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| Jennypeg Researcher Quote | Reply | | Letters home posted on: 11/13/2005 3:11:35 PM we will remember them HEANOR OBSERVER 1916 FOUND HIS COMRADES GRAVE AN EHO OF THE SHERWOODS VISIT TO HEANOR Heanor people will not yet have forgotten, the men of the Sherwood Foresters who received a considerable portion of their training in the town some fifteen months ago. Some have fallen in the fight, and they all appear to have got widely scattered along the battlefront. A letter has been received from one of them this week, which has pathetic interest in that it refers to finding of a the grave of a friend, who lodged with him at Heanor, and who was killed some months ago. Pte Arthur Pacey, of the Grenade section, 5th Sherwoods, is the writer, and the dead soldier was Lance-Corpl George Linacre, the former came from Codnor and the latter was well-known Pye Bridge tradesman. "I am still surviving the risks of war and am glad to tell you that we have taken our part in the advance, and are now enjoying the pleasure of holding a "CUSHY" part of the line. We can hear heavy bombardments on both our flanks, so we know that someone is still going through it. At present was are having the best of conditions in the line, and the corn fields just behind remind us of dear old England. I have seen poor George's grave. It was in the cemetery just out of the place we trained at for the charge. I am glad to say he rests in a nice shady place amid some of his comrades and French soldiers. We have just been talking about some of the times we had at Heanor, which was one of the best times during our soldier's career, and is often talked about when all we old boys are together in our dugout. Name: PACEY Initials: A Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt.) Unit Text: 1st/5th Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 10/03/1917 |
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replied on: 9/22/2006 12:27:32 AM The Gazette 18 jan 1940 "We cull from the Daily herald the following war story, sent by Mr P Foster of 37 Wright St Codnor. Just an extract from a letter written by my cousin in France: "And four of us are billeted with the most lovely old lady you can imagine. She told us, however, that none of us would ever compare with a soldier of the last war, and proudly took us into the front room to show us his photograph.It was, believe it or not, my own dad. Was I proud?" |
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replied on: 9/22/2006 1:13:57 AM Name: LINACRE Initials: G E Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Unit Text: 1st/5th Bn. Date of Death: 16/03/1916 Service No: 3854 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: G. 29. Cemetery: BEAUVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY Sue |
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replied on: 11/21/2006 10:55:16 AM EASTWOOD & KIMBERLEY ADVERTISER 22ND FEBRUARY 1918 CODNOR STOKER DROWNED AN EVENTFUL CAREER PETTY OFFICER STOKER E.W.RATCLIFFE We further regret to learn that Petty Office Stoker E. W. Ratcliffe, of Codnor, was amongst the missing when H.M. armed boarding steamer Louvain was torpedoed and sunk by a German Submarine in the Eastern Mediterranean on Jan 21st. Official news from the Admiralty was received on 29th January by the sailor's sister, Mrs J. Haslam. P.O.S. Ratcliffe was 28 years of age and had served in the Navy for the past 10 years, seeing continuous active service afloat during the present war. He was present in the battle of Heligoland and served aboard H.M.S. Barham in the Jutland Battle. On several occasions his ship has been torpedoed and whilst serving on the mystery ships submarine destroying he had many narrow escapes. Ratcliffe was at home on leave exactly five weeks previous to his death, and it is somewhat of a coincidence that Miss Wright, of Codnor, received a letter from him the morning the Louvain was sunk. The deepest sympathy is felt for this gallant sailor's mother, sister and other friends and relatives in their sad loss. RIPLEY & HEANOR 24TH MAY 1918 CODNOR STOKERS FATE Writing home recently, Fred W Hill of Butterley who is a writer on board H.M. Ship Eurupa, states how he and Major Sowter, travel led to Malta recently on board the "Louvain" and how by a lucky chance they were prevented from returning by the same boat, which was torpedoed and two hundred hands drowned including stoker Petty Office Ernest Ratcliffe of Codnor, an account of whose death we published last February the letter goes: We Major Sowter and myself were in the same mess as Ernest Ratcliffe but until I saw his photo in the Ripley and Heanor News I was not aware that he came from Codnor. I have made enquires from a survivor who knew Ratcliffe, and he informs me that two stokers Petty Offices were told off for duty on the passage and Ratcliffe was unfortunately on watch in the stoke hold when she was torpedoed. The explosion damaged the dynamo, and plunged the ship into darkness, and all the engine room and stoke hold staff was lost. As I told you before, the ship sank in a few minutes so the men below had no chance of escape. In addition their first duty was to shut off steam and stop the engines and by the time this was done there was no hope for them. Jenny |
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replied on: 11/24/2006 7:43:01 PM If you search googlebooks you will find in pdf format a hisory of the 8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters in the Great War. This can be downloaded for future use. The publication lists all medals and awards by date and recipients name and rank. There is a list all killed in battle or died of wounds by date, rank and name. regards Phil |
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