Research Notes
From Vernon Greenhough's Army Record
Address, Crich; age 23 years 9 months;collier; enlisted 04/06/15; height 5ft 5in; weight 134 lb; next of kin William Greenhough (father); admitted to Chipstead hospital 04/11/16, discharged 12/03/17; embarked Southampton 06/03/16; scabies in the field 27/08/16; scabies 29/09/16; scabies 10/10/16; GSWVIII (gun shot wound) 09/10/16; admitted hospital Boulogne 10/10/16; transferred to England 11/10/16; ICT rt toes 07/08/17; killed in action 04/10/17
From Sherwood Foresters Roll –
Killed in action when in the attack near Poelcappelle, Belgium.
| Name | GREENHOUGH, VERNON | Initials | V |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment/Service | Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) |
| Unit | 9th Bn. |
| Date of Death | 04/10/17 |
| Service No | 26858 |
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Grave/Memorial Reference | Panel 99 to 102 and 162 to 162A. |
| Cemetery | TYNE COT MEMORIAL |
1901 Census: Cross, Crich
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| William | Greenhough | Head | 35 | Butcher | Crich |
| Elizabeth | wife | 35 | Crich | ||
| Vernon | son | 9 | Crich | ||
| Thomas | son | 7 | Crich | ||
| Jane | daughter | 5 | Crich | ||
| Leslie | son | 3 | Crich | ||
| John | son | 1 | Crich |
1911 Census: Market Place, Crich
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| William | Greenhough | Head | 45 | Wireworks labourer | Crich |
| Elizabeth | wife | 45 | Crich | ||
| Vernon | son | 19 | Wire galvanizer | Crich | |
| Thomas | son | 17 | Steam joinery | Crich | |
| Jane | daughter | 15 | Hosiery worker | Crich | |
| Leslie | son | 13 | Steam joinery | Crich | |
| John | son | 11 | School | Crich | |
| Mary | daughter | 8 | School | Crich | |
| Ruth Elizabeth | daughter | 6 | School | Crich | |
| Margaret | daughter | 4 | Crich | ||
| Robert | son | 1 | Crich |
Vernon Greenhough's brother John Greenhough is also on the Roll of Honour.