War Memorials Elsewhere, - Derby, - St. Paul's Church (Chester Green)

The War Memorial outside St. Paul's Church, Derby (Chester Green).
(Photo : Richard Roberts <richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)

Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) has forwarded photos of the War Memorial outside St. Paul's Church in Chester Green, Derby.

There are 29 names from the Second World War commemorated on the memorial and 75 from the First World War. These latter names include Private George James Curley who is buried at Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby. Private Curley's older brother, Lance Corporal Charles Edward Curley, who served with the Sherwood Foresters and was killed in action in France is also named on the memorial. They were the sons of James Charles and Hannah Elizabeth Curley of Chester Green Road, Derby.

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 Green Howards Gazette records Private Curley as having been wounded twice, - in mid-1917 and in April 1918.)

The War Memorial outside St.Paul's Church, Derby (Chester Green) with the Curley brothers names on it.
(Photo : Richard Roberts <richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)

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