Research Notes
Derbyshire Times 10 November 1917
CRICH SOLDIER MISSING
Mr and Mrs Thomas Kneebone, of Crich Common, have received news from the military authorities at Lichfield that their eldest son, Pte. John Thos. Kneebone
who is a gunner in the R.F.A has been missing for about eight weeks. He enlisted in August 1914 and previous to joining the Army was employed at the Manor Colliery, South Wingfield. He is single and 23 years of age.
| Name | KNEEBONE, JOHN THOMAS | Initials | J T |
Nationality |
United Kingdom |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment/Service | Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) |
| Unit | 17th Bn |
| Ages | 21 |
| Date of Death | 20/09/17 |
| Service No | 70459 |
| Additional Information | Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Kneebone, of 10, East View, The Common, Crich, Matlock, Derbyshire. |
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Grave/Memorial Reference | Panel 99 to 102 and 162 to 162A. |
| Cemetery | TYNE COT MEMORIAL |
1901 Census: Crich
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Thomas | Kneebone | Head | 38 | Gritstone quarryman | Crich |
| Elizabeth | wife | 35 | Leeds | ||
| Jane | daughter | 16 | Cotton cardroom hand | Crich | |
| Emma | daughter | 7 | Crich | ||
| John | son | 5 | Crich | ||
| Mary | daughter | 2 | Crich | ||
| Amy | daughter | 3mo | Crich |
1911 Census: Crich Common
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Thomas | Kneebone | Head | 49 | Gritstone quarryman | Crich |
| Elizabeth | wife | 44 | Leeds | ||
| Emma | daughter | 17 | Hosiery minder | Crich | |
| John T | son | 14 | Colliery horse driver underground | Crich | |
| Mary E | daughter | 12 | School | Crich | |
| Amy | daughter | 10 | School | Crich | |
| Walter | son | 4 | Crich | ||
| William | son | 1 | Crich |
Photographs from the Crich Heritage Partnership Collection
Youths of Crich enlisting for World War I in 1914
Macdonald, Ian P. - Cauldwell, Jack - Burr, Billy - Walker, ? (father of Ivan) - Kneebone, Jack (killed) - Mellors, Walter (Wammy) - Porter, Jack - Curzon, Billy - Martin, ? - Frost, Billy (killed) - Perry, Billy - Tomlinson, Noble
New recruits from Crich, World War I in the gardens of Rosskeen, Crich during 1914
Some names Macdonald, Ian P., - Curzon, Billy - Walker, ? (father of Ivan) - Porter, Jack - Mellors, Walter (Wammy) - Kneebone, Jack (killed) - Burr, Billy - Tomlinson, Noble - Coleman, Tom - Martin, ? - Frost, Billy (killed) - Cauldwell, Jack