The Yorkshire Regiment, Local War Memorials

War Memorials Elsewhere, -
Dronfield (Derbyshire)

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The War Memorial for Dronfield
Photo : Rob Wilson of the War Memorials On Line website

The Dronfield War Memorial stands in the garden of the Dronfield Public Library, off the High Street in Dronfield.

The memorial is a plain figure of a soldier at ease with right leg resting on a tree stump and hands resting on the muzzle of a bronze rifle. The sculpture stands on square plinth and octagonal three stepped base.

The memorial commemorates those who lost their lives in both World Wars, 73 of whom are commemorated as having lost their lives in the First World War.

1 soldier who served in the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on the First World War plaques.

Private Charlie Haslam, 92929. 1st/9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, formerly 43406 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. E. A. Haslam, of 11, Quoit Green, Dronfield, Sheffield. Killed 3 June 1918.
Born Dronfield, Enlisted Chesterfield, Resided Dronfield.
Buried BIENVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY.

Charles Haslam's Name on the War Memorial for Dronfield
Photo : Rob Wilson of the War Memorials On Line website

The First World War Dedication on the War Memorial for Dronfield
Photo : Rob Wilson of the War Memorials On Line website

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