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The Regimental Memorial Tower at Crich.
Information board on Lt Francis Hind and the poplar trees planted at Kinoulton
The Regimental Memorial Tower
The Regimental Memorial Tower, surmounted by a beacon light, rises above the Derbyshire village of Crich. It was opened and dedicated on 6th August 1923 and commemorates to all those of the Regiment who have died in the service of this country.
War memorials
Many war memorials around Nottinghamshire include men of the regiment who fell in World War I. Search the following websites for information on the memorials in the county:
- Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour
- War Memorials Archive
- Southwell & Nottingham Church History Project
The impressive memorial to Albert Ball VC in the grounds of Nottingham Castle.
On the Grantham Canal, between Kinoulton and Owthorpe there are two information boards commemorating the actions of the 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters at the Battle of the Somme between July and November 1916.
One describes the avenue of Lombardy poplar trees that were planted near Kinoulton to commemorate the life and death of Lieutenant Francis Montagu Hind, of the Sherwood Foresters (killed in action on 27 September 1916) and the 183 men of the 9th Batallion The Sherwood Foresters Regiment who died during the battle. The other board provides additional information on the batallion.
War Cemeteries
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Browns Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, France |
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Grave marker to Private Arthur Briggs at Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny in France who was shot at dawn on 19th July 1918. |
Grave marker to Private George Henry Lawton (Lowton) at Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, France who was shot at dawn on 30 July 1916. |
Grave marker to Private Bertie McCubbin at Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, France who was shot at dawn on 30 July 1916. |
Use the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website to search for the war dead, cemeteries and memorials: