Trafford

Born John Willie Derbyshire during the December quarter 1895 in the
Altrincham R.D. - ref: 8a/168, the son of William & Annie Derbyshire (nee
Mather).

1901 Census - 75 Egerton Street, Sale.   Son (Listed as John Derbyshire) -
aged: 5 - born: Sale.  Head of household - William Derbyshire - Married -
aged: 41 - occ: Slater - born: Sale.   Also Annie Derbyshire - Wife - aged:
41 - born: Warrington.   Plus 3 elder siblings, including Mary Ann
Derbyshire (b.1885) who married Alfred Owen, who served in the Manchester
Regiment during WW1 and survived.

Attended Springfield Road School.

1911 Census - 75 Egerton Street, Sale.   Son (Listed as John Willie
Derbyshire) - aged: 15 - occ: Errand Boy - born: Sale.  Head of household -
William Derbyshire - Married - aged: 51 - occ: Slater - born: Sale.   Also
Annie Derbyshire - Wife - aged: 51 - born: Warrington.   Plus 1 younger
sibling.

Employed by Westinghouse Ltd.

He joined the Cheshire Rgt before the war and was mobilised on 04/08/1914 -
his original number was 2094.

MIC - Drafted to France on the 1st July 1915 - BWM - 15 Star - Victory. 
His WO363 did not survive.

At the time of his death, he had been at the front for 2½ years = April
1915.

He was wounded and hospitalised in June 1917, discharged from hospital at
the end of August 1917 and sent to another Battalion.

Death reported in the 16/11/1917 edition of the Altrincham Guardian.

Listed in the Guardian Year Book - Roll of Honour for 1918.  Listed as J.
Derbyshire on St. Paul's Memorial.

CWGC - Listed as John William Derbyshire - son of William &  Annie
Derbyshire of 75 Egerton Street, Sale.

More info about his sister and family on file.