MORE NAMES UNCOVERED ...........

In my last blog post I left 8 names which I had not identified -

BOOTH G
COX ART
FREEMAN A
LEESON J P
RUSH J
SAVAGE W
STRAW J A
TOLLEY W H

After further research and some helpful input from fellow researcher Wendy Pockson I can now update the list.

BOOTH G

Incorrectly scribed on the memorial - Ernest Booth was the son of J Booth of 141 High Street, New Whittington. 

Ernest served with the 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters; Private 10821.

Ernest is buried in St Bartholomew's Churchyard, Whittington.  He died on 15th May 1915.

Grave of Ernest Booth, St Bartholomew's Churchyard

COX ART

Possibly Arthur Cox a Corporal with the Royal Field Artillery; 80216.

This Arthur died on 18th December 1917.

I need to do more research to confirm this is the correct soldier named on the St Barnabas Memorial.

FREEMAN A

Amos Briscoe Freeman lived at 69 South Street, New Whittington when he enlisted into the Sherwood Foresters; Private 32292.

He was killed in action on 10th April 1918 whilst serving with the Royal Welch Fusiliers; Private 45770.

Amos left a wife Barbara Taylor Freeman living at 52 Manor Road, Brimington Common, Chesterfield.


LEESON J P

John Patrick Leeson was killed in action on 31st July 1917.

He was serving with the 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters; Private 22398.


RUSH J

J Rush is still evading clarification.  There was a Thomas and Ellen Rush living on Handley Road in New Whittington.  Thomas was a grocer.  It may well be that he was a family member and so I will look more into this family in the hope that I can positively identify J Rush.


SAVAGE W

I believe "W" Savage is actually Abraham Longton Savage. 

Born around 1894 he was the son of Abraham and Emma Savage and the family lived at 3 Chapel Street, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield on the 1911 census.

Abraham was killed in action on 17th January 1916.  He was serving with the 1/6th Sherwood Foresters; Private 2651.


STRAW J A

John Edward Straw served with the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles); Private 241977.

John is buried in St Bartholomew's Churchyard, Whittington.

He died on 12th December 1918 aged 42 years old.

His name is incorrectly scribed as J A on the memorial.

Grave of J E Straw, St Bartholomew's Churchyard

TOLLEY W H

William Henry Tolley was serving with the Prince Of Wales Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 1/5th Battalion. 

He was Lance Corporal 202916 and was killed on 3rd April 1918.

He is mentioned in the Derbyshire Times on 4th May 1918.

To be continued......