Personal Details Born: 3 January 1871 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 7 May the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church, Whitchurch. He was also known as Samuel Humphreys. Family: He was the second of five children born to … 
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Personal Details Born: 25 August 1881 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was one of nine children born to Isaiah Lea, a greengrocer, and Elizabeth Humphreys. He married Violet Mary Johnson in Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire in 1913. The couple had seven …
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 …
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 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 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 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 …
The World War I Croix de guerre was established by royal decree on 25 October 1915 as an award for bravery or other military virtue on the battlefield. It was only awarded to individuals. The Croix de guerre was not …
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 …