Harry, Herbert and Fred Pybus

Alfred Pybus, a joiner from Froggatt, moved to Dore with his wife Ann, sometime in the 1870s. They lived on Vicarage Lane, and their children - Tom, George, Ann, Harry, Herbert, Frances and Fred - were all born in Dore. George died in childhood, and it is possible that Tom may also have died very young. The remaining three sons, Harry, Herbert and Fred, all served in the armed forces in the Great War.

Harry, the eldest of the three, was born in late 1882 or early 1883. In 1908 he married Edith Fanny Taylor, who came from Lancashire, and in 1911 they were living on Devonshire Terrace, Dore with an elderly boarder. At that time, Harry was an insurance agent. Eric Pybus, born in 1914, was probably their son.

We know from the list in the Dore and Totley Parochial Magazine that Harry was serving in the armed forces in January 1917, but it has not been possible to identify his military record. He survived the War, dying in 1963. His wife Edith died in 1928, and in 1930 he married Maria Green, who appears to have outlived him.

Herbert was born in 1887. He was an agricultural worker, and in the 1911 Census was a cowman living at High Greave Farm, Dore, where he worked for Herbert Bishop. In the Great War, Herbert served as a private first in the North Staffordshire Regiment, then in the 11th Battalion, the Manchester Regiment. He served in Flanders, and was killed in action on 16th August 1917, at the age of 31. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West Flanders.

Fred Pybus was born in late 1892 or early 1893. In 1911 he was living with his parents and working as a domestic gardener. He was a private in the 8th Battalion, the King's Own (Yorkshire) Light Infantry. Arriving in France in November 1915, he was killed in action on 1st July 1916, and is buried in Blighty Valley Cemetery, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France.