William Henry Corfield

Manchester Regiment

Personal Details Born:  24 January 1900 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the eldest of seven children born to William H H Corfield, a bricklayer, and his wife Mary Ann. He married Edna Coyne in 1926 in Wem, Shropshire, and …

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Wilfred Jarman

Personal Details Born:  28 August 1895 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 11 September that year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the seventh of eight children born to Samuel Jarman, a cabinet maker, and his wife Martha. …

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Charles Jackson

Labour Corps

Personal Details Born:  In 1876 or 1877 in Malpas, Cheshire and baptised on 8 April 1877 in St Oswald’s Church, Malpas. Family: He was the son of Jane Jackson. He married Mary Elizabeth Jones on 9 September 1915 in Oswestry, …

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Tom Hutchings

Royal Garrison Artillery

Personal Details Born: 3 January 1881 in Kilrush, Clare, Ireland. Family: The 1881 and 1891 Irish census records were destroyed in WW1, so research has been unable to identify his parents. He married Frances Ann McCarthy in 1907 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. …

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Frank Hunt

Personal Details Born: In 1893 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 13 April 1893 at St. Oswald’s Church, Malpas, Cheshire. Family: He was the second of four children born to William Hunt, a groom, and his second wife Rachel, nee …

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Robert Arthur Hughes

King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Personal Details Born:  In 1897 in Rhosllanerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales. Family: He was the youngest of four children born to Thomas Hughes, a watchmaker, and his wife Jane. No marriage can be traced for Robert. Residence: In 1901, he was living …

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Thomas Llewellyn Hughes

Manchester Regiment

Personal Details Born:  27 September 1888 in Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales. Family: He was the eldest of four children born to Thomas Hughes, a watchmaker, and his wife Jane, nee Griffiths. No marriage can be traced for Thomas. Residence: In 1901, …

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Thomas Hughes

Cheshire Regiment

Personal Details Born:  27 February 1900 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the youngest of seven children to Thomas Hughes, a carter to the urban district council, and his wife Charlotte, nee Gill. He married Cecilia A Rycroft in 1920 …

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James Hughes

Personal Details Born:  7 January 1892 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the youngest, with his twin brother John, of eight children born to George Hughes, a shoemaker, and his wife Elizabeth. He married Lily Maria Edith Rundle on 24 …

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Alfred Hollands

Personal Details Born:  27 January 1881 in Prees, Shropshire and baptised on 27 February at St. Chad’s, Prees. Family: He was the youngest of three children born to Thomas Hollands, a shoemaker, and his wife Harriet. He married Alice Crewe …

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John Harold Higgins

London Regiment

Personal Details Born:  In 1892 in St. Martin’s, near Oswestry, Shropshire and baptised on 26 December at St. Martin’s Parish Church. Family: He was the second of nine children born to Thomas Higgins, a farmer and milk seller, and his …

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Frederick Adams

Royal Army Service Corps

Personal Details Born:  16 June 1876 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 16 July the same year at Christ Church, Tilstock, Shropshire. Family: He was the fifth of nine children of William Adams, an agricultural labourer, and his wife Elizabeth. …

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John Thomas Malam

Royal Engineers

Personal Details Born:  27 September 1880 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 7 October the same year in Whitchurch Methodist church. Family: He was the second of six children born to Thomas Malam, a bricklayer’s labourer, and his wife Caroline. He …

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William Morris John

Royal Engineers

Personal Details Born:  21 December 1871 in Bronington, Flintshire, Wales and baptised 25 February 1872 in Hanmer parish church. Family: He was the second of four children born to William John, a police constable, and his wife Rachel. No marriage …

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Thomas Albert Eaton

Personal Details Born:  16 July 1899 in Iscoyd, Flintshire, Wales and baptised 12 August 1899 in Hanmer parish church. Family: He was the son of Albert John Eaton, a plumber, and his wife Mary. He married Norah Glancey on 12 …

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Percy Enoch Eaton

Royal Army Medical Corps

Personal Details Born:  15 February 1888 in Shifnal, Shropshire. Family: Third of six children born to Thomas and Agnes Eaton. Married Mary Ethel Swindell at Victoria Street Congregational Church, Derby, in 1923. Residence: At the time of the 1891 census …

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Albert Edge

Labour Corps

Personal Details Born:  3 February 1889 and baptised 6 March at St Alkmund’s Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was the fifth of six children born to Edward and Ellen Edge. In 1915 he married Phoebe Ashley in Whitchurch and together they …

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William Frederick Groom

Royal Garrison Artillery

Personal Details Born:  16 June 1887, Whitchurch Shropshire and baptised 3 July at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church. Family: He was the second of five children born to William Groom, a blacksmith, and his wife Elizabeth. He married Lillian M. Green, …

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Leigh Groves

Personal Details Born:   14 April 1884 and baptised 1 June 1884 at Church Hulme Parish Church, Church Hulme, Cheshire. Family:   He was the youngest of five children born to George Henry Groves, a gardener, and his wife Amelia, nee Bailey. …

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Whitewell Memorial

The memorial is opposite the entrance to Iscoyd Park. This is an ongoing project, information will be added to the website over the coming weeks and months. It is hoped that the people of Whitchurch, Shropshire and beyond will get …

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Malpas Memorial

  The memorial is outside St Oswald’s Church, Malpas. This is an ongoing project, information will be added to the website over the coming weeks and months. It is hoped that the people of Whitchurch, Shropshire and beyond will get …

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Kenneth Glover

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Kenneth Houghton Glover was born in Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire in 1888 (baptised 2nd December 1888), the only son of James and Charlotte Elizabeth Glover of Lowton House, Lowton, Lancashire. Husband to Mary Belle Glover (nee Ireland) of Elf House, Staveley, Westmorland. …

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Nantwich Guardian 29 November 1918

Report in the Nantwich Guardian 29th November 1918 regarding the death of Alfred Foster “Mr. and Mrs. J. Foster of Hollyhurst, have been officially informed that their son, Alfred, was killed in action on October 30th. Private Foster enlisted in …

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Nantwich Guardian 8 November 1918

Report in the Nantwich Guardian 8th November 1918 regarding the death of Ernest Gregory “The funeral took place on Wednesday last week at Wrenbury Parish Church of Private Ernest Gregory, Cheshire Regiment, who died the previous Saturday at the Military …

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Alfred Foster

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Born in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire in 1887, the second son of John and Harriet Foster of Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. The 1911 Census shows Alfred working on his father’s farm: The Homestead, Hollyhurst, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Regiment : 14th Battalion Army Cyclist …

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Nantwich Guardian 11 October 1918

Report in the Nantwich Guardian 11th October 1918 regarding the death of John Walter Nicholls “Official news has been received that Private J. Nicholls of the Tank Corps, who formerly resided at Aston, has been killed in action. He was …

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Frederick Whitney

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Born in Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire in April 1890, the fourth son of the late Robert and the late Sarah Whitney of 1 Church Cottages, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 census shows Frederick as a plasterer’s server. Frederick’s older brother William …

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Harry Thomas

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Born in Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1899 (baptised 25th January 1899), the second son of Harry and Harriet Thomas of Hare Cottage, Prees Wood, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Regiment : 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards Rank : Private Service Number : 28943 Killed …

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Arthur Butler

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Born in Waverton, Cheshire in 1889, the eldest son of John James and Marie Butler of Whalebone Road, Willington, Malpas, Cheshire. Husband of Edith Williams (formerly Butler), nee Leadsom, of Tybroughton, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Regiment : 22nd Battalion Manchester Regiment, formerly …

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William Purcell

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William George Purcell was born in Marbury, Cheshire in 1885 (baptised 2nd August 1885), the third son of Thomas and the late Hannah Purcell of Hollin lane, Marbury, Cheshire. Regiment : 52nd Battalion Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly Royal Welsh …

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Llangollen Advertiser 24 May 1918

Report in the Llangollen Advertiser 24 May 1918 regarding the death of Alfred Edmund Godsal “THE STORY OF OSTEND. HOW COMMANDER GODSAL FELL. The Admiralty, on Wednesday, issued an official account of the exploit, in the course of which it …

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William Mort

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Born in Threapwood, Malpas, Cheshire in 1887, the eldest son of James and Mary Mort of Greaves Lane East, Threapwood, Malpas, Cheshire. Husband to Edith Ellen Mort (nee Jones) (married on 4th February 1913) of Sunnyside, Chorlton Lane, Malpas, Cheshire. …

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Faringdon Advertiser 18 May 1918

Report in the Faringdon Advertiser 18 May 1918 regarding the death of Alfred Edmund Godsal “HEROES OF OSTEND RAID. THE VINDICTIVE’S OFFICERS. Official sanction has now been given to the publication of the names of the gallant officers who were …

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Nantwich Guardian 10 May 1918

Report in the Nantwich Guardian 10th May 1918 regarding the death of Frank Frederick Pass “Died of Wounds.- Private Frank Pass, of Wrenbury, has died of wounds received in action. He leaves a widow and one child. Previous to joining …

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Alfred Godsal

Alfred Edmund Godsal was born in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset on 2nd December 1884 (baptised 28th December 1884), the fourth son of Major Philip Thomas and Mrs Ellen Henrietta Godsal of Iscoyd Park, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Alfred attended HMS Britannia, the Royal …

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Albert Powell

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Albert Thomas Powell was born in Bronington, Flintshire in 1895, the second son of John Charles and Fanny Powell of Wrenbury Heath, Nantwich, Cheshire. Husband of Dorothy Powell of 36 Cowfields, Nantwich, Cheshire. Regiment : 11th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Rank …

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Nantwich Guardian 26 April 1918

Report in the Nantwich Guardian 26th April 1918 regarding the death of Alfred John Parker “News was received this week that Gunner Alfred John Parker, R.G.A., son of the late Mr. John Parker and Mrs. Parker, Pillory-street, Nantwich, has been …

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Ernest Huxley

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Ernest John Huxley was born in Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1895 (baptised 21st November 1895), the second son of John Henry and Sarah Ann Huxley of 17 Whitchurch Road, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. No marriage can be traced for Ernest.  

William Bradshaw

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William Thomas Bradshaw was born in Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1899, the third son of William and Mary Jane Bradshaw of Heath Lane Farm, Whitchurch, Shropshire. William’s joining up papers record him as a farm assistant. Regiment : 18th Battalion Welsh …

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John Brown

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Born in Wrenbury, Cheshire in 1899, the eldest son of Thomas and Tabitha Brown of Sheppenhall, Aston, Nantwich, Cheshire. Regiment : 11th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Rank : Private Service Number : 49923, formerly 3758 Killed in action; Belgium 10th April 1918 Aged …

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George Hand

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George Edward Hand was born in Wybunbury, Cheshire in 1890, the second son of Elizabeth and the late Thomas Hand of Lightwood Green, Nantwich, Cheshire. His occupation is shown as factory hand (milk factory) in the 1911 Census. Regiment : …

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Reuben Breslin

Born in Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales on 3 December 1898, the second son of George and Margaret Ellen Breslin of Whitchurch Road, Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales. Reuben’s brother, Fred, also lost his life in the Great War. Regiment : 2nd Battalion South …

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Harold Adams

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Born in Whixall, Shropshire in 1886, the fifth son of William and Emma Adams of Heath Cottage, Steele Heath, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows Harold as a draper’s apprentice. Regiment : 16th Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps Rank : Lance …

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Wilfred Hopwood

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Born in Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1898, the third son of Margaret Hopwood of 3 Lacon Street, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire and the late Thomas Hopwood. Regiment : 205th Company Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly Monmouthshire Regiment (229558) Rank : Private Service …

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Philip Lee

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Philip Warburton Lee was born in Iscoyd, Flintshire, Wales on 22nd February 1892, the eldest son of Joseph Henry Warburton Lee and Emmeline Vernon Warburton Lee of Broad Oak, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Philip attended Rugby School, followed by the Royal Military …

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Alfred Davies

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Born in Threapwood, Malpas, Cheshire in 1888 (baptised 2nd January 1889), the eldest son of Henry and Annie Davies of Threapwood, Malpas, Cheshire. The 1911 Census shows Alfred as a farm labourer. Regiment : 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment Rank : Private …

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John Ratcliffe

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Born in Burleydam, Cheshire in 1890, the eldest son of John and Charlotte Ratcliffe of Audlem, Cheshire. Husband of Elsie May Ratcliffe (nee Ellison) (married 18 May 1917) of Mucklestone Lodge, Oakley Park, Market Drayton, Shropshire and father to Doris …

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Wilfred Venables

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Wilfred James Venables was born at Kempley Farm, Ightfield, Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1897, the fourth son of the late James and the late Susannah Venables of the same address. Wilfred’s parents both died in 1910, and he and his three …

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George Bate

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George William Bate was born in Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1896, the third son of Thomas and Elizabeth Ann Bate of 8 Brades Lane, Prees, Shropshire. George’s brother, John Thomas, also lost his life in the Great War. Regiment : …

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Nantwich Guardian 31 August 1917

Report in the Nantwich Guardian 31st August 1917  regarding the death of William Cartwright “Mrs. Cartwright, 31, Station-view, Nantwich, has been informed that her son, Gunner William Cartwright, R.F.A., has died from the effects of gas poisoning. The chaplain wrote …

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Nantwich Guardian 10 August 1917

Report in the Nantwich Guardian 10th August 1917 regarding the deaths of Walter and Frank Dale “Great sympathy will be felt for Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Dale and family, Frith Farm, Wrenbury, who have once more experienced great sorrow in …

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Walter Cliff

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Walter Edward Cliff was born in Grindley Brook, Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1890 (baptised 5 September 1890), the son of Mary Cliff of Holywell House, Faddiley, Nantwich, Cheshire and the grandson of Sarah Cliff and the late Thomas Cliff of Swanna …

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William Cooper

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William Thomas Cooper was born in Tunstall, Staffordshire in 1895. He was the second son of Arthur and Mary Jane Cooper of Wrenbury Heath, Nantwich, Cheshire. Regiment : 10th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Rank : Private Service Number : 10244 Killed in …

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George Durant

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George Hugo Durant was born in Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary, Ireland on 1st November 1876, the eldest son of the late James Hugo Durant and the late Catherine Durant. Husband of Mary Durant (nee Guest) of Marley Green, Whitchurch, Shropshire. George and …

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Thomas Maddocks

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Born in Norbury, Cheshire in 1894 and living in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, the fifth son of Thomas Maddocks and the late Annie Maddocks of Mount Free Cottage, Tarporley Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows Thomas as an agricultural labourer. Thomas’s …

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Chester Chronicle 3 March 1917

Report in the Chester Chronicle 3 March 1917 regarding the death of John Mercer “DEATH OF MR. JOHN MERCER. – The sad news arrived on Thursday last from the War Office that Mr. H. Mercer’s youngest son, John, had died. …

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Thomas Moore

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Born in Tunstall, Staffordshire in 1896, the second son of Thomas Moore and the late Lucy Jane Moore of 17 Whitchurch Road, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Regiment : 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers Rank : Private Service Number : 42222 Killed in …

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John Mercer

Born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1880 (baptised 28th July 1880), the third son of Henry and Margaret Mercer of High Street, Malpas. Husband to Lilian Mercer (nee Latham) of Sandbach, Cheshire; married on 8 November 1915 in St Oswald’s Church, …

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Nantwich Guardian 26 January 1917

Report in the Nantwich Guardian 26th January 1917 regarding the death of Albert Dale “Official news was received on Tuesday that Private Albert (Bert) Dale of the Manchester Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Dale, Frith Farm, Wrenbury, had …

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War Diaries 20 December 1916

Wilfred was killed during a raid on enemy trenches in positions near Ploegsteert Wood near Ypres. The objective was to capture or kill the crews of three Minnenwerfers (trench mortars). The battalion war diary states: “1916 December 20th Wed. Holding …

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Alfred Walley

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Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire in 1891, the second son of James and Mary Ann Walley of 42 New Park Road, Castlefields, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Husband to Alice Louie Walley (nee Bowdler) (married 4th July 1915) of 28 West Road, Congleton, Cheshire. …

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John Johnson

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Born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1879 (christened 2nd January 1880), the eldest son of William and Sarah Ann Johnson of Church Street, Malpas, Cheshire. Husband to Harriett Johnson (nee Roberts) (married 10th February 1913) of 8 Wrench’s Court, Tarvin Road, …

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Oswald Lloyd

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Born in Threapwood, Malpas, Cheshire on 10th June 1895, the eldest son of Sarah Jane Lloyd of the same address. Regiment : 2nd Battalion Welsh Regiment Rank : Private Service Number : 25805 Killed in action; France 9 September 1916 Aged 21

Liverpool Daily Post 21 July 1916

Report in the Liverpool Daily Post 21st July 1916 regarding the death of Arthur Phillips “Inspector A. Phillips, a well-known police officer in the New Brighton district for several years, has been killed. He was thirty-five years of age and …

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Frederick Griffiths

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Born in Hightown, Lancashire in 1893, the son of George and Hannah Griffiths of Coronation Villas, New Road, Lymm, Warrington.  Frederick’s father was a policeman serving with the Cheshire Constabulary. In the 1911 Census Frederick is shown as a dairyman. Regiment …

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Whitchurch Herald 6 June 1916

Report in the Whitchurch Herald 6th June 1916 regarding the death of John Evans “It is with deep sympathy for the widow and four children left at the Higher Wych that we announce the death of that fine soldier, No …

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Frederick Breslin

Born in Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales on 6 September 1890, the eldest son of George and Margaret Breslin of Whitchurch Road, Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales. Frederick’s brother, Reuben, also lost his life in the Great War. Regiment : 13th Battalion Cheshire Regiment …

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Whitchurch Herald 11 March 1916

Report in the Whitchurch Herald 11th March 1916 regarding the death of Sidney Alsop Allen “Malpas readers will regret to hear of the death in action of Sydney Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Allen of Cross-a-Hill, Malpas, which …

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Leonard Edge

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Born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1879 (baptised 2nd November 1879), the third son of John and Sarah Edge of Church Street, Malpas, Cheshire. Husband of Ann Edge (nee Wain) (married in 1900) of 181 Stretford, near Urmston, Lancashire and father …

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Sidney Allen

Sidney Alsop Allen was born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1896, the second son of Joseph W Allen and the late Sarah Ann Allen of Cross O’Th’ Hill, Malpas, Cheshire. He enlisted in 1914 and departed for the front on 19th …

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Ambrose Chetwood

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Born in Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales on 25th May 1893 (baptised the same day), the eldest son of Ambrose and Margaret Chetwood of Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales. Husband of Ruth Chetwood (nee Lloyd) (married in 1914) of Higher Wych, Malpas, Cheshire and …

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Chester Chronicle 30 October 1915

Report in the Chester Chronicle 30th October 1915 regarding the death of Joseph Stevenson “THREAPWOOD ANIOTHER HERO’S DEATH Threapwood has done well in the great war. The first of her sons to fall was No. 9925 Pte. George Matthews, 1st …

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Chester Chronicle 23 October 1915

Report in the Chester Chronicle 23rd October 1915 about Harold Gregory “Mrs. Henry Tollemache has received further acknowledgements of the parcels of comforts sent from Nantwich to prisoners of war in Germany. Pte. H. Gregory writes to Mrs. Tollemache:- “Dear …

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Chester Chronicle 9 October 1915

Report in the Chester Chronicle 9th October 1915 regarding the death of Douglas Kirk Wolley Dod “THE LATE LIEUT. D. K. WOLLEY-DOD HOW HE FELL Further particulars are now given of the fate of Lieutenant Douglas Kirk Wolley-Dod, King’s (Liverpool …

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Liverpool Echo 2 October 1915

Report in the Liverpool Echo 2nd October 1915 regarding the death of Douglas Kirk Wolley Dod “It has been officially reported that Lieutenant Douglas Kirk Wolley-Dod, 12th King’s (Liverpool Regiment), youngest son of Mr. F. Wolley-Dod of Edge Hall, Malpas, …

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Chester Chronicle 2 October 1915

Report in the Chester Chronicle 2nd October 1915 regarding the death of Douglas Kirk Wolley Dod “MALPAS OFFICER KILLED News has been received at Edge Hall that Lieut. Douglas Kirk Wolley-Dod, 120th Battalion of the King’s Liverpool Regiment, is reported …

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Nantwich Guardian 27 August 1915

Report in the Nantwich Guardian 27th August 1915 regarding the death of Herbert Wickstead Ethelston “Lieutenant Herbert Wickstead Ethelston, Grenadier Guards, of Wickstead Hall, Whitchurch, former captain of the Shropshire Gentlemen (cricket) and chairman of the Whitchurch Dairy Farmers’ Association, …

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Whitchurch Herald 29 May 1915

Report in the Whitchurch Herald 29th May 1915 regarding the death of James Evans “Mrs. John Evans, of the Wych, has recently received the following, in reference to the death in action of her brother-in-law, Pte. J. Evans, who has …

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James Evans

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Born in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales in 1886, the second son of the late Thomas Evans and Ruth Evans of Island Green Cottage, Wrexham, Wales. James enlisted on 27th October 1905, serving at home and in India and Burma before being …

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William Maddocks

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Born in Norbury, Cheshire in September or October 1887, the second son of Thomas Maddocks and the late Annie Maddocks of Mount Farm Cottage, Tarporley Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire. William was a labourer before enlisting in 1907. William’s three brothers Joseph, …

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The Scotsman 8 April 1915

Report in The Scotsman 8th April 1915 regarding the death of Herbert Wickstead Ethelston “THRONGED SERVICE AT KNIGHTSBRIDGE A service was held at St. Paul’s, Knightsbridge, at noon yesterday in memory of Lieutenant-Colonel L. R. Fisher-Rowe, Major P. W. Duderly, …

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Nantwich Guardian 26 March 1915

Report in the Nantwich Guardian 26th March 1915 regarding the death of Herbert Wickstead Ethelston “News has been received of the death in action at Neuve Chapelle of Lieut. Herbert Ethelston, of the Grenadier Guards. Lieut. Ethelston, who rejoined his …

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Chester Chronicle 20 March 1915

Report in the Chester Chronicle 20th March 1915 regarding the death of Herbert Wickstead Ethelston “It was announced on Thursday, and the news was received in Cheshire and Flintshire with deep regret, that Lieutenant Herbert Wicksted Ethelston, of the Grenadier …

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Cheshire Observer 20 March 1915

Report in the Cheshire Observer 20th March 1915 regarding the death of Herbert Wickstead Ethelston “”ALWAYS WANTED DANGEROUS JOBS” Yesterday (Friday) we were informed that the widow of Lieut. Herbert Ethelston of Wickstead Hall, had received a letter from a …

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Herbert Ethelston

Herbert Wickstead Ethelston was born in Park Lane, London on 4th November 1881, the third son of the late Edmund Peel (formerly Ethelston) and the late Henrietta Margaret Peel of Bryn-y-Pys, Overton, Flintshire, Wales. Husband of Muriel Margaret Ethelston (nee …

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Chester Chronicle 14 November 1914

Report in the Chester Chronicle 14th November 1914 regarding the death of Hugh Handley Sandbach “CAPT. HUGH H. SANDBACH KILLED IN GERMAN EAST AFRICA The news of the week carries on its wing another of the sad stories of the …

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Charles Harding

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Born in Adderley, Shropshire in 1887 (baptised 30th September 1887), the third son of Arthur and Elizabeth Harding of Spoonley, Market Drayton, Shropshire. Husband to Caroline Harding (known as Carrie) (nee Smith) (married 28th October 1910) of 39 Ash Parva, …

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Cheshire Observer 3 October 1914

Report in the Cheshire Observer giving an official list of names of the missing “It has for some weeks been surmised that in the early days of the War the Cheshires sustained very heavy losses, but not until to-day was …

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George Allman

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Born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1886, the fourth son of the late James Allman and the late Elizabeth Allman of Malpas, Cheshire. Husband of Martha Allman of 7 Stafford Street, Birkenhead (married in 1909). The 1911 Census shows George as …

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