Samuel Gregory was born at Blackwell, Newton, Derbyshire son of Samuel and Ellen Gregory. In 1911 the family was living at 1, Ethel Cottages, Albert Avenue, Jacksdale and Samuel aged 28 was employed as a coal miner hewer.Samuel enlisted in 1915 at Doncaster, Yorkshire, his place of residence noted as Bentley, Yorkshire and by October 1915 had been drafted to France. Samuel was killed in action in March 1916. His brother George, his parents only other child had been killed in 1907 in a tragic railway accident.

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