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466028  Hussars. Lt 19 Dragoons, Canadian Army in 1914 at Edmonton Canada.  b1877 Sheffield. 1911C living at Holm Leigh, Station Road, Hathersage, a solicitor’s clerk. Emigrated 1913.

1328 8th Bn Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force.  b 1894 Curbar. 1901C at Crossland Road, father Abraham, family living at Bank Top, Hathersage, according to William’s Canadian enlistment papers. Brother of Arthur Siddall.

ă 27513 Pte 2 East Yorks. b 1896 at Middlethorpe Yorks. 1911C at Thirsk, a hair dressers apprentice. His sister Maggie on the 1911C is a servant at Nether Hall, Hathersage, which is Maurice’s address on 1918 absent voters list.

ß Щ He is probably mixed up with an Albert Siddall in the army records.  Nov 1916; L/Cpl A Siddall 12447 2 Bn Kings Royal Rifles reported wounded. Eventually promoted Cpl 12032 K.R.R. b 1887 Curbar, a quarryman, he lived 5 Mayfield Terrace, Hathersage and later at The Dale, Hathersage. Brother of William Siddall.

Щ Joined the Navy as a Midshipman in 1900. Promoted Lt Commander June 1913 and was in command of ‘HMS Foxhound’ destroyer off Gallipoli and helped the evacuation of the Army from Suvla & Cape Helles beaches. Retired in 1920 and recalled in WW2 until Sept 1945.  b 1883 Hathersage Hall. Died 1968. See article & photo p 52 WHW2W. Brother of Ashton Ashton Shuttleworth.

Nether Hall, a nurse at Hathersage Red Cross VAD hospital according to the Red Cross records. Wife of Ashton Ashton Shuttleworth.

ă Щ Major Derbyshire Yeomanry, living at Hathersage Hall when mobilised in August 1914. Served in Egypt, Gallipoli and Salonika. (HPN 9/12/1916; ‘Back at the Hall, after his long absence on foreign service’). He is on the Scouts War Memorial Board as the District Commissioner. (See article & photo p 51 WHW2W). b 4/7/1878 at Stoke Damerel, Devon, his father being stationed at Plymouth at the time.

Brother of William Shuttleworth. Grandfather of Michael Shuttleworth and his brothers.

Щ Understood from relatives to have been in 12 Bn Y & L (Sheffield City Battalion), although 12 Y & L archivist has not been able to verify this and it has not been possible to find out his service number at that time. He was wounded and afterwards transferred to 262594 Dvr R.A.S.C. 27/11/1916 transferred to clerical duties. When he came home on leave, his wife put a tub of hot water outside so he could scrub out all the lice. It is also remembered that as he was Hathersage Church choirmaster, he organised Church Parades for Officers and their wives, and ended up doing other entertainments for them. There is a group photograph of him captioned “Offence Section RASC Records. Roneu (Rouen?). France 6-4-1919”.  b 1888 Leam, Eyam Woodlands. 1911C at Leam a gardener. (See article & photo p52 WHW2W). Brother of George Thomas above. He laid the new ‘Lawrence’ Bowling Green grass surface in 1935.

467120 Pte. 63 Bn Canadian Expeditionary Force. Photo shows him Cpl on Canadian Army Garrison Gym Staff in March 1918. b 1885 Grindleford Bridge. 1901C living at Padley a railway porter at Grindleford Station. 1911 emigrated to Canada. Brother of Victor below.

In 1910 he married Hilda Mary Lena Miller and emigrated to Canada in 1911. 1916 Canadian Census he is listed as a soldier living in Calgary with wife Hilda and son Wilfred. 11/1/1917 Mrs Sharman decamps to Ardenode, Alberta, together with the Anstice family, her next-door neighbours. 1921 Census sees George Thomas Sharman living as a lodger in Vancouver, status married, home address Calgary. August 1922 George Thomas Sharman marries Florence May Beeston in Vancouver, and remains in Vancouver. 14/11/1922—3/3/1923. Mrs Hilda Sharman and son Wilfred take a holiday back to England, on her return passenger declaration, her status is listed as ‘married’.

77547 L/Cpl D L I. Wounded 1918.  b1899 Chesterfield.  1911C living in Chesterfield. He worked at Parr’s Bank Hathersage, which later became the National Westminster Bank.