DAVID TANSEY

Lance Corporal 141000

"D" Coy. 10th Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby) Regt.

Died Friday 7th July 1916 aged 24.

Grave ref. Pier and face 10 C. 10 D. 11A. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

The 1901 Census, indicates that David Tansey was 8 years old in 1901 and was born in Jacksdale. He was the son of  Charles Tansey, a coal miner originating from Stoney Standen, Leicestershire and his wife Maud who originated from Derby. The Census lists the family then living in Sedgwick Street, Jacksdale, as follows:- Charles, his father, aged 48, Maud, his mother, aged 41, brothers Charles (18), Lewin (14), John (13), Arthur (5), sisters Bertha (15) and Katherine (6). 

David  enlisted, at Nottingham, sometime during 1914, serving with the 10th Btn Sherwood Foresters.  

He was killed in action on Friday 7th July 1916, aged 24 years during the attack on Quadrangle Support, near Contalmaison, Somme, France. 

He has no known grave and is commemorated at The Thiepval Memorial. 

David’s younger brother, Arthur Tansey also served during WW1 and is commemorated on the Jacksdale Memorial.  It was Arthur who presented an attaché case on behalf of the ex-servicemen of the district to Mrs B McClaren during the Jacksdale Memorial unveiling ceremony in 1921. 

Mr AP Tansey of Doncaster, grandson of Arthur Tansey has kindly provided photographs of both David and Arthur, and the following additional information:- 

Arthur Tansey originally enlisted with the Sherwood Foresters, but the family have told us that towards the end of the war, he was transferred to the Army Ordnance Corps. After the war, during the 1930’s  Arthur was a member of the Jacksdale Hospital Committee, dedicated to raising funds for local hospitals as of course, the National Health Service was not formed then.  David’s eldest brother Charles married Sarah Ann Wagstaff (known as Sally). Their cousin, John Albert Tansey, set up business in Jacksdale just after WW1 in around 1921. 

Sherwood Foresters World War One Casualties – 11,298

Source:  R. Capewell  ‘Discovering Military Badges.’  

Last Updated 02/10/2002

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