Derbyshire Lads: The Sherwood Foresters: 1st Garrison Battalion

1st Garrison Battalion

The 1st Garrison Battalion was formed in Lichfield in July 1915. In October 1915 it began transferring to Egypt, via Malta and Gallipoli. Many members of the battalion were involved in a serious mutiny in June 1917 at Kantara (Qantarah esh Sharqiya) in Egypt. Kantara was the terminus of a railroad to Palestine constructed during World War I and the base of the British Expeditionary Force in Egypt. 64 men were charged and all were given punishments of two years hard labour.

Deaths:

ABBOTT, Harry, b. Markyate, Beds (Luton, Beds), e. Bedford, 104336, SERGT., Died, Egypt, 01/07/18, FORMERLY 4784, YORKSHIRE REGT.. Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
BAKER, Isaac, b. Whittington Moor, Derbysh, e. Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 20954, PRIVATE, Died, At Sea, 18/06/16, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
BARKER, John, b. Nottingham, e. Nottingham, 7165, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 26/11/15, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
BARKER, Rupert Henry, b. Bedford, c. Bedford, 78112, L/CPL, Died, Egypt, 25/01/18, FORMERLY 3011, BEDFORDSHIRE REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
BECK, George, b. Loughborough, Leicestershire, e. Leicester, 28974, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 25/06/18, FORMERLY 17743, LEICESTERSHIRE REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
BRATTON, Charles, b. Gayton-le-Marsh, Lines, e. Alford, Lines, r. Louth, Lincs, 29249, PRIVATE, Died of wounds, Egypt, 01/12/15, FORMERLY 13119, LINCOLNSHIRE REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
CARTLtDGE, Samuel Arthur, b. Newcastle, Staffs, e. Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffs, 33180, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 25/03/16, FORMERLY 17927, NORTH STAFFS REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
COLLINS, Alexander, b. Lurgan, Co. Armagh, e. Madras, India, 29358, CPL., Died, Home, 02/10/15, FORMERLY 16113, LINCOLNSHIRE REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
CROCKETT, Joseph, b. Glossop, Derbyshire, e. Nottingham, r. Hucknall Torkard, Notts, 20317, PRIVATE, Died, At Sea, 24/08/16, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
GINTY, Hubert, b. Swinford, Co. Mayo, e. Wolverhampton, Staffs, 29915, A/SGT., Died, Egypt, 09/11/18, FORMERLY 11209, SOUTH STAFFS REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
JAMES, B., b. Wednesfield, Staffs, e. Wolverhampton, Staffs, 29289, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 12/06/18, FORMERLY 11196, SOUTH STAFFS REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
JOHNSON, J. H., b. Doncaster, Yorks, e. Nottingham, r. Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, 20078, CPL., Died, At Sea, 30/12/17, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
KENNEDY, William, b. Stockport, Cheshire, e. Stockport, 78165, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 06/11/18, FORMERLY 34598, CHESHIRE REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
MASON, William, b. Walsall, Staffs, e. Lichfield, Staffs, r. Walsall, Staffs, 29919, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 28/09/17, FORMERLY 8374, SOUTH STAFFS REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
OLDFIELD, Ernest, b. Chesterfield, Derbyshire, e. Chesterfield, 15962, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 26/11/15, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
ONIONS, William, b. West Bromwich, Staffs, e. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, 63580, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 15/02/18, FORMERLY 15810, NORTH STAFFS REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
PAGE, Henry, b. Norwich, Norfolk, e. Norwich, 29522, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 31/05/17, FORMERLY 9492, LINCOLNSHIRE REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
ROBERTS, John Robert, b. Belisthorpe, Lincs, e. Bourne, Lincs, 29258, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 26/11/15, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
SIMPSON, George, b. Kirton Lindsey, Lincs, e. Nottingham, 7804, PRIVATE, Died of wounds, Egypt, 02/09/16, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
WAIN, George, b. Rugeley, Staffs, e. Lichfield, Staffs, r. Rugeley, Staffs, 30212, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 22/05/16, FORMERLY 17064. NORTH STAFFS REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), I st Garrison Battalion.
WAINWRIGHT, David Francis, b. Worksop, Notts, e. Rotherham, Yorks, r. Maitby, Yorks, 28924, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 26/11/i5, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.
WATERFALL, Alfred, b. Belper, Derbyshire, e. Derby, r. Belper, Derbyshire, 26945, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 26/08/17,
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.


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1st Garrison Battalion The 1st Garrison Battalion was formed in Lichfield in July 1915. In October 1915 it began transferring to Egypt, via Malta and Gallipoli. Many members of the battalion were involved in a serious mutiny in June 1917 at Kantara (Qantarah esh Sharqiya) in Egypt. Kantara was the terminus of a railroad to Palestine constructed during World War I and the base of the British Expeditionary Force in Egypt. 64 men were charged and all were given punishments of two years hard labour. Deaths: ABBOTT, Harry, b. Markyate, Beds (Luton, Beds), e. Bedford, 104336, SERGT., Died, Egypt, 01/07/18, FORMERLY 4784, YORKSHIRE REGT.. Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. BAKER, Isaac, b. Whittington Moor, Derbysh, e. Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 20954, PRIVATE, Died, At Sea, 18/06/16, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. BARKER, John, b. Nottingham, e. Nottingham, 7165, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 26/11/15, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. BARKER, Rupert Henry, b. Bedford, c. Bedford, 78112, L/CPL, Died, Egypt, 25/01/18, FORMERLY 3011, BEDFORDSHIRE REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. BECK, George, b. Loughborough, Leicestershire, e. Leicester, 28974, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 25/06/18, FORMERLY 17743, LEICESTERSHIRE REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. BRATTON, Charles, b. Gayton-le-Marsh, Lines, e. Alford, Lines, r. Louth, Lincs, 29249, PRIVATE, Died of wounds, Egypt, 01/12/15, FORMERLY 13119, LINCOLNSHIRE REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. CARTLtDGE, Samuel Arthur, b. Newcastle, Staffs, e. Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffs, 33180, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 25/03/16, FORMERLY 17927, NORTH STAFFS REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. COLLINS, Alexander, b. Lurgan, Co. Armagh, e. Madras, India, 29358, CPL., Died, Home, 02/10/15, FORMERLY 16113, LINCOLNSHIRE REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. CROCKETT, Joseph, b. Glossop, Derbyshire, e. Nottingham, r. Hucknall Torkard, Notts, 20317, PRIVATE, Died, At Sea, 24/08/16, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. GINTY, Hubert, b. Swinford, Co. Mayo, e. Wolverhampton, Staffs, 29915, A/SGT., Died, Egypt, 09/11/18, FORMERLY 11209, SOUTH STAFFS REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. JAMES, B., b. Wednesfield, Staffs, e. Wolverhampton, Staffs, 29289, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 12/06/18, FORMERLY 11196, SOUTH STAFFS REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. JOHNSON, J. H., b. Doncaster, Yorks, e. Nottingham, r. Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, 20078, CPL., Died, At Sea, 30/12/17, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. KENNEDY, William, b. Stockport, Cheshire, e. Stockport, 78165, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 06/11/18, FORMERLY 34598, CHESHIRE REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. MASON, William, b. Walsall, Staffs, e. Lichfield, Staffs, r. Walsall, Staffs, 29919, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 28/09/17, FORMERLY 8374, SOUTH STAFFS REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. OLDFIELD, Ernest, b. Chesterfield, Derbyshire, e. Chesterfield, 15962, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 26/11/15, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. ONIONS, William, b. West Bromwich, Staffs, e. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, 63580, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 15/02/18, FORMERLY 15810, NORTH STAFFS REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. PAGE, Henry, b. Norwich, Norfolk, e. Norwich, 29522, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 31/05/17, FORMERLY 9492, LINCOLNSHIRE REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. ROBERTS, John Robert, b. Belisthorpe, Lincs, e. Bourne, Lincs, 29258, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 26/11/15, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. SIMPSON, George, b. Kirton Lindsey, Lincs, e. Nottingham, 7804, PRIVATE, Died of wounds, Egypt, 02/09/16, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. WAIN, George, b. Rugeley, Staffs, e. Lichfield, Staffs, r. Rugeley, Staffs, 30212, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 22/05/16, FORMERLY 17064. NORTH STAFFS REGT., Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), I st Garrison Battalion. WAINWRIGHT, David Francis, b. Worksop, Notts, e. Rotherham, Yorks, r. Maitby, Yorks, 28924, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 26/11/i5, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion. WATERFALL, Alfred, b. Belper, Derbyshire, e. Derby, r. Belper, Derbyshire, 26945, PRIVATE, Died, Egypt, 26/08/17, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 1st Garrison Battalion.