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You are here: Home>War and peace>Bottesford Parish 1st World War Centenary Project>1st World War Service Biographies>Biographies of people who served

Biographies of people who served

Many Parish residents do not have relatives who lived locally during the 1st World War. However they do have relatives who served in the war. These are some of their stories and experiences. We aim to collect and publish as many of these as possible as part of the Bottesford Parish 1st World War Centenary Project.
This section also includes examples of men who were connected with Bottesford, and sadly lost their lives in the fighting of WW1, but were not included on the Bottesford War Memorial. These include Joseph Hand and Thomas Goodson Roberts.

  • Harby Family Brothers in the War

    Harby Family Brothers in the War

    Four brothers fought but only one got to live in Bottesford
  • Henry James Box

    Henry James Box

    27928 Private, 10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, KiA 12th October 1918
  • George Allcroft

    George Allcroft

    RAF Cadet 183749, died of influenza November 10th 1918
  • Arthur Bend

    Arthur Bend

    Captain, Royal Engineers
  • John William Bennett

    John William Bennett

    14797 Private, 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, KIA, 2nd December, 1917; buried at Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres, Belgium.
  • Charles William Chettle

    Charles William Chettle

    30411 Lance-Corporal, 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, DOW 9th July, 1917 in France.
  • Herbert Stanley Copeland

    Herbert Stanley Copeland

    Sapper WR/265814, Royal Engineers
  • Arthur Gale

    Arthur Gale

    149223 Gunner, "A" Battery 174th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in Action 30/9/1917.
  • The sons of Goodsir and Jane Gale

    The sons of Goodsir and Jane Gale

    Brothers in arms
  • George Henry Gale

    George Henry Gale

    202036 Private 2/4th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, Killed in Action 11/4/1917
  • Phillip Weston Green

    Phillip Weston Green

    9320 Lance-Corporal, 1st Battalion, Notts and Derby Regiment (Sherwood Forresters). KIA, 9th May 1915, with no known grave, commemorated at Ploegstreert Memorial, Belgium.
  • Basil Gunn 1877 - 1921

    Basil Gunn 1877 - 1921

    A soldier from a forgotten WW1 conflict
  • Joseph Hand

    Joseph Hand

    Y/1527 Private, 9th Btn Kings Royal Rifle Corps, KIA 1917
  • Edward Arthur Hardy

    Edward Arthur Hardy

    988 Sergeant-Cook, 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (1st Sportsmen's Battalion)
  • William Harrison

    William Harrison

    22576 Private, 11th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. KIA 22nd March 1918, no known grave, commemorated at Bay 5, Arras Memorial, France
  • Private John (Jack) Robert Hunt of Grimsby, 1898 - 1918

    Private John (Jack) Robert Hunt of Grimsby, 1898 - 1918

    Lincolnshire Regiment, 1st Battalion
  • Henry Johnson

    Henry Johnson

    71444 Private, 15th Battalion, Notts and Derby Regiment (Sherwood Foresters). KIA 28th March 1918, no known grave, commemorated on Panel 52-54, Pozieres Memorial, Somme
  • Arthur William Marston

    Arthur William Marston

    Private 38842, 2/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
  • Reginald Cecil Lane Mould

    Reginald Cecil Lane Mould

    Captain, 5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
  • The Norris family of Holbeach in WW1

    The Norris family of Holbeach in WW1

    The family of Peggy Topps (nee Norris), Nancy, Clive and Andrew Norris
  • Thomas James North

    Thomas James North

    278218 Corporal, 20th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of Wounds on the 8th March 1918 and was buried at Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, near Bethune, France
  • Walter Palmer

    Walter Palmer

    43424 Private, 16th Battalion Notts and Derby Regiment (Sherwood Foresters). KIA 10th October 1916, buried at Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme
  • Pte. R. E. Richards

    Pte. R. E. Richards

    Grandad's time in the trenches
  • Thomas Goodson Roberts

    Thomas Goodson Roberts

    Private 9449 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment: Died of wounds, 1916
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