Wilfred Dolby Fuller VC (28 July 1893 – 22 November 1947), was a non-commissioned officer in the British Army, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award of the British Commonwealth for gallantry "in the face of the enemy", during the First World War.

Fuller was born in East Kirkby, Nottinghamshire and  lived in Greasley before settling in Mansfield. When he was 21 years old, and a lance-corporal in the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British Army during the First World War, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his acts on 12 March 1915 at Neuve Chapelle, France:

Lance-Corporal Fuller saw a party of the enemy trying to escape along a communication trench. He ran towards them and killed the leading man with a bomb; the remainder (nearly 50) seeing no means of evading his bombs, all surrendered to him. Lance-Corporal Fuller was quite alone at the time.

He received his Victoria Cross from King George V at Buckingham Palace on 4 June 1915. In September of the same year, at the express wish of the Tsar of Russia, he was also decorated by the King at Sheffield with the Russian Order of St George.

Post war

In March 1916 he married Helena Mat Wheeler, a nurse at the Hammersmith Hospital from Somerset. Later the same year Corporal Fuller was discharged from the Army on medical grounds and towards the end of the year joined the Somerset Constabulary. He served at Milverton, Ilminster,Clevedon, Nunney and finally Frome where he performed his duties from Rodden Road police station. He retired from the police service on medical grounds in 1939 and took up residence in Frome. Wilfred and Helena had two daughters and a later adopted a son. He died aged 54 and lies buried at Christ Church, Frome, Somerset.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Guards Regimental Headquarters (Guards Museum), London, England.

Place of birth	Greasley, Nottinghamshire
Place of death	Frome, Somerset
Resting place	Christchurch Churchyard, Frome
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Corporal
Unit	Grenadier Guards
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Victoria Cross
Other work	Somerset Constabulary

SHERWIN, Mordecai.
Professional.
Born at Greasley, Nottinghamshire, 26th February 1851.
Died at Nottingham, 3rd July 1910.
A wicket-keeper, he played his early cricket for Basford Park C.C. and was given his first chance by Nottinghamshire in 1876. He was to play in 328 first-class matches, 206 of them for Nottinghamshire and three of them being Test Matches. He toured Australia in 1886/7 and was captain of Nottinghamshire in 1887 and 1888. He was a useful footballer and played in goal for Notts County. He stood as a first-class umpire 1896-1901 and took one Test Match in 1899. He was a publican at a number of public houses in the Nottingham area, including, The Red Inn Basford 1881, The Belvoir Inn Nottingham 1885, The Meadow Inn Arkwright St 1891 and The Alexander Hotel Carrington Street 1892. He died at his residence, The Craven Arms, Woodborough Road, Nottingham.
In the 1881 Census he was at the Red Lion, Alfreton Road, Basford, Nottingham, aged 30, a licensed victualler, with his wife Emma, aged 29. They had six children, Mary A. aged 10, William aged 9, Emma E. aged 7, Ellen aged 5, Mordecai aged 3, and Frederick aged 1. His mother-in-law Bridget Severn, aged 50 born Ireland, was also staying and there was one general servant.

Mordecai Sherwin

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Mordecai Sherwin England (Eng)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling type	Right-arm fast
	Tests	First-class
Matches	3	328
Runs scored	30	2,332
Batting average	15.00	7.59
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	21*	37
Balls bowled	0	270
Wickets	0	8
Bowling average	n/a	13.50
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	n/a	2/7
Catches/stumpings	5/2	611/225
Test debut: 28 January 1887 Last Test: 17 July 1888 Source: [1]

Mordecai Sherwin (born 26 February 1851 in Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England; died 3 July 1910 in Nottingham, England) was a professional footballer and cricketer who played in goal for Notts County and as a wicket-keeper for Nottinghamshire between 1878 and 1896.

As a footballer, Sherwin played in goal for County during the 1870s and early 1880s and was, according to the sportswriter "Tityrus" (the pseudonym of J.A.H. Catton, editor of the Athletic News), the idol of the crowd despite his unpromising physique:

"Although only 5ft. 9ins, and bordering on 17 stone, he was a kind of forerunner to the mighty Foulke... very nimble, as quick a custodian as he was a wicket-keeper. In one match, when the Blackburn Rovers were playing at the Trent Bridge ground, that sturdy and skillful outside right, Joseph Morris Lofthouse, thought he would have a tilt with Sherwin.

"He charged him, and rebounded. Sherwin said: "Young man, you'll hurt yourself if you do that again." Undeterred, Lofthouse returned to the attack, but Sherwin stepped aside with the alacrity of a dancer, and the Lancashire lad found out how hard was the goalpost and how sharp its edge.

"Sherwin was a wonder. It was the custom in those days for teams to entertain each other to dinner after a match... At one banquet Sherwin "obliged" with Oh, dem golden slippers, and surprised the gathering with a jig and a somersault. At seventeen stones!"

As a cricketer, Sherwin captained Nottinghamshire in 1887 and 1888. He also played three Test matches for England on the tour to Australia in 1886/7. He was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1891.

After he retired as a cricketer, he umpired until 1901, and even stood in one Test in 1899. By trade, Sherwin was a publican. Sherwin had a wife, Emma, and at least six children, Mary, William, Emma, Ellen, Mordecai and Frederick.

The name of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous character, Sherlock Holmes, is said to have been inspired partially by Sherwin, and partially by Frank Shacklock.