SAMUEL GREGORY |
Sapper 132642
170th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers
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Sapper Samuel Gregory was born at Blackwell,
Derbyshire and was the son of a Samuel Gregory of Atkinson’s Row, Adwick-le-Street,
Doncaster. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission Records states that he was a
native of Jacksdale, Notts.
The Soldiers Died C.D. Rom states that he enlisted at
Doncaster, Yorkshire, with place of residence noted as Bentley, Yorkshire.
We have little other information, but have found a
newspaper cutting from December 27th 1907, entitled ‘Railway
Fatality At Ironville – Jacksdale Labourer Killed By An Express,’ that tells
of the tragic death of one George Gregory. In the article a Samuel Gregory of
Albert Avenue, Jacksdale, was present at the inquest and stated ‘deceased, who
was his brother, was 21 years old and was a labourer employed by the Midland
Railway. He had never worked on the lines, being engaged on the canal.’ There
is a strong possibility that this is the same Samuel Gregory
We would welcome any further information.
Samuel was Killed-in-Action in France, Thursday 9th
March 1916 aged 32.
Commemorated at Noeux-Les-Mines, Pas de Calais, France.
The cemetery was used between June 1915 and August 1917.
Earlier burials were carried out by units and Field Ambulances. By April 1917 a
full scale ‘casuality clearing station’ was in use. There are now nearly
1,000 1914-18 casualties at this site.
Last updated 06/08/02.