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War
Memorials Elsewhere, - Long Eaton, Derbyshire |
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The Long Eaton War Memorial outside St. Laurence's Church.
(Photo : Richard Roberts <richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)
Richard Roberts (<richard@nosnailshere.co.uk>) has forwarded photos of the Long Eaton War Memorial and the associated Roll of Honour, and provides the following information;-
This War Memorial in Long Eaton stands in front of St Laurence's Church.
The central inscription reads "TO THE FALLEN IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919
WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED IN THE TOWN ROLL OF HONOUR"
The Roll of Honour is situated in the nearby Erewash Borough Council Offices and is a long handwritten list of names protected behind glass, which because of reflections is difficult to photograph. However, a full transcription of the 501 names on this Roll of Honour can be found on the Royal British Legion (Long Eaton Branch) website for the memorial. All of the names have been researched by the Branch Secretary Treasurer and Archivist, John Irvin. A spreadsheet with the results of John Irvin's research can be downloaded here.
Amongst the many names there are 6 Yorkshire Regiment men. One of these men, Private Langley, is shown on the Roll of Honour as being from the West Yorkshire Regiment, but John Irvin's spreadsheet correctly places him as having served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
Private Cornelious William Henry Birch. 40483. 5th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 55614 Leicestershire Regiment. Son of Henry and
Ellen Emily Birch; husband of Beatrice Nellie Birch, of 82, Granville Avenue
Extension, Long Eaton, Nottingham. Native of Nottingham. Killed 14 October
1918. Aged 33.
Born Nottingham, Enlisted Ilkeston, Resided Long Eaton.
Buried NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY.
Private Lewis Hinds. 243831. 2/5th the Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment,
transferred to (456194) Labour Corps.
Son of Joseph & Hannah Hinds.
Died at home 24 February 1920. Age 24.
Buried DRAYCOTT (DERBYSHIRE) CEMETERY.
Private Albert Johnson. 29788. 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Formerly 32044 Notts & Derby Regiment. Died 13 April 1918.
Born Nottingham, Enlisted Derby, Resided Long Eaton (Derby).
Commemorated on Panel 4, PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL.
(Shown on the Roll of Honour as serving with the Sherwood Foresters, - the
Notts & Derby Regiment.)
Private Arthur George Lakin. 46745. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly 5/28577 10th T R Battalion. Son of Arthur and Sarah Ellen
Lakin, of 59, New Tythe St., Long Eaton, Nottingham. Killed 21 March 1918.
Aged 19.
Born Long Eaton (Derby), Enlisted Ilkeston, Resided Long Eaton.
Commemorated Panel 31 and 32, Pozieres Memorial.
Private Thomas Frederick Langley. 29741. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Formerly 31634, Notts & Derby Regt. Died 20 September 1917.
Born Lenton (Notts), Enlisted Ilkeston, Resided Long Eaton (Derby).
Commemorated on Panels 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Private Ernest Sheldon. 235458. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment,
formerly 59132 Northumberland Fus. Son of the late Herbert and Mary Sheldon.
Killed 29 October 1918. Aged 39.
Born Long Eaton (Notts), Enlisted Long Eaton.
Commemorated on the GIAVERA MEMORIAL.
(Private Sheldon is listed on the War memorial as being in the Northumberland
Fusiliers. His place of birth in SDGW is a "typo".)
The Roll of Honour for Long Eaton, held in the Erewash Borough Council Offices
(Photo : Richard Roberts <richard.nsw@googlemail.com>)
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