Personal Details Born: In 1875. The Census returns have various places of birth – Ridley, Cheshire; Bunbury, Cheshire. The birth was registered in Nantwich, Cheshire. Family: He was the fourth of six children born to Richard Wilkinson, an agricultural labourer, … 
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Personal Details Born: 31 October 1889 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 20 January 1890 in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church, Whitchurch. Family: He was the second of eight children born to George Wilkinson, a butcher, and his wife Henrietta. He …
Personal Details Born: 28 October 1898 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the eldest of three children born to John W Wilkinson, a saddler and harness maker, and his wife Elizabeth. He married Olive Vera Couture in 1934 (possibly 1935 …
Personal Details Born: 27 December 1892 in Wem, Shropshire. Family: He was the son of Frances Sarah Wilkinson; his mother married Benjamin Peplow in 1899 and he was brought up in this family, with a step sister Frances Violet Anne. …
Personal Details Born: 17 June 1892. Family: The second child of William and Sarah Wilkinson of New Cottages, Darliston, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. He married Annie H Johns on the 29 May 1916 and together they had 3 children – Thelma S E, Dilys M …
Personal Details Born: In 1897 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Family: He was the fifth of seven children born to George Wilkinson, a butcher, and his wife Henrietta. No marriage can be confirmed for George. Residence: In 1901 and 1911 he was …
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 memorial is in the lych-gate of St Wenefrede’s Church, Bickley. 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 …
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 …
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 …
Born in Bickley, Cheshire in 1886, the fifth son of William and Margaret Wilkinson of Wrexham Road, Burland, Nantwich, Cheshire. Regiment : 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment Rank : Private Service Number : 200901 Killed in action; …
Born in Darlaston, near Fauls, Shropshire in 1896 (his birth was registered in the 3rd quarter 1896), the third son of William and Sarah Wallace of Darlaston, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. (Note that the CWGC certificate incorrectly states his age) The …
12th September 1914 George Albert Chubb