Private Henry Daft

Army Number: 60303

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

Born and lived at Breaston, Derbyshire. Son of Henry and Ann Daft, of Talbot Cottages, Breaston. Husband of Sarah Francis Daft, of Talbot’s Yard, Breaston. He was a blacksmith prior to enlisting at Long Eaton, Derbyshire. He died of wounds on 3rd May 1917.

Buried: Nesle Communal Cemetery, France. Row A. Grave 12.

Private Henry Daft is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
St. Michael’s Church War Memorial, Breaston, Derbyshire.