Derbyshire Lads: The Sherwood Foresters: 52nd Battalion

52nd (Graduated) Battalion

'Graduated' and 'Young Soldier' Battalions were first formed in 1917. The 52nd (Graduated) Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters was formed from the 278th Graduated Battalion which had been 'turned out' by the 14th Training Reserve Battalion.

On 24 September 1917 the 2nd (Graduated) Battalion was attached to the 200th (2nd Surrey) Brigade of the 67th (2nd Home Counties) Division. This Division was originally formed in November 1914 from the Home Service men of the Territorial Force units in the 44th Division. The Division remained at home throughout the war but many of its men were drafted to Battalions serving in Divisions overseas.

Deaths

ARMIN, Stanley Geldard, b. Leeds, Yorks, e. Leeds, T.R./6/14683, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 10/11/17, Age 19, Son of Tom and Ada Armin, of 10, Middle Cross St., Armley, Leeds, buried in LEEDS (ARMLEY) CEMETERY, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion.
BLANCHARD, Thomas C. Scott, b. Middle Rasen, Lincs, e. Market Rasen, Lincs. T.R./6/13750, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 15/02/17, Son of George Blanchard, of High St., Middle Rasen, buried in MIDDLE RASEN (ST. PETER) CHURCHYARD, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion.
BURRELL, Stanley, b. Tydd, Lines, e. Bourne, Lincs, r. Wisbech, Cambs, T.R./6/13799, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 19/02/17, Age 24, Son of Thomas and Josephine Burrell, buried in TYDD ST. MARY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion.
HARVEY, Joseph, b. Stoke, Staffs, e. Longton, Staffs, r. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, T.R./6/13838, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 19/02/17, buried in FORSBROOK BURIAL GROUND, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion.
HOLMES, Daniel, e. Bakewell, Derbyshire, r. Wirksworth, Derbyshire, T.R./6/13889, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 18/02/17, Age 20, Son of James R. and Sarah Ann Holmes, of Aldwark, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, buried in BRADBOURNE (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion.
MORLEY. George, b. Tuxford, Notts, e. Retford, Notts, r. Newark, Notts, T.R./6/13924, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 17/02/17, not listed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion.
PORTER, William, e. Grantham, Lincs, r. Swinstead, Lincs, T.R./6/13970, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 01/03/17, Age 18, Son of Ebenezer J. and Alice Porter, of Swinstead, Grantham, buried in SWINSTEAD (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion.
ROBOTHAM, Herman, b. Swinscoe, Staffs, e. Leek, Staffs, r. Ashboume, Derbyshire, T.R./6/13824, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 08/02/17, Age 35, Son of Samuel Lowe Robotham and Mary Ann Robotham, Born at Swinscoe, buried in BLORE RAY (ST. BARTHOLOMEW) CHURCHYARD, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, (drafted to 14th Bn, North Staffordshire Regiment at time of death) Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion.
SMITH, W., b. Gosport, Hants, e. Titchfield, Hants, T.R./6/1139, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 02/12/16, Age 29, Son of the late David and Liza Smith; husband of Lilian Bath (formerly Smith), of West St., Titchfield, Fareham, Hants. buried in RUGELEY CEMETERY, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, (The majority of the War Graves are in a group and a War Cross is erected at the entrance. Rugeley Camp Military Hospital contained 750 beds), Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion.
TURNER, John Richaby, b. Colombo, Ceylon, e. Bakewell, Derbyshire, r. Hathersage, Derbyshire, T.R./6/13888, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 27/02/17, Age 18, Son of the late G. J. Turner and S. A. M. Turner, of Sheffield, buried in RUGELEY CEMETERY, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, (The majority of the War Graves are in a group and a War Cross is erected at the entrance. Rugeley Camp Military Hospital contained 750 beds), Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion.
WILKINSON. Charles, b. Scopwick, Lincs, e. Lincoln, r. Branston, Lincs, T.R./6/13848, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 11/02/17, buried in BRANSTON CEMETERY, BRANSTON AND MERE#, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion.


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52nd (Graduated) Battalion 'Graduated' and 'Young Soldier' Battalions were first formed in 1917. The 52nd (Graduated) Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters was formed from the 278th Graduated Battalion which had been 'turned out' by the 14th Training Reserve Battalion. On 24 September 1917 the 2nd (Graduated) Battalion was attached to the 200th (2nd Surrey) Brigade of the 67th (2nd Home Counties) Division. This Division was originally formed in November 1914 from the Home Service men of the Territorial Force units in the 44th Division. The Division remained at home throughout the war but many of its men were drafted to Battalions serving in Divisions overseas. Deaths ARMIN, Stanley Geldard, b. Leeds, Yorks, e. Leeds, T.R./6/14683, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 10/11/17, Age 19, Son of Tom and Ada Armin, of 10, Middle Cross St., Armley, Leeds, buried in LEEDS (ARMLEY) CEMETERY, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion. BLANCHARD, Thomas C. Scott, b. Middle Rasen, Lincs, e. Market Rasen, Lincs. T.R./6/13750, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 15/02/17, Son of George Blanchard, of High St., Middle Rasen, buried in MIDDLE RASEN (ST. PETER) CHURCHYARD, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion. BURRELL, Stanley, b. Tydd, Lines, e. Bourne, Lincs, r. Wisbech, Cambs, T.R./6/13799, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 19/02/17, Age 24, Son of Thomas and Josephine Burrell, buried in TYDD ST. MARY (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion. HARVEY, Joseph, b. Stoke, Staffs, e. Longton, Staffs, r. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, T.R./6/13838, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 19/02/17, buried in FORSBROOK BURIAL GROUND, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion. HOLMES, Daniel, e. Bakewell, Derbyshire, r. Wirksworth, Derbyshire, T.R./6/13889, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 18/02/17, Age 20, Son of James R. and Sarah Ann Holmes, of Aldwark, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, buried in BRADBOURNE (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion. MORLEY. George, b. Tuxford, Notts, e. Retford, Notts, r. Newark, Notts, T.R./6/13924, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 17/02/17, not listed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion. PORTER, William, e. Grantham, Lincs, r. Swinstead, Lincs, T.R./6/13970, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 01/03/17, Age 18, Son of Ebenezer J. and Alice Porter, of Swinstead, Grantham, buried in SWINSTEAD (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion. ROBOTHAM, Herman, b. Swinscoe, Staffs, e. Leek, Staffs, r. Ashboume, Derbyshire, T.R./6/13824, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 08/02/17, Age 35, Son of Samuel Lowe Robotham and Mary Ann Robotham, Born at Swinscoe, buried in BLORE RAY (ST. BARTHOLOMEW) CHURCHYARD, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, (drafted to 14th Bn, North Staffordshire Regiment at time of death) Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion. SMITH, W., b. Gosport, Hants, e. Titchfield, Hants, T.R./6/1139, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 02/12/16, Age 29, Son of the late David and Liza Smith; husband of Lilian Bath (formerly Smith), of West St., Titchfield, Fareham, Hants. buried in RUGELEY CEMETERY, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, (The majority of the War Graves are in a group and a War Cross is erected at the entrance. Rugeley Camp Military Hospital contained 750 beds), Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion. TURNER, John Richaby, b. Colombo, Ceylon, e. Bakewell, Derbyshire, r. Hathersage, Derbyshire, T.R./6/13888, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 27/02/17, Age 18, Son of the late G. J. Turner and S. A. M. Turner, of Sheffield, buried in RUGELEY CEMETERY, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, (The majority of the War Graves are in a group and a War Cross is erected at the entrance. Rugeley Camp Military Hospital contained 750 beds), Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion. WILKINSON. Charles, b. Scopwick, Lincs, e. Lincoln, r. Branston, Lincs, T.R./6/13848, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 11/02/17, buried in BRANSTON CEMETERY, BRANSTON AND MERE#, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 52nd Battalion.