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War Memorial - Baslow, Derbyshire, England, England


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Thomas Robert Atkin
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Private
10382
abt. 1890
14 April 1915
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1st Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of Jane Burgess (formerly Atkin),
of Church Terrace, Baslow, Bakewell, Derbyshire,
and the late Frederick Atkin.
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Edgar Brightmore
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Private
26104
abt. 1897
10 October 1917
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2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of Herbert Brightmore,
of Victoria Cottage, Baslow, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
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Geoffrey Eric Burdekin
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Second Lieutenant

abt. 1893
26 January 1915
22
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
attd. 1st Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Lievin Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Benjamin Thomas and Emily Jane Burdekin,
of Hopefield, Somerton, Somerset.
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J. E. Eades
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Basil Ziani de Ferranti
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Major

Military Cross
abt. 1891
12 July 1917
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21st Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Sebastian and Gertrude Ziani de Ferranti,
of The Hall, Baslow, Derbyshire.
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A. J. Froggatt
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Gunner
167462
abt. 1880
08 November 1918
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4th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
Fretin Communal Cemetery, France
Husband of Annie May Froggatt,
of New Buildings, Baslow, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
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William Francis Heathcote
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Private
46868
abt. 1899
23 March 1918
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Bedfordshire Regiment
posted to Hertfordshire Regiment
Pozieres Memorial, France
Son of George Henry and Florence Heathcote,
of The Institute, Edensor, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
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John Francis Hodgkinson
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Captain

abt. 1879
10 November 1914
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3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Son of John Grundy Hodgkinson,
of Baslow, Derbyshire.
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Samuel Charles Lindsey Hodgkinson
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Lieutenant

abt. 1887
01 August 1915
28
Royal Australian Navy, H. M. A. S. "Australia"
Hassop Roman Catholic Cemetery, Derbyshire
Son of Edmund and Elizabeth Millicent Hodgkinson (nee Heathcote).
Born at Baslow, Derbyshire.
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A. Hodgkiss
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R. B. Bates
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Ralph W. Hollis
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Corporal
23280
abt. 1891
27 May 1918
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"B" Coy. 1st Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
Soissons Memorial, France
Son of William and Emily Hollis,
of Tredington, Shipston-on-Stour, Worcs,
husband of Bertha Hollis,
of Church Terrace, Baslow, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
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Arthur Sheldon
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Private
82486
abt. 1900
29 May 1918
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"B" Coy. 15th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Soissons Memorial, France
Son of James William and Alice Sheldon,
of The Green, Baslow, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
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F. Sheldon
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S. Sheldon
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Private
12/1127
abt. 1893
01 July 1916
23
12th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of Roger J. and Mary E. Sheldon,
of Bubnell View, Baslow, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
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George Edward Siddall
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Private
58660
Military Medal
abt. 1878
13 October 1918
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"B" Coy. 10th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France
Son of the late Henry and Charlotte Siddall,
of Baslow, Bakewell,
husband of Eliza Emily Siddall,
of Pilsley, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
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H. G. Stroyan
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Frank Thorpe
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Private
57302
abt. 1900
10 August 1918
18
16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Thorpe,
of Nether End, Baslow, Derbyshire.
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C. Tomlinson
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Lance Corporal
44264
abt. 1894
06 September 1915
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10th Div. Signal Coy. Royal Engineers
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Son of Richard Tomlinson and Catherine Sheldon (his wife),
of Baslow, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
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Frank H. Vick (Probably)
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Private
13109

09 August 1915

9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)

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William White
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Private
20538
abt. 1887
09 September 1916
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7th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Riviere, France
Son of John and Sarah Lydia White,
of Neither End, Baslow, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
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John James Wootton
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Rifleman
R/18632

20 May 1917

16th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
Arras Memorial, France

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Basil Whitfield Drew
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Lieutenant
177796
abt. 1921
02 April 1945
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Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
attd. 12th (Airborne) Bn. Devonshire Regiment
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany
Son of Alfred Edward Drew, and of Margaret Nichols Drew,
of Deganwy, Caernarvonshire.
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George Fletcher
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Sapper
1920269
abt. 1903
31 January 1941
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714 Gen. Constr. Coy. Royal Engineers
Dunkirk Memorial, France
Son of James and Ann Fletcher,
husband of Phyllis Edna Fletcher,
of Baslow, Derbyshire.
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Geoffrey Gilbert
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Telegraphist
C/SSX 32419
abt. 1920
13 November 1942
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Royal Navy, Dutch Ship "Isaac Sweers"
Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England
Son of Charles and Eliza Gilbert,
husband of Mary Gilbert,
of Carr Vale, Derbyshire.
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Edmund Gregory
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Ordinary Telegraphist
C/JX 211752
abt. 1917
18 April 1942
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Royal Navy, H.M. Submarine "Upholder"
Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England
Son of William and Sally Gregory,
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Charles Russell Hobbs
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Corporal
4697790
abt. 1922
09 September 1943
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2/4th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Salerno War Cemetery, Italy
Son of John Hobbs, and of Bertha Hobbs,
of Baslow with Bubnell, Derbyshire.
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George Allen Howard
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Private
5890619
abt. 1912
29 November 1942
30
5th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment
Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Tunisia
Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Howard,
husband of Mary Jane Howard,
of Morton, Derbyshire.
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John Charles Douglas Langley
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Flight Lieutenant (Pilot)
45429

22 July 1942

12 Sqdn. Royal Air Force
Bergen General Cemetery, Netherlands
Son of John Kidger Batty Langley and Ida Langley,
of Baslow, Derbyshire.
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Walter Ollivant
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Gunner
1788884
abt. 1904
08 June 1943
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5 Searchlight Regt. Royal Artillery
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand
Son of Joseph William and Thirza Ollivant,
of Baslow, Derbyshire,
husband of Edith Ellen Ollivant,
of Baslow.
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Ronald William Plowright
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Captain
58656
abt. 1913
28 April 1941
28
Royal Armoured Corps Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons
Alamein Memorial, Egypt
Son of Robert and Alice Plowright,
husband of Beryl Plowright,
of Notting Hill, London.
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Douglas Morton Roberts
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Sergeant
1303240
abt. 1908
24 January 1945
37
2839 Sqdn. R. A. F. Regt. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Sheffield Crematorium, Yorkshire, England
Son of Leslie Morton Roberts and Frances Roberts,
of Sheffield,
husband of Mary Ellen Roberts,
of Calver, Derbyshire.
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R. Rowarth
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A. E. Trott
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Lance Corporal
5178703
abt. 1905
23 May 1940
35
1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
West Cappel Churchyard, France
Son of John and Elizabeth Trott,
husband of Gladys Trott,
Baslow, Derbyshire.
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Anthony Neville Wilson
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Flight Lieutenant
90300
abt. 1907
21 February 1940
33
616 Sqdn. Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England
Son of the Revd. Ernest Clapin Wilson and Gwendolyn Wilson,
of Battledown, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
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