Private William Barksby

Army Number: 305707 (formerly 2671)

Battalion: 1/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. Son of Samuel and Emilia Barksby, of 48, Mason Street, Sutton-in-Ashfield. He was a coal miner prior to enlisting at Mansfield. He was killed in action, died on 3rd October 1918, in the attack on the German positions at Ramicourt, France.

Buried: Bellicourt British Cemetery, France. Plot 5. Row I. Grave 9.

Private William Barksby is also commemorated on the following local memorials:–
Sutton War Memorial (St. Michael and All Angels Cross), Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
Sutton-in-Ashfield Cemetery War Memorial, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.