South Milford Soldiers & Sailors Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918
The story of the Poppy (click here to read the poem)
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends"

Alfred Talbot
John Frederick Hulme

MILITARY DISTINCTIONS

Ralph Chilton Distinguished Conduct Medal. Russian Order of St. George
Sergt James Wilson Military Medal
Lance -Corpl Watson T Porter Military Medal
Sec-Lieut Ernest W Archer Military Medal

OFFICERS & MEN

Capt Frank Bryan Parker ----- 5th Yorkshire Regiment
Sec-Lieut Ernest W Archer -----Durham Light Infantry
Sec-Lieut Benjamin N Crosland ----- R.G.A.
Sec-Lieut Gerald D Cliffe ----- K.O.Y.L.I.
Sec-Lieut Geoffrey L Cliff ----- R.E.
Sec-Lieut Harold W Dobson ----- Tank Corps
Sec-Lieut Joseph H Hill ----- R.G.A.
Pte Herbert Wice ----- West Yorks.
Sapper William Hartley ----- Royal Engineers
Pte Alfred Atkinson ----- West Yorks.
Lance-Corpl John W Baker ----- Nothumberland Fusiliers
Sapper Isaac Baker ----- Royal Engineers
Pte Thomas Baker ----- Northumberland Fusiliers
Sapper Alan Baker ----- R.E.
Pte Walter Baker ----- K.O.Y.L.I.
Pte Joseph Baker ----- West Riding
Pte Thomas Baker ----- Motor Transport
Sergent James Baker ----- West Yorks.
Sapper Frederick Baker ----- R.E.
Driver Leonard A Baker ----- Motor Transport
Gunner John A Baker ----- R.F.A.
Pte Ernest Baker ----- West Yorks.
Flight-Sergnt Ernest B Brown ----- Royal Flying Corps
Walter E Brown ----- Monitor 19
Pioneer Joseph C Brown ----- R.E.
Pte George W Barker ----- York & Lancaster
Pte John W Bingley ----- Lincoln Regiment
Corpl Ernest Bruce ----- Royal Army Medical Corps.
Sapper Henry Brooksbank ----- R.E.
Pte Thomas P. Brooksbank ----- K.O.Y.L.I.
Lance-Corpl Frank Broadley ----- R.E.
Stoker Geo A Broadley ----- HMS Medway
Pte J Henry Bissett ----- R.E.
Pte Gordon Bowes ----- West Riding Regiment
Gunner J W Bainbridge ----- R.F.A.
Corpl James D Chew ----- Royal Engineers
Pte George Chilton ----- Canadian Expeditionary Force
Gunner Harry Chilton ----- R.F.A.
Pte William T Chilton ----- Northumberland Fusiliers
Cadet Arthur Chilton ----- O.T.C.
Rifleman Joseph Clayton ----- Royal Irish Rifles
William Clark ----- Royal Navy
Pte Harold Cockerham ----- Royal Lancers
Driver Vernon Cockerham ----- Royal Field Artillery
Corpl William Cockerham ----- West Yorks.
Sapper Walter Cockerham ----- R.E.
Pte Jack Copley ----- Machine Gun Corps.
Gunner Fred Crawford ----- R.G.A.
Staff-Sergnt George Dale ----- K.O.Y.L.I.
Pte Cyril Dobson ----- K.O.Y.L.I.
Corpl John Eagle ----- M. M. Police
Pte William Elsworth ----- Northumberland Fusiliers
Pte John Henry Farrar ----- Motor Transport
Gunner Fred Farrar ----- R.G.A.
Lance-Corpl Jas Farrow ----- Queen's Own Yorks Dragoon Guards
Pte Ernest Farrow ----- Queen's Own Yorks Dragoon Guards
Pte Marshall Farrow ----- Queen's Own Yorks Dragoon Guards
Pte Richard Flint ----- East Yorks.
Pte William Garnett ----- K.O.Y.L.I.
Lance-Corpl Gordon Gill ----- West Yorks.
Pte Harry E Grice ----- R.G.A.
Marine James Grimbley ----- Royal Navy
Stoker William Grimbley ----- Royal Navy
Pte Thomas Grimbley ----- West Yorks.
Lance-Corpl Fred Hanson ----- R.A.M.C.
Pte Harry Hanson ----- R.A.M.C.
Sidney Hanson ----- Training Reserve
Pte William Hartley ----- R.E.
Pte Albert Harrison ----- Machine Gun Corps.
Pte Joseph E Hannant ----- K.O.Y.L.I.
Pte William T Heselgrave ----- R.E.
Pte William Hill ----- Northumberland Fusiliers
Pte Fred Hirst ----- Grenadier Guards
Pte Charles Hirst ----- A.S.C.
Gunner James Hodgson ----- R.G.A.
Pte Sidney Hodgson ----- Leicester Regiment
Driver Harold Hodgson ----- R.H.A.
Telegraphist Harold R Holgate ----- Royal Navy
Pte William Hoggart ----- A.S.C. Motor Transport
Pte Albert Howcroft ----- R.F.A.
Sergnt James Howie ----- Army Ord. Corps.
Lance-Corpl Harold Hutchcroft ----- Northumberland Fusiliers
Pte Arthur Jackson ----- West Yorks.
Telegraphist Oliver Jackson ----- R.N.V.R.
Pte Frank Kirkman ----- A.S.C.
Sergnt George Lambert ----- Scottish Borderers
Pte Walter Laycock ----- R.F.A.
Pte Arthur Lindley ----- R.G.A.
Sapper Albert Lindley ----- Royal Engineers
Stoker Percy H Mower ----- HMS Hercules
Sapper William J Mawson ----- R.E.
Pte Claude Newsome ----- K.O.Y.L.I.
Pte Leonard Nelson ----- A.S.C.
Stoker George Newby ----- Royal Navy
Sapper James Newby ----- Royal Engineers
Sapper Tom Porter ----- Australian Regiment
Gunner William Percy ----- R.G.A.
Gunner Eric D Pickard ----- R.G.A.
Pte Wheeler Fred Poulter ----- Army Ord. Corps.
Pte David Poulter ----- Leicester Regiment
Bombadier Robert Riley ----- R.G.A.
Jack Sissons ----- Royal Flying Corps.
Pte Fred Sissons
Pte Walter Smith ----- K.O.Y.L.I.
Pte Harry Smith ----- Remounts Squadron
Pte Fred Smith ----- K.O.Y.L.I.
Pte Edward H Stainburn ----- Machine Gun Corps.
Bandsman William B Steele ----- West Yorks.
Pte William Shepherd ----- A.S.C.
Pte Fred Sunderland ----- A.S.C. Motor Transport
Corpl Alan Sunderland ----- Royal Flying Corps.
2nd Air-Mechanoic H I Sunderland ----- Royal Flying Corps.
Corpl Robert Sutton ----- Royal Engineers
Sapper Henry Sutton ----- Royal Engineers
Sapper Charles Sutton ----- Royal Engineers
Fitter Charles Terry ----- R.F.A.
Pte William Townsend ----- R.A.M.C.
Gunner H Towriss ----- R.G.A.
Corpl Harold R Tindill ----- R.E.
Charles Walker ----- Signal School R.N.R. Depot
Pte Herbert Waterson ----- East Yorks.
Sergnt Frank Wilson ----- West Yorks.
Pte Lewis Wilson ----- West Yorks.
Gunner Fred Wilson ----- Tank Corps.
Pte James Wilson ----- R.F.A.
Pte John Wood ----- Durham Light Infantry
Pte John W Woodhead ----- A.S.C.
Pte Kelita Ward ----- Labour Batallion