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2/7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
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Pte. James Horace Bradford 2/7th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) (d.5th May 1916) Private Bradford was the son of William and Mary Bradford of Gladstone Terrace, Alfreton, Derbyshire.
He was 19 when he died and is buried in the Other Ranks part of the Kilmainham (Royal Hospital) Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
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Sgt. Joseph Henry Newman 2/7th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.5th Dec 1917) Joseph Newman was my great uncle who was born in Poole, Dorset. He joined up, and was killed in the Battle of Cambrai in December of 1917. He left behind his wife and small child.
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L/Cpl. Herbert Sydney Cason 2/7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (d.8th Dec 1917) Sydney Cason was my paternal great uncle. Born 1885 in Longham Norfolk, he is buried in Orival Wood Cemetery at Flesquieres, France. He is listed on plaque in St John the Baptist Church Mileham, Norfolk.
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Pte. Thomas Henry Hopkins 2/7th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.26th Sep 1917) Henry Hopkins was my great uncle on my mother's side of the family. He was killed in action on 26th of September 1917 during the attack on Polygon Wood during the Third Battle of Ypres, probably somewhere near Saint Julien. He died during the day when, reputedly, the Germans fired their biggest barrage of WW1 - 1.6 million shells I believe. He is buried in Wieltje Farm Cemetery on the outskirts of Ypres.
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Pte. C. T. Pyle 2nd/7th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby) (d.21st Mar 1918) My great uncle, Private C T Pyle who died in action 21/03/1918(aged 20) and is buried in Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France.
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Capt. William Pritchett 17th Btn. Notts and Derbys Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) William Pritchett went out into no mans land, leading a squad, with orders to blow up a knocked out tank the Germans were using for artillery ranging. Looking inside the tank he saw it'd been caught in a gas attack, as the interior was yellow, and the remains of the crew and their uniforms were broken down by the mustard.
He lost his rank as Acting Captain when the 17th Sherwood Foresters were disbanded but regained the rank on 21/3/18 with the 7th Robin Hoods, only to be captured that very day. The day of The disaster at Bullecourt.
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ALBERT BALL VC: THE FIGHTER PILOT HERO OF WORLD WAR I Colin Pengelly
Albert Ball's individuality and his insistence on fighting alone set him apart from other fighter pilots during World War One. His invincible courage and utter determination made him a legend not only in Britain but also amongst his enemies, to whom the sight of his lone Nieuport Scout brought fear. In 1914 he enlisted in the British army with the 2/7th Battalion (Robin Hoods), of the Sherwood Foresters, Notts and Derby Regiment. By the October of 1914 he had reached the rank of Sergeant and then in the same month was made a Second-Lieutenant to his own battalion. In June 1915 he paid for private tuition and trained as a pilot at Hendon. In October 1915 he obtained Royal Aero Club Certificate and requested transfer to the Royal Flying Corps. The transfer granted, he further trained at Norwich and Upavon, being awarded the pilot's brevet on 22 January 1916. On 16 May 1916 - flying Bristol Scout 5512 - he opened his score, shooting down an Albatros C-type over Beaumont. On 29 May 1916 he
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