6087 Pte Arthur Brisendon of the 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt), was killed in action on 5th August 1915. Born in Southend in Essex, he enlisted in Derby. If his number belongs to the series in use by the regular battalions, it suggests that he joined the Sherwood Foresters in 1898. If it belongs to the series used by the 3rd (Special Reserve) or 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalions, it indicates that he joined up after war was declared.
Arthur was 42 years old when he died and appears to have had considerable soldiering experience. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) notes that he was serving with B Company and that he was the "son of John and Charlotte Brisendon, of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst." CWGC also records that he formerly served with The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and also served in the South African Campaign (The Boer War).
Arthur's medal index card records that he arrived in France on 23rd February 1915. This being the case, I think that he almost certainly joined either the 3rd (probably) or 4th Sherwood Foresters as a time-expired regular soldier. If that was the case, his number - 6087 - would have been issued around the 21st August 1914.
Arthur Brisendon is buried in Perth Cemetery, China Wall near Ypres; grave reference IV.C.16.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Sources:
Ancestry.co.uk (MIC)
Army Ancestry
Army Service Numbers 1881-1918
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Post-war photo of China Wall cemetery from the informative World War One Battlefields site. There is also a good deal of information here about the cemetery.
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