William Talbot

Evacuated UK 2 July 1915 after being wounded. Died of disease and interred Gillingham (Woodland) Cemetery, Kent. Ex-Private Notts & Derby Regt., enlisted 9/9/14 and transferred to RMLI short-service 16/9/14 ; Chatham Bn. MEF 6/2/15-9/5/15. Gunshot wounds left shoulder, side and face, Invalided to UK 2/7/15 ; Chatham Division 22/7/15-20/2/16 DD. Talbot was one of 'Kitchener's Marines' who were transferred from the Sherwood Foresters to the RMLI. Des Turner notes '600 RMLI transfers came from 2 regiments - 200 from the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) and 400 from the Sherwood Foresters. They were predominantly ex-miners and labourers, fit men wanted for their ability to dig trenches and tunnels. The 200 KOYLI recruits were transferred to Plymouth Division RMLI and were given service numbers PLY/1(S) to PLY200(S). This was also the case for the Sherwood Foresters 200 who were dispatched to Portsmouth where already 30 men were recruited and so they became PO/31(S) to PO/230(S). 200 remaining Foresters went to Chatham and were numbered CH/1 to CH/200(S).'

Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 8 March 1916. Pte W TALBOT, RMLI, Wrigley’s Terrace, St Ann’s Well Road, Nottingham, died February 20th of wounds received in Gallipoli.