeorial has John) Warrant Officer Wireless Operator, Air Gunner, 941122, 207 squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve died 12th September 1944 age 23. Son of Sydney 0. and Annie K. G. Bingham, of Shirland. Buried at Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Belgium
BRADLEY George Upton (Memorial has George) Private 7391902, 212 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, died 1st July 1944 Son of William and Annie Bradley; husband of Edith Iris Bradley, of Stretton, near Shirland Derbyshire. Buried at St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, France
BRAILSFORD James, Private 4979720, 1st Sherwood Foresters Notts & Derby Regiment died 16th May 1942 age 25. Buried at the Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
CLAYTON Kenneth, Sergeant Air Gunner 1896425, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve died 27th September 1944 age 21. Son of Edward & Hilda of Shirland and he is buried in the churchyard of St Leonard, Shirland
CLEMENTS Lionel William (Memorial has Lionel) Private 4912693, South Staffordshire Regiment attached to 15th Coy, Auxiliary Military, Pioneer Corps died 17th June 1940 age 28. Son of William Thomas Clements and Catherine Amelia Clements, of Shirland. Lost his life at Dunkerque and is commemorated on the Dunkirk Memorial, France
MARSHALL Joffrey, Lance Corporal 4613457, Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment died 11th June 1940 aged 23. Native of Derbyshire. Buried at Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France (The memorial has Geoffrey his birth is registered as Joffrey)
PATILLA Diocleson, Corporal 10555112, 5th Technical Stores Coy, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, died 5th September 1955 aged 34. Son of George and Mary Ellen Patilla, of Shirland, Derbyshire; husband of Margaret Amy Patilla, of Shirland. Buried at Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
WOODWARD Harry, Guardsman 2611633, Grenadier Guards killed between 1st & 4th June 1940 aged 32. Son of Robert and Agnes Woodward; husband of Dorothy Jean Woodward, of Ash Green, Surrey. Buried at Sage War Cemetery, Oldenburg, Germany
