Private John Thomas Hallam

Army Number: 14695

Battalion: 12th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

British 15 Star, British War and Victory MedalBorn at Tupton, Derbyshire and live at Doe Lee, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Husband of Lily Hallam. He was a coal miner prior to enlisting at Creswell, Derbyshire. He went to France on 29th August 1915 and was killed in action, 13th August 1916. whilst working on a trench between, Bernafay and Trones Wood, France during the Battle of the Somme.

Private John Thomas Hallam

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Derbyshire Courier 26th August 1916

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

Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private John Thomas Hallam is also commemorated on the following local memorials :-
Creswell War Memorial, Creswell, Derbyshire.