237039 Pte. George Hoskin British Army 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters from:Cock Alley, Calow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire (d.14th Feb 1916) George Hoskin was my great uncle, who at 21 married my father's aunty Hannah (Wright). He was a miner in a small village, Calow, about a mile from Chesterfield, Derbyshire. My grandfather and his brothers drove the ponies working the pits around Calow, as did George Hoskin. He and Hannah had a baby girl, Muriel, who at only 2 years old saw her father for the last time as he left for Flanders Fields with the 10th Sherwood Foresters.
He was deployed on 14th July 1915 and was immediately sent to the front at the Ypres Salient. He endured that hell hole for six months to the day and was killed in action on 14th February 1916 when a German mine was detonated under his trench at 5:40 that evening. No remains were recovered and he is memorialised on the Menin Gate for this reason. His widow and baby daughter received a gratuity of £6. He was awarded the Victory, British and Star medals for gallantry and service to the Empire. George Hoskin was 23 when he was killed and lies buried in a Belgian field with his mates and brothers in arms.
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