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War
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The War Memorial for Clay Cross, Derbyshire, outside St. Bartholomew's Church
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The War Memorial for Clay Cross, Derbyshire, is situated outside St. Bartholomew's
Church on the High Street.
187 names from the First World War are commemorated on the memorial and 34
from the Second World War. The names are inscribed on brass plates set in
a wall at the rear of the memorial.
4 soldiers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on the memorial. One of these men (W Bonsall) is incorrectly shown on the memorial as having served with the West Yorkshire Regiment.
Private William Bonsall. 29469. 13th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 28753 Notts & Derby Regt. Husband of Nellie
Bonsall, of Thanet St., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Killed 22 June 1917. Aged
43.
Born Clay Cross (Derby), Enlisted Clay Cross.
Buried FINS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, SOREL-LE-GRAND.
Private Harry Maskill. 77286.
1st/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, formerly 57088 the Yorkshire Regiment.
KIlled 27 March 1918.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Derby, Resided Chesterfield.
Commemorated Panel 68 to 72, POZIERES MEMORIAL.
Serjeant John Pettit. 886246. 173rd Tunnelling Coy.
Royal Engineers, formerly 7903 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 24 January 1916.
Born Clay Cross (Derbyshire), Enlisted Clay Cross (Derbyshire).
Commemorated Panel 4 and 5, LOOS MEMORIAL.
Private Alfred Walker. 144828. 50th Battalion Machine
Gun Corps, formerly 243796 the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Thomas and Lizzie Hardy, of 4, Waterloo St., Clay Cross;
husband of Alice Walker, of Clay Cross, Chesterfield. Killed 24 October 1918.
Aged 20.
Born Clay Cross (Derby), Enlisted Clay Cross.
Buried ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Private W Bonsall's Name on the Clay Cross Memorial
Photo : Lisa Jennings of the Imperial War Museum's Register
of War Memorials
Private
H Maskill's Name on the Clay Cross Memorial
Photo : Lisa Jennings of the Imperial War Museum's Register
of War Memorials
Serjeant J Pettit's Name on the Clay Cross Memorial
Photo : Lisa Jennings of the Imperial War Museum's Register
of War Memorials
Private
A Walker's Name on the Clay Cross Memorial
Photo : Lisa Jennings of the Imperial War Museum's Register
of War Memorials
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