Private William Beresford

Army Number: 200195 (formerly 1770)

Battalion: 1/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

British 15 Star, British War and Victory Medal

Born and lived at Long Eaton, Derbyshire. Son of Millicent Beresford, of Long Eaton. He enlisted at Long Eaton, went to France on 1st March 1915 and was killed in action, on 1st July 1916, during the attack at Gommecourt, France during the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

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

Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private William Beresford is also commemorated on the following memorials:-
Long Eaton Town Hall War Memorial, Long Eaton, Derbyshire.