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Frank is pictured on the right with his friend Harry Sellers/Sellors stood beside him, Harry also lost his life during the War.

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Private Frank Butler
Much regret was felt in the district on account of the death of Pte. Frank Butler, of the Middlesex Regiment, younger son of Mrs Butler, of 15, Windsor Road, Fairfield. Who has passed away at Rouen, as a result of an attack of pneumonia. Pte. F. Butler has served continuously since September 1914, and seen much service on the Western Front. He was over on leave last February. Much sympathy will go out to Mrs Butler. Her elder son who is in the Army is also in hospital.

Report from The Buxton Advertiser 23rd November 1918, researched 2014

Born: 19th June1895 Fairfield, registered Chapel-en-le-Frith Vol 7b Page 840 J/A/S.

1898 Frank started North Road School on the 18th July 1898 @ the age of 3. Frank had an older brother George born 25th February 1893, George started school on 15th February 1897, George died aged 70yrs in 1963.
1901 Census: Living at 2 Windsor Road, Fairfield aged 5yrs. The family are incorrectly transcribed as Butter.

1910: . Franks father Richard Butler died on 11/3/1910 aged 42.
1911 Census: Living @ 15 Windsor Road, Fairfield aged 15yrs. Frank’s occupation is a Painters Apprentice.

Franks Mother Sybil a Widow, Sybil is listed as a Boarding House Keeper,  (Sybil died in 1946 aged 81yrs).

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Born: 1896 Herbert Moss Birth Registered Chapel-en-le-Frith. Vol 7b Page 835.
1901 Census: Living @ Turner Lodge, Herbert had been taken in by the Burton family as a Nurse Child aged 5yrs, the family already had 13 children of their own. The census says he was born in Whaley Bridge.
1911 Census: Living @ Turner Lodge Farm, Buxton.

Working as a Servant/Farm Labourer for John & Eliza Burton.

http://www.yourlocalweb.co.uk/derbyshire/buxton/pictures/4157294-turner-lodge-farm/

Herbert had either been adopted by the Burton’s or was just called Herbert Moss Burton as that is the name on his WW1 Memorial where it say’s Mrs E Burton is his Mother.

Buxton Lime Industry

Prior to the War Herbert must have started work at BLI Quarry as his name is on their Memorial which is now situated in the main reception at Tunstead Quarry.
Military: Former service in Royal Horse Guards No.1972.
Grave: Etaples Military Cemetery XXV. G. 16A

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Born: 13th March 1899 Buxton
1901 Census: Living at 54 Spring Gardens aged 2yrs, the son of Ernest & Matilda Burgess.
1911 Census: Living at 48 Fairfield Road (Boarding House owned by Aunt Betsy Greenwood) with Mother Matilda & brother Harry. John’s father Ernest was not living with the family.

1917: John enlisted Bakewell aged 18yrs, he was living at 48 Fairfield Road on Attestation, his occupation ‘Joiners Apprentice’.

Served in Durham Light Infantry 1/6th Battalion. Service No: Pte 80369.
Death: 5th September 1918, France & Flanders.
Commemorated @ Glageon Communal Cemetary Extension, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Plot: I. M. 5

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Brother of Arthur Burgess (Deceased WW1).

1884: born: 29th August 1884 Hough/Wilmslow Cheshire.
1891 Census: Living @ 10 Onward Cottages, Fairfield aged 7yrs.

1893: Harry started North Road School 24th April 1893

1896: Harry left North Road School 19th March 1896. Harry had an older brother George (1883) and younger brothers Arthur, Walter (1888), Charles (1890) & Sidney (1895), just before the birth of Sydney the family moved to Marlow Farm. The year after Harry left school his Mother Sarah died, Harry was 13yrs old, his brother Sydney was only 2yrs old.

1901 Census: Living @ Marlow Farm, Fairfield aged 16yrs.Occupation: Grocers Errand Boy.

1904: 19th February Enlisted into Notts & Derby Regiment at Sheffield Service No. Pte.9175. During this time Harry served in Singapore  from 1905 until 1907 when on 18th February 1907 Harry transferred to Reserves.
1911 Census: Living and working at County Asylum Prestwich. Occupation: Day Attendant in Asylum.

1912: Married Hannah Ashmore in Burbage 19th February.1914:

Charles Burgess younger brother of both Arthur & Harry also served during WW1, Charles had served before WW1 with the Notts & derby regiment Pte 897, he then re-enlisted into the Territorials  on 28th May 1913 Pte 1946, he was wounded on 18th March 1917 but survived the war and was then living in Leicestershire with his wife Margaret & son Charles Sidney.

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Arthur Burgess was already serving with the 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Rifles and they were in Aden at the out break of the Great War in August 1914. He had already seen service in Burma and the Andaman Islands. The Battalion embarked for Britain on the 27th of September 1914 and arrived at Liverpool on the 22nd of October they joined 25th Brigade, 8th Divison at Hursley Park, Winchester. The Battalion embarked on the 6th November 1914 landing at Le Havre a much needed reinforcement to the BEF and remained on the Western Front throughout the war. In 1915 they were in action at The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, The Battle of Aubers and The action of Bois Grenier. – See more at: http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/allied/royalirishrifles1.php#sthash.MU4DVEQ3.dpuf

Arthur was the younger brother of Harry Burgess who died in the August (Harry & Arthur died only 3 months apart ) & George born in 1883, Arthur  also had 3 younger brothers Walter (1888), Charles (1890) & Sidney (1895).

1886: Arthur’s birth was registered Wilmslow Cheshire he was born on 22nd March 1886 . The family moved to Fairfield during the early 1890’s.
1894: Arthur started School at North Road School on 30th April, the family moved to Marlow Farm around this time just before the birth of his youngest brother Charles.

1897: Arthur’s mother sadly died aged 39 when he was 11 years old.

1898: Arthur left School on 3rd February 1898 aged 12yrs.Arthur’s mother had died the year before when he was only aged 11yrs.

The family were living at 12 Marlow Street and Arthur was working as a Golf Caddy and had done so since he left School at the age of 12yrs. During 1901 Arthur’s father married for the second time to a local woman Elizabeth Whibberley.

Charles Burgess younger brother of both Arthur & Harry also served during WW1, Charles had served before WW1 with the Notts & derby regiment Pte 897, he then re-enlisted into the Territorials  on 28th May 1913 Pte 1946, he was wounded on 18th March 1917 but survived the war and was then living in Leicestershire with his wife Margaret & son Charles Sidney.

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1891: Birth registered Chapel-en-le-Frith Vol 7b Page 760 O/N/D.
1892: Baptised 20th April 1892 at Fairfield.
1901 Census: Living @ 87 London Road, Buxton aged 9yrs.
1911 Census: Living @ 15 Alma Street, Buxton aged 19yrs.
Occupation: Railway Carriage Cleaner.

Service: Building Railways in Egypt for Ammunition Transport.

1927: In 1927 Francis’s sister Edith applied for his Medals, this is recorded on his medal card dated 20th February 1927, she was still living at 15 Alma Street.

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John Blackwell is the nephew of Joseph Blackwell also deceased following the War.
Brother of George William Blackwell (deceased WW1 16th July 1916).
1896: Born 14th Jan 1896 registered Chapel-en-le-Frith Vol 7b Page 850 J/F/M.

1900: John started at North Road School on 2nd April

1901 Census: Living at 1 Dale view aged 4yrs.
1911 Census: Living at 55 Fairfield Road aged 14yrs occupation Upholsterer. Mother Mary is a Widow with 4 boys.

1915: Enlisted in 16th Battalion Notts & Derby Chatsworth Rifles aged 19yrs. The Service Papers show that he enlisted into the Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) on 31st May 1915, at Buxton, where he was living at 15 Fairfield Road, aged 19 years 4 months.

John left Southampton for France on 6th March 1916, landing at Le Havre the same day.  John was promoted to Corporal on 6th May 1917 after just 2 months John was killed in action. In all he served 2 years 65 days.
Memorial: Buffs Road Cemetery Sp. Mem. 6

John had an older brother George Pte 21992 Northamptonshire Regiment who died 16th July 1916, and 2 younger brothers Alfred who served with the Somerset Light Infantry Pte 79279 & Reginald

John Blackwell: The 16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was raised at Derby on the 16th of April 1915, by the Duke of Devonshire and the Derbyshire Territorial Force Association. They moved to Buxton on the 4th of May and then on to Redmires near Sheffield on 8th of June. On the 2nd of September they moved to Hursley near Winchester to join 117th Brigade, 39th Division. They moved to Aldershot on the 30th of September and then to Witley for final training. In 1917 they fought in The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of Langemarck, The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, The Battle of Polygon Wood and The Second Battle of Passchendaele. – See more at: http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/allied/sherwoodforesters16.php#sthash.30SYAsBc.dpuf

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John & George Blackwell in the Buxton Advertiser researched 2014

Brother of John Blackwell and the Nephew of Joseph Blackwell (both deceased WW1).
1894:  Born 6th December at Edge Hill Liverpool Lancashire, George was christened at St Dunstans, Edge Hill on 30th December 1894..

1899: George started North Road School on 4th April 1899
1901 Census: Living at Dale View, Fairfield.
1911 Census: Living with Mother Mary a Widow @ 55 Fairfield Road aged 16yrs.
Occupation: Gardener/Nurseryman.

Service was firstly with the Middlesex Regiment. Service No: Pte 5808, Transferred to 7th Battalion Northamptonshire regiment Service No: 21992.

Commemorated @ Thiepval Memorial, Picardie, France Plot 11a, Face 11d.

Georges younger brother John Blackwell, Corporal 266607 also lost his life in 1917, younger brother Alfred Pte 79279 served with the  Somerset Light Infantry, there was also another brother Reginald.

Obituary from The Buxton Advertiser

Pte. G W Blackwell
Mrs Blackwell, of 15, Fairfield Road, has now received official news from the War Office of the death of her son, Private G. W. Blackwell, of the 1st Garrison Company, North Hants Battalion. He was killed in action on July 16th. He had previously been wounded in France, being then attached to the 11th Middlesex Regiment, but after recovering from his wounds he was transferred to the 1st North Hants Garrison Company and was stationed in Egypt. After a while he was drafted back to France again, where he had only been one month. His other brother, Pte. J. Blackwell, 16th Sherwood Foresters, is also serving in the Great Push. George enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment on November 11th 1914, along with the late Private J. Rawlinson of Fairfield. With Mrs Blackwell and family the deepest sympathy will be felt. (‘Buxton Advertiser’ 2nd September 1916).

All extracts from the Buxton Advertiser are available to research on Micro-fiche at Buxton Library