Names on Matlock's War Memorial, Surnames A

Names on Matlock's War Memorial : Surnames A - J

List of those who died in WW1 (1914 - 1919)
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__________________ E. ALLEN J. T. ALLEN¹ T. ALLEN¹ Wa. ALLEN Wm. ALLEN G. E. ANDREWS H. H. ANDREWS F. G. A. ARKWRIGHT^{4, 5} G. W. ASHTON¹ F. BAGSHAW³ H. BAGSHAW [S. H.]^{1, 3} J. BAGSHAW¹ W. BAGSHAW G. BALLINGTON C. BARNES¹ H. BARNES^{1, 3} W. BATES¹ W. BEARD¹ G. W. BODEN² S. BODEN^{1, 3} J. W. BOOTH G. F. BOWER J. W. BRADWELL W. J. BRIDDON⁸ J. E. BROCKLEHURST C. BUNTING O. BUNTING F. BUXTON T. BUXTON A. B. CAMPBELL H. S. CHECKLEY¹ C. CLARKE¹ H. CLAY J. CLAY² L. CLAY [GL]^{3, 6} H. COOK¹ E. COOPER H. COWLISHAW		© Mr Terry Moore of Matlock ________________________________________		__________________ A. FARNSWORTH P. FARNSWORTH¹ T. FEARN J. FLETCHER F. FLINT O. FLINT C. FOX⁴ F. FOX⁴ G. FOX I. S. FOX⁸ J. S. FOX S. FOX⁴ G. J. W. GOODWIN¹ E. GIBB¹ A. GREGORY E. GREGORY F. GREGORY J. J. GREGORY H. L. GREY S. GROCOTT G. S. HALL¹ W. HALLAM J. HANDLEY^{1, 3} F. HAWLEY¹ E. HAYNES J. H. HAYES⁷ E. HENSTOCK¹ S. HENSTOCK^{1, 3} F. A. HETHERINGTON A. HOLMES A. HOLMES-BOWER H. HOLMES¹ J. HOLMES¹ R. HOLMES¹ W. HOLMES W. HOLLAND¹ J. HOPKINSON E. L. HOUSLEY J. C. HYDE¹
		F. CROFT¹ G. CROWDER¹ G. CROWTHER F. W. DAKIN¹ L. DERBYSHIRE¹ L. G. DICKINSON^{1, 2} C. D. DUMAS¹ W. EAKIN¹ G. ELSE¹ J. ELSE¹

Abbreviations

DoW - Died of Wounds
KiA - Killied in Action
MM - Military Medal
ToW - Theatre of War
F & F - France and Flanders

M Bank - Matlock Bank
M Bath - Matlock Bath
M Cliff - Matlock Cliff
M Dale - Matlock Dale
M Green - Matlock Green
M Moor - Matlock Moor

Mar - Married
s/o - son of
Unm - Unmarried

More about those named on the Memorial

ALLEN, Edwin
(brother of Walter below)
Born Tansley 1892, Living Tansley 1901
? Died 3 Oct 1915
Private 2nd Bn. Cheshire Regiment
Service No: 25153
Memorial: Loos Memorial
Memorial Reference: Panel 49 and 50.

ALLEN, John Thomas¹
Born Darley Dale 1878
Died 4 Oct 1916, aged 40
Private 2nd/4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Service No: 5486
s/o Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Allen, of Dimple Farm, Matlock; husband of Louisa Alice Allen, of Yew Cottage, Dimple Rd., Matlock. Mar Louisa Alice SMITH 1901. In 1901 living Darley Dale
Cemetery: Matlock (St. Giles) Churchyard
Grave/Memorial Reference: Spec. Memorial.
Also commemorated St. Giles (Louise Alice also on headstone) More Info

ALLEN, Thomas¹
KiA 1 Jul 1916
Private 1st/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 201101
ToW: F & F
Enlisted Derby. Resided Matlock
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, nr Albert, is the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

ALLEN, Walter
(brother of Edwin above)
Born Tansley (Matlock) 1896 Living Tansley 1901
Private 11th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
KiA 28 Apr 1917
Service No: 29347
ToW: F & F
Enlisted Chesterfield
Cemetery: Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (2km SW of Ieper)
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. B. 25.

ALLEN, Wm.
Possibly s/o James and Anne Allen. Living Matlock Town in 1901
[no further information]

ANDREWS, George Edward
(Brother of Harry below)
Born Matlock 1895
Died 3 Oct 1918, aged 23
Private 1st/6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 241577
s/o George and Annie M. Andrews, of 3, Buxton Terrace, Matlock Bank, Matlock.
Cemetery: Bellicourt British Cemetery
Grave/Memorial Reference: VI. L. 7.

ANDREWS, Harry [Henry]¹
(Brother of George above)
Born Matlock 1891
DoW 18 Jan 1917, aged 25
Rifleman 10th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
Service No: 43032
ToW: F & F
Husband of Lilian Alice Andrews, of Cavendish Rd., Matlock. Mar Lilian A Cooper 1913. Native of Matlock. s/o George J and Anna Maria Andrews. Living M Cliff 1901
Formerly 43407, Sherwood Foresters. Enlisted Derby
Buried: Wimereux Communal Cemetery
Grave Reference: II. C. 7A.

ARKWRIGHT, Frederic George Alleyne^{4,
5}
Born 23 Oct 1885
Died 14 Oct 1915, aged 29
Captain Royal Flying Corps
Secondary Regiment: formerly 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars
s/o Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Charles Arkwright of Willesley, Matlock.
Cemetery: Cromford (St. Mary) Churchyard

ASHTON, George William¹
Born Matlock 1886
Private 15th Bn. Welsh Regiment
Died 28 Jul 1917
Service No: 47659
ToW: F & F
s/o Joseph and Martha Ashton
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, one of four Memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient
Memorial Reference: Panel 37.

BAGSHAW, Frank³
Born Matlock 1894
DoW 13 Apr 1917 ("Soldiers Died" has 1918)
Rifleman 16th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
Service No: R/873
ToW: F & F
s/o Thomas H (dec) and Mary A Bagshaw. Living Chesterfiled Rd in 1901. Enlisted Birmingham
Memorial: Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
Memorial Reference: Panel 8.

BAGSHAW Harry (Samuel Henry W)^{1,
3}
(brother of Jack below)
Born Matlock 1891
KiA 01 Jul 1916, aged 24
ToW: F & F
Lance Corporal 1st/6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 1804
s/o Samuel and Ellen Bagshaw, of Kelvin Side, Dimple, Matlock. Family living Barnard Terrace in 1891.
Cemetery: Fonquevillers Military Cemetery (18km south-west of Arras)
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. L. 23.

BAGSHAW, Jack (John Leslie)¹
(brother of Harry above)
Born Matlock 1895
KiA 5 Sep1915
Private 1st Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers. Formerly 18377 Notts & Derbys Regt.
Service No: 24078
ToW: Gallipoli
s/o Samuel and Ellen Bagshaw, of Kelvin Side, Dimple, Matlock. Family living Barnard Terrace in 1891.
Cemetery: Azmak Cemetery, Suvla, Turkey
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. A. 2.

BAGSHAW, Walter
Lance Corporal 2nd Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Born M Bank
KiA 19 Dec 1914, aged 33
Service No: 6444
ToW: F & F
s/o the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bagshaw; husband of Mary Dagmar Bagshaw, of 109, Solihull Rd., Sparkhill, Birmingham. Enlisted Derby, residence Birmingham. Living Jackson Road in 1891.
Memorial: Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
Memorial Reference: Panel 2 and 3.
Also commemorated St. Giles (Dagmar / John Edward also on headstone) More Info

BALLINGTON, George
Born Matlock (1883?)
DoW 3 Oct 1918
Private 8th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 241555
ToW: F & F
He was been hit in the hip but the gunshot had also penetrated his abdomen. He had seen 4 years' service and had been seriously wounded before. Enlisted Matlock, but lived in New Street, Bakewell. He left a widow and six young children. Possibly Mar 1907
Buried: Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, Aisne
Grave Reference: III. C. 7.

BARNES, Cirtees¹
Born at Belper.
Died 26 Apr 1918, aged 35
Private M.T. Army Service Corps
Service No: M/318833
s/o Henry and Sarah Barnes; husband of Sarah Ellen Barnes, of 3, Cawdor Terrace, Bakewell Rd., Matlock.
Cemetery: Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania
Grave/Memorial Reference: 7. A. 8.

BARNES, Henry^{1,
3}
Born M Moor 1899
Private 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
DoW 02 Jul 1918
Service No: 44581
ToW: F & F
Enlisted Matlock
Cemetery: Sissonne British Cemetery, Aisne
Grave/Memorial Reference: P. 5.

BATES, William¹
[no further information]

BEARD, William Edward¹
Born Matlock. Living Ecclesall Bierlow, YKS in 1901
Died 27 Mar 1919, aged 24
Private Depot Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 13281
s/o Mrs. Elizabeth Beard, of Greensville, Dundas, Ontario, Canada.
Cemetery: Matlock (St. Giles) Churchyard (just initials on headstone) More Info

BODEN, George William²
Born M Bank 1883
DoW 13 May 1917, aged 33
Private 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
Service No: 30622
ToW: F & F
s/o of William and Ann Boden, of the Gate Hotel, Matlock Bank; husband of Clara (née Chadwick) Boden, of Spring Cottage, North Parade, M Bath. In 1901 census listed as Barman at The Gate, using second name. Mar at Matlock Bath Independent Chapel (Glenorchy) in 1902. Enlisted Matlock. 6 children.
Buried: Etaples Military Cemetery
Grave Reference: XXV. B. 15
See War Graves photos (Etaples) elsewhere on this site
Also commemorated St. Giles (with parents) More Info

BODEN, Samuel (Sam)^{1,
3}
Born Matlock 1895
KiA 9 Feb 1917, aged 21
Service No:70604
ToW: F & F
Private 2nd Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
s/o Samuel and Hannah Boden, of 1, Cavendish Rd., Matlock Bank. Living No1 Oddfellows Terrace Cavendish St in 1901.
Cemetery: Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais (10 km north-west of Lens)
Grave/Memorial Reference: V. C. 33.

BOOTH, J. W.
[no further information]

BOWER, G. F.
[unsure if this is the same person]
BOWER, George Fenwick
Born (Ashover) Chesterfield 1897
Died 13 Oct 1916, aged 19
Private "D" Coy. 2nd Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 70653
s/o Joseph and Amy Bower, of Whitbank, Alton, Tupton, Chesterfield.
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, nr Albert, is the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

BRADWELL, John Wilfred
Born Matlock 1897
DoW 3 Dec 1917, aged 20
Private 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards
Service No: 18908
ToW: F & F
s/o John Edward and Annie Verena Bradwell, of 10, Forster Rd., Heeley, Sheffield. Native of Matlock and living Matlock Town 1901.
Cemetery: Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt (13 km north of Peronne and 12 km south-east of Bapaume)
Grave/Memorial Reference: VI. B. 4.

BRIDDON, William James⁸
Born 1877 Matlock
Died 7 Dec 1917
Driver 178th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Service No: 42516
Living M Cliff in 1901 and working as a Grit Stone. Quarryer Parents William (a tape weaver) and Hannah Briddon
Buried: Hermies Hill British Cemetery
Gravel Reference: IV. C. 7.

BROCKLEHURST, James Edgar
Born Darley Dale 1880
Died 24 Nov 1915
Private 1st/6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 3105
Living Hytchett Minster, DOR (Soldiers Died)
Cemetery: St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. E. 6.

BUNTING, Charles
Born Matlock
Died 3 Jul 1917
Private 1st/6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 240273
s/o Mr. W. Bunting, of 8, Curzon Terrace, Litton Mill, Buxton. Enlisted Matlock but residence Litton.
Buried: Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. D. 22.

BUNTING, Owen
Born Matlock Green 1892
DoW 11 Aug 1915 at Gallipoli, aged 22
Private 9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 13275
s/o James and Henrietta Bunting, of 3, Malthouse Terrace, Matlock Green. Living M Green 1901
Cemetery: Lancashire Landing Cemetery
Grave/Memorial Reference: K. 26.

BUXTON, F.
[Not sure if this is the correct person]
? BUXTON, Frank
b. St. John's, Derbyshire
Died 25 Oct 1918, aged 19
Private 7th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
Service No: 39829
Enlisted Derby
ToW: F & F
Additional information: Son of George and Sarah Buxton, of 61, Colville St., Derby.
Grave/Memorial Reference: XIX. B. 3.
Cemetery: Harlebeke New British Cemetery
Harlebeke New British Cemetery is located 32 kilometres east of Ieper town centre

BUXTON, Thomas
Died 18 Nov 1918, aged 27
Private 2nd Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment
Service No: 34554
s/o Mrs. Elizabeth Buxton, of Quarry Lane, Matlock Moor; husband of Mary Ellen Buxton, of Sycamore Rd., Smedley St. West, Matlock Bank. Mar 1914 Mary E (Helen / Ellen) Rouse at All Saints
Buried: Nowshera Mil. Cem. L. 34.
Memorial: Delhi Memorial (India Gate)
Grave/Memorial Reference: Face 23.

CAMPBELL, A. B.
[no further information]

CHECKLEY, Herbert Samuel¹
Born Matlock 1897
KiA 9 Aug 1915, aged 18
Private 9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 13276
ToW: Gallipoli
s/o Mrs. J. Checkley, of Lime Grove Avenue, Matlock. Enlisted Derby
Memorial: Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Memorial Reference: Panel 150 to 152.
Also commemorated St. Giles (others also on headstone) More Info

CLARKE, Cecil¹
Died 18 Nov 1916, aged 25
Nationality: Canadian
Sergeant 46th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Service No: 427609
s/o John Clarke, of "Caergwrle," Darley Dale, Matlock; husband of Kate Elvin Clarke, of Paradise Cottage, Haddenham, Ely, CAM.
Memorial: Vimy Memorial

CLAY, George Lindsey^{3,
6}
Born Middleton 1892 (1901 census has Matlock)
Died 29 Jan 1917 - Killed in an explosion at 2nd Army Workshop
Private 6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
He was Acting Lance Corporal at time of death.
Service No: 240129
ToW: F & F
s/o Joseph Francis and Mary Jane Clay; husband of Margaret Ann Eliza (nee Knowles). Mar Darley St. Helen's 1914. 1 daughter
Buried: Hazebrouk Communal Cemetery
Grave Reference: I. C. 17.

CLAY, Harry
Born Derby 1898
Dow 30 Jul 1918, aged 20, in Rouen, France - General Hospital
Private 1st/5th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
Service No: 266690
ToW: F & F
s/o Henry and Elizabeth Clay, of "Hall Dale," Snitterton Rd. Matlock. Living Derby in 1901
Cemetery: St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
Grave/Memorial Reference: Q. IV. E. 9.

CLAY, John²
Born 1889 M Bank. Living M Bank in 1901
DoW Friday, 13th April 1917, aged 27 in Etaples Military Hospital
Trooper (Private CWGC) 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars
Service No: 25376
ToW: F & F
s/o William and Jane Clay; husband of Ethel Lily Clay, of 1, Masson Rd., M Bath. 2 sons, 1 daughter
Buried: Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Died in the Military Hospital there
Grave Reference: Plot XXII Row G Grave 12
John Clay is grandfather of the webmistress - See War Graves photos (Etaples) elsewhere on this site
Also commemorated St. Giles (with mother) More Info

John Clay's hat badge which was sliced in two when he was mortally wounded. The missing
elements are ICH DIEN and 10TH ROYAL HUSSARS

COOK, Harold Joseph¹
Born Matlock 1899
KiA 29 May 1918, aged 18
Private 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Service No: 81244
ToW: F & F
s/o Joseph and Alice Cook, of I, Gladstone Terrace, Jackson Rd., Matlock. Enlisted Matlock
On his death certificate it states that his date of death was 27/29 May 1918 and cause was "regarded dead".
Buried: Hermonville Military Cemetery
Memorial Reference: II. E. 8.
[See webpage about him]

COOPER, Elijah
Born Hanley, STS 1889
Died 2 Nov 1914, aged 24
Private Grenadier Guards
Service No: 13571
s/o Police Serjt. Cooper; husband of Ella Cooper, of 3, Pleasant View, Starkholmes, Matlock. Native of Hanley, Staffs.
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, one of four Memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient
Memorial Reference: Panel 9 and 11.

COWLISHAW, Henry
Born Woolley (Brackenfield)
Died 4 Oct 1917
Private 9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 23384
Living Brackenfield, aged 5, in 1901, residing Matlock at death
Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, is NE of Ieper and one of four Memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders
Memorial Reference: Panel 99 to 102 and 162 to 162A.

CROFT, Frederick¹
Born Matlock 1897. Living Matlock 1901
Died 3 Sep 1916
Private 17th Bn. Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 29346
ToW: F & F
Cemetery: Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart
Grave/Memorial Reference: F. 15.

CROWDER, George Wisher¹
Born Matlock 1895
KiA 1 Jul 1916, aged 21
Private 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
Service No: 10390
ToW: F & F
s/o Mrs. Crowder, of 2, Prospect Terrace, Cavendish Rd., Matlock.
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, nr Albert, is the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 1 C.
Also commemorated St. Giles (Ellen / Harry / Jack also on headstone) More Info

CROWTHER, George Evans
Born Matlock 1886
Died 8 Dec 1918, aged 31
Private 5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Secondary Regiment: Labour Corps
Secondary Unit: transf. to (239484) 411th Agricultural Coy.
Service No: 49750
s/o Joseph L Crowder, deceased and Mrs. Ann Crowther, of 2, Cobden Terrace, Matlock. Living 7 Buxton Terrace, Chesterfield Road in 1901
Cemetery: Matlock (St. Giles) Churchyard More Info

DAKIN, Frederick William (Fred)¹
Born Matlock 1896
KiA 05 Oct 1918, aged 22
Private "A" Coy. 11th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 240908
ToW: F & F
s/o Walter Frederick and Clara Eliza Dakin, of "Clovelly," Lime Grove Avenue, Matlock. Living Oak Road in 1901. Enlisted Matlock
Cemetery: Prospect Hill Cemetery, GOUY
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. C. 5.
Also commemorated St. Giles (parents also on headstone) More Info

DERBYSHIRE, Lubin John¹
[J on CWGC site]
Born Matlock 1891
KiA 3 Sep 1916
Private 17th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 41278
ToW: F & F
s/o George and Sarah Derbyshire. Living Jackson St in 1891. Enlisted Matlock.
Cemetery: Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. D. 22.
Also commemorated St. Giles (with parents) More Info

DICKINSON, Lewis George (Lew)^{1,
2}
Born Sheffield 1878
KiA at Ypres (mine) 30 Sep 1915, aged 36
Second Lieutenant "C" Coy. 6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
ToW: F & F
s/o Frederick George and Ann Jemima Dickinson of The Dimple (Beechwood). Unm, but had fiancee. Had been in Holy Trinity Church Choir - see MI in that church
Buried: Spoilbank Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference: I. G. 18.

DUMAS, Charles Derrick¹
Born 1896 Duffield
Died 6 Aug 1916, aged 19
Private 11th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 31246
s/o Edouard Derrick Dumas and Adeline Heath Dumas, of "Westholme," Farley Hill, Hackney, Matlock. Living Duffield 1901. Family on Imperial Road in 1908 (Kelly's Dir)
Cemetery: Albert Communal Cemetery Extension
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. M. 28.

EAKIN, Wilfred John C¹
Born Matlock 1895
DoW 13 Nov 1916, aged 21
Private 16th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 27479
ToW: F & F
Awards: MM
s/o Mrs. Shipsides, of Matlock. Living Matlock 1901. Enlisted Matlock
Buried: Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension
Grave Reference: VIII. C. 33.

ELSE, George¹
KiA 28 Aug 1918, aged 31, at Oppy, France
Private 1st Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 269737
ToW: F & F
Enlisted Matlock
Memorial: Vis-en-Artois Memorial
Memorial Reference: Panel 7.
Only s/o George Nuttall and Fanny Else of Smithy Lane (1891 census) and Wellfield House (1901 census). Also commemorated St. Giles (father, stepmother, sister also on headstone) More Info

ELSE, John¹
Born Matlock 1891
KiA 09 Jun 1916, aged 25
Lance Corporal 128th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
Service No: 65755
ToW: F & F
s/o William and Ellen Else; husband of Alice Annie Else, of "The Knoll," Tansley, Matlock. Mar Alice A Marsh 1915. Native of Matlock. Living New Street 1901. Enlisted Buxton
Cemetery: Bois-de-Noulette British Cemetery, Aix-Noulette
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. D. 2. Left Will

FARNSWORTH, A.
[no further information]

FARNSWORTH, Philip John Saxton¹
Born Matlock 1888
KiA 8 Octr 1916, aged 26
Nationality: United Kingdom
Serjeant 16th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 15747
ToW: F & F
s/o Arthur Farnsworth and Sarah Farnsworth, of Washington Terrace, The Moor, Matlock. Enlisted Derby
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, nr Albert, is the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

FEARN, T.
Possibly the same person as named on the Starkholmes Memorial

FERN, Thomas
Born Bonsall 1896 (Thomas George)
DoW 10 Aug 1915 - in the Dardenelles, aged 18
Private 9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 13251
Memorial: Helles Memorial (Turkey)
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 150 to 152.
Also commemorated St. Giles (Dorothy also on headstone) More Info

FLETCHER, Jesse⁴
[no further information, but probably born Holloway and living at Draycott]

FLINT, Francis John
Born Wensley 1880
Died 27 Aug 1918, aged 38
Private 1st Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 23050
Husband of Mary Flint, of 3, Moor Cottages, Matlock. Mar Mary Goodall 1903
Memorial: Vis-en-Artois Memorial
Memorial Reference: Panel 7.

FLINT, Oswald
Born Holloway 1884
Died 17 Oct 1918, aged 34
Air Mechanic 1st Class, 1st Aeroplane Supply Depot, Royal Air Force
Service No: 114380
s/o Samuel and Emma Flint, of Matlock; husband of Annie May Flint, of 134, Rochdale Rd., Bury, Lancs. Mar Annie May Milner 1910. Living Chesterfield Road in 1901
Cemetery: Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
Grave/Memorial Reference: V. F. 30.

FOX, Charles⁴
Born 1889 Starkholmes*, Matlock
KiA 24 April 1917
Private 5th Bn. Border Regiment
Service No: 242112
ToW: F & F
Enlisted Derby Residence Matlock
s/o James A and Emily J Fox. Living Ward's End in 1901.
Memorial: Arras Memorial
Memorial Reference: Bay 6.
*Soldiers Died has Strakholmes!

[There is a 1918 Will for Charles Fox, Private 243379 Lancashire Fusiliers made 11 Oct 1916 naming sister Annie Atkins (she mar Wilfred A 1911) but the details do not match Charles Fox of Starkholmes and this soldier not found on CWGC website]

FOX, Frederick William (Fred)⁴
Born Matlock (Starkholmes) 1888
KiA: 5 Aug 1916, aged 28
Corporal 5th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Service No: 14017 Formerly 20518, Hussars
ToW: F & F
s/o Mary Jane Fox, of Derwent House, Knowlestone Place, Matlock, and the late Frederick Fox (a baker of oatcakes).
Buried: Wailly Orchard Cemetery, Pas de Calais (6 km S of Arras)
Grave Reference: I. F. 5.

FOX, George James
Born Starkholmes 1895
Died 20 Jul 1918
Private 5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Service No: 62525
Cemetery: Jonchery-Sur-Vesle British Cemetery
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. F. 5.
s/o James A and Emily J Fox. Living Wards End in 1901

FOX, Isaac Sowter [of Matlock Cliff]⁸
Born Ashover 1889
Died 10 Apr 1918, aged 28
Nationality: United Kingdom
Lance Corporal 4th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
Service No: 39330
Awards: MM
s/o Sowter and Annie Fox, of Redhill Farm, Tansley, Matlock; husband of Annie Fox, Cross Farm, Higham, Alfreton.
Cemetery: La Brique Military Cemetery No.2
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. R. 8.

FOX, John Sebert
Born Ambergate 1885
Private 1st/7th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Died 12 Apr 1918
Service No: 275444
Cemetery: Pont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pont-du-Hem Mil. Cem. Mem. 8.

FOX, Samuel⁴
Born Matlock
KiA: 27 May 1918
Private 1st Bn Lincolnshire Regiment
Service No: 43099 Formerly 3583, Notts & Derbys Regt
ToW: F & F
Enlisted Matlock
Memorial: Soissons Memorial, Aisne. The Soissons Memorial commemorates almost 4,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom forces who died during the Battles of the Aisne and the Marne in 1918 and who have no known grave.

GIBB, Eric¹
[no further information - one of two]

GOODWIN, Godfrey John Whitehouse¹
Born 1898
Killed in France 12 Mar 1918, aged 19
Flight Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Air Service
s/o John Godfrey Goodwin and Mary Aston Goodwin, of "The Cottage," Wellington St., Matlock.
Cemetery: Dunkirk Town Cemetery
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. A. 9.
(Also comm. in Memorial in St Giles)

GREGORY, Albert
Born Matlock 1886
KiA 7 Aug 1915, aged 29
Private 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
Service No: 10433
ToW: Gallipoli
s/o Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gregory, of Church St., Matlock. Enlisted Derby. Formerly employed as a shunter on Midland Railway
Memorial: Helles Memorial, Turkey
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 44 to 46.

GREGORY, Ezra
Born Matlock (Darley) 1886
KiA 28 May 1917, aged 31
Private 1st/6th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
Service No: 242509
ToW: F & F
s/o Mr. Ezra Gregory, of Church St., Matlock Town. Living Matlock 1901. Enlisted Matlock
Cemetery: Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. B. 12.

GREGORY, Fred
Born Starkholmes 1892
[ no further information about regiment]
Son of Joseph and Sarah Jane Gregory, living Wards End 1901
Also commemorated St. Giles (parents and brother - below - also on headstone) More Info
Tribute to both Pte John Joseph Gregory and Pte Fred Gregory at unveiling of Memorial from cousin Violet

GREGORY, John Joseph
Born Matlock (Starkholmes) 1881
Died 25 Apr 1918
Rank: Rifleman 1st/5th Bn Lancashire Regiment
Service No: 203724
ToW: F & F
Enlisted Manchester. Residence Matlock, son of Joseph and Sarah Jane Gregory, living Wards End 1891 but living M Bath 1901
Cemetery: Conde-sur-l'Escaut Communal Cemetery, Nord (contains the graves of 90 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War, all of whom died in German hands between June 1917 and October 1918.)
Grave/Memorial Reference: A. 26.
Also commemorated St. Giles (parents and brother - above - also on headstone) More Info
Tribute to both Pte John Joseph Gregory and Pte Fred Gregory at unveiling of Memorial from cousin Violet

GREY, Harry Lakin
[not listed by CWGC]
Private Harry L Grey is on TNA Medal Roll as Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, No. 27032. It is possible this is the same person

GROCOTT [GROWCOTT], Samuel
[Soldiers died has born Matlock]
DoW 9 Oct 1918, aged 27
Private 11th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 14898
ToW: F & F
s/o Catherine Growcott, of Starkholmes, Matlock, and the late James Growcott. Enlisted Derby
Buried: Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension
Grave Reference: I. A. 18.

HALL, Gilbert Sudbury¹
Born Matlock 1891
Died as a PoW 30 Nov 1916, aged 25
Nationality: United Kingdom
Second Lieutenant (Pilot) 18th Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps
s/o Robert Arnold and Elizabeth Hall, living Knowlston Place in 1891 and living Wirksworth in 1901.
Buried: Porte-de-Paris Cemetery, Cambrai, Nord (about 32 km S-E of Arras). A great part of the cemetery was used by the enemy for the burial of German and Allied dead during the War.
Grave Reference: II. A. 1.
[CB said Gilbert Sudbury Hall was the 10th victim of the Red Baron. He apparently survived, a message was dropped across the line by the Germans that he was in hospital.
He had a full military funeral]
Also commemorated St. Giles (parents also on headstone) More Info

HALLAM, Wilfred
Born Matlock 1897
KiA 26 Sep 1917, aged 20
Private (Drummer) 2nd/6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 241086
ToW: F & F
s/o Laban and Ann Elizabeth Hallam, of Church St., Matlock. Enlisted Matlock
Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, is NE of Ieper and one of four Memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders
Memorial Reference: Panel 99 to 102 and 162 to 162A.
Wilfred was the cousin of Steve Hetherington's grandmother; the family were told of his death in France - he was killed by an explosion on or about hill 60.
Also commemorated St. Giles More Info - One of those who lost their lives at Passchendale

HANDLEY, John Thomas (Jack)^{1,
3}
Born Matlock 1887
Died 2 Nov 1918, aged 31
Corporal 3rd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
Service No: R/10110
ToW: F & F [and Greece?]
s/o Roger and Sarah A. Handley, of 6, Moore St., Waterloo Rd., Blackpool. Native of Riber, Matlock (father farmed Hall Farm).
Cemetery: Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, Greece
Grave/Memorial Reference: 425.

HAWLEY, Frederick George (Fred)¹
Born Matlock
Died 12 Jun 1917
Private 1st Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment
Service No: 8086 Formerly 50906 R.F.C.
ToW: F & F
s/o George and Selina Hawley. Living Matlock Bank, Gladstone Terrace in 1901
Cemetery: Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (2km SW of Ieper)
Grave/Memorial Reference: VII. Q. 3.

HAYES, Joseph Henry (Henry)⁷
Born Ashover 1894
Died 6 Jul 1916, aged 22
Private 1st/6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 4534
s/o Frederick and Eliza Hayes, of Lime Tree Road, Matlock. Given as H Hayes on wreath at memorial unveiling. Family living Bentley Bridge in 1901.
Cemetery: Le Treport Military Cemetery, Seine-Maritime. During the First World War, Le Treport was an important hospital centre.
Grave/Memorial Reference: Plot 2. Row O. Grave 2B.
Also commemorated St. Giles (Ager / Eliza / Frederick also on headstone) More Info

HAYNES, E.
[no further information but possibly Edward born Beeley and living Rowsley]

HENSTOCK, Edmund¹
(brother of Samuel below)
Born 1879 Holloway
Died 26 Apr 1917, aged 38
Lance Corporal 2nd/5th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
Service No: 28512
Husband of Kate Henstock, of 4, Lime Tree Rd., The Green, Matlock. s/o Samuel John and Selina Henstock and living M Bank in 1881. By 1891 they'd moved to No. 3 King's Row, Smedley Street.
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. C. 12.
Cemetery: Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension. Jeancourt is a small village situated approximately halfway between Peronne and St Quentin

HENSTOCK, Samuel^{1,
3}
(brother of Edmund above)
Born Matlock 1889
DoW 3 Jun 1915, aged 26
Corporal 6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
ToW: F & F
Service No: 351
s/o Selina Henstock, of Matlock, Derbyshire, and the late Samuel John Henstock, who had been on the staff at Smedley's. Living M Bank in 1891 - No. 3 King's Row, Smedley Street. Enlisted Matlock. Samuel had been a ringer at St. Giles'.
Buried: Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. B. 82.

HETHERINGTON, F. A.
[no further information]
There are two possibilities, but both as Frank

HOLLAND - Willie (William)¹
Born M Bath 1891
Died 09 Aug 1915
Private 2nd Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 4992
s/o Walter and Elizabeth. Living Matlock Bath 1901
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, one of four Memorials to the missing in Belgian Flanders which cover the area known as the Ypres Salient
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 39 and 41.

HOLMES, Albert Frederick W
Born Matlock 1884
DoW 27 Oct 1917
Private 88135 16th Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt.).
Service No: 88135
ToW: F & F
s/o John Frederick Walter and Sarah Elizabeth Holmes. Living Hurst Cottages 1891.
Buried: St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Memorial Reference: P. III. Q. 6B.

HOLMES-BOWER, Albert
Listed as both Bower (Alias) and Holmes on CWGC site
Died 31 Oct 1916, aged 21
Lance Corporal 10th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 13815
(Also known as BOWER). Adopted s/o Mrs. Amy Bower, of Whitbank Alton, Tupton, Chesterfield. Holmes his original family name. Bower was the name of his adoptive family. Possibly Grandson of Thomas Geldart and living Matlock in 1901 aged 6 and given as born YKS Gandon
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, nr Albert, is the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.
Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

HOLMES, Herbert¹
Born Matlock
KiA 9 Aug 1915
Private - 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
Service No: 10431
ToW: Gallipoli
Enlisted Derby, Residence Morecambe
Cemetery: Helles Memorial, Turkey
Memorial Reference: Panel 44 to 46.

HOLMES, John¹
(Brother of William below)
Born Matlock (1891?)
KiA 3 Jul 1916, aged 25
Private 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
Service No: 22375
ToW: F & F
s/o John and Ruth Holmes, of 1, Oak Rd., Matlock. Enlisted Manchester
Cemetery: La Brique Military Cemetery No.2, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen. La Brique is a small hamlet named from an old brick works that used to stand nearby before to the First World War.
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. X. 19.

HOLMES, Reginald¹
Born Matlock 1891
KiA 16 Sep 1916, aged 25
Private 17th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 35041
ToW: F & F
s/o Joseph and Evaline Holmes, of "Gillfield", Bakewell Rd., Matlock. Enlisted Bakewell
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, nr Albert, is the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

HOLMES, William
(Brother of John above)
Born Matlock 1898
Died 21 Mar 1918, aged 19
Lance Corporal 2nd/7th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 61043
ToW: F & F
s/o John and Ruth Holmes, of 1, Oak Rd., Matlock. Enlisted Matlock
Memorial: Arras Memorial
Memorial Reference: Bay 7.
[Assume he was William Buckley Holmes - to be confirmed]

HOPKINSON, John
Born Matlock 1887
Died 17 May 1918, Germany, aged 32
Private 16th Bn. Royal Scots
Service No: 270084. Formerly 38838, Lincs Regt.
s/o George and Hannah Hopkinson. Enlisted Derby. Resided Matlock. Living Chesterfield Rd in 1901.
Buried: Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, Pas de Calais
Grave Reference: IX. D. 14.

HOUSLEY, Edwin Leonard
Born Matlock 1886
Nationality: Australian - had emigrated with his parents to Western Australia
Died 11 Mar 1917, aged 30
Private 28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Service No: 5713A
s/o Herbert and Blanche Housley, of 178, Eight Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia. Living Bank Road in 1901 and working as Assistant at Grocers Stores selling Port Wine
Memorial: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. Villers-Bretonneux is a village 16 kilometres east of Amiens on the straight main road to St Quentin. is the Australian national memorial erected to commemorate all Australian soldiers who fought in France and Belgium during the First World War, to their dead, and especially to those of the dead whose graves are not known.

HYDE, James Charles¹
Born 1895 (London?)
Died 01 Jul 1916, aged 21
Second Lieutenant 1st/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
eldest s/o Anne Hyde, of 36, Kidbrook Park Rd., Blackheath, London, and the late Rev. James Bartlett Hyde.* [Father had been vicar of All Saints]. The children were not with their parents in Sutton in Ashfield in 1901.
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, nr Albert, is the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.
*Not sure when CWGC information drawn up as Rev Hyde did not die until 1926

¹ Also commemorated at All Saints' Church.
² Also commemorated on the Matlock Bath War Memorial. John Clay, for example, lived in Matlock Bath but was born and brought up in Matlock. N.B. John Clay was the writer's grandfather and George Lindsey Clay and Harry Clay were relatives.
³ Also commemorated at Farley Hill Congregational Church.
⁴ Also commemorated on the Starkholmes War Memorial.
⁵ Also commemorated on the Cromford War Memorial.
⁶ Also commemorated on Darley Dale War Memorial.
⁷ Christian names from Stephen Kimberley, who owns a funeral card for his ancestor's brother.
⁸ Christian names of men who are also commemorated at Tansley from Denys Gaskell. There is a brief account of each of them on his Tansley Village website www.tansleyvillage.org.uk (under Historical bits and pieces.
⁹ Isaac Mycock's surname appears in some records as Mycroft and he is listed on Coalville War Memorial and the CWG site as J Mycroft. With grateful thanks to Prunella Bradshaw for sorting this out.

Some of the names above are also commemorated on other memorials. I should be pleased to include the Christian names of anyone in the above text whose Christian name(s) only appears as initials. Please email and write Matlock War Memorial in the subject line. Thank you.

There is a full report in: High Peak News August 13 1921
This can be read at County Hall Local Studies Library

How to contact County Hall Local Studies Library

There's a page onsite about Harold Joseph Cook

Matlock St Giles - MIs in the church
where there is a Book of Memory to the men who died in WW2

With very grateful thanks to Mr. Charles Beresford for help and additional material. Background research from "The High Peak News", GRO BMD indexes and FreeBMD, from returns for the 1891 census and 1901 census (click link to go to on-site transcripts), parish registers and family members. Names also compared with information provided on "Soldiers Died in the Great War" CD.

If you know any more about the above men, we would particularly like to hear from you. Please email and in the subject line write Matlock War Memorial. Thank you.

Transcribed Apr 1999 and originally published as matlockwm.txt. Page (file) name changed Oct 2006 (was part of matlockwm.htm)
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