Lieutenant John Durrant

Army Number: n/a; formerly Lance Sergeant 49218

Battalion: 3rd Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Son of Alfred and Sarah Durrant, of Pilsley; Husband of Charlotte Durrant, of “One Ash,” Pilsley, Chesterfield. He was an assistant teacher prior to enlisting. He went to France on 9th May 1917. He was commissioned 28th May 1918

Died: 17th October 1918, aged 33

Buried: St. Germain-Au-Mont-Dor Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Row B. Grave 73.

St Mary’s church Lychgate war Memorial, Pilsley, Derbyshire.