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: 11 July 1887 Family: The second child, of twelve, of Richard and Annie Rowlands of Hollins Lane, Tilstock, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Harry married Emma Edwards in June 1917 and together they had 3 children – Joseph E, Harry and Ruth. Residence: The …
The memorial is in Lower Heath School, which is on the B5065 in Lower Heath, Prees, Shropshire. The Memorial was donated anonymously in 1919, the donor expressing the wish ‘that it should be placed in a prominent position, as …
The memorial is in the churchyard of Holy Immanuel Church, Fauls Green. There is also a plaque inside the Church commemorating the same men. A memorial to Jack Mullins can be found inside the Church. The Commonwealth War Grave …
The 1914 Star (also known as ‘Pip’) was authorised under Special Army Order no. 350 in November 1917 and by an Admiralty Fleet Order in 1918, for award to officers and men of the British and Indian Expeditionary Forces who …
John Thomas Rowlands, born in Stoke on Tern, Shropshire on 20 June 1896, the third son of Robert and Ann Rowlands of Thatche House, Fauls, Prees, Whitchurch Shropshire. The 1911 Census shows John as a cowman. Regiment : 6th Battalion …