Personal Details Born: Early 1891 in Whitchurch, Shropshire; baptised 17 April that year in Myddle, Shropshire. Family: He was the eldest of four children born to Robert Lee Hales, a joiner, and his wife Elizabeth Ann. He married Amy Hales … 
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Personal Details Born: Henry Dodd, known as Harry, was born in Quarter 2 1892 in the Whitchurch, Shropshire Registration District. Family: He was the second of three sons born to Thomas Dodd, a waggoner, and his wife Ann. His …
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 …
Joseph Henry Cotton, born in Crewe, Cheshire on 18 May 1899, the fourth son of Thomas and Margaret Cotton of Waterloo, Whixall, Shropshire. Regiment : 7th Battalion Leinster Regiment; formerly 33206 King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Rank : Private Service Number …