The War Years
This section of the website was primarily designed to commemorate those who served in the armed forces from Somercotes, Leabrooks, Pye Bridge and Birchwood during World War One and World War Two. In many respects the lists of servicemen are still being developed and research is continuing.
As well as the two World Wars, soldiers from the parish also served during other conflicts and during peacetime and the Society is also currently researching as many of these servicemen as possible. Information on various aspects can be found on the Featured Articles page.
This section includes the following pages:
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World War 1: Information on World War One in relationship to the people of the parish.
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WW1 Soldiers: A listing with short biographies, where possible, of the servicemen who enlisted in the armed forces, including those who lost their lives during the conflict. Please note that this is a very long list!
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WW1 Featured Articles: Articles relating to the war
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World War 2: Information on World War Two in relationship to the people of the parish
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WW2 Soldiers: A listing with short biographies, where possible, of servicemen who lost their lives during World War Two.
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WW2 Featured Articles: Articles relating to the war, including the “Bevan Boys” etc.
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The War Memorial: Information specific to the Somercotes War Memorial located at the Church of St. Thomas.
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Featured Articles: Related articles, including information on other war memorials in the parish and various items on soldiers who served in other conflicts or in peacetime.
If anyone can assist with photographs, information on local regiments, memories or any other war memorabilia please contact Somercotes Local History Society.