Thomas Crewe

Personal Details Born: 12 January 1886 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 3 February 1886 at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was one of nine surviving children born to William Crewe, a labourer in a foundry and his …

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Harry Crewe

Personal Details Born: Henry, known as Harry, on 27 July 1879 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 13 August 1879 at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was one of nine surviving children born to William Crewe, a labourer …

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Charles Crewe

Personal Details Born: 3 May 1879 in Whitchurch,Shropshire and baptised on 25 June 1879 at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was one of nine surviving children born to John Crewe, a labourer and his wife Margaret. He married …

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Arthur Crewe

Personal Details Born: 26 October 1893 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 22 November 1893 at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was one of nine surviving children born to William Crewe, a labourer and his wife Ann, nee …

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William Crewe

Personal Details Born: In 1875 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 26 December 1875 at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church. Family: He was one of seventeen children (only 8 of whom survived) born to William Crewe, a painter and his wife Margaret. …

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Joseph Crewe

King's Shropshire Light Infantry

Personal Details Born: About 1887 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the son of George Crewe and he had a sister Clara, whom he gave as his next of kin in 1915. Residence: In 1911 he was living with his …

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Ernest Crewe

King's Shropshire Light Infantry

Personal Details Born: 1890 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 24 December 1890 at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was one of at least six children born to George Crewe, a bricklayer and his wife Margaret. No marriage can …

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Jack Crewe

King's Shropshire Light Infantry

Personal Details Born: 17 March 1892 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 13 April the same year at St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was one of eleven children born to Richard Crewe, a bricklayer’s labourer, and his wife Mary …

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George Crewe

Personal Details Born: 9 January 1890 and baptised on the 30 January 1890. Family: George was the fourth child of William and Ann Crewe of Claypit Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire. George married Lizzie after emigrating to Canada. Civilian Occupation: He was employed as …

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Dick Crewe

Royal Field Artillery

Personal Details Born: 30 July 1894 Family: The fourth child of Richard and Mary Jane Crewe of 9 Smallbrook Buildings, Whitchurch, Shropshire. He married Lily E Lee in June 1919. Civilian Occupation: At the age of 16 he was a van boy …

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Bill Crewe

East Surrey

Personal Details Born: On the 5 October 1898. Family: The sixth child of Richard and Mary Jane Crewe of 5 Smallbrook Buildings, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Bill married Esther Dockerty (or Docherty) in 1921 and together they had 6 daughters – Irene, …

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St Alkmund’s Church Memorial

St Alkmunds Memorial

    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 …

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Campaign Medals 2

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 …

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Whitchurch Memorial

War Memorial - Whitchurch, Shropshire

  I first started visiting the Battlefields, Cemeteries and Memorials of the Western Front some fifteen years ago. Three years ago I decided to research the names on the War Memorial in Station Road, that’s all they are names, carved …

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