Yorkshire Regiment War Graves, - Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery

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Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery contains 193 First World War burials and 134 from the Second World War. There is a small war graves plot of about 40 burials from both wars, the rest of the graves are scattered throughout the cemetery.

We are extremely grateful to Richard Roberts (<richard@nosnailshere.co.uk>) who has forwarded the photograph of George James Curley's grave in this cemetery. Details of Private Curley, and a photograph of the Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery are below this photo.

Private George James Curley. 243544. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of James Charles & Hannah Elizabeth Curley of 26 Chester Green Road, Derby.
Died at home 22 May 1918. Age 20
Grave 46613 Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery .
(There is no entry for Private J Curley in SDGW).
(The Green Howards Gazette records Private Curley as having been wounded twice, - in mid-1917 and in April 1918.)

Richard Roberts adds this note re. Private Curley;-
"His elder brother, Charles Edward, served in the Sherwood Foresters. Sadly, he was killed in action five months after George died and is buried in France. "

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Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery
Photo from the Commonwealth War Graves Commision website.

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