10-03-2017 12:15 via nottinghampost.com

Nottingham Post published Sherwood Foresters' hero to be honoured

A First World War hero of the Sherwood Foresters will be honoured by the unveiling of a commemorative plaque this weekend. Andy Smart reportsJacob Rivers is a member of an exclusive band of heroes – one of just 14 men from the Sherwood Foresters Regiment to win the coveted Victoria Cross.Lost somewhere on the battlefield of Neuve Chappelle in 1915, Private Rivers' name is etched on the Le Touret Memorial to the Missing in northern France and on a monument in Derby city centre.But on...
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