Private John Derbyshire

Army Number: 41278

Battalion: 17th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby’s) Regiment.
Born and lived at Matlock Bank, Derbyshire. Sof George and Sarah, Derbyshire, of Jackson Road, Matlock, Bank, Derbyshire.Husband of Ann Derbyshire.He wa a slater prior to enlisting at Matlock He was killed in action 3rd September 1916. in the attack at Beaumont Hamel, France.

Died: 3

Buried: Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France. Plot 2. Row D. Grave 22.

He is also commemorated on the Matlock War Memorial.