Personal Details Known as Thomas Evanson, born in Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire in 1887, the only son of John and Jane Evanson of The Hollows, Prees Green, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Thomas was a house painter before enlisting in the military. Regiment : … 
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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.
Vincent Colin Hares (known as Colin) was born in Prees, Shropshire in 1896 (baptised 27th April 1896), the third son of Thomas James and Lucretia Hares of Holcroft, Edgeley Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Regiment : 6th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry …
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 …
Willam Whitney was born in Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1888 (baptised 15th February 1888), the third son of the late Robert and the late Sarah Whitney of 1 Church Cottages, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. William’s younger brother Frederick also lost his …
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 : …
Born in Crudgington, Wellington, Shropshire in 1888, the third son of Reuben and Sarah Ann Hickman of Prees Green, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 census shows Herbert as a footman to a Mr Wentworth at Villa Borghese, Torquay, Devon. Regiment : …
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 …
Born in Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1886 (baptised 31st October 1886), the eldest son of Joseph and Ann Langford of Birch Cottage, Higher Heath, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 census shows George as a farm labourer. Regiment : 6th Battalion …
(shown as Bromfield on the Prees memorial.) Born in Audlem, Cheshire in 1883, the second son of John and Mary Broomfield of Lily House, Crucknore Road, Prees Green, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Husband of Mabel Broomfield (nee Kent) (married 1906) of Preston …
John Thomas Bate was born in Prees, Shropshire in 1894, the second son of Thomas and Elizabeth Ann Bate of 8 Brades Lane, Prees, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows John working as a lad on The Twemlows Farm, Ash Parva, …
Born in Ash, Shropshire in 1893, son of Charles and Sarah Ann Ward of Ightfield Hall Cottages, Ightfield, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows him working as a dairyman at Ightfield Hall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Regiment : 5th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light …
Cecil Harry Whitfield (known as Harry) was born in Wem, Shropshire on 21st February 1890, the eldest son of Charles and Sarah Whitfield of 8 Sandford, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows Harry as a cowman. Harry’s younger brother …