Formed at Derby on 16th April 1915 by the Duke of Devonshire & the Derbyshire Territorial Force Association.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 601 recorded WW1 deaths for the 16th (Service) Battalion, (Chatsworth Rifles), Sherwood Foresters, (Notts. & Derby Regiment).
HALL, W.T. Private, 19118. 16th (Service) Battalion, (Chatsworth Rifles), Sherwood Foresters, (Notts. & Derby Regiment). Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, Somme, France. 03-09-1916. Age 24. Husband of Ada Hill of 62, Jawbones Hill, Derby Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK.
PAYNE, F. Private, 33393. 16th (Service) Battalion, (Chatsworth Rifles), Sherwood Foresters, (Notts. & Derby Regiment). Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 09-05-1918. Age 22. Son of Mrs. A Payne of 71, Lincoln Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK.