Private 14114

1st Btn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.)

Died Sunday 14th February 1915, Aged 20.

Grave Ref: Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord, France.

Ref: I G 6

Harry Lyman Dove was born in 1895, son of William & Mary Ann Dove of Dove Green, Selston.  His father William, a colliery banks man was born in 1863 at Crich, Derbyshire. His mother Mary (nee Smith) was born in 1873.  Harry also had a sister named Mary, born 1901.  His maternal grandparents, James Smith b. 1833 and Harriett Smith b. 1835 also lived with the family at Dove Green.

A local newspaper mentions Harry in an article written in 1916 entitled 'Selston Roll of Honour' as follows:-

"The following are the names of the Selston men who have fallen in the service of their country, and for whom a memorial service was conducted at the Parish Church, as mentioned last week :-

" Private Harry Dove, Notts & Derbys, killed in action in France on February 13th 1915, aged 20 years."

(Discrepancies reported in the press of the day as to exact date of death are not uncommon).

We have no further information about this serviceman.

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