Private George William Barsby

Army Number : 25395

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

Born and lived at Nottingham. Son of Thomas and Harriett Barsby, of 13 Thoroughton Street, Nottingham. He was a factory hand prior to enlisting at Nottingham. He was killed in action, 19th July 1916, by German shellfire, whilst serving in the line to the south-west of Trones Wood, France.

Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

Private George William Barsby is also commemorated on the following local memorials :-
Victoria Embankment War Memorial, Nottingham.