Basil Terah Hooley

Major Basil Terah Hooley M.C., 7th Battalion (Robin Hood Rifles) Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment, died at Risley Lodge, Derbyshire, from pneumonia on 28 October 1918. He was buried in Risley (All Saints) Churchyard.Gazetted 2nd Lieutenant, 4th March 1915 into the Robin Hood Rifles; Lieutenant, 3rd October 1915; transferred to the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 24th August 1916; transferred to the Tank Corps 30th November 1916; temp. Captain 25th May 1917; acting Major 17th May 1918.The citation for his Military Cross was published in the London Gazette, 11 November 1918:“For conspicuous gallantry while commanding a company of Tanks in action. In spite of heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, he kept in close touch with the tanks, supervising and directing them with the utmost judgment and decision. His able handling enabled the infantry to reach their objective at the expense of very few casualties.”Above information courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918 (from De Ruvigny's Roll Of Honour 1914-1918)

See: derbyshirewarmemorials.wikispaces.com/BASIL+T.+HOOLEY.+M.C.Risley (All Saints) Churchyard. Inscription on gravestone: 'In Affectionate Memory of Basil Terah Hooley, M.C., Major. 7th Sherwood Foresters and Tank Corps, Died while on leave from the front October 28 1918, Aged 26 years. Loyal to his God, his King, and his Country.'Nottingham Evening Post. 'Roll of Honour,' 28 October 1918: 'HOOLEY on the 28th inst. at Risley Lodge near Derby of pneumonia, Major Basil Terah Hooley MC, Tank Corps (sic), husband of Emily Dorothy Hooley (nee Thirlby) and youngest son of Mr and Mrs T Hooley, age 26 years.'Nottingham Evening Post, 28 October 1918: ‘Death of Two Local Officers. [Lieut Sidney Wade, Sherwood Foresters] Among the victims of pneumonia following influenza is Major Basil Terah Hooley MC, Tank Corps, who succumbed this morning at Risley Lodge, near Derby, the residence of his father, Mr T Hooley JP, while on leave from the front. He was recently awarded the Military Cross. He was educated at Uppingham, and was articled for three years to Messrs Fletchers’ engineering works, Derby. Thence he proceeded to the Lanchester Motor Company Birmingham, leaving to offer his services on the outbreak of the war. He married in June, 1915, Emily Dorothy, only child of the late Mr Frederick Thrilby of Bank House, Sandiacre, and Mrs F Thirlby, the Red House, Risley.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)