W.+HURT

Hurt, William, Private, 564, 1st/5th Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Born Derby Enlisted Derby Killed in action 14th May 1915 Buried in Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, C, 16

1911 Census: William Hurt, aged 34, was employed as a sand furnace man with the Midland Railway Company. He resided at 3, St. Werburgh's Churchyard, Derby, the husband of Hannah Hurt, and father of May, William Horace, Frank, Gladys and Edith Florence Hurt.

Service record: William Hurt enlisted on the 17th June 1908, stating his age as 31 years and 5 months old, his occupation as a spar turner and his home address as 3, St. Werburgh's Churchyard, Derby. He arrived in France on the 27th February 1915, and was killed in action on the 14th May the same year. Personal effects returned to his wife included a pocket book, letters, a purse, two knives, a disc, a photo and a badge.