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2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
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Ronald Griffiths Beat 2nd Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.8th Oct 1918) Ronald Beat served with 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters. I was researching my family history and came across this photo of Ron(on the right).
On the the back it reads: "Come to the cookhouse door boys. With love from Cecil to Florrie (Ron's sister), Saturday 27th of October 1917, Brocton camp Staffordshire."
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Pte. Donald George Cook D Coy. 2nd Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.9th Jul 1918) Donald Cook is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium. He was the second child of Edgar Lowe Cook and Mary Ann Barnett.
He enlisted on 2nd of November 19142nd at the age of 16. He joined D Coy of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment)
In 1911 he was living at 9 Friar Street, Long Eaton, and at that time was a butcher's errand boy.
By the time his death in action was recorded, his parents had moved to 24 Upper Wellington Street.
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Pte. Alfred Bacon 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters (d.11th Nov 1917) Alfred Bacon was born at Danesmoor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Bacon. He was a coal miner prior to enlistment 16th August 1910. He was at Crownhill Fort, Plympton, Devon in 1911 and went to France 8th of September 1914 and died a prisoner of war 11th of November 1917.
He is buried in Hamburg Cemetery, Germany.
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Pte. Abraham Litchfield 2nd Btn. Sherwood Foresters Born in about 1883, Abraham Litchfield worked as a coal miner before joining the Sherwood Foresters very early in the war. He disembarked with the 2nd Battalion in September 1914.
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L/Sgt. John Thomas Gilpin 53rd (Young Soldier) Btn Leicestershire Regiment John Gilpin was a Lance Sergeant with the 53rd (Young Soldier) Btn Leicestershire Regiment, he was formerly a Corporal with the 2nd Battalion, Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment.
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George Brown 2nd Btn. Sherwood Foresters I know very little about George Brown, I understand that he was wounded, that's about it. I'd really love to find out more about him, I know who his parents were and siblings, who he married, his kids etc but I cant find out anything his WW1 army life. He died in Battersea in his early 70's.
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Pte. Harold Watson 2nd Btn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt) (d.21st March 1915) Harold Watson was the 20 year old son of John and Ann Watson of 58 Long Row, Belper, Derbyshire. He is buried in Houplines Communal Cemetery Extention.
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Pte. Herbert Gardiner 5th Btn Lancashire Fusiliers Herbert (born 1896 ) was the son of William and Susannah Gardiner of Dark Lane Farm, Haughton Green, Denton in Lancashire. He enlisted in the 3/9th Manchester Reserve Btn and was stationed at Ashton Barracks. He was transferred to the 1/5th Lancashire Fusiliers and was sent to fight in Eygpt and later France. He was wounded at St Quentin and in later fighting at Ypres. He was transferred to the 2nd Sherwoods. He was demobilized 1919 and returned to farming.
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