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10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was raised at Derby in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Second New Army and joined 51st Brigade in 17th (Northern) Division. After initial training close to home, they moved to Wool then to West Lulworth in October and back to to Wool in December. In June 1915 they Moved to Winchester for final training. The division had been selected for Home Defence duties, but this was reversed and they proceeded to France, landed at Boulogne on the 14th of July 1915, the division concentrated near St Omer. They moved into the Southern Ypres salient for trench familiarisation and then took over the the front lines in that area. In the spring of 1916 they were in action at the Bluff, south east of Ypres on the Comines canal then moved south to The Somme seeing action during The Battle of Albert in which the Division captured Fricourt and The Battle of Delville Wood. In 1917 they moved to Arras and saw action in The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe and The Capture of Roeux. In late summer they moved to Flanders and fought in The First and Second Battles of Passchendaele. In 1918 they were in action in The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Amiens, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Havrincourt, The Battle of Epehy and The Battle of Cambrai followed by The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Selle and The Battle of the Sambre. At the Armistice the Division was south east of Maubeuge and was quickly withdrawn to the area west of Le Cateau. On the 6th of December they moved back behind Amiens and went to billets around Hallencourt. Demobilisation of the Division began in January 1919.
15th Feb 1915 4th East Yorks relieve 10th Sherwoods
12th July 1915 Reliefs
20th Jul 1915 10th Sherwoods at rest
21st Jul 1915 10th Sherwoods inspected
24th Jul 1915 Orders to Move
3rd Sep 1915 Heavy Transport Heard
6th Sep 1915 New Trench Begun
9th Sep 1915 B Coy relieve A Coy
12th Sep 1915 A Hot Day
13th Sep 1915 Short Bombardment
18th Sep 1915 10th Sherwoods at rest
20th Sep 1915 Sport in the Afternoons
25th Sep 1915 10th Sherwoods and 7th Borders Cover
28th September 1915 Inspection
29th September 1915 Mine Exploded 
5th Oct 1915 17th Division relieved by 24th
16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme
27th Oct 1915 Severe Frost
28th Oct 1915 King Inspects Troops
1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets
11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment
24th Dec 1914 No Fraternisation Permitted
10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens
9th February 1916 Call Ups
10th Feb 1916 Instruction
14th Feb 1916 Mine Exploded
14th Feb 1916 Attack Launched
14th Feb 1916 Enemy Attack
14th Feb 1916 Instruction
1st Mar 1916 Prisoners
15th Mar 1916 Prisoners
2nd Oct 1917 Training
2nd Jan 1918 Planning
15th Aug 1918 Gas Attack
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Those known to have served with10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters during the Great War 1914-1918. - Alton MM. William. Pte. (d.11th Jun 1918)
- Ball Albert Charles. Pte. (d.10th Nov 1917)
- Ball Spencer. Pte. (d.9th Nov 1916)
- Bourne William. Pte. (d.7th Aug 1916)
- Bradshaw Henry. Pte.
- Brain George. Cpl. (d.22nd Mar 1918)
- Burgin Alfred Ernest. Sgt. (d.23rd April 1917)
- Cleary John. Pte.
- Crofts Frederick Charles. L/Sgt. (d.3rd July 1917)
- Darrington Sydney Samuel. Pte. (d.18th August 1918)
- Davis George William. Pte.
- Day Henry James. Pte. (d.23rd Sep 1918)
- Day William. Pte. (d.30th Aug 1918)
- Dimmock George. Pte.
- Doncaster Fred. Pte.
- Dorn Charles Henry. Pte. (d.23rd April 1917)
- Ellis Ezekiel. L/Cpl. (d.5th July 1916)
- Faultless Joseph. Pte. (d.22nd Apr 1916)
- Finan Frank Mark. Pte. (d.24th Aug 1918)
- Gilbank John Williamson. Pte (d.6th August 1916)
- Ginn Alfred James. L/Cpl
- Golding Henry. Pte. (d.14th April 1918)
- Gould George Herbert. Pte. (d.25th August 1918)
- Grainger Thomas. Pte.
- Greaves Thomas. Pte. (d.7th June 1918)
- Gregory Maurice. Pte. (d.18th Sep 1918)
- Hardy Adolphus. Pte. (d.14th February 1916)
- Harfield Wilfred Charles. Pte. (d.5th July 1916)
- Harris Edward James. Sgt. (d.22nd Sep 1918)
- Hatherley Ralph. Pte (d.5th July 1916)
- Heaton Jesse. Pte.
- Hoskin George. Pte. (d.14th Feb 1916)
- Houghton Sydney. (d.28th October 1917)
- Hovell Victor William. Pte. (d.13th Oct 1918)
- Lead Sidney Ford. Pte. (d.4th Nov 1918)
- Lister Cyril Harry. Pte. (d.20th Aug 1918)
- Lomas Charles. L/Sgt. (d.17th August 1918)
- Mogg Samuel. Pte. (d.12th October 1917)
- Parnham Thomas. (d.6th August 1916)
- Parnham Thomas. Pte. (d.6th August 1916)
- Paulson John Joseph. Pte. (d.7th July 1916)
- Pond Ernest. Pte.
- Randle William H.. Pte. (d.25th Nov 1916)
- Reeves Jesse. Pte (d.6th Aug 1916)
- Reeves Jesse. Pte. (d.6th Aug 1916)
- Salt Stanley Shirley. Pte. (d.10th July 1916)
- Seels William. Pte.
- Severn Harry. Pte. (d.18th Sep 1918)
- Shaw John Herbert. Pte. (d.10th Apr 1918)
- Simister John Frederick. L/Cpl. (d.12th Oct 1917)
- Smith Percy. Pte. (d.14th February 1916)
- Stevenson John Henry. Pte. (d.9th July 1917)
- Stokes Walter. Pte. (d.14th February 1916)
- Taylor Alfred John. Pte. (d.14th Feb 1916)
- Taylor Arthur Leonard. 2nd Lt. (d.19th November 1918)
- Trickett John Edward. Pte.
- Truman Albert. Pte. (d.14th February 1916)
- Turner George William. L/Cpl. (d.29th August 1918)
- Verrier Francis Charles. Sgt. (d.13th Dec 1915)
- Wain Samuel. RSM. (d.20th August 1918)
- Ward Bertram Allen. Pte. (d.14th February 1916)
- Waring James. Pte (d.13th October 1917)
- Webb Benjamin. Pte.
- Wheatcroft Ernest. Pte.
- Williams Reginald Leslie. L/Cpl. (d.26th September 1915)
- Wright John Henry. Pte.
- Yates Harry. Pte. (d.24th March 1918)
- Young DCM. William Ernest. Sgt.
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Pte. Charles Henry Dorn 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.23rd April 1917) Charles Dorn died, age 21, in the attack on Bayonet Trench, near Roeux, France, during the Battle of Arras.
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Pte. Albert Charles Ball 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire (d.10th Nov 1917) Private Albert Charles Ball served with the Notts and Derby Regiment (Sherwood Foresters). Albert was born in 1892 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, the son of Alfred Ball and Mary Ann Samworth. He had five brothers and four sisters. His brother Percy Ball also served in the Notts & Derby Regiment but was lucky and survived the war.
Albert was injured in the Battle of Passchendaele. He died of his wounds on the 10th November 1917, aged 25 years, and was laid to rest at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.
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L/Cpl Alfred James Ginn 12th (Bermondsey) Battalion East Surrey Regiment Alf Ginn attested for the East Surrey Regiment on the 5th of June 1915.
Dad was transferred to a Steel Construction Company, to construct Steel
AirShip Towers at Goonhilly Downs Air Station Cornwall, approx Sept/Oct 1917. He was possibly a member of a Machine Gun Section and was with 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters.
He then went back to France, possibly early 1918 With the 102nd Light Trench Mortar Battery.
He was gassed one night taking stores by mules to the Front Line.
Suffered with bad eyes all his Life. He lived to 92 Years.
He was lucky wounded in the Leg by a rifle bullet, and was sent back to UK With frostbit from the trenches. Then returning to France.
He was one of five brothers that served in France and all came home and lived long lives.
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L/Cpl. John Frederick Simister 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.12th Oct 1917) John Simister was born in Wyke, Yorkshire in 1894 but grew up in New Mills and became a clerk in a print works. Unable to find any details of his enlistment or service in the army. He was serving with the 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters at his death on the 12th of October 1917. He was subsequently remembered at Tyne Cot Cemetery.
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Pte. William Seels 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters Bill Seels was a journeyman baker and trained as a company cook at Fort George, Inverness prior to being sent on Active service. He served with the 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters in WW1.
He was gassed on the Somme on 15th of August 1918 but recovered and lived to the age of 79.
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RSM. Samuel Wain 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.20th August 1918) Samuel Wain served with the 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters Regiment in WW1. He died 20th of August 1918 aged 25 years and is buried at Mont Huon Military Cemetery at Le Treport in France. Son of William H. and Elizabeth Wain of Dinsdale, Vicarage Lane, Bowden, Cheshire. Native of Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire.
Unfortunately there is no story to be told as Samuel Wain died way before I was born and was never discussed. I only found out about him because I was doing my family tree. What I do know is that he died from being gassed.
I found this site through searching about him but there is nothing I can find and it feels wrong, so at least he is being acknowledged being in the war there and sadly dying there too.
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Pte John Williamson Gilbank 10th Btn Sherwood Foresters (d.6th August 1916) John Gilbank served with the 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters in WW1. He died 6th of August 1916 aged 22 years. He is buried Delville Wood Cemetery Longuevalin. France. Son of Matthew and Mary Jane Gilbank, of Belby, Howden, Yorks. Native of Walkington, Beverley.
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L/Cpl. George William Turner 10th Btn Sherwood Foresters (d.29th August 1918) George Turner was a drummer boy and also a stretcher bearer. He served with the 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters in WW1.
He was wounded four times during the war, and each time he returned to the front.
George died 29th of August 1918 and is remembered on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial. The circumstances of his death are unknown. He was reported as killed in action.
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Pte. Fred Doncaster 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters I learned about Fred Doncaster, who served as a Driver in the Transport Unit of his regiment, due to the fact than when I was 12 my father gave to me a pocket New Testament found in a flea-market here in Italy. This was owned by Doncaster, who penned his name and information in the cover, together with quotes from the Gospel, the most touching of which is God is Love, particularly significant given the horrific context.
I lent the booklet to All Saints' Anglican Church in Rome for use during the recent Remembrance Sunday for the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice (the Gospel lesson was read from it and it was kept on the altar).
At the moment I don't know yet if he survived the war or perished in battle, all I know is that he was alive for sure till 15th of November 1915.
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Pte. Thomas Greaves 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.7th June 1918) Thomas Greaves was my Grandad's younger brother who died in June 1918.
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Pte. Benjamin Webb 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Benjamin Webb was my great grandad. He was born 6th November 1879. He died 5 February 1949. He married Harriet Milner in 1902. They had 4 children,
Thomas Milner Webb 6th November 1905 (My grandad),
Elizabeth Webb 24 May 1909, Annie Webb 19 September 1911 and Joseph Webb 20 December 1921.
Benjamin served in France from 14th of July 1915
and was Discharged to Class Z Reserve on 23rd of February 1919. He was awarded the 1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
He enlisted had into the 10th Notts & Derby Regiment (Sherwood Foresters). It also states in a 2nd Lieutenants nominal roll book as him being with 15th Section, 4 Platoon, A Company in April and May 1917 and ge was with the Transport.
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Sgt. Francis Charles Verrier 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.13th Dec 1915) Francis Verrier joined the Somerset Light Infantry on 3rd of October 1887 and served until 1902. At the commencement of WW1 he joined the Sherwood Foresters, with whom he served until his death in 1915.
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Pte. Sidney Ford Lead 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.4th Nov 1918) Sidney Ford died on a foggy morning of 4th November, near Poix-du-Nord, Nord, France, during The Battle of the Sambre.
He was hit by a German sniper as the leap-frog action of his and three other companies met a fierce barrage of fire.
His grave can be found in the Englefontaine British Cemetery, Nord, France, a mile or two east of Poix-du-Nord.
I would be grateful of any further information about the movements leading up to his death and of comrades who enlisted from Burslem and the area.
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Pte. Henry Golding 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.14th April 1918) Henry Golding of the 10th Sherwood Foresters is buried at Etaples in France.
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L/Cpl. Ezekiel "Zeke" Ellis 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.5th July 1916)  The short story of the uncle I never knew.
My uncle, Ezekiel Ellis, was born in 1893. The only photograph we have of him is in Ilkeston Hospital with his father. In January 1912, after my grandfather had died, Ezekiel left home, at the age of 18 years and 10 months. He left without his family's agreement but kept in contact with his younger sister Cissie.
During the Great War he served with the 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment. My father was 2 years old when Zeke died in 1916 and never knew his elder brother. Zeke's story was mentioned to me, many years ago, by my Aunt Cissie. I was told that he was a soldier and that he was dead. I was not told what had happened to him or anything more about him, but when my aunt died she left a brooch in the shape of a miniature bayonet with Hill 60 engraved on it, together with two sweetheart badges for the Sherwood Foresters.
These finds urged us to investigate our family tree. We confirmed where Ezekiel lived from Census information and where he was born with the Register of Births and Deaths. His service record showed that he died on 5th of July 1916 a Lance Corporal who was killed in action. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission revealed that his name is shown on the Thiepval Memorial.
Interestingly, my father fought over the same ground as his brother after landing on Sword beach in WW2. He was a Sergeant in the REME and much to his later distress one of the first to enter Bergen Belson.
My wife and I, received tickets to the commemorative event at the Thiepval Memorial, to mark the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme, on 1st of July 2016 and visited again on 5th of July 2016.
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Pte Ralph Hatherley 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (d.5th July 1916) Ralph Hatherley served with the 10th Sherwood Foresters.
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Sgt. William Ernest Young DCM. 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters William Young is my great Grandad, born in 1895 he came from Whitwell. He was awarded the DCM for conspicuous gallantry and able leadership during the fighting at Foret de Moral on 4th of November 1918, when his platoon Officer was wounded early in the battle and he assumed command.
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Pte. Sydney Samuel Darrington 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.18th August 1918) Sydney Darrington was born on the 2nd November 1887 in Bedford, son of John William & Annie Elizabeth Darrington of 21 St Marys Street, Bedford. Husband of Alice Gladys Darrington (nee Baker), 17 Ashburnham Road, Bedford, they married on 15th January 1916 and they had one daughter. He was educated at Ampthill Boys school and then Bedford Modern School and his service records show he became a caterer by trade. On 23rd of October 1915 he enlisted with the Royal Flying Corps but on the 24th September 1917 was transferred to the 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment. He died of gas poisoning on the 18th August 1918 age 30 years in France He is buried in Mont Huon Cemetery, France and is remembered on the War Memorial in the Bunyan Meeting House, Bedford. A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1899-1902, he is commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com
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Pte. John Edward Trickett 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters My father, Jack Trickett, signed up in 1914 and was soon thereafter sent over to France with the Sherwood Forresters. Hit and wounded on 14 Feb 1916 at the Battle of the Bluff, he regained consciousness to see German boots running by the dead and wounded. He did not know whether to call out for help or to lay silent and decided on the latter. Soon, he was picked up by a German medical corps and treated on a stretcher (with no anaesthetics) to remove shrapnel from his body.
He was transferred to the prisoner of war camp in Merseburg, where he was to remain until 1919. He was made to work in a stone quarry nearby and survived the worldwide flu epidemic of 1917.
During those hard years, he kept a German diary, still in the family's possession. In the diary, he reported about the food and otherwise parcels that he received - sometimes with items missing. One entry states that he wrote to the commanding officer of the camp to demand an explanation. At the end of his entries, he would commonly add 'expect answer' - this one was no exception! He mentioned letters sent home and also received 'asking for cigarettes and clothing'. One such entry asked his mother to ensure that 'my brother Bill is not to wear my best suit'.
His entry for the 11th of Nov 1918 was 'fighting ceased this day' and every entry thereafter expressed his hope to be home by Christmas. That was not to be, as he finally was repatriated via Denmark and the North Sea in Jan 1919. His war was still not over as the North Sea was heavily mined. Finally he reached British soil and got to see a family he had not seen for over four years.
He eventually married the widow of his best friend, Harry Strawther, who had been fighting at the Battle alongside him and probably received the direct shell, from which the shrapnel hit my father and others. Hannah Strawther was left with two small children. My sister and I were born later.
As a small child, I remember discovering his blood-stained khaki uniform in an army kit bag stored away in a cupboard. He would never speak of the war and his memories until he was in his eighties.
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Pte. Bertram Allen Ward 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.14th February 1916) Bertram Ward served with the 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters.
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