REGNLD.+DRAYCOTT

Draycott, Reginald, Private, 1896, 1st/6th Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Born Asfordby, Leicestershire Enlisted Chesterfield, Derbyshire Resided Old Whittington, Derbyshire Killed in action 11th November 1915

Buried in Rue des Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue, I, D, 18

1911 Census: Reginald Thompson Draycott was a 15 year old clerk, residing at 22, Broomhall Lane, Old Whittington. He was the son of John Draycott, a blast furnace foreman, and Sarah Jane Draycott.

Service records: Enlisted 28th April 1913 Employed as a blacksmith Resided at 64, Whittington Street, Old Whittington Served in France from the 28th February 1915 Personal effects sent to his mother: a disc, a charm, a hymn book, postcards, photos