In memory of the men of 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters who fought in the area of Poelcapelle and took Ferdan House. Half of the Battalion were casualties.

Fred Greaves won his Victory Cross taking a bunker in the vicinity of Ferdan House.


One of the men who died of wounds on 5th October -
Private Daubney - Enlisted November 1914, served on Gallipoli, Egypt and France/Flanders.
He was 37 years old and had fought in the Boer War with the King's Royal Rifles - Queen's medal with 3 clasps, King's medal with 2 clasps.
Wounded at messines in 1917.

Never Forgotten

My Grandfather and my wifes Grandfather were both in the 9th Battalion at this time, and Fred Morton DCM/MM all remembered. BRONNO.

Fred Morton MM came from the same village as my Mum.
He is commemorated on the Addenda wall of the Tyne Cot Memorial. For some reason his details were recorded late and he is not in the SDGW book for N&D either.


Bronn0 - I have no record of a DCM for him though.

Steve

Your correct Steve, got my two men mixed up should have read John George Finney (DCM) of the Foresters who came from Skegby in Nottinghamshire (his grave is in Skegby Church Yard). So are you a Great Longstone lad, i think i can remember his name being on the Village War Memorial.

No I am from Ripley. My Mum met me Dad who was born at Tagg Hill Heanor at Ripley Wakes, and after marriage moved to Peasehill Road (opposite the army surplus place). Fred is on the memorial and the gates of the Church. Capt Dixon of 1st Bn is also on the Memorial.
Cheers
Steve

A belated commemoration to my Father's Pals, may they rest in peace.

Cliff.

Just a hop and a skip down the road from me. is the Captain Hubert Bradshaw Dixon. BRONNO.

Yes he was killed on 12 March 1915 at Neuve Chapelle and commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial. He visited Gt Longstone for the last time in january 1915 for his Mum's funeral.

Steve