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Category Archives: Wrenbury School Memorial

Wrenbury School Memorial

  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 …

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Tags: Ashley, Birch, Cameron, Cartwright, Caulcott, Chesters, Dale, Gregory, Herriman, Howell, Parker, Spencer, Stevenson, Sutton, Tapley, Wrenbury School Memorial

Ernest Gregory

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Born in Wrenbury, Cheshire in 1890, the eldest son of David and Jane Gregory of 2 Smeaton Wood Cottages, Pinsley Green, Wrenbury, Cheshire. Ernest died of pneumonia at The Military Hospital, Herne Bay, leaving a widow, Mrs Gregory (nee Jones), …

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Tags: Aston Memorial, Cheshire Regiment, Gregory, Memorials, Wrenbury Memorial, Wrenbury School Memorial

Walter Sutton

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Walter Dilworth Sutton was born in Wrenbury, Cheshire on 14 July 1895, the eldest son of Arthur and the late Elizabeth A Sutton of Rose Cottage, Wrenbury, Nantwich, Cheshire. Walter joined the London & North Western Railway on 30 November …

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Tags: Memorials, Royal Garrison Artillery, Sutton, Wrenbury Memorial, Wrenbury School Memorial

Arthur Howell

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Born in Newhall, Nantwich, Cheshire in 1896, the eldest son of George and Ellen Howell of Newhall, Aston, Nantwich, Cheshire. His occupation shown in the 1911 Census was pigboy at Mickley Hall, Broomhall, Cheshire. Regiment : XVII Corps Cyclist Battalion, …

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Tags: Army Cyclist Corps, Aston Memorial, Howell, Memorials, Wrenbury Memorial, Wrenbury School Memorial

William Tapley

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Born in Wrenbury, Cheshire in 1896, the second son of Samuel and Eliza Tapley of Yew Tree House, Wrenbury Frith, Nantwich, Cheshire. His occupation is shown in the 1911 Census as grocer’s apprentice. Regiment : 16th Battalion attached to the …

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Tags: King’s Royal Rifle Corps, Memorials, Tapley, Wrenbury Memorial, Wrenbury School Memorial

Alfred Parker

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Alfred John Parker was born in Nantwich, Cheshire in 1885, the eldest son of the late John and Eliza Parker of 60 Pillory Street, Nantwich, Cheshire. Husband of Eva Mary Parker of 1 The Barony, Nantwich, Cheshire and father of …

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Tags: Memorials, Parker, Royal Garrison Artillery, Wrenbury School Memorial

William Cartwright

Born in Wrenbury, Nantwich, Cheshire in 1893, the second son of William and Mary Cartwright of Newcastle Crossing, London Road, Nantwich, Cheshire. The 1911 census shows William as servant to Henry Tollemache at Dorfold Hall, Acton, Nantwich, Cheshire. Regiment : …

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Tags: Cartwright, Memorials, Royal Field Artillery, Wrenbury School Memorial

Frank Dale

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Born in Stockingford, Warwickshire in 1890, the sixth son of Frederick and Martha Dale of Oxheys Farm, Tarporley, Cheshire. Frank’s brothers Albert and Walter also lost their lives in the Great War and are commemorated on the Wrenbury and Wrenbury …

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Tags: Dale, Manchester Regiment, Memorials, Wrenbury Memorial, Wrenbury School Memorial

Walter Dale

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Born in Winsford, Cheshire in 1882, the second son of Frederick and Martha Dale of Oxheys Farm, Tarporley, Cheshire. Husband of Lily Dale of ‘Roseneath’, Huxley, Cheshire; father of Norman. His occupation in the 1911 Census was provision dealer. Walter’s …

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Tags: Dale, Manchester Regiment, Memorials, Wrenbury Memorial, Wrenbury School Memorial

Percy Cameron

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Born in Audlem, Cheshire in 1896, the son of John and Elizabeth Cameron of Wrenbury Frith, Nantwich, Cheshire. His occupation is shown in the 1911 Census as farm labourer. Regiment : 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards Rank : Private Service Number : …

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Tags: Cameron, Coldstream Guards, Memorials, Wrenbury Memorial, Wrenbury School Memorial

Albert Dale

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Born in Stockingford, Warwickshire in 1890, the fifth son of Frederick and Martha Dale of Oxheys Farm, Tarporley, Cheshire. His occupation in the 1911 Census was insurance clerk. Albert’s brothers Frank and Walter also lost their lives in the Great …

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Tags: Dale, Manchester Regiment, Memorials, Wrenbury Memorial, Wrenbury School Memorial

James Ashley

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Born in Wrenbury, Cheshire in 1878, the eldest son of the late John and Martha Ashley of Pinsley Green, Wrenbury, Nantwich, Cheshire. Regiment : 16th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers Rank : Private Service Number : 37445 Killed in action; France 23rd …

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Tags: Ashley, Aston Memorial, Lancashire Fusiliers, Memorials, Wrenbury Memorial, Wrenbury School Memorial

John Stevenson

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Born in Wrenbury, Cheshire in 1897, the fourth son of the late Thomas and Emily Stevenson of 85 Chapel Lane, Coppenhall, Warmingham, Crewe, Cheshire. The 1911 Census shows him as a farm helper. Regiment : 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade Rank …

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Tags: Memorials, Rifle Brigade, Stevenson, Wrenbury School Memorial

Herbert Spencer

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Born in Wrenbury, Nantwich, Cheshire on 29 September 1894, the second son of Enoch and Esther Spencer of The Green, Wrenbury, Nantwich, Cheshire. The 1911 Census shows his occupation as gardener. Regiment : 9th Battalion Cheshire Regiment Rank : Private Service …

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Tags: Cheshire Regiment, Memorials, Spencer, Wrenbury Memorial, Wrenbury School Memorial

Frederick Caulcott

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Born in Newhall, Aston, Nantwich, Cheshire in 1879, the son of Richard and Elizabeth Caulcott. Husband of Florence Elizabeth Caulcott (nee Hughes) and father to a daughter also called Florence Elizabeth. Frederick was a butcher by trade. The inference from …

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Tags: Aston Memorial, Australian Infantry Force, Caulcott, Memorials, Wrenbury Memorial, Wrenbury School Memorial

Harold Gregory

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Born in Wrenbury, Nantwich, Cheshire in 1895, the eldest son of Joseph Charles and Martha Gregory of 62 Village Green, Wrenbury, Nantwich, Cheshire. The 1911 Census shows Harold employed as a cowman on Sandford farm, Aston, Nantwich. Harold was taken …

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Tags: Cheshire Regiment, Gregory, Memorials, Wrenbury Memorial, Wrenbury School Memorial

Frederick Chesters

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Born in Wrenbury Heath, Nantwich, Cheshire in 1896, son of William and Ann Chesters of  Wrenbury Heath, Nantwich, Cheshire. Regiment : 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment Rank : Lance Corporal Service Number : 10185 Killed in action; Belgium 26th June 1915 Aged 19

Tags: Cheshire Regiment, Chesters, Memorials, Wrenbury Memorial, Wrenbury School Memorial

Joseph Herriman

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Born in Acton, Nantwich, Cheshire on 13 July 1880, the eldest son of William Herriman and the late Emma Herriman. Husband of Mary Herriman (nee Scragg) of Ravensmoor, Nantwich, Cheshire. The 1911 Census shows him as a platelayer for London …

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Tags: Herriman, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, Memorials, Wrenbury School Memorial

Arthur Birch

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Arthur Rice Birch was born in Newport, Shropshire on 13 July 1893, the eldest son of Thomas and Martha Birch of 25 Bishop Street, Cherry Orchard, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows him as a railway clerk, working for the …

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Tags: Birch, Eastern Ontario Regiment, Memorials, Wrenbury School Memorial

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