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Yorkshire
Regiment War Graves, - Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery |
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Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery contains 193 First World War burials and 134 from the Second World War. There is a small war graves plot of about 40 burials from both wars, the rest of the graves are scattered throughout the cemetery.
Three soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are buried in this cemetery. We are extremely grateful to Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) who has forwarded photographs of these graves and the cemetery itself.
One of the graves, when first photographed (in 2011), was in a highly neglected state. This grave, - originally a family memorial, has been additionally marked by a newly erected Commonwealth War Graves headstone.
To view an enlarged photo of each grave, select the thumbnail image. Close the window that opens to return to this page.
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Private George James Curley. 243544.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James Charles & Hannah Elizabeth Curley of 26 Chester Green Road, Derby. Died at home 22 May 1918. Age 20 Grave 46613 Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery . Born Derby, Enlisted Derby, Resided Derby. (Shown in SDGW as being in the 12th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment). "THE PATH OF DUTY
WAS THE WAY O GLORY" (The Green Howards Gazette records Private Curley as having been wounded twice, - in mid-1917 and in April 1918.) Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) adds this note re. Private Curley;- "His elder brother, Charles Edward, served in the Sherwood Foresters. Sadly, he was killed in action five months after George died and is buried in France. " |
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Private Herbert Horsley, TR/5/37135.
15th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Elias and Agnes Horsley; husband of Nellie McLochlin (formerly Horsley), of 83, Barlow St., Derby. Died at home 28 January 1917. Aged 26. Born St. James (Derby), Enlisted Derby. Photo by BaddileyRam of the Find a Grave website. In 2011 Richard Roberts photographed Private Horsely's grave and found nit to be in a woefully neglected condition. A photo of this grave, - a family memorial headstone, is shown below. |
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Private John Walsh, 326097. 8th Battalion Royal Scots, formerly 29638 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. T. and Mrs. F. Walsh, of 34, Arnold St., Derby. Died at home 22 April 1917. Aged 18. Born Starbridge (Derby), Enlisted Derby, Resided Derby. "ETERNAL
REST
GIVE UNTO HIM O LORD" Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) comments;- John Walsh's grave is located in a peaceful woodland section of the cemetery with few headstones, unlike most of the cemetery. A photograph, below, shows this woodland area. |
The woodland area in Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery in which Private Walsh's
grave is found.
(Photo : Richard Roberts <richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)
The neglected state of Private Horsley's original grave
(Photo : Richard Roberts <richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)
Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery
Photo from the Commonwealth
War Graves Commision website.
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