Ernest Orchard
Service number
28027
Military unit
2nd Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
09 Aug 1915 (18 years old)
Place of birth
Beeston Nottingham
Employment, education or hobbies
In 1911 he was a public carrier.
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
He was the son of Albert and Edith Annie Orchard and the brother of Robert, Gladys, Joseph, John, Mabel and Thomas Orchard. In 1911 they lived at 30 and 32 William Street Beeston Nottingham. Edith later moved to 22 Alpine Cottages William Street.
Military history
Eighteen year-old Pte. Ernest Orchard, 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment, was killed in action on 9th August 1915 he has no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Ernest Orchard
Photograph was published on 8th December 1915 in the Nottingham Evening Post and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918