2/6th Casualties from the battle of Cambria
241743 L/Cpl Archibald Frank Ashton with a gun shot wound in the thumb. Entrained at Grevillers from a casualty clearing station and detrained at Etaples. Born in 1896 and was an insurance clerk from Chisworth in Derbyshire. He enlisted in Manchester in December 1915. Served with C Company and later died as a prisoner of war at Meschede POW camp on 21st June 1918 aged 23. He is buried in Niederzwehren Cemetery, Stadtkreis Kassel, Hessen, Germany and was the son of John Albert and Lavinia Ann Ashton of 65 Fatting Hay in Chisworth.
70788 Pte John Robert Lister. An early member of the 1/8th Battn (3994) and arrived in France on 27th October 1915. He was later transferred to the 1st (70788), 2/6th and 15th Battns. Disembodied 7th April 1919. He was gassed on the 3rd December 1917 and entrained from Achiet-le-Grand (45th and 49th Casualty Clearing Stations). Later served with the 1/5th Battalion.
12901 Pte Anthony Fallowfield suffered a shrapnel wound to his neck, neck and knee. Entrained from Achiet-le-Grand on the 4th December. Original enlisted into the 9th Battalion and arrived in the Balkans on 1st July 1915. Later served with the Northumberland Fusiliers, Machine Gun Corps and Royal Engineers.
240770 Pte Ernest Longden suffered a shrapnel wound to the wrist and entrained from Achiet-le-Grand on the 4th December. Enlisted in October 1914 and later served with the 8th Battalion.
22630 Pte John Bland from Pleasley and suffered a shrapnel wound to the head and was entrained from Achiet-le-Grand on the 4th December. Enlisted in January 1915 aged 34 he was transferred to the 2/6th Battalion in August 1917. Later served with the Labour Corps.
240972 Pte John George Southam from Wirtksworth and enlisted in October 19145. Suffered gun shot wound in the shoulder. Entrained Achiet-le-Grand on 3rd December 1917 and detrained at Etaples. Later served with the 8th Battalion.
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 