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Pte. M. Shannon
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
L/Cpl William Shannon
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:67, 4th Row, Ashington, Northumberland
(d.29th Mar 1918)
Shannon, William. Lance Corporal, 19/1534, Died of Wounds on 29th March 1918. Aged 32 years.
Buried in the Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, Somme in grave V. B. 21.
Son-in-law of Emma Wright, of 67, 4th Row, Ashington, Northumberland.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Gmr. William Shannon
British Army 44th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
(d.18th May 1917)
William Shannon died age 28, he had formerly served in the Tynemouth RGA. He was the son of Edward Thomas and Mary Shannon of North Shields and husband of Margaret Ann Shannon (nee Riddle) of 52 Little Bedford Street North Shields. William Thomas Shannon age 21, a Labourer & Fish Manure Manufacturer, is recorded with his wife Margaret Ann Shannon & 1 month old son, living at East Percy street, North Shields in the 1911 Census
William is buried in Duisans Military Cemetery, Etrun and is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph Jarrow.
Lascar Amin Sharif
Royal Indian Marine
(d.29 Oct 1917)
Amin Sharif served in Remembered at . WW1
Cpl. E. Sharkey
British Army 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment
from:Colligan St, Belfast.
(d.4th Sept 1916)
Pte. J. Sharkey
British Army 7th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Currabeg, Ardee, Co. Louth
(d.12th November 1918)
Private J. Sharkey was the son of Mrs. Bridget Leavy (formerly Sharkey), of Blackstick, Currabeg, Ardee. He was 19 years old when he was killed. He is buried in the north-west part of the Ardee (St. Mary) Church of Ireland Churchyard.
Pte. George Anthony Sharman
British Army 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders
from:Buckingham St, Hull
(d.1st April 1916)
George Sharman served with 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
Pte. Harry Sharman
British Army 19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Walsoken
(d.27th Jul 1917)
Harry Sharman died of wounds and is buried in Le Treport.
Flt Sub. Lt. John E. Sharman
Royal Naval Air Service B Flight 10 Naval Sqd.
from:Canada
Cpl. John Sharman
British Army 13th Btn. York and Lancashire Regiment
from:Worsborough, Barnsley
(d.30th Sep 1918)
John Sharman was my great uncle. He was the brother of my maternal grandmother. My mother always said that her mother had told her that he sacrificed his life after his "sweetheart" had "dumped" him, so he felt he had nothing to live for. Sadly I have no photos.
Sjt. A. Sharp
Army 2/7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Albert Edward Sharp
British Army 10th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Selby, North Yorkshire
(d.1st July 1916)
Capt. Christopher Maurice "Sharpie" Sharp
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt)
from:Rochester, Kent
My grandfather, Captain Percival Maurice Sharp, was in the 10th Royal Fusiliers. He was in Colchester in 1915 when he joined up. He went to France with the Regiment. He went to Amiens and was wounded in the leg. He went back to England where he was told that it would not have to be cut of. He went back to France and served till 1918.
After the war he went to Russia to help out against the revolution. He worked for Coutts Bank before the war and again after the Second War. He did a desk job during the Second World War. He became a Canon at Rochester Cathedral. He died in office in 1978 aged 84.
Pte. David Sharp
British Army 6th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
from:Glasgow
(d.12th July 1915)
David Sharp was my grandfather. He was my mother's father whom my Mother never knew as she was born three months after he died. Somewhere in Scotland there is a framed Dead Man's Penny with his name David Sharp on it which I would love to see once again.
Pte. David Sharp
British Army 6th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:Kelvinhaugh, Glasgow
(d.12th July 1915)
David Sharp was my Grandfather. My Mother was born three months after her father was killed. My Grandmother had a "Dead Man's Penny" she received with a letter from the King when David was killed but this sadly has long since disappeared.
Drmr. Edgar Joseph Sharp
British Army 8th Sherwood Foresters British Army
from:Newark
(d.2nd Nov 1917)
My maternal Grandfather Edgar Joseph Sharp was born in Farndon, Newark, Notts on 14th January 1878 to Joseph and Jane (nee Aldridge) Sharp, one of five children. Between June 1880 and April 1881 the Sharps moved to King Street, Newark, and later to Mill Gate. Edgar married Edith May Hawksworth at Christ Church, Newark on 13th June 1909, and they had three daughters. They settled in Farndon Fields, and later moved to Parliament Street, Newark.
Edgar signed up in the Territorials in Newark in 1908, and was mobilised for war service on 5th August 1914. The 8th Battalion proceeded to France, landing at Boulogne on the 25th of February being first complete Territorial Division to arrive in a theatre of war when they joined the BEF in the Ypres salient. Drummer Edgar Sharp, was from the B Company 7 Platoon 1st/8th Sherwood Foresters. Later the 8th Battalion moved to Egypt, and then back to France in January 1916.
It seems that he was posted on gas sentry duty above the Company HQ dugout shortly before six on the morning of 2nd November 1917. At five past six he was hit by a piece of shrapnel from a German shell, and died as a result. I have tried to pinpoint precisely where. I know from what I have seen that the 1st/8th were located on the left sub-sector of the Bde. Front of Hill 70, and an extract from diaries of the 1st/7th Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters - who swapped duties with the 1st/8th Battalion - refer quite clearly our front line as being between Bois Ras and Bois Hugo. As my Grandfather's Company were covering the left sector, he was perhaps closer to Bois Hugo.
Edgar is buried in the Philosphe Cemetery at Mazingarbe. His Company Sergeant Major, J F Rawding, wrote to my grandmother, and below is an extract from his letter: "I posted him myself on Gas sentry over Coy HQ dug-out, and at five minutes past six (a.m.) on the 2/11/17 he was hit by a piece of shell and I can say that he never suffered any pain. He was killed instantly. He was well liked by everyone in the Company, even his Officers thought a lot of Dr or Runner Sharp. I myself have known him as a soldier in the Newark Company for many years. He was one of my best runners who could always be relied upon to take a message. Only a few minutes before his death we were talking about the old times we used to have in Newark."
Cpl. James Sharp
2nd Btn. Suffolk Regiment
(d.3rd Oct 1918)
James Sharp was my 2x great uncle. He came from London and was killed on the Somme. I know nothing more about him but have a photo that I believe is him.
Cpt. Percival Maurice Sharp
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Fusillers
from:Rochester, Kent
My grandfather, Percival Maurice Sharpe, was in the 10th Btn. and was injured at Poziers in Northern France and was hit in the arm. He was told that the arm had to come off but as luck would have it he was sent home to England the arm was saved. Then he went out again to France he was promoted from Lieutenant to Captain. He served from 1915 - 1918. He survived the War.
In 1918 he went to Russia to help out there to stop the fighting and the revolution. He returned to England. After the war he went back to Coutts then he became a cannon at Rochester Cathedral in Kent until he died in 1978 aged 84 having been born in 1894.
2nd Lt. R. R. Sharp
British Army 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery
Pte. Stephen Sharp
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Bracknell, Berkshire
(d.3rd Dec 1914)
Stephen Sharp died in WW1, he was just 19 years old. He was brought back to his home with severe injuries and died on the 3rd of December 1914 which very sadly was his sister Kate's 15 birthday.
Pte. Thomas Alfred Sharp
British Army 2nd Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Manor Farm Cottages, Gt. Holland, Essex
(d.30th Sep 1915)
Tom Sharp was my half uncle as my grandfather married Jane and when she died he married Bessie my Grandmother. Jane was Tom's Mum. He wrote to my Grandmother just before he was leaving for France and said he could not wait to get there (I have the letter) and also to his half brother asking him to become a soldier too "as he would have plenty of playmates".
I have the letter from Infantry Record Office York informing my Grandfather of his death on September 30th 1915. The cause of death being wounds received in Action. He is buried in the War Cemetery in Bethune. Row E Grave No 67 so if anyone is visiting there please visit him and say thank you from me.
Pte. Thomas Sharp
British Army 5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Sunderland
(d.23rd April 1917)
L/Cpl. Thomas Macgregor Sharp
British Army 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards
from:77 Main St, Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland
(d.17th Sep 1916)
My grandmother's brother Thomas Sharp died in the Somme Battle and is buried at Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension in France. The grave inscription is "Not dead to me who loved him dear not lost but gone before".
Pte. William Gregory Sharp
Australian Imperial Force 8th Btn.
from:Victoria, Australia
(d.23rd Nov1915)
William Gregory Sharp served with 8th Battalion AIF during WW1 and died on the 23rd November 1915, aged 19. He is buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. He was the son of Malcolm and Ellen Sharp, of Corindhap, Victoria, Australia.
Pte. William Arthur Sharp
British Army 10th Btn. The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own)
from:Wellington St Leeds
(d.24th April 1917)
Pte. William Gregory Sharp
Australian Imperial Force 8th Btn.
from:Victoria, Australia
(d.23rd Nov 1915)
William Sharp died on the 23rd of November 1915, aged 19 and is buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt. He was the son of Malcolm and Ellen Sharp of Corindhap, Victoria, Australia.
Dvr. William John Sharp
British Army 114th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:5 Croft Cottages, Lynton, Devon
William Sharp was my grandfather, he served with 114th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Pte. William Arthur Sharp
British Army 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Leeds
(d.24th Apr 1917)
My uncle, William Sharpe died serving his country. He is still remembered 101 years on.
Pte. William Sharp
British Army 1st Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment
from:3 Waits Cottage, Wyfordby
(d.12th May 1917)
William Sharp is listed on our War Memorial inside the church in our small village of Wyfordby near Melton Mowbray. His father William Newton had a small area of land and was a grazier (rearing sheep and cattle.) William was an agricultural labourer before he joined the South Staffs. He died in the second battle of Bullecourt in France. A special Memorial service was held at the village church, attended by 46 people. His parents remained at Wyfordby, where his father was buried at the age of 80 in 1934.
Pte. Albert Austin Sharpe
British Army 21st Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Huddersfield
Albert Sharpe was my grandfather who died in 1973. He never recounted tales of his experiences during the war so I'd love to know what his Battalion did or any photos of him within his unit.
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