Personal Details Born: 16 February 1893 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the eldest of four children born to John Newbrook, a fishmonger, and his wife Ellen. He married Edith Annie Mildred Millington in 1921 in Whitchurch. The couple had … 
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Personal Details Born: 14 November 1898 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: Charles was the fourth of nine children born to John Newbrook, a blacksmith, and his wife Elizabeth. He married Mary Alice George in 1924. No children can be found for …
Personal Details Born: 18 March 1893 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the second of five children born to Edward Newbrook, a labourer, and his wife Catherine, nee Salmon. Ernest was a bachelor. Residence: In 1901 his family were living …
Personal Details Born: In 1894 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 21 March the same year at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was the second of nine children born to John Newbrook and his wife Elizabeth. William was a …
Personal Details Born: 2 March 1897 Blackpool, Lancashire and baptised 7 April the same year in Blackpool. Family: He was the son of George Nutter a hotel keeper, and his wife Sarah. He married Mary L Jennings in 1926 in …
Personal Details Born: 28 September 1878 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the son of Margaret O`Neill. In 1881 Margaret married Patrick Boyle and William`s name appears as Boyle on the 1891, 1901 and 1911 Censuses. He married Milly Evanson …
Personal Details Born: 6 June 1893 in Preston, Lancashire. Family: He was the youngest of five children born to Thomas Nuttall Oulton, a farmer, and his wife Mary, nee Sheen. No definite marriage can be located for Frank. Residence: In …
Personal Details Born: 30 April 1880 in Fauls, Lower Heath, Shropshire. Family: He was the youngest of seven children born to George Ouseley, a bricklayer`s labourer, and his wife Sarah. He married Eva Penk in 1902 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. They …
Personal Details Born: 13 November 1881 in Marbury, Cheshire. Family: He was the eldest of nine children born to Thomas Sadler, a farmer, and his wife Sarah, nee Lodmore. He married Sarah Boote in 1905. She died in 1922 and …
Personal Details Born: 27 December 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire. Family: He was the youngest of three children born to William Shackleton, a bricklayer, and his wife Ada, nee Clay. He married Annie Grice in 1912 at the Wesleyan Chapel, Whitchurch, …
Personal Details Born: 8 May 1874 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 28 May the same year at the United Reformed Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was the eldest of six children born to Daniel Sherbrooke, a house painter, and his wife …
Personal Details Born: 24 September 1898 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised October 16th the same year. Family: He was the second of four children born to William Chesworth, a farm waggoner, and his wife Mary Chesworth. He married Selina E …
Personal Details Born: 28 December 1900 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the younger of two children born to John Evison, a builder’s carter, and his wife Clara Evison. He married Ivy M Matthews in 1934 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire; no …
Personal Details Born: 24 April 1882 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 10 May the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the fifth of nine children born to Thomas Evanson, a bricklayer, and his wife Mary Anne. He …
Personal Details Born: 14 December 1890 in Edmonton, Middlesex and baptised on 19 April 1891 in St. Leonard’s Church, Bootle, Lancashire. Family: He was the oldest of two children born to Edward John Polkinghorne, a chief steward, and his wife …
Personal Details Born: In 1873 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales. Family: He was the fourth of seven children born to George Piercy, a rail traffic foreman, and his wife Ann J. He married Florence Emily Salter in 1893 in Chester and …
Personal Details Born: 17 September 1899 in Hale, Cheshire. Family: He was the fourth of six children born to James Cresswell Pidduck, a cattle food agent and paper merchant, and his wife Polly. He married Elsa V Migge in 1936 in …
Personal Details Born: 3 November 1894 in Sale, Cheshire. Family: He was the eldest of six children born to James Cresswell Pidduck, a cattle food agent and paper merchant, and his wife Polly. He married Elma Helen between 1921 and …
Personal Details Born: 26 August 1896 in Altrincham, Cheshire. Family: He was the second of six children born to James Cresswell Pidduck, a cattle food agent and paper merchant, and his wife Polly. He married Elsie M Eaton in 1921 …
Personal Details Born: 11 May 1894 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 10 December the same year in St. Alkmund’s Church. Family: He was the third of ten children born to John Phillips, a general labourer, and his wife Annie. …
Personal Details Born: 26 August 1889 in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. Family: He was the youngest of three children born to George Phillips, a head gardener, and his wife Annie. He married Emily Eaton in Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1930; we cannot …
Personal Details Born: 11 August 1897 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the fifth of ten children born to John Phillips, a general labourer, and his wife Annie. He married Janet L L Hartshorn in 1920 in Walsall, Staffordshire and …
Personal Details Born: 3 July 1895 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the only child of William Perry, a haulier, and his wife Annie. He married Ann Mary Blyth in 1920; no children can be located for this marriage. Residence: …
Personal Details Born: 26 November 1880 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 5 January 1881 with his sister Jane in St. Alkmund’s Church. Family: He was the sixth of eight children born to James Penk, a shoemaker, and his wife …
Personal Details Born: 18 July 1896 in Whitchurch Shropshire. Family: He was the eldest of four children born to Thomas H Pearson, an auctioneer, and his wife Annie, nee Burgess. He married Lucy M Newey in 1933 in Stratford on …
Personal Details Born: 20 August 1885 (this is the date on the civil birth record; the 1939 Register records 2 January 1886) in Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland and was baptised there on 14 February 1886. Family: He was the eldest …
Personal Details Born: 7 January 1888 in Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland and baptised 12 February the same year in Berwick upon Tweed. Family: He was the second of four children born to William Funnell Pearce, a postmaster, and his wife …
Personal Details Born: 28 December 1874 in Burleydam, Cheshire and baptised on 31 January 1875 in Burleydam Parish Church. Family: He was the sixth of eight children born to Richard Peake, an agricultural labourer, and his wife Sarah, He married …
Personal Details Born: 26 February 1899 in Cheswardine, Shropshire and baptised 24 December the same year in Cheswardine Parish Church. Family: He was the eldest of five children born to John Vaughan Parry, a police constable, and his wife Mary …
Personal Details Born: 6 October 1893 in Prenton, Cheshire. Family: He was the eldest of two children born to George and Eliza Pappin. He married Dorothy Victoria Purkiss on 26 December 1925 in Bombay, India and together they had one …
Personal Details Born: 23 March 1894 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 17 April the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the eldest of two children born to Lizzie Palin (his brother John died in 1904 …
Personal Details Born: 1 February 1895 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 15 March the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the second of three children born to Harry Paddington, a railway engine driver, and his …
Personal Details Born: 11 June 1884 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 21 July the same year in St. Alkmund’s Church. Family: He was the youngest of four children born to Richard Pace, a gardener, and his wife Mary. He …
Personal Details Born: 4 April 1897 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the seventh of nine children born to James Murray, a smith and fitter, and his wife Sarah Ann. He married Elizabeth Foster in 1920 in Nantwich, Cheshire; we …
Personal Details Born: 7 May 1891 in Islington, London and baptised on 4 October the same year in St. Michael’s Church, Islington. Family: He was the eldest of three children born to Alfred, a porter, and his wife Annie Mary. …
Personal Details Born: In 1876 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 9 June the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the eighth of ten children born to William and Mary Mulliner. He married Florence Hill on …
Personal Details Born: In 1882 in Catteralls Lane, Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 3 March the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the third of four children born to George Mottram, a railway platelayer, and his wife …
Personal Details Born: 19 September 1890 in Ash, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the second of three children born to Thomas Mottram, a gravel getter, and his wife Mary. He married Ada Brown in 1913 in Whitchurch and together they …
Personal Details Born: 23 August 1892 in Ash, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the youngest of three children born to Thomas Mottram, a gravel getter, and his wife Mary. He married Ethel C Charles in 1917 in Whitchurch; we cannot …
Personal Details Born: 15 January 1882 in Brown Moss, Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised in Tilstock Church on 13 August the same year. Family: He was the son of Sarah Moss and grandson of James and Elizabeth Moss. His mother later …
Personal Details Born: 23 August 1887 in Hinstock, Shropshire. Family: He was the second of six children born to William Jackson, a farm labourer, and his wife Mary. The probate record indicates probate to Mary Jackson (widow) but a definite …
Personal Details Born: October 1876 in Platt Lane, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the youngest of six surviving children born to William Evans, a canal boatman, and his wife Elizabeth. He married Sarah Ann Sparrow on 14 September 1892 in …
Personal Details Born: 29 July 1886 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 11 August the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the sixth of seven children born to George Evans, an agricultural labourer, and his wife Mary …
Personal Details Born: 14 April 1875 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 16 April the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the eldest of seven children born to George Evans, an agricultural labourer, and his wife Mary …
Personal Details Born: 31 October 1899 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the eldest child of William Elsley, a joiner, and his wife Edith Elizabeth. No marriage can be traced for George. Residence: In 1901 he lived at 5 Sherrymill Hill, …
Personal Details Born: In October 1879 in Bronington, Flintshire, Wales and baptised 18 July 1880 in Bronington Parish Church. Family: He was the son of William Downward, a labourer, and his wife Emma. He married Margaret Davies on 2 December …
Personal Details Born: In 1878 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the son of Mary Done (Mary married George Allman in 1882 in Whitchurch). No marriage can be traced for Thomas. Residence: In 1881 he lived in Grindley Brook, Whitchurch …
Personal Details Born: In 1888 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 21 June the same year in the Congregational Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was the fifth of eight children born to George Dodd, a builder, and his wife Mary Jane. …
Personal Details Born: 14 May 1888 in Alresford, Hampshire. Family: He was the younger of two children born to John Lovegrove and his wife Ellen, nee Curtis. He married Laura Ann Huxley in 1919. The marriage was registered in the …
Personal Details Born: In 1891 in Little Clifton, Cockermouth, Cumberland. Family: He was the third of four children born to Walter Little, a joiner, and his wife Sarah Jane. He married Elsie M Massey on 10 October 1917 in St. …
Personal Details Born: 15 March 1896 in Wellington, Shropshire and baptised at home on 26 March 1896. There is a baptism recorded for him at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Hadley. Family: He was the eldest of nine children born to …
Personal Details Born: 5 October 1897 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire and baptised 15 October the same year at St. Leonard`s Parish Church, Bridgnorth. Family: He was the youngest of 4 children born to John Lucas, a police sergeant, and his wife …
Personal Details Born: 17 June 1886 in Sunninghill, Berkshire. Family: He was the sixth of seven children born to Robert Love, a gardener, and his wife Mary, nee Cordrey. He married Amelia Francis in 1914 in Chertsey, Surrey. No children …
Personal Details Born: 30 May 1883 at Stretton, near Malpas, Cheshire and was baptised 1 July 1883 at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Whitchurch. Family: He was the first of eight children born to Nathan Lomas, a draper and grocer, and …
Personal Details Born: 2 October 1885 in Market Drayton, Shropshire and baptised on 25 October 1885 in Little Drayton Parish Church, Shropshire. Family: He was the fourth of five children born to Jabez Lloyd, a shoemaker, and his wife Prudence, nee …
Personal Details Born: 1 October 1883 in Malpas, Cheshire and baptised 17 October the same year at St. Oswald`s Parish Church, Malpas. Family: He was the youngest of four children born to John Lievesley, a farmer, and his wife Martha, …
Personal Details Born: In 1872 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 6 April 1873 at St Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the son of Isaiah Lea, a greengrocer, and Elizabeth Humphreys. He married Annie Jones in 1905 in Whitchurch. On …
Personal Details Born: 29 December 1884 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 23 January 1885 at St Alkmund`s Parish Church. Family: He was the third of six children born to Joseph Langford, a general labourer, and his wife Eliza. He married Fanny …
Personal Details Born: In 1894 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 31 May the same year in St. Alkmund`s Church. He was known as Bertie. Family: He was the son of Mary Jane Langford, but was brought up by Joseph and Eliza …
Personal Details Born: In 1889 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: George was one of ten children born to Patrick Gaughan, a pedlar, and his wife Elizabeth (Ellen) nee Hughes. He married Bertha Cox, Quarter 4 1910 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and together …
Personal Details Born: 23 July 1883 in Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire. Family: He was the fourth and youngest child of Samuel and Harriet Ralphs. No marriage can be located for Stephen. Residence: In 1891 the family were living at 31 Lincroft Street, …
Personal Details Born: 22 June 1892 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the elder of two children born to Albert John Martin, a rate collector, and his wife Eleanor. He married Winifred Howarth in 1917 in Birkenhead, Cheshire and together …
Personal Details Born: 3 August 1899 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the eighth of ten children born to George Jones, a farm labourer, and his first wife Mary. Mary died in 1901 and George married again to Martha Oliver …
Personal Details Born: 4 July 1896 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 29 July the same year at St. Alkmund’s Church Whitchurch. Family: He was the youngest of three children born to William Edwin Jones, a painter and decorator, and …
Personal Details Born: In 1902 in Manchester, Lancashire. Family: He was the nephew of William and Annie Crewe. Further information about his family has not been located. Residence: In 1911 he lived with his aunt & uncle’s family at 48 Oddfellows …
Personal Details Born: 10 July 1894 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 1 August the same year in St. Alkmund’s Church Whitchurch. Family: He was the second of seven children born to Llewellyn Ffoulkes Jones, a plumber and gas fitter, and …
Personal Details Born: 10 November 1897 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, and known as Godfrey. Family: He was the fourth of seven children born to Llewellyn Ffoulkes Jones, a plumber and gas fitter, and his wife Mary Ann Jones. He married Ann …
Personal Details Born: 20 January 1886 in Wellington, Shropshire. Family: He married Ellen Bates in 1906 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and together they had five children – William Richard, Peter, Harriett E, Hilda and Mary J. Residence: In 1911 he lived …
Personal Details Born: In 1896 in Tushingham, Cheshire, near Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the sixth of ten children born to George Jones, a farm labourer, and his first wife Mary. Mary died in 1901 and George married again to …
Personal Details Born: 16 July 1898 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the eldest of four children born to Edward Jones, a grocer, and his wife Mary. He married Lilian M Taylor in 1926 in Whitchurch. We believe there were children …
Personal Details Born: In 1875 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 26 August the same year in St. Alkmund’s parish Church. Family: He was the eldest of five children born to Robert Jones, a boilermaker, and his wife Sarah. He married …
Personal Details Born: In 1900 in Bangor-on-Dee, Flintshire and known as Stanley throughout his life. Family: He was the eldest of four children born to Robert Jones, a domestic gardener, and his wife Hannah. No marriage can be conclusively confirmed …
Personal Details Born: 9 December 1886 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 19 January 1887 in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the youngest of six children born to Henry and Eliza Jane Morris. He married Elizabeth A Wheeldon …
Personal Details Born: 27 March 1886 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised at St. Alkmund’s Church on 6 April the same year. Family: He was the son of Betsy Millington and was brought up as the adopted son of Robert Zackery, …
Personal Details Born: 26 August 1881 in Brunthill, Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Family: He was the eldest of two children born to John and Jane Moffatt. He also had a younger half sister. He married Barbara Agnes Bishop Calderhead in 1907 …
Personal Details Born: In 1897 in Tushingham, Cheshire and known as Samuel. Family: He was the fifth of six children born to William Mellor, a farm labourer, and his wife Annie. No marriage can be traced for Samuel. Residence: In …
Personal Details Born: 9 November 1891 in Drumgavlin, Co Down, Ireland. Family: He was the youngest of four children of John Alexander McIlwaine, a domestic servant, and his wife Marianne. It is possible that he had more siblings; we cannot …
Personal Details Born: 11 August 1877 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. and baptised on 3 February 1878 in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the eldest of two children born to Henry George Matthews, a coal porter, and his wife Mary. …
Personal Details Born: In 1879 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the third of eight children born to Patrick Mannion, an agricultural labourer, and his wife May. No marriage can be traced for Thomas. Residence: He lived at 1 Pepper Street, …
Personal Details Born: In 1877 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the eldest of eight children born to Patrick Mannion, an agricultural labourer, and his wife May. No marriage can be traced for John. Residence: He lived at 1 Pepper …
Personal Details Born: 27 August 1882 in Maidstone, Kent. He was also known by the name Maddocks. Family: He was the son of Thomas Butler Maddock, a publican, and his wife, Martha. He married Louisa Ballinger on 30 April 1908 …
Personal Details Born: 29 September 1896 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He married Selina Beatrice Bellis in 1928 in Whitchurch and together they had one child, Rosemary J. Residence: In 1919 his address when discharged was 40 Station Road, Whitchurch. In …
Personal Details Born: In 1881 Family: He married Katherine M Walker in 1921 in Darlington, Durham and together they had two children – Margaret R and Patricia E. Residence: The 1919 Absent Voters’ Register records his address as Deermoss House, …
Personal Details Born: 26 August 1881 in Worcester, Worcestershire. Family: He was the second of five children born to Vincent Moseley, a boot repairer, and his wife Anne. He also had four half siblings from his mother’s first marriage. He …
Personal Details Born: 25 March 1887 in Hanmer, Flintshire, and baptised on 10 April the same year in Bronington Parish Church. Family: He was the third of seven children born to Edward Cartwright, a farm labourer, and his wife Selina. …
The memorial was on the outside wall of the United Reformed Church, Whixall. The church has been sold for conversion into a private dwelling; the memorial has been removed and is now free-standing in the adjacent graveyard. This is …
The memorial is inside St Mary’s Church, Church Lane, Whixall. 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 …
The memorial is inside Whixall Welsh End Methodist Chapel. 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 …
The memorial is near Whixall primary school, Mossleigh, Whixall. 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 …
The memorial is inside St. Deiniol’s Church, Worthenbury. 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 …
The list below contains all men we have identified who died in the Great War and have a connection to Whitchurch and the surrounding villages, but who are not commemorated on any local memorials. This is an ongoing project, information …
The memorial is outside St Chad’s Church, Tushingham. 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 …
The memorial is outside St Chad’s Church, Prees, with a plaque inside the church. 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 …
The memorial is in the Scout Hut in Horsemans Green. It was relocated from the Wesleyan Chapel in the village when this was sold to be converted into a private house. This is an ongoing project, information will be …
We have found limited information for this man. We believe he was Patrick Gavien (Gavin on the Malpas Memorial) and have been able to find some military medal records. We have also found a military record of his hospitalisation in …
The memorial is at junction of Calverhall Road and Burleydam Road, Ightfield. 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 …
The memorial is outside St Chad’s Church, Hanmer. 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 …
The memorial is in Lower Heath School, which is on the B5065 in Lower Heath, Prees, Shropshire. The Memorial was donated anonymously in 1919, the donor expressing the wish ‘that it should be placed in a prominent position, as …
The memorial is in the churchyard of Holy Immanuel Church, Fauls Green. There is also a plaque inside the Church commemorating the same men. A memorial to Jack Mullins can be found inside the Church. The Commonwealth War Grave …
CRICHTON, HENRY WILLIAM, Viscount, M.V.O., D.S.O., Major and Brevet Lieut.-Col., Royal Horse Guards; Extra Equerry to His Majesty the King etc. eldest son of John Henry, 4th Earl Erne, K.P., P.C., by his wife, Lady Florence Mary (21, Knightsbridge, S.W.), …
The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual …
The Legion of Honour, full name, National Order of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur), is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte. The order’s …
The memorial is inside a bus shelter on the Whitchurch Road at Eglwys Cross, Flintshire. This Memorial was originally made to be sited in the Sunday School, but was moved to the bus shelter at some point in the …
The memorial is inside Coton Methodist Chapel, Shropshire. 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 …
The memorial is outside Holy Trinity Church, Calverhall. 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 …
The memorial is outside St Mary and Michael’s Church, Burleydam. The grave of the Adamson family is in the churchyard at the eastern end of the church. This is an ongoing project, information will be added to the website …
The memorial is on the A495 on the Whitchurch side of Bronington by the entrance drive to Holy Trinity Church, Bronington. This is an ongoing project, information will be added to the website over the coming weeks and months. …
The memorial is in the lych-gate of St Wenefrede’s Church, Bickley. 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 …
The memorial is outside St. John the Baptist Church, Bettisfield. There is also a plaque inside the Village Hall, Bettisfield. This is an ongoing project, information will be added to the website over the coming weeks and months. It …
The memorial is in the lych gate to St. Peter’s Church, Aston. 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 …
The memorial is on the outside wall of Wrenbury School in Nantwich Road, Wrenbury. 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 …
The memorial is outside St. Margaret’s Church Wrenbury. There is a memorial window inside the church which includes the names of some of the men on the memorial. This is an ongoing project, information will be added to the …
The memorial plaque is in St John’s Methodist Church, St John’s Street, Whitchurch. The Wesleyan Chapel in Ash Parva closed for worship in 1930 and has now been converted into a private dwelling. This is an ongoing project, information …
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch of the Commonwealth realms, members of the monarch’s family, or to any viceroy or senior representative …
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as regent for his father, King George …
The memorial is on the corner of Whitchurch Road and Ash Lane, Ash Magna; with a plaque inside Christ Church, Ash. This is an ongoing project, information will be added to the website over the coming weeks and months. …
The memorial is in St John’s Methodist Church, St John’s Street, Whitchurch. 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 …
St Alkmund’s Church is at the top of Bargate, Whitchurch, next to the site of the original Whitchurch Grammar School. At the west end of the Church is a triptych form war memorial with a central panel of …
The panel containing the memorial was removed from the original Grammar School in Bargate, Whitchurch and now hangs in Sir John Talbot School, Tilstock Road, Whitchurch, the current secondary school. This is an ongoing project, information will be added …
The memorial is in St John’s Methodist Church, St John’s Street, Whitchurch. 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 …
Report in the Birmingham Daily Post 6th September 1917 regarding the death of George Austin “Second Lieutenant George Elliott Austin, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, killed in action, was the youngest son of the late Mr. William Austin, Whitchurch, Salop, and 24 …
His Army Record States; “Sir, I beg to report that No. 20850 Pte. J. W. Frost 6th Bn. York & Lancashire Regiment was admitted on board this Hospital Ship on 16th September 1915, suffering from Dysentery. His condition on admission …
“Lance Corporal John William Field, 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders is recommended for Gallant and Distinguished Service in the field.” Despatch from Field Marshall Sir John French Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) France 1914
The Queen’s South Africa Medal is a British campaign medal which was awarded to British and Colonial military personnel, civilians employed in official capacity and war correspondents who served in the Second Boer War in South Africa. Altogether twenty-six clasps …
Until 1993, the Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land. The medal …
The Territorial Force War Medal was a campaign medal awarded to members of the British Territorial Force and Territorial Force Nursing Services who served overseas in World War I; it is the rarest of the five British Great War medals. …
The Silver War Badge was issued in the United Kingdom and the British Empire to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds or sickness from military service in World War I. The badge, sometimes known as the …
The 1914 Star (also known as ‘Pip’) was authorised under Special Army Order no. 350 in November 1917 and by an Admiralty Fleet Order in 1918, for award to officers and men of the British and Indian Expeditionary Forces who …
The British War Medal (also known as ‘Squeak’) was a silver or bronze medal awarded to officers and men of the British and Imperial Forces who either entered a theatre of war or entered service overseas between 5th August 1914 …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald recording the decision of the Whitchurch War Memorial Committee at its wind up meeting “Additional names to be placed upon the Memorial – Arthur Powell, Matthew John Powell, Charles Jones. Matthew John being a doubt …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald regarding the death of Arthur Toplady Powell “We deeply regret to announce the death of Mr Arthur Toplady Powell only son of Mrs W. A. Powell and the late Mr W. A. Powell who was …
Baptised in Whitchurch, Shropshire 22nd May 1895, Arthur Toplady Powell was the youngest of eight children and the only son of Harriet Emma Powell and the late William Arthur Powell of 24 Dodington, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The family later lived in …
Born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1894 (baptised 19th August 1894), the third son of John and Elizabeth Fleet of Church Street, Malpas, Cheshire. Husband of Mary Fleet (nee Roberts) (married in 1919). The 1911 Census shows Wilfred as an apprentice …
Born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1894, the son of the late Thomas Edward Burns (shown on his marriage certificate, although we can find no record of him in the censuses). The 1901 Census shows him living with his grandparents Michael …
Born in Aston, Staffordshire in 1887. Husband to Edith Clewes (nee Edgerton) of Middle Morrey Cottage, Shavington, Market Drayton, Shropshire and father to Gladys Mary, Elsie, Frances Edna, Phyllis H M and Edith A Frank was a farm labourer before …
Born in Pradesh, India in 1874, the second son of William and Mary Louisa Roche of Mount View, Alkington Road, Whitchurch. Husband of Dorothy (nee Hatton) Roche, of Exeter, Devon and father of Thomas William. Thomas was a Farmer in …
Born in Malpas, Cheshire on 14th November 1898 (baptised 1st January 1899), the fourth son of William and Elizabeth Boycott of 180 Broomfield Road, Coventry; formerly of Old Hall Street, Malpas, Cheshire. George showed his occupation as general labourer when …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 16th August 1919 relating to Arthur Hughes “Official news has been received by Mr and Mrs Hughes that their son Arthur, of the King’s Royal Rifles, reported missing since March 21st 1918, now reported killed …
Frederic Hova Wolley Dod was born in Eton, Buckinghamshire in 1872 (baptised 25th March 1872), the fourth son of the Rev. Charles and Mrs Frances Lucy Wolley Dod of Edge, Malpas, Cheshire. Frederic emigrated to Canada in 1893, taking his …
Report in The Brecon County Times 17 April 1919 regarding the death of Joseph Groom “The death took place at Welshpool on the 5th inst., under peculiarly sad circumstances of Regimental-Sergt.-Major Joseph Groom, of the 1st Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry. …
Thomas Ivan Jones was born in Rensselaer, New York, United States of America on 6th October 1890, the son of Thomas and Minnie H Jones who were living in Shrewsbury in 1901. Husband to Keziah Jones (nee Ince) (married in …
Born in Norbury, Cheshire in 1896, the husband of Edith Mabel Groom (nee De Loura) (married in 1917) of 56 The Street, Brecon, Powys, Wales. Joseph went to France in November 1914 as part of the British Expeditionary Force, serving …
Report in the Sheffield Independent 27 March 1919 finally confirming Lord Grosvenor’s death “OCTOBER ’14 TO MARCH ’19 Lady Hugh Grosvenor whose husband’s death is now officially concluded to have taken place in October 1914, when he was listed as …
John Henry Hassall, born in Marbury, Cheshire in 1880, the second son of George and Harriett Hassall. Husband of Doris Ethel (nee Grist) Hassall of Birkenhead, Cheshire, and father of Kathleen Mary. John worked in a draper’s shop in Birkenhead, …
Born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1891 (christened 30th December 1891), the son of Mrs Sarah Ashley. Husband of Alice Mullock, formerly Ashley (nee Edwards) (married 26th January 1915) of Bickerton, Malpas, Cheshire and father to Alice Helena (baptised 28 November …
Born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1883, the second son of William Wragg and the late Sarah Wragg of Church Street, Malpas, Cheshire. Husband to Sarah Ann Wragg (nee Walker) (married 24th December 1906) of 4 Arthur Street, Crewe, Cheshire and …
Born in Wem, Shropshire in 1896, the fifth son of Charles William and Sarah Vaughan of Prees, Lower Heath, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 census shows him as a painter. Regiment : Royal Field Artillery Rank : Corporal Service Number : …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 15th February 1919 relating to the death of Frank Challenor “Mr W Challenor, 28 Claypit Street has received the sad news of the death of his son Private Frank Challenor, 1/4th Kings Shropshire Light Infantry …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 15th February 1919 of a letter received by Mrs. Walford regarding the death of her son, Edward Walford “Dear Mrs Walford I deeply regret to tell you your son passed away this morning at 03.45 …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 15th February 1919 relating to the death of Frank Challenor “Mr W Challenor, 28 Claypit Street has received the sad news of the death of his son Private Frank Challenor, 1/4th Kings Shropshire Light Infantry …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 8th February 1919 regarding the death of James Henry Simon “Many readers will remember James Henry Simon, who worked at the Showrooms in Whitchurch before the War. He joined the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry in …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 8th February 1919 relating to the death of Geoffrey Frank Willett “Mrs Willet has received the sad news that her husband, Pte; Geoffrey Willet 19760, 7th Btn Kings Shropshire Light Infantry “B” Company, has died …
Born in Whitchurch in 1890, the third son of George and Harriet Walford of 28 Watergate Street, Whitchurch. Edward worked as a coach builder before joining the Army. Regiment : 11th (Service) Battalion Cheshire Regiment, formerly Hereford Regiment No 239302 …
Report in the Staffordshire Advertiser 11th January 1919 regarding the death of Matthew Kavanagh, titled ‘Stafford Soldiers Killed on Salvage Work’ “Mrs. Kavanagh of 49, Rowley Street, Stafford, has received intimation of the death of her husband Lance Corporal Matthew …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 11th January 1919 regarding the death of Alfred Evason “Mrs Evason of 19 Bark Hill, has received the sad news of the death of her husband, Pte, A Evason while a prisoner of war. Pte, …
Born in Nantwich, Cheshire in 1885, the eldest son of Patrick and Emma Kavanagh. Husband of Mary (nee Green) Kavanagh, of 49 Rowley Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, and father of Edward, Henry Patrick and Pat. Matthew had been employed by Higgins …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 4th January 1919 of a letter received by Mrs. Kavanagh regarding the death of her son, Matthew Kavanagh “The deepest sympathy is felt with Mrs & Mrs Kavanagh of Wrexham Road, Whitchurch. in the sad …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 14th December 1918 relating to the death of Richard Sharps “Sharps; On December 3rd in the Military Hospital, Catterick, Yorkshire, Richard Sharps, Royal Garrison Artillery, the youngest son of Mr Richard Sharps, Dairy House, Park …
Born in High Street, Whitchurch in 1898, he was the third son of Richard and Rachel Sharps of the Dairy House, Park Avenue, Whitchurch. Richard was working in the Family Business (Sharps Butchers High Street) before joining the Army in …
John Thomas Mellor, born in Tushingham, Cheshire in 1891, the eldest son of William and the late Annie Mellor of Scotland Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Regiment : 8th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Rank : Private Service Number : 15493 Died; …
Joseph Edward Austin, born in Cockshutt, Shropshire in 1893, the only son of Edward and Caroline Austin of 8, Claypit Street, Whitchurch. Regiment : 1/4th (Territorial) Battalion, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Rank : Private Service Number : 200659 Joseph was …
Born in Worthenbury, Flintshire, Wales in 1888, the eldest son of the late John and Elizabeth Woodfield of Worthenbury, Flintshire, Wales. The 1911 Census shows George living with his brother John at Barton Mere, Malpas, Cheshire and employed as a …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 23rd November 1918 of the death of Harry Jack Venables “Venables: On November 15th at the General East Suffolk Hospital, of Pneumonia, following Influenza, Harry Jack, the dearly loved eldest son of Sarah Jane Venables, …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 23rd November 1918 regarding the death of Reginald Arthur Trickett “Guardsman Reginald Arthur Trickett, of the 3rd Grenadiers Guards, the only son of Mr & Mrs Trickett, Belton Road, Whitchurch, owing to uncertainty of his …
George William Price, born in Waymills, Whitchurch in 1887, the eldest son of Samuel and Frances Price. Husband of Amy (nee Reynolds) Price, of 3, Newtown Street, Whitchurch, father of John. George worked as a Groom before joining the Army.
Alfred Pryce Edwards, born in Whixall, Shropshire in 1893, the third son of Evan and Sarah Edwards. Husband of Gertrude (nee Crewe) Edwards, of 14, Barkhill Whitchurch, father of Winifred, Alfred, Sidney Cecil, Walter Kitchener and Dorothy Evelyn. Alfred was …
John Richard Taylor was born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1898, the eldest son of the late William Henry Taylor and Mrs Martha Taylor of Rose Cottage, Higher Wych, Malpas, Cheshire. Regiment : 3rd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers Rank : Private …
Clive Richard Barber, born in Wombridge, Shropshire in 1897, the only son of Thomas and Winifred Barber of Dairy Cottage, Park Avenue, Whitchurch. Regiment : 225th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery Rank : Sergeant Service Number : 106199 Died of …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 30th November 1918 relating to the death of Clive Richard Barber “Mr & Mrs Barber, Park Avenue, Whitchurch, have received sad news that their son, Sergeant Clive Richard Barker has died of Influenza at the …
Frank G Hewitt, born in Norbury, Cheshire in 1894, the second son of Thomas and Jane Hewitt of Norbury Common, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Regiment : 514th Agricultural Company, Labour Corps Rank : Private Service Number : 459494 Likely died from illness; …
Born in Wem, Shropshire in 1890, the second son of William and Emma Huxley of the Toll Gate House, Wrexham Road, Whitchurch. William worked as a Farm Waggoner before joining the Army. Regiment : ‘B’ Battery, CLXX th Brigade, Royal …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 16th November 1918 relating to the death of Frank Viggor “The sad news that Mr F Viggor, late of Messrs Tupling & Viggor Ironmongers of Whitchurch, has been killed in action in France was received …
Born William John Cartwright in Birkenhead, Cheshire in 1882, eldest son of the late Job Cartwright and Arabella Cartwright (nee Brellisford) of Bickley Road, Malpas, Cheshire. William changed his name to Brellisford (his mother’s maiden name) sometime between 1901(when he …
Harry Jack Venables, born in High Street, Whitchurch in 1894, the eldest son of Samuel and Sarah Jane Venables, of 34, Talbot Street, Whitchurch. Harry was married to Sarah Jane. He worked as a Cheese Factor’s Clerk before enlisting on …
Report in the North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality 15th November 1918 regarding the death of Owen Arthur Jones “ROLL OF HONOUR. – The death on active service is reported of Private Owen Arthur Jones, son of Mrs …
Memorial for Herbert Arthur Dawson in the Whitchurch Herald 14th November 1918 “In Memory; In sacred remembrance of Herbert Arthur (Bertie) second son and dearly beloved son, of Mr & Mrs Dawson of Station Road, Whitchurch He was killed whilst …
William was born in Shrewsbury in 1878, the fourth son of John and Anne Owen. Husband of Annie Elizabeth Ellen (nee Jones) Owen, of 11, High Street, Whitchurch and Father of Geoffrey. William was the Manager of Wyles Shoe Shop, …
Colin John Grindley, born in Whitchurch in 1897, the second son of John and Frances Grindley of 4, Worthington Street, Whitchurch. Landed in France on the 7th May 1918, from Egypt. Regiment : 10th (Service) Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, …
Report in the Nantwich Guardian 8 November 1918 regarding the death of Wilfrid Owen “Much sympathy is expressed with Mr. Harry Owen and family in the bereavement which they have sustained by the death from pneumonia of their son, Mr. …
Frederick (known as Fred), born in Whixall, Shropshire on 18 March 1899 (baptised 11 June 1899), the fourth son of Joseph and Eliza Dodd of Welsh End, Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Regiment : 9th Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Rank …
Born in Yardington, Whitchurch in 1879, the eldest son of William and Harriet Henshall of 42, Yardington, Whitchurch. William worked as a General Labourer before joining the Army. William’s brother, Albert, died from his wounds in 1916. Regiment : South …
Charles John Summers was born in Northrepps, Norfolk on 22nd November 1884 (baptised 11th January 1885), the fourth son of John Henry and Sarah Summers of Northrepps, Norfolk. Husband to Rosa Beatrice Laccohee Summers (nee Baker) and father to Arthur …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 2nd November 1918 relating to the death of The Rev Richard William Dugdale MC CF “Chaplain Reverend Richard William Dugdale, attached to the Norfolk Regiment has been awarded the Military Cross; “He tended the wounded …
Born in Normanton, Derbyshire in 1885, the second son of James and Ellen Connor of 9, St John’s Street, Whitchurch. Husband of Beatrice (nee George) Connor, of 2, St Johns’ Street, Whitchurch, father of Mary. Before enlisting Reginald worked as …
Robert Edward Holloway, born in Higginsfield, Cheshire in 1892, the second son of Frances Charles and Isabella Holloway of 34, Green End, Whitchurch. Husband of Lily Alice (nee Naylor) Holloway of Aldershot, Hampshire Robert was a regular soldier serving in …
George Fallous Challenor, born in Whitchurch in 1899, the fourth son of William and Elizabeth Challenor of 28, Claypit Street, Whitchurch. George enlisted on the 16th September 1917 aged 18 and after initial training embarked for service in Russia in …
Born in Salford, Lancashire in 1897, the fourth son of the late William Dutton and Mary Dutton of Darliston, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Joseph’s brother Thomas also died in the Great War. Regiment : 1st Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Rank …
The Rev Richard William Dugdale MC CF, born in Salisbury, Wiltshire in 1889, the second son of The Rev Sidney and his first wife Edith Dugdale of The Rectory, Whitchurch. Richard attended Rugby School; after leaving Rugby in 1908 he …
Born in Llanfair-is-Gaer, Port Dinorwic, Caernarvonshire, Wales in 1897, the eldest son of Captain William and Mrs Margaret E Jones of 6 Velinheli Terrace, Port Dinorwic. Caernarvonshire, Wales. Owen was working at Lloyds Bank in Whitchurch, living in Shrewsbury when …
John Henry Elsley, born in Yardington, Whitchurch in 1894, the eldest son of John and Eunice Elsley of 30, Yardington, Whitchurch. John worked in an Ironmongers shop before he enlisted in December 1915 and was discharged on the 25th September …
Born in Newtown, Whitchurch in 1895, the fifth son of John Thomas and Charlotte Ankers of 14b, Dodington, Whitchurch; Husband of Maggie (nee Mellor) Ankers, of Market Drayton, father of Margaret. Regiment : 1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, formerly King’s …
Harold Lamb (known as Harry) was born in Bangor, Denbighshire, Wales on 9th January 1891 (baptised 12th February 1891), the fourth son of Edwin and Ellen Lamb of 22 Trevor Street, Wrexham, Wales. The 1911 Census shows Harry as a …
Obituary for Thomas Clayton in the Lancashire Evening Post 22 October 1918 “Clayton. – Killed in action, in France, October 2nd, Lance-Corpl. THOMAS CLAYTON, aged 32 years. As dawn crept o’er the trenches, You fell ‘midst shot and shell; My …
Born in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales in 1891, the fifth son of Mary Clarke (previously Thomas) of Pentrecoed, Ellesmere, Shropshire. The 1911 census shows Frederick as a joiner. We have been unable to find the link to Whixall; it is possible …
(Baptised as Alec, but the military records record him as Alick.) Born in Stanton-Upon-Hine-Heath, Shrewsbury, Shropshire on 26 June 1890, the second son of Samuel and Harriet Kerry of 1 Church Cottage, Stanton, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows him as …
Born in Hayles Yard, Green End, Whitchurch in 1900, the eldest son of James and Louisa Crump of Castle Hill, Whitchurch. James’ father died in 1902, his mother married Richard Pace, and they lived at 3a, Castle Hill, Whitchurch. Regiment …
Born in Shocklach, Cheshire in 1896, the eldest son of David and Edith Hewitt of Bradley Brook, Malpas, Cheshire. Joseph had an older step-brother, William Fairbrother. The 1911 Census shows Joseph as a general farm lad working on Whalebone Farm, …
James Henry Wood, born in Barbridge, Cheshire in 1886, the eldest son of James and Sarah Wood of The Lock House, Grindley Brook, Whitchurch. James was working as a Porter in a Canal Warehouse at Pontcysyllte Wharf, Trevor, Denbighshire. Regiment …
Born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1895, the third son of William George and Emma Thomas of No Man’s Heath, Malpas, Cheshire. Husband to Alice Edith Thomas (nee Edge) of Norbury Common, near Whitchurch, Shropshire; father to Albert Leslie and Frances …
Born in Hampton, Malpas, Cheshire in 1897 (baptised 29th August 1897), the second son of Charles and Mary Crump of 1 Black Park Cottages, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Regiment : 1st Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Rank : Private Service Number : …
Born in Bickley, Cheshire in 1898, the third son of William Henry and Eveline Elizabeth Latham of Brook House Farm, Chorley, Nantwich, Cheshire. Herbert’s uncle, Heneage, was also killed in the Great War. Regiment : 10th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light …
Thomas Chester Bowler, born in Didsbury, Manchester in 1899, the eldest son of Samuel and Hannah Bowler of The Mount, Wirswall, Whitchurch. Thomas was a student at Manchester University studying Chemistry when he enlisted in 1918. He gained a commission …
Born in Dodington, Whitchurch in 1887, the second son of Thomas and Anne Clayton of 3a, Wrexham, Road, Whitchurch. Regiment : 25th (Service) Battalion The King’s (Liverpool Regiment), formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers No 5113 Rank : Lance Corporal Service Number …
Born in Toxteth, Liverpool in 1888, the second son of Charles and Jane Evason. In 1910 Alfred married Fanny (nee Stoker) Evason of Wellington and they resided at 19 Bark Hill, Whitchurch. Alfred was a butcher in business at 24 …
John Willie Dodd born in Barlow’s Yard, High Street, Whitchurch in 1900. He was the third son of John and Ann Dodd of 6 Barlow’s Yard, High Street, Whitchurch. John died of illness in the Camp Hospital at Kimmel Park, …
Born in Whixall, Shropshire on 29 March 1894 (baptised 22 April 1894), the second son of Samuel and Elizabeth Ashley of 4 Moss Cottages, Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows Samuel as a farm labourer at Old Fenns Hall, …
Born in Moreton Say, Market Drayton, Whitchurch, Shropshire on 20 March 1894, the second son of Joseph and Elizabeth Furber of Craig-ydon, Market Drayton, Shropshire. Wallace was taken prisoner of war and died in the Langensalza Prisoner of War Camp …
Born in Whitchurch in 1900, the second son of Edwin and Harriett Sparkes of 6 Alkington Road, Whitchurch. Harry enlisted on his 18th Birthday in January 1918. Regiment : 10th (Service) Battalion Essex Regiment, formerly The King’s (Liverpool Regiment) No …
Born in Over, Cheshire in 1879, the second son of Joseph and Sarah Viggor. Frank lodged at 8 Richmond Terrace, Station Road, Whitchurch before moving close by to Laurel Mount in Station Road. He was an ironmonger with a shop …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 21st September 1918 relating to the death of John Jackson “Killed in Action on the 21st August 1918, in France, Corporal John Jackson 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment, youngest son of Mr & Mrs Jackson, late …
Born in Edstaston, Shropshire in 1887, the third son of Emily Jones and the late Thomas Jones of Lindford, Weston-under-Redcastle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows Henry working on the family farm and living at Brook House, Brook Farm, Coton, …
Born in Ash Parva, Shropshire in 1886, the second son of the late John and Elizabeth Hollowood of Ash Wood Lane, Ash Parva, Shropshire. Husband to Elizabeth Hollowood (nee Hawley). Regiment : 10th (Shropshire and Cheshire Yeomanry) Battalion King’s Shropshire …
Walter James Furber (shown as James Furber on the Whixall memorials), born in Wem, Shropshire in 1896 (baptised 27 November 1896), the second son of Alice Furber and the late Abraham Furber. Regiment : 8th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry …
Born in Overton Common, Malpas, Cheshire in 1896 (baptised 2nd August 1896), the third son of Robert and Mary Williamson of High Street, Malpas, Cheshire. The 1911 Census shows George as a farm servant. Regiment : 8th Battalion King’s Shropshire …
The Honourable Arthur Reginald Clegg-Hill, born at Hawkstone Hall, Marchamley, Shropshire on 15 June 1877, the second son of the late Rowland Clegg-Hill, 3rd Viscount Hill and the late Isabella Elizabeth Clegg-Hill, Viscountess Hill of the same address. Husband of …
Edgar Richard Thomas, born in Fauls, Shropshire in 1893, the third son of Edward and Ann Elizabeth Thomas of 8 Sandford, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 Census (where he is shown as Edward, not Edgar) shows him as a cowman.
Geoffrey Frank Willett, born in Ellesmere in 1894, the only son of Frank and Annie Willett. Husband of Martha Elizabeth (nee Stockton) Willett of 18 Wrexham Road, Whitchurch. Regiment : 7th (Service) Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Rank : Private …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 31st August 1918 of a letter received by Mr. and Mrs. Roberts regarding the death of their son, Alfred Darlington Roberts “I am exceedingly sorry to have to write to inform you of the death …
Born in Holt, Flintshire, Wales in 1882, the eldest son of George and Hannah Chesters of Hillside Farm, Bradley, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Regiment : 13th Battalion The King’s (Liverpool Regiment), formerly Lancashire Hussars (996) Rank : Private Service Number : 300535 …
Born in Whitchurch in 1896, the third son of William and Elizabeth Challenor of 28 Claypit Street, Whitchurch. Frank enlisted in August 1914, landing in France with the 5th battalion in May 1915. In February 1918 the battalion was disbanded …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 24th August 1918 of a letter received by Mr and Mrs Smith regarding the death of their son, James Glendenning Smith “Mr & Mrs Anthony Smith of Oddfellows Terrace, Whitchurch, have received news of the …
Born in Hampton, Cheshire in 1885, the only son of Richard and Emma Simpson of Church Street, Malpas, Cheshire. Richard had a twin sister, Martha Emma. Regiment : 282nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Rank : Driver Service Number : 198270 …
Born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1893 (baptised 16th August 1893), the eldest son of Clara A Mullock of The Croft, Prees, Shropshire and the late John Mullock. Husband of Penelope Sheldon (formerly Mullock, nee Hough) of The Grange, Darlaston, Prees, …
Born in Netherseal, Leicestershire in 1889, the son of Henry Charles and Mary Ann Langford of The Nags Head, Bettisfield, Flintshire. Husband to Mary Langford (nee Barclay). The 1911 Census shows Walter as a resident domestic groom at Hardwick Hall, …
Born in Manchester, Lancashire in 1897 (baptised 26 December 1897), the only son of William and Mary Roberts of 3 Brades Lane, Prees, Shropshire. William is also commemorated on the Edstaston memorial. Regiment : 10th (Shropshire and Cheshire Yeomanry) Battalion …
Born in Marbury, Cheshire in 1889, the second son of Thomas and Jane Jackson. Husband of Martha (nee Gregory) Jackson of 29 St Mary’s Street, Whitchurch. John was a regular soldier serving with the 2nd Battalion Cheshire Regiment in Jubbulpore, …
James Glendenning Smith was born in Leamington, Warwickshire in 1894, the only son of Anthony and Alice Smith of 10 Smallbrook Road, Whitchurch. Regiment : 1/4th (Territorial) Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Rank : Private Service Number : 200771 Died …
Alfred Darlington Roberts, born in Whitchurch in 1886, the eldest son of Alfred and Mary Ann Roberts of 1 Highgate, Whitchurch. Alfred worked in the Bakery at Bronington, Flintshire before joining the Army. Alfred was the nephew of Edward Thomas …
Charles Arthur Hewitt, born in Aston, Birmingham in 1897, the third son of Thomas and Emily Hewitt. By the time he enlisted his mother was a widow living at 14 Egerton Road, Whitchurch. Charles died of Pneumonia at Poixterron. His …
Born in Green End, Whitchurch in 1878, the eldest son of Samuel and Emma Harris of Park Road, Whitchurch. Husband of Alice Barbara (nee Fox) Harris, of 1 Park Road, Whitchurch and father of Thomas, Miriam, Jack and George William. …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 14th July 1918 relating to the death of John Sumner “Mrs Sumner, of 52 Naylor Street, Crewe, has received news that her son, Pte; John Sumner, Kings Shropshire Light Infantry has been presumed dead after …
Report in the Chester Chronicle 13 July 1918 regarding the death of John Faulkner “RIFLEMAN FAULKNER KILLED We regret to record the death of Rifleman John Faulkner King’s (Liverpool) Regiment, only surviving son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Faulkner of …
Born in Burland, Cheshire in 1898, the nephew of Sarah Turner of Gradely Green, Burland, Cheshire. Fred is shown as Fd Hodgkinson on the Wrenbury memorial. Regiment : 6th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Rank : Private Service Number : …
Archibald Maltman McIntyre was born in Liverpool, Lancashire on 19th September 1887 (baptised 6th November 1887), the second son of Archibald Malcolm and Charlotte Eliza McIntyre of Oat Hill, Malpas, Cheshire. Archibald senior was the engineer in charge of Malpas …
Born in Stoak, Cheshire in 1891, the third son of the late John Davies and the late Hannah Davies of Edge Grange, Malpas, Cheshire. Arthur worked on his father’s farm. He died from gas shell poisoning. Regiment : 99th Siege …
Born in Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1880, the eldest son of the late Joseph and the late Jane Bayley of Whixall. William is shown as William Bailey on the Whixall Memorial. Husband to Sarah Jane Bayley (nee Heath) (married 5 …
James Henry Simon was born in Wytheford, Shawbury in 1897, the eldest son of John and Elizabeth Simon. James was educated at Wem Grammar School. He enlisted in Whitchurch in 1914 and was a resident of Market Drayton. Regiment : …
Born in Bettisfield, Flintshire in 1893, the eldest son of Thomas and Alice Ann Maddox of The Gate House, Alberbury, Shropshire. Husband to Gertrude Maddox (nee Whitfield) of 2 Vine Cottage, Croftons, Ellesmere, Shropshire. Gertrude remarried and became Gertrude Butcher. …
Born in Chorley, Nantwich, Cheshire in 1899, the eldest son of John and Ellen Sarah Faulkner of Chorley Bank, Nantwich, Cheshire. Regiment : 1st/6th Battalion The King’s (Liverpool Regiment) Rank : Private Service Number : 101291 Killed in action; France …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 19th June 1918 of a letter received by Mr and Mrs Heatley regarding the death of their son, Frank Heatley “Dear Mrs Heatley, You will probably be surprised to get a letter from me; I …
Charles William Ruth, born in Redenhall, Norfolk in 1877, the only son of Charles and Mary Ruth. Husband of Mary (nee Wilson) Ruth of 36 Belton Road, Whitchurch. Charles was a tobacco dealer when he enlisted on the 11th December …
Born in Prees, Shropshire in 1895, the fifth son of Charles and Sarah Whitfield of 8 Sandford, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Husband to Mary Ann Whitfield (nee Cooper) of 4 Higher Road, Harmer Hill, Shropshire and father to Harry C and …
George Henry White, born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1895, the second son of Kate White of 10 Yardington, Whitchurch. In the 1911 Census George was working as a wheelwright labourer. Regiment : 1/4th (Territorial) Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Rank …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 1st June 1918 of a post card received by Mr. and Mrs. Walford from their son, Edward Walford “Mr & Mrs Walford received a post card from their son, Edward, who is a prisoner of …
Born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1893 (baptised 24th September 1893), the eldest son of William and the late May (Mary Jane) Glover of Cuddington Heath, Malpas, Cheshire. Mary Jane died in 1913 and William moved to live at Foel, Llangadfan, …
Born in Moreton Say, Market Drayton, Shropshire in 1895, the second son of Edward and Mary Norris of 6 New Street Lane, Market Drayton, Shropshire. Regiment : 2nd Battalion Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire) Regiment; formerly 4299 Shropshire Light …
Born in Whitchurch in 1884 he was the fourth son of John and Elizabeth Heatley of Tilstock Village, Whitchurch. Frank was working in Wigan as a colliery brakesman. He enlisted 4th August 1914 in Wigan and landed in France in …
John Arthur Williams was born in Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1895, the fourth son of George and Frances Williams of Garfield Villa, Prees Green, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows John as a draper’s assistant. Regiment : 6th Battalion South …
Born in Broomhall, Nantwich, Cheshire on 15 June 1885, the third son of Colton and Sarah Jane Latham late of Broad House Farm, Chorley, Nantwich, Cheshire. Heneage’s nephew, Herbert Stanley Latham, was also killed in the Great War. Regiment : …
Born in Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire on 7 November 1891 (baptised 20 December 1891), the eldest son of Samuel and the late Alice Eddies of Welsh End, Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Husband of Annie Eddies (nee Studley) (married in 1916) of Higher …
Born in Whitchurch in 1894, the second son of Edward and Jane Heatley of 40 Smallbrook Road, Whitchurch. Regiment : 13th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery Rank : Gunner Service Number : 120352 Died of Illness; India 19th May …
Report in the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Standard 18 May 1918 regarding the death of George Parker “Mrs Parker, Moss-side, Thornhill, has received official intimation that her husband, Private G. Parker, K.O.S.B., has been missing since 11th April; and a letter …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 17th May 1918 relating to Arthur Hughes “Mr & Mrs Hughes, of 39 Claypit Street youngest son Rifleman Arthur Hughes of the Kings Royal Rifle Corps is still missing after a big battle on March …
Report in the Liverpool Daily Post 14 May 1918 regarding the death of John McMichael “McMICHAEL – May 10, died of wounds received in action, Gunner J. McMichael, the dearly-loved son of Margaret and the late ex-Police-Sergt. John McMichael, of …
Born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1887, the second son of the late John and Margaret McMichael of Ivy Cottage, Old Hall Street, Malpas, Cheshire. John declared his occupation as a carpenter on enlisting in 1915. Regiment : 119th Siege Battery …
Born in Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1884, the eldest son of Arthur and Elizabeth Benyon of High Street, Malpas, Cheshire. Husband of Elizabeth Benyon (nee White) (married 28 September 1914). The 1911 Census shows James as a tailor. Regiment : 23rd …
John Harry Pearce (known as Jack) was born in Welsh Frankton, Shropshire in 1899. He was the only child of Harry and Mary Pearce of Canal Side House, Blackoe, Whitchurch. When John enlisted in October 1917, he was 18 years …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 27th April 1918 regarding the death of Robert Hales Ridgway “Mr & Mrs Ridgway of Worthington Street have been informed that their son Robert Hales (Bert) Ridgway, Liverpool Scottish Regiment, has been killed in action …
Ernest Edward Francis was born in Chelmarsh, Shropshire in 1896. He was the eldest son of Edward and Henrietta Francis of 8 Chemistry, Whitchurch. Prior to joining the war Ernest was an apprentice bootmaker. Regiment : XIth Brigade, Royal Field …
Born in Whitchurch in 1883, the second son of William and Louisa Evanson of 44 Smallbrook Road, Whitchurch. Regiment : 16th (Service) Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, formerly King’s Shropshire Light Infantry (25247) Rank : Private Service Number : 56451 Killed …
David John Griffiths, born in Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales on 21 October 1897, the second son of the late William Griffiths and Margaret Griffiths of 2 Tracey Cottage, Stoke Park, Market Drayton, Shropshire. Regiment : 1st/4th Battalion London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 20th April 1918 regarding the death of John German Harrison “A Telegram was received by Mr & Mrs Harrison on Thursday informing them that Captain J G Harrison was dangerous ill, this was followed on …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 20th April 1918 of a letter received by Mr. and Mrs. Richards regarding the death of their son, John William Brookes Richards “After being away from the Battalion in Hospital for just two months, I …
Report in the Whitchurch Herald 20th April 1918 relating to the death of John William Brookes Richards “On Friday 12th April, Mr & Mrs Richards of Moss Side, Brownlow Street received official notification from the War Office on the death …
Memorial for Lt. Samuel Worthington in the Whitchurch Herald 20th April 1918 “In Memory; Lieutenant Samuel Worthington, Royal Horse Artillery of The Mount, Chester Road, Whitchurch, formally of 5 Camden House Road, Kensington, London A Barrister practising in the North …
Born in Broxton, Cheshire in 1900, the only son of Charles William and Rowena Barlow of New Chapel House, Nomansheath, Malpas, Cheshire. Regiment : 11th Battalion Cheshire Regimen,; formerly King’s Shropshire Light Infantry (17888) Rank : Private Service Number : …
Alfred Ernest Prodger, born in Ravens Yard, Whitchurch in 1898. He was the eldest son of Joseph and Elizabeth Prodger of 45 Egerton Road, Whitchurch. Alfred served with the Territorials in the Far East, before returning to France on the …
Born in Whitchurch in 1895, the only child of Arthur and Elizabeth Mary Bedford. Cecil’s father died in 1896; he lived with his grandparents Joseph and Elizabeth Jones of 190 Wrexham Road, Whitchurch. He worked as a tailor. Regiment : …
Report in the Birmingham Daily Post 16 April 1918 regarding the estate of Samuel Worthington “Lieutenant Samuel Worthington, J.P., of The Mount, Whitchurch, Salop, of 1/1Leicestershire Royal Horse Artillery, left £500 to the Metropolitan Hospital Sunday Fund, £500 to Dr. …
Report in The Scotsman 16 April 1918 regarding the estate of Samuel Worthington “Lieut. Samuel Worthington, R.H.A., of The Mount, Whitchurch, Salop, formerly of Kensington, a barrister practising on the North Wales and Chester Circuit, who was killed in Palestine …
Report in the Manchester Evening News 15 April 1918 regarding the estate of Samuel Worthington “Lieutenant Samuel Worthington, R.H.A., of The Mount, Whitchurch, a barrister, practising on the North Wales and Chester Circuit, who was killed in Palestine on November …
Born in Claypit Street, Whitchurch in 1884, the third son of Enoch and Mary Day. Husband of Rosie (nee Edge) Day, of Stockton Heath, Cheshire and father of Thomas Eric. Thomas was a manager in a Boot/Shoe Shop before enlisting.
Born in Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1879, the fourth son of Sarah Clorley and the late Benjamin Clorley of Abbey Green, Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. William was a platelayer for the London and North Western Railway before he enlisted in February …
Robert Hales Ridgway, born in Whitchurch in 1896, the second son of Robert and Mary Ridgway of 16 Worthington Street, Whitchurch. Regiment : 1/10th (Territorial) Battalion The King’s (Liverpool Regiment) Liverpool Scottish Rank : Private Service Number : 356308 Killed …
John German Harrison, born in Whitchurch in 1891. He was the eldest son of John German and Emma Harrison of Cloverfields, Chester Road, Whitchurch. John was educated at Shrewsbury School and studied music in Berlin and America. He arrived back …
Born in Nantwich, Cheshire on 5th October 1884, the eldest son of George and Charlotte Parker of Tynron, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Husband of Violet Parker (nee Cairns) (married 10th June 1914) of Moss Side, Carronbridge, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Prior to enlisting, …
Report in the Chester Chronicle 6th April 1918 regarding the death of John Thomas Jones “News was received from the War Office on Saturday that Captain John T. Jones had ‘died on March 28th, information to follow.’ The fact that …
Born in Bronington, Flintshire, Wales in 1889, the third son of George and Mary Parry of School lane, Bronington, Flintshire, Wales. The 1911 Census shows Arthur as a farm labourer. Regiment : 10th Squadron Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry), formerly 1574 …
Born in Newhall, Nantwich, Cheshire on 5 February 1884, the second son of Thomas Allen and Sarah Hannah Hancock of Combermere Cottage, Old Woodhouse, Broughall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Harry was husband to Mary Ellen Hancock (they married 7 September 1916), living …
Born in Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire on 11 June 1890, the second son of Benjamin and Jane Edgerton of Platt Lane, Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Husband to Nellie L Edgerton (nee Buck) (married in 1913) and father of Winifred A. The 1911 …
Born in Newhall, Nantwich, Cheshire on 5 February 1884, the second son of Thomas Allen and Sarah Hannah Hancock of Combermere Cottage, Old Woodhouse, Broughall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Harry was husband to Mary Ellen Hancock (they married 7 September 1916), living …
Born in Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire on 20 January 1897, the third son of Thomas and Ann Stockton of Rose Farm, Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows William working on his father’s farm. Regiment : 1st Battalion King’s Shropshire Light …
Born in Pendleton, Lancashire in 1886, the eldest son of William and Jessie Birchall. Husband to Alice Birchall (nee Parker) of Bradley Green, Whitchurch, Shropshire and father to John Henry and Lucretia. The 1911 Census shows William as a farm …
John William Taylor, born in Whitchurch in 1897, the eldest son of Samuel and Martha Taylor of 1 Jones Yard, High Street, Whitchurch. John was living in Runcorn in August 1914; he enlisted in Wigan in 1916. Regiment : 2/5th …
Born in Whixall, Shropshire in 1895, the eldest son of Thomas Beckett and the late Sarah Ann Beckett of 62 Coton Wood, Nr Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows Percy assisting in his father’s market garden business. Percy is also …
John Thomas Jones, born in Whitchurch in 1883, the second son of William and Winifred Jones. Husband of Lydia Ann (nee Houghton) Jones of 20 Station Road, Whitchurch. John was on the staff of the General Manager of the Shropshire …
William Albert Evans was born in Dudleston Heath, Ellesmere, Shropshire in 1894. He married Hannah Austin (sister of Joseph Edward Austin) in Whitchurch on the 13th August 1915 and they had two daughters, Silvia and Caroline. The 1911 Census records …
Born in Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1894 (baptised 1 August 1894), the son of Mrs Mary Ann Evanson (previously Clive) and step-son of Henry Evanson of White House, Wellington Lane, Worthenbury, Wrexham, Wales. The 1911 Census shows Walter as a farm …
John William Tinsley, born in Marchamley Wood, Shropshire in 1898, the second son of Sarah and the late William Tinsley of Oaklands, Nook Lane, Weston-under-Redcastle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows him as a general boy on a farm. Regiment …
Born in Whitchurch in 1882, the eldest son of John and Hannah Sumner of 52 Naylor Street, Crewe, Cheshire. Regiment : 1/4th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry (Territorial Force) Rank : Private Service Number : 34553 Killed in Action; France …
Born in Moreton Say, Market Drayton, Shropshire in 1898, the eldest son of James Tew and the late Emma Tew of Newstreet Lane, Market Drayton, Shropshire. His mother, Emma, died in 1902 and his father married Sarah Ellen Beasley on …
John William Brookes Richards (brother of William Lee Brookes Richards) was born in Chester, Cheshire in 1896. He was the eldest son of John and Frances Richards of ‘Moss Side’ 4 Brownlow Street, Whitchurch. Regiment : 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment, …
Born in Malpas, Cheshire in 1878, the third son of the late Stephen Gibbons and Catherine Gibbons of Malpas, Cheshire. The 1911 Census shows Stephen as a domestic groom living at The Beeches, Overton, Malpas, Cheshire. Regiment : 16th (The …
John William Haycocks, born in Birkenhead, Cheshire in 1893. He was the second son of Thomas Henry and Mary Elizabeth Haycocks of 8 Smallbrook Buildings, Whitchurch. John was an apprentice baker before he enlisted in the Army on the 14th …
William Henry Lea, born in Edstaston, Shropshire in 1893, the son of Thomas and Mary Ann Lea of Lower House Farm, Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows William as a farm worker. Regiment : 11th Battalion Cheshire Regiment; formerly …
Born in Oldham, Lancashire in 1880, the second son of the late John Marsh and Sarah Marsh. Husband to Jessie Marsh (nee McMichael) (married 26th November 1907) of Church Street, Malpas, Cheshire and father to Robert Henry. Samuel was a …
Born in Rhosllanerchrugog, Denbighshire in 1898, the second son of Thomas and Jane Hughes of 39 Claypit Street, Whitchurch. Regiment : 7th (Service) Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps Rank : Rifleman Service Number : C/1623 Killed in Action; France 21st …
Born in Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1893, the third son of William and Jane Heath of 6 Hollinwood, Whixall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows William as a labourer in a brickwork kiln. Regiment : 1st Battalion King’s Shropshire Light …
William Thomas Ankers born in Bronington, Flintshire, Wales in 1897, the second son of Thomas and Sarah Ankers of Pinfold Lane, Bronington, Flintshire, Wales. The 1911 Census shows William as a van boy for a baker, miller and grocer. Regiment …
Wilfred Henry Bradshaw, born in Moss Side, Manchester on 26 January 1893, the eldest son of Henry and Annie Bradshaw of 60 Coton, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Regiment : 10th (Shropshire & Cheshire Yeamonry) Battalion, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry; formerly T4/040229 R.A.S.C. …