Private George Croucher

Army Number: 23083

Battalion: 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at Castle Gresley, Derbyshire. Son of William and Emma Croucher, of Linton Road, Castle Gresley. He was a colliery labourer prior to enlisting at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. He served in Gallipoli during 1916 and was killed in action, 26th September 1916, aged 21, in the attack near Ovillers, France during the Battle of the Somme.

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

Private George Croucher is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
Castle Gresley War Memorial, High Cross Bank, Castle Gresley, Derbyshire.