A member of the armed forces mentioned in dispatches is one whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which his or her gallant or meritorious action in the … 
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Personal Details Born: In 1889 in Chorlton, Lancashire. Family: He was the son of Edward and Elizabeth Rowlands. He married Winifred Mary Madeley in 1914 in Wem, Shropshire; no children can be traced for the marriage. Residence: In 1901 he …
Personal Details Born: 17 July 1893 in Prees, Shropshire and baptised 7 August the same year in Prees Parish Church. Family: He was the eldest of five children born to Thomas James Hares, a farmer, and his wife Lucretia. He …
Personal Details Born: 14th November 1891 in Oswestry, Shropshire. Family: Herbert was the youngest, probably of four children, born to John and Elizabeth Roberts. In 1920 he married Ethel Brereton at Nantwich, Cheshire. They went on to have seven children …
Personal Details Born: 4 March 1896 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 20 March of the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church. Family: He was the elder of two children born to William Hughes, an iron founder, and his …
Personal Details Born: 15th March 1894 and baptised 1st April 1894. Family: Son of Thomas George and Mary Ann, brother of Ethel. Married Annie Nevitt in 1921 at Whitchurch, Shropshire. Together they had two children, Thomas W and Henry J. …
Personal Details Born: 28 February 1891. Family: The first son of James and Martha Woolley of High Street, Much Wenlock, Shropshire. On 14 January 1914 he married Annie Ryder and was father to Peter. Residence: In 1911 he was living at 65 Price Street, …
Personal Details Born: 7 April 1896 Family: The second son of William and Annie Crump of Clutton Handley, Cheshire. William married Rachel E Sinclair in 1924 and together they had 4 children – William H, Raymond, Sheila M and Gillian F. …
Born 1892 Son of Alfred & Sarah Ann Newbrooke of 5 Castle Hill, Whitchurch Civilian occupation – boatman Military Details Regiment : Royal Field Artillery Rank : Gunner Service Number : 67045 27/09/1911 Enlisted with 33rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery …
The Honourable Arthur Reginald Clegg-Hill, born at Hawkstone Hall, Marchamley, Shropshire on 15 June 1877, the second son of the late Rowland Clegg-Hill, 3rd Viscount Hill and the late Isabella Elizabeth Clegg-Hill, Viscountess Hill of the same address. Husband of …
John Thomas Jones, born in Whitchurch in 1883, the second son of William and Winifred Jones. Husband of Lydia Ann (nee Houghton) Jones of 20 Station Road, Whitchurch. John was on the staff of the General Manager of the Shropshire …
Viscount Henry Willam Crichton, born in Lisnaskea, Fermanagh, Ireland on 30 September 1872, the son of John Henry Crichton, 4th Earl of Erne and Florence Mary Crichton, Viscountess of Crom Castle, Ireland. Husband of Mary Cavendish, Viscountess Crichton (married 1903) …