Private William Gratton

Army Number : 27906

Battalion : 15th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born at lived at Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Husband of Minnie Gratton, of 81, Green Hill, Wirksworth. He was a Railway Man prior to enlisting at Matlock, Derbyshire. He died of wounds 20th July 1916.

Buried: Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, France. Plot 1. Row F. Grave 15.

Private William Gratton is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
St. Mary’s Church War Memorial, Wirksworth, Derbyshire.
Holy Trinity Church War Memorial, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire.