The War Memorials, Names on Matlock's Memorial, Surnames A

E. ALLEN J. T. ALLEN^[1] T. ALLEN^[1] Wa. ALLEN Wm. ALLEN G. E. ANDREWS H. H. ANDREWS F. G. A. ARKWRIGHT^{[4, 5]} G. W. ASHTON^[1] F. BAGSHAW^[3] H. BAGSHAW [S. H.]^{[1, 3]} J. BAGSHAW^[1] W. BAGSHAW G. BALLINGTON C. BARNES^[1] H. BARNES^{[1, 3]} W. BATES^[1] W. BEARD^[1] G. W. BODEN^[2] S. BODEN^{[1, 3]} J. W. BOOTH G. F. BOWER J. W. BRADWELL W. J. BRIDDON^[8] J. E. BROCKLEHURST C. BUNTING O. BUNTING F. BUXTON T. BUXTON A. B. CAMPBELL H. S. CHECKLEY^[1] C. CLARKE^[1] H. CLAY J. CLAY^[2] L. CLAY [GL]^{[3, 6]} H. COOK^[1] E. COOPER H. COWLISHAW		Mr Terry Moore of Matlock		A. FARNSWORTH P. FARNSWORTH^[1] T. FEARN J. FLETCHER F. FLINT O. FLINT C. FOX^[4] F. FOX^[4] G. FOX I. S. FOX^[8] J. S. FOX S. FOX^[4] G. J. W. GOODWIN^[1] E. GIBB^[1] A. GREGORY E. GREGORY F. GREGORY J. J. GREGORY H. L. GREY S. GROCOTT G. S. HALL^[1] W. HALLAM J. HANDLEY^{[1, 3]} F. HAWLEY^[1] E. HAYNES J. H. HAYES^[7] E. HENSTOCK^[1] S. HENSTOCK^{[1, 3]} F. A. HETHERINGTON A. HOLMES A. HOLMES-BOWER H. HOLMES^[1] J. HOLMES^[1] R. HOLMES^[1] W. HOLMES W. HOLLAND^[1] J. HOPKINSON E. L. HOUSLEY J. C. HYDE^[1]
		F. CROFT^[1] G. CROWDER^[1] G. CROWTHER F. W. DAKIN^[1] L. DERBYSHIRE^[1] L. G. DICKINSON^{[1, 2]} C. D. DUMAS^[1] W. EAKIN^[1] G. ELSE^[1] J. ELSE^[1]

Abbreviations

DoW - Died of Wounds
KiA - Killed 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
NoK - Next of Kin
s/o - son of
Unm - Unmarried
WO - War Office

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
s/o William George and Agnes Allen. Edwin worked as a cow man for Thomas Neville for a time.
Memorial: Loos Memorial
Memorial Reference: Panel 49 and 50.

ALLEN, John Thomas^[1]
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 (Joseph and Sarah); husband of Louisa Alice Allen, of Yew Cottage, Dimple Rd., Matlock. Mar Louisa Alice SMITH in 1901. In 1901 living on the Dimple in the 1901 census but moved to Dimple Road when he married. Worked as a carter. 1 son
Cemetery: Matlock (St. Giles) Churchyard
Grave/Memorial Reference: Spec. Memorial.
Also commemorated St. Giles (Louise Alice also on headstone) More Info

ALLEN, Thomas^[1]
Born Clay Cross 1867
KiA 1 Jul 1916
Private 1st/5th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 201101
ToW: F & F
He was living with his wife Agnes in Matlock in the 1891 census | in Scarthin in the 1901 census. The family later moved back to Matlock and he worked for Baileys. 2 daurs. Enlisted Derby. Resided Matlock. He was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
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
s/o William George and Agnes Allen. Enlisted Chesterfield
Cemetery: Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (2km SW of Ieper)
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. B. 25.
There was also a commemorative stone at the Imperial Road Church, but since it closed this is now in the Trinity Methodist United Reformed on Bank Road. See the MI there (scroll down).

ALLEN, William (Albert William)
Born Snitterton, Matlock 1896 (Soldiers Died and 1901 census say born there)
DoW 30 Nov 1914, aged 18
2nd Bn. Grenadier Guards
Service No: 16332
ToW: F & F
s/o James and Sarah Allen of Snitterton, Matlock (youngest child). Living Snitterton in 1901. Enlisted Nottingham.
Grave Reference: III. B. 51.
Cemetery: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

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 Maria Andrews, of 3, Buxton Terrace, Matlock Bank, Matlock. Living Matlock Cliff in 1901
Cemetery: Bellicourt British Cemetery
Grave/Memorial Reference: VI. L. 7.

He is not related to the web mistress

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
Formerly 43407, Sherwood Foresters. Enlisted Derby
ToW: F & F
s/o George J and Anna Maria Andrews. Living M Cliff in the 1901 census. Husband of Lilian Alice Andrews, of Cavendish Rd., Matlock. Mar Lilian A Cooper 1913. 3 children. Native of Matlock.
Buried: Wimereux Communal Cemetery
Grave Reference: II. C. 7A.

He is not related to the web mistress

Detail of gravestone

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 and was an officer (lieutenant) before the War.
s/o Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Charles Arkwright of Willesley, Matlock. Educated Eton and Sandhurst. Killed in a flying accident close to Glamis Castle. For full story, read Charles Beresford's book about Matlock Bath's memorial^[9].
Cemetery: Cromford (St. Mary) Churchyard

ASHTON, George William^[1]
Born Matlock 1886
Private 15th Bn. Welsh Regiment
Died 28 Jul 1917
Service No: 47659
ToW: F & F
s/o Joseph and Martha Ashton. The family were bakers, but George became a joiner. See 1891 census entry | 1901 census entry
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, Frank^[3]
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 Chesterfield 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 1 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 on Bank Road in the 1901 census but later moved to the Dimple. Harry worked as a Mason before the War. He was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
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 on Bank Road in the 1901 census but later moved to the Dimple. Jack worked as a Page before the War.
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. Mar Mary Dagmar Crossland at St Giles in 1910. Enlisted Derby, residence Birmingham and worked for Dunlop Tyre Co as a Rubber Moulder. 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 Riber, Matlock 1883
DoW 3 Oct 1918
Private 8th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 241555
s/o George and Sarah E. Ballington of Riber and living Riber in the 1891 census | the 1901 census. Mar Mary Wilson at St. Giles in 1907. Enlisted Matlock, but lived in New Street, Bakewell. He left a widow and six young children. 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.
Buried: Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, Aisne
Grave Reference: III. C. 7.

BARNES, Cirtees^[1]
Born 1882 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. He mar Sarah E Muir at St Giles in 1912 and was a Grocery Manager. 2 children.
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
s/o James and Sarah Barnes. Enlisted Matlock
Cemetery: Sissonne British Cemetery, Aisne
Grave/Memorial Reference: P. 5.

BATES, William^[1] / FLINT, George William P
Whilst William is listed on the memorial with the surname Bates, records show him as both Bates and Flint
Born Ashbourne 1882 (as Flint)
DoW 25 August 1918
Private 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
Service No: 204185
ToW: F & F
s/o Lucy Bates and step son of Charles Bates. Living on Mill Road, Cromford in the 1891 Census. Living on the Dimple in the 1901 census. In 1911 he was living (as Flint) at Underwood Terrace in Darley and working as a farm labourer. He was married by then, with three children and three more were to follow. He had married (as Flint) Mary Ann Holmes of Smedley Street at Bakewell Register Office in 1910. Enlisted Matlock.
Cemetery: Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme
Grave Reference: VI. C. 25.

Lucy Flint and Charles Bates mar at Wirksworth in 1887. In 1881 Lucy Flint was working at the Cock Inn, Clifton And Compton in Ashbourne for George Peach and his son George. Lucy Bates died in 1910 and William's stepfather moved to Mansfield to live with a son from his first marriage. William's sister Winifred worked at the Swan Hotel, Church Street, Mansfield.

BEARD, William Edward^[1]
Born Buxton 1894. 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 Robert Henry and Elizabeth Beard (nee Lewis) but NoK given as Mrs. Elizabeth Beard, of Greensville, Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Mrs. Beard was born Matlock and the family later lived both on Smedley Street and at Surbiton Terrace, Cavendish Road.
William was badly injured and discharged from the Army; his brother Robert had been on the battlefield with him. In late 1918 he mar Mary Trickett in Sheffield but died not long afterwards. His funeral at St. Giles was a large military one, attended by many soldiers.
Cemetery: Matlock (St. Giles) Churchyard (just initials on headstone) More Info

BODEN, George William^[2]
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. The family first lived in Portland Cottage and George became an omnibus driver. 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, John William
[CWG has just William]
Born Matlock 1894
KiA 8 May 1915
Private 1st Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
Service No: 18685
s/o George and Emily Booth. Later moved to the village of Worsborough Bridge near Barnsley to work with his uncle (John Brookes) as a gamekeeper, where he enlisted as William Booth. See Strays B
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 36 and 55.

BOWER, George Fenwick
Born Ashover 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. The family lived for some years in Ashover before moving to Matlock Green. In 1911 George was employed as a Draper's Errand Boy. His adopted brother was to die just over a fortnight after he did. See Albert Holmes Bower below
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 James^[8]
Born 1877 Matlock
Died 7 Dec 1917
Driver 178th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Service No: 42516
s/o William and Hannah Briddon. Living at M Cliff in the 1881 census and in the 1901 census, when he was working as a Grit Stone Quarryer. Later described as a Mason's Labourer.
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
s/o Thomas Howard and Caroline M E Brocklehurst. Father a Surgeon who moved to Stockport and then Dorset. James living Matlock Town in the 1901 census. He worked as a miller. Enlisted Matlock but living Hytchett Minster, DOR when he enlisted (Soldiers Died)
Cemetery: St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. E. 6.

BUNTING, Charles
Born Matlock 1896
Died 3 Jul 1917
Private 1st/6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 240273
s/o Walter and Emma Bunting who lived in Church Street. NoK Mr. W. Bunting, of 8, Curzon Terrace, Litton Mill, Buxton. Family in Matlock Town in 1901. Charles was a quarryman before the war. Enlisted Matlock but residence given as 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. Owen had been employed as a grocer's warehouseman. Enlisted Derby.
The 9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters was formed at Derby 24 Aug 1914, moving first to Grantham and then, in April 1915, to Frensham area. In July 1915 the regiment embarked at Liverpool for Mudros and 20 - 31 July they were at Helles. On 7 Aug 1915 landed at Suvla Bay.
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
s/o 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
Born Ashover 1892
Died 18 Nov 1918, aged 27
Private 2nd Bn. North Staffordshire Regiment
Service No: 34554
s/o Thomas and Elizabeth Buxton. NoK given as both Mrs. Elizabeth Buxton, of Quarry Lane, Matlock Moor and his wife 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, Alexander Bruce
Born Birkenhead 1887
KiA 19 Sep 1918, aged 31
Private 52nd Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Service No: 84053
ToW: F & F
s/o Alexander William and Elizabeth Campbell, of Kendal, Westmorland. He had worked for a grocer in Matlock pre war. Enlisted Manchester.
Buried: Queant Communal Cemetery British Extension, Pas de Calais
Grave Reference: B. 1.

CHECKLEY, Herbert Samuel^[1]
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 William and Pattie Checkley though CWGC records his widowed mother under NoK as Mrs. J. Checkley, of Lime Grove Avenue, Matlock. Enlisted Derby. Living Matlock Town in 1901.
The 9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters was formed at Derby 24 Aug 1914, moving first to Grantham and then, in April 1915, to Frensham area. In July 1915 the regiment embarked at Liverpool for Mudros and 20 - 31 July they were at Helles. On 7 Aug 1915 landed at Suvla Bay.
Memorial: Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Memorial Reference: Panel 150 to 152.
Also commemorated St. Giles (others also on headstone) More Info

CLARKE, Cecil^[1]
Born New Tupton 1892
Died 18 Nov 1916, aged 25
Nationality: Canadian
Sergeant 46th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Service No: 427609
Second of four sons of John and Kate Clarke. John Clarke was Matlock's Superintendent of Police. The family had lived at the Police Station on Bank Road but when Cecil died his father's address was given as "Caergwrle," Darley Dale, Matlock. Cecil had worked for Midland Drapery in Derby as a drapery salesman before going to Canada. Husband of Kate Elvin Clarke, of Paradise Cottage, Haddenham, Ely, CAM. They had married in the Hartley Witney District in late 1915.
Memorial: Vimy Memorial

CLAY, George Lindsey^{[3,
6]}
Born Middleton 1892 (1901 census and other records say Matlock)
Died 29 Jan 1917 - Killed in an explosion which occurred at the Second Army Workshops, an armament works.
Private 6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment).
He was Acting Lance Corporal at time of death.
Service No: 240129
ToW: F & F
Third s/o Joseph Francis and Mary Jane Clay. The family were living on Matlock Green in the 1901 census. He had been employed as a Gas Fitter for Matlock District Gas Co., Smedley St. West. Husband of Margaret Ann Eliza (née Knowles). Mar Darley St. Helen's 1914. 1 daughter.
The Attestation papers of Lindsey's records in the Burnt Documents (WO 363 C1083) says he first joined the army aged 18 y 11 m. At a medical examination by Dr. Edward Crarer of Matlock on 20 June 1911, Lindsey was described as 5' 4" in height, of good physical development and with normal vision. Pre war he attended training sessions on 5 July 1911, 30 Jul 1911 and 13 Aug 1911 as well as the Bermaider Camps (4 Aug 1912-18 Aug 1912 and 27 July 13-10 Aug 1913). He enlisted at Matlock and would have been amongst the first to leave the town as his records show his WW1 service began on 5 Aug 1914.
In early January 1917 the 6th Bn. Sherwood Foresters were in the Soastre Sector, some 20 miles to the north of Albert, but Lindsey had been seconded to the 2nd Army Workshops on 10 Aug 1915 and had not rejoined the regiment.
Conditions were extremely difficult in Northern France at the time Lindsey died. J.C. Dunn recorded that from 24th January "during the next four weeks the gunners were reporting temperatures of 15 degrees of frost, and the ground became ice-bound to a depth of 16 in" (Dunn, J.C. (1938) "The War the Infantry Knew 1914-1919"). Such icy conditions would have caused the oxyacetylene cylinders to explode and the rod sorting shop and oxyacetylene room where Lindsey was working were badly damaged/wrecked. He was one of three to die and several others were injured.
Buried: Hazebrouk Communal Cemetery.
Grave Reference: I. C. 17.

His widow, Margaret, remarried in 1920. She was to have three further children. Tragically for the family, both her sons were to die on the same day in WW2 - see Edward and Joseph Wood

CLAY, Harry
Born Pear Tree Road, Derby 1 Feb 1898
DoW 30 Jul 1918, aged 20, in Rouen, France - General Hospital
Private 1st/5th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders - 1/5th (The Sutherland and Caithness) Battalion
Service No: 266690
ToW: F & F
Eldest s/o Henry and Elizabeth Clay, of "Hall Dale," Snitterton Rd. Matlock. Living Derby in 1901 but later lived in Hurds Hollow. Enlisted Ripon, where his photograph was taken by J. H. Bagley of North Street.
Cemetery: St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
Grave/Memorial Reference: Q. IV. E. 9.

With thanks to Harry's niece, Judith, for the photograph

CLAY, John^[2]
Born 1889 M Bank.
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. Living M Bank in 1901. Husband of Ethel Lily Clay, of 1, Masson Rd., M Bath. 2 sons, 1 daughter. Enlisted Derby. Educated first at All Saints' and then at the Cavendish School, Matlock. Had been apprenticed to Hodgkinsons as a surveyor, specializing in land values for farmers, but went to work for his childhood friend, Bill Furniss (no relation). He intended to open a garage with Bill, but this obviously did not happen. Bill was with him when he was mortally wounded by an exploding shell at Monchy-le-Preux in the early morning of 11th April. The telegram was delivered by Police Inspector John Clarke, who had lost a son himself only a few months before (see above). Inspector Clarke added his own personal condolences to the bottom of the telegram, which he hand delivered to John's widow. She was at her parents home in Masson Terrace and her children were all dressed in their best, either for Sunday School or a treat. Inspector Clarke then returned to Matlock to inform John's parents.
Buried: Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Died in the Military Hospital there.
Grave Reference: Plot XXII Row G Grave 12

Trooper John Clay is grandfather of the web mistress.
See War Graves photos (Etaples) elsewhere on this site
Also commemorated St. Giles (with mother) Read MI transcript

Matlock's National Reservists & the Call-up Card

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 Joseph^[1]
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 1, Gladstone Terrace, Jackson Rd., Matlock. Enlisted Matlock. He had been employed as a lift attendant at Smedley's.
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.

There is a larger picture and more information elsewhere on this site

COOPER, Elijah
Born Hanley, STS 1889
Died 2 Nov 1914, aged 24
Private Grenadier Guards
Service No: 13571
s/o Police Serjt. John Cooper; husband of Ella Cooper, of 3, Pleasant View, Starkholmes, Matlock. Native of Hanley, Staffs. Enlisted Hanley. Elijah was a policeman in Matlock and mar Ella Bradbury at St. Giles' in 1911. Two daughters, the elder of whom died as an infant. The couple moved to Long Eaton where their younger daughter was born.
Ella (as Ellie) was shown living at Wards End with the Wooding's in the 1891 census and (as Ella) in the 1901 census. Ella remarried.
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 (Henry Wilmot)
Born Woolley (Brackenfield) 1896
Died 4 Oct 1917
Private 9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 23384
Living Brackenfield, aged 5, in 1901, s/o Henry and Elizabeth Jane Cowlishaw. Residing Matlock at enlistment.
The 9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters was formed at Derby 24 Aug 1914, were in action at Gallipoli before moving to Egypt. Went to France in Jul 1916.
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, Frederick^[1]
Born Matlock 1897
Died 3 Sep 1916
Private 17th Bn. Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 29346
ToW: F & F
s/o Wilfred and Emily Croft. Living Matlock in the 1901 census. Enlisted Chesterfield.
Cemetery: Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart
Grave/Memorial Reference: F. 15.
There was also a commemorative stone at the Imperial Road Church, but since it closed this is now in the Trinity Methodist United Reformed on Bank Road. See the MI there (scroll down).

CROWDER, George Wisher^[1]
Born Matlock 1895
KiA 1 Jul 1916, aged 21
Private 2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
Service No: 10390
ToW: F & F
s/o George and Sarah Crowder. NoK recorded as Mrs. Crowder, of 2, Prospect Terrace, Cavendish Rd., Matlock. Living Matlock Town in 1901, when recorded as George William Crowder. GWC was a plasterer. Enlisted Derby. He was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He had previously served in Gallipoli, alongside Albert Gregory (see below) and Herbert Holmes (also below) and all three were at Sulva Bay.
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 Ludlam Crowther, deceased and Mrs. Ann Crowther, of 2, Cobden Terrace, Matlock. Living 7 Buxton Terrace, Chesterfield Road in 1901 census. George worked for the Urban District Council.
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 John^[1]
[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 census | 1901 census. Worked as a Slater with his father. 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. A Railway Clerk before the War. 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 Derrick^[1]
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), later moving to Cavendish Road (Kelly's 1916 Dir)
Cemetery: Albert Communal Cemetery Extension
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. M. 28.

EAKIN, Wilfred John C^[1]
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. Announced in London Gazette 16 Feb 1917 - supplement to, with WO announcement pub 19 Feb 1917
s/o Mrs. Shipsides, of Matlock. Living Matlock 1901. Enlisted Matlock
Buried: Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension
Grave Reference: VIII. C. 33.

ELSE, George^[1]
Born Matlock 1888
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). Worked as a Clerk / Assistant Overseer. Also commemorated St. Giles (father, stepmother, sister also on headstone) Read his MI

ELSE, John^[1]
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 Annie Marsh at Matlock Bath Independent Chapel 1915. Native of Matlock. Living New Street 1901. Worked as a Joiner. 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 Saxton^[1]
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. Worked as a Nurseryman. 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.
Assumed to be the same person as named on the Starkholmes Memorial

FERN, Thomas
Born Slaley, Bonsall 1896 (Thomas George)
DoW 10 Aug 1915 - in the Dardenelles (Soldiers Died says At Sea), aged 18
Private 9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 13251
s/o Charles and Emma Fern. The family were in Bonsall in 1901 but later moved to Riber. Enlisted Derby.
The 9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters was formed at Derby 24 Aug 1914, moving first to Grantham and then, in April 1915, to Frensham area. In July 1915 the regiment embarked at Liverpool for Mudros and 20 - 31 July they were at Helles. On 7 Aug 1915 landed at Suvla Bay.
Memorial: Helles Memorial (Turkey)
Memorial Reference: Panel 150 to 152 (buried at sea)
Also commemorated St. Giles (sister Dorothy also on headstone) More Info

FLETCHER, Josiah or Jesse^[4]
Named Josiah at birth, later Jesse on Soldiers Died and Medals Cards at TNA
Born Ashover 1892 (Holloway on Soldiers Died)
DoW 5 Sep 1916, aged 24
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rifleman 16th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 26958
ToW: F & F
s/o Joseph and Selina Fletcher, of Matlock. Living Holloway in 1901. As Jesse later worked as Corn Miller and Farm Labourer at Whatstandwell. Enlisted: Matlock. Residence: Draycott, Derbyshire
Cemetery: Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1
Grave Reference: III. E. 12.

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 at Matlock Bath Independent Chapel in 1903. Worked as a Stone cutter. 4 children
Memorial: Vis-en-Artois Memorial
Memorial Reference: Panel 7.

FLINT, George William P - See BATES, George

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. Living Chesterfield Road in 1901 census. He was a Tailor. Mar Annie May Milner 1910. 2 children
Cemetery: Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
Grave/Memorial Reference: V. F. 30.

FOX, Charles^[4]
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 Starkholmes Road in 1891 | Ward's End in 1901 and later Riber. Worked on a farm.
Memorial: Arras Memorial
Memorial Reference: Bay 6.

[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 web site]

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). Living Wards End in 1891 | Starkholmes in 1901. Worked as a Labourer.
Buried: Wailly Orchard Cemetery, Pas de Calais (6 km S of Arras)
Grave Reference: I. F. 5.

FOX, George (George James)
[Believe this is the correct person, but it is odd that he is not listed on the Starkholmes memorial]
Born Starkholmes 1895
Died 20 Jul 1918
Private 5th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Service No: 62525
s/o James A and Emily J Fox. Living Ward's End in 1901 and later Riber. Worked as a Greengrocer's Assistant.
Cemetery: Jonchery-Sur-Vesle British Cemetery
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. F. 5.

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. Announced in London Gazette 25 Jun 1918 - supplement to, with WO announcement pub 27 Jun 1918, when given as of Alfreton.
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 (GDSN) 1st/7th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
KiA 12 Apr 1918
Service No: 275444
ToW: F & F
s/o Hannah Fox of Matlock Green. Enlisted Matlock.
Cemetery: Pont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue. Employed as a Limestone Quarryman
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pont-du-Hem Mil. Cem. Mem. 8.

FOX, Samuel^[4]
Born Matlock 1878
KiA 27 May 1918
Private 1st Bn Lincolnshire Regiment
Service No: 43099 Formerly 3583, Notts & Derbys Regt
ToW: F & F
s/o Luke and Mary Fox, who both died before him. Living Wards End in the 1881 census | the 1891 census | the 1901 census. Worked as a Mason's / Builder's Labourer. 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, Eric^[1]
Born 1889 Brooklands, CHS
KiA 1 Jul 1916, age 27
Private, "B" Coy. 15th Bn. Royal Scots
Service No: 17382
ToW: F & F
s/o Walter and Sarah Anne Gibb, of The Imperial Hotel, Barnstaple, DEV. Enlisted Manchester, LAN. Lived Bude, Cornwall. His uncle was Charles Gibb, a cabinet maker who lived on Smedley Street (see Kelly's Dir, 1908) and Eric was living with him in 1911 and working as a Clerk and Traveller. He was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, nr Albert, is the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.
Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 6 D and 7 D.

GOODWIN, Godfrey John Whitehouse^[1]
Born 1 Aug 1898 Birmingham
Killed in France 12 Mar 1918, aged 19
Flight Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Air Service
Eldest s/o John Godfrey Goodwin and Mary Aston Goodwin, of "The Cottage," Wellington St., Matlock. The obituary notice in "The Times" on 8 Apr 1918 gave his address as Rockside.
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. Family living at Church Street in the 1891 census | Wards End in the 1901 census. Formerly employed as a shunter on Midland Railway. Enlisted Derby. George Crowder (see above) and Herbert Holmes (also below) joined the same regiment and all three were at Sulva Bay.
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 Ezra and Charlotte A Gregory. NoK given as Mr. Ezra Gregory, of Church St., Matlock Town. Living Matlock Bank in the 1901 census. Worked as a General Labourer. Enlisted Matlock
Cemetery: Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. B. 12.

GREGORY, Fred
Born Starkholmes 1892
Died 24 Dec 1918 of influenza
Private 18th Bn. Welsh Regiment
Service No: 68962
Son of Joseph and Sarah Jane Gregory, living Wards End in the 1901 census. Worked as a printer and was employed by Lea Mills. Because he survived the War itself, his details are not listed in “Soldiers Died”.
Memorial Reference: I. D. 18.
Cemetery: Lille Southern Cemetery, Nord, France
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
Residence Matlock, son of Joseph and Sarah Jane Gregory, living Wards End in the 1891 census but living M Bath in the 1901 census, later moving to Levenshulme Manchester. Employed as a Hotel Clerk. Enlisted Manchester.
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, H L
[not listed by CWGC]
Tribute on wreath at memorial to Pte Harry Lakin Grey
Private Harry L Grey is on TNA Medal Roll as Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, No. 27032. It is possible this is the same person. Was he Harry Lakin Grey or Harry Leslie Grey, bornWest Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia in 1892 but later lived England, mother Hannah Elizabeth Grey nee Smith? In 1901 Harry, his mother and brother, Frank Gordon Gray, were living in Upper Hackney at Spring Garden Cottage, where his grandmother ran a grocery business. In 1911 Hannah Elizabeth and Harry were both living on Smedley Street and working at Smedley's, so it is a strong possibility that he was the soldier or sailor on Matlock memorial. There are several H. Greys who died, including an Australian called Horace Leslie Grey, but no links have been found with that casualty to Matlock.

GROCOTT [GROWCOTT], Samuel^[4]
Born Brackenfield 1891 [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. Living Starkholmes in the 1901 census. Worked as a Cotton Doubler. Enlisted Derby
Buried: Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension
Grave Reference: I. A. 18.

HALL, Gilbert Sudbury^[1]
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 the 1891 census and boarding at the Grammar School House, Wirksworth in 1901 (see Strays). He later was apprenticed as a mechanical engineer. Charles Beresford said Gilbert Sudbury Hall was the 10th victim of the Red Baron. He apparently survived the crash and a message was dropped across the line by the Germans that he was in hospital. He was given a full military funeral by the Germans.
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.

Also commemorated St. Giles (parents also on headstone)
Read MI transcript

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. Living New Street in the 1901 census. 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 Riber, 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. He became a printer, working in Derby. Native of Riber, Matlock (father farmed Hall Farm). Enlisted Rochdale.
Cemetery: Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, Greece
Grave/Memorial Reference: 425.

HAWLEY, Frederick George (Fred)^[1]
Born 1882 Matlock
Died 12 Jun 1917
Private 1st Bn. Prince of Wales 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 the 1891 census. He worked as a Groom and by 1901 was living at the Normanhurst Stables on Hackney Lane. Enlisted Matlock.
Cemetery: Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (2km SW of Ieper)
Grave/Memorial Reference: VII. Q. 3.

HAYES, Joseph Henry (Henry/Harry)^[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 the 1901 census. Became a butcher. Enlisted Matlock.
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.
most probably HAYNES, Edward
Born 1893 Beeley, DBY
KiA 12 Oct 1917, aged 24
Private 10th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Service No: 14487
s/o William A. and Rebecca Haynes, of Beeley, Rowsley. Enlisted Derby. Lived Rowsley.
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.

HENSTOCK, Edmund^[1]
(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. At least one child. s/o Samuel John and Selina Henstock and living M Bank in the 1881 census. By the 1891 census they'd moved to No. 3 King's Row, Smedley Street. Also see the 1901 census entry. He worked as a Bath Attendant at the Hydro. Enlisted Bakewell.
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 the 1891 census | the 1901 census. Samuel had been a ringer at St. Giles' and had worked as a Cotton Dyer. Enlisted Matlock.
Buried: Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. B. 82.

HETHERINGTON, F. A. [sic]
Now known to be
HETHERINGTON, Thomas Alexander
Born Chevington, NBL 1891
KiA 1 Nov 1918, aged 27
Second Lieutenant 8th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
s/o Thomas and Sarah Hetherington, of Widdrington, Morpeth, Northumberland; husband of Maggie Hetherington, of 11, Richmond Terrace, Matlock, Derbyshire. Had worked as a Law Clerk. Mar Maggie Partridge 1916 at Bakewell Register Office. 1 daughter. Maggie's two brothers are also commemorated on the War Memorial.
Cemetery Preseau Communal Cemetery Extension
Grave/Memorial Reference: C. 13.

With thanks to Keith Taylor for correcting the initials, and helping to confirm Thomas' identity

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 in the 1901 census
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 (Fred) and Sarah Elizabeth (Dora) Holmes. JFW Holmes has married Sarah Frisby at St. Giles in 1882 and the family were living Hurst Cottages in the 1891 census. By by the 1901 census they had moved to Matlock Bank. Albert was a Page Boy then. I have been unable to find the family in 1911. Enlisted Matlock.
Buried: St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Memorial Reference: P. III. Q. 6B.

HOLMES-BOWER, Albert
Born Beeley 1895
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
ToW: F & F
(Also known as BOWER). Adopted s/o Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Amy Bower, of Whitbank, Alton, Tupton, Chesterfield. Holmes was his birth name and he was adopted shortly after birth. Bower was the name of his adoptive family and they lived for some years in Ashover before moving to Matlock Green. Albert was working at the Bump Mill as a machine Tenter in 1911. Enlisted Chesterfield. His adopted brother had been killed just over a fortnight earlier. See George Bower above
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, Herbert^[1]
Born Matlock 1895
KiA 9 Aug 1915
Private - 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment
Service No: 10431
The parentage of Herbert Holmes is unknown but he was listed in the 1901 census as Woodhouse, boarding with John Woodhouse and his wife Edith (nee Cantello) who brought him up. By 1911 he was working as a shop boy. He and his sister Edith were still living with John and Edith Woodhouse at Gas House Cottages on Bakewell Road. On this occasion they were recorded with the Holmes surname. No satisfactory birth reference has been found, nor have marriages linking the Holmes surname with either Woodhouse or Cantello.
ToW: Gallipoli
Enlisted Derby. Residence Morecambe. George Crowder (see above) and Albert Gregory (also above) joined the same regiment and all three were at Sulva Bay.
Memorial Reference: Panel 44 to 46.

HOLMES, John^[1] (John Anthony B)
(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. Living on Richmond Terrace in the 1901 census. Worked for an Ironmonger. 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, Reginald^[1]
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. Living M Bank in the 1901 census. Worked in the bakery at Smedleys. 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 (William Buckley)
(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. Living on Richmond Terrace in the 1901 census. Worker for a confectioner. Enlisted Matlock
Memorial: Arras Memorial
Memorial Reference: Bay 7.

HOPKINSON, John
Born Matlock (Ashover) 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. Living Chesterfield Rd in the 1901 census. He was later employed as a Builder's Labourer. Enlisted Derby. Resided Matlock.
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 the 1891 census and the 1901 census when he was working as Assistant at Grocers Stores selling Port Wine. He later worked as a Blacksmith in one of the quarries.
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 Charles^[1]
Born 1895 London
Died 1 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*. Notice of Death published 13 Jul 1916 (sames day as RJR Leacroft) in The Times and parent's address given as All Saint Vicarage. He died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
The Hyde children were not with their parents in Sutton in Ashfield in 1901. Later attended St. Edward's School, Oxford and Selwyn College, Cambridge.
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 casualty on his page about the Tansley Village First World War Memorial
^[9] Beresford, Charles (2007) "The Bath at War, A Derbyshire Community and the Great War"

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 of the unveiling of Matlock War Memorial in: High Peak News 13 August 1921
This can be read at County Hall Local Studies Library or at Colindale

How to contact County Hall Local Studies Library

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. I also researched "The Burnt Documents" (WO 363) at Kew for Clay relatives, though the only person whose documents survived was George Lindsey Clay.

If you know any more about the above men, we would very much 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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