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WHITCHURCH WAR MEMORIAL

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Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2021

The memorial is located at the junction of Station Road and Queen's Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire. It takes the form of a white, Hollington stone, obelisk on a square base with the names of the men inscribed upon it. The ground is enclosed by a stone wall with entrances from each street and laid out with trees and shrubs. The architect was Mr. W. Webb. The memorial was unveiled 11 November 1920 by Rev. Sydney Dugdale. There are 158 names for World War 1 and 40 for World War 2.

Extract from Crewe Chronicle - Saturday 20 November 1920, page 5:

WHITCHURCH.

WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILING.—The handsome war memorial, erected at a cost of £1,200, is now practically completed, and the unveiling ceremony took place on Armistice Day. The site on Station-road is a commanding one, and the monument itself very suitable, consisting of a 7-feet square base surmounted by a white stone obelisk some 25 feet high. On the front, in gilt lettering, is the inscription: “In proud and grateful memory of the men of Whitchurch who have their lives in the great war, 1914-1918.” “Faithful onto death.” There are 152 names of officers and men. A brief united service was held in the Parish Church, where Nonconformist ministers took part, probably for the first time. A procession was formed at the church gates. At the memorial great crowds had gathered. The unveiling ceremony was performed by the Rev. Sydney Dugdale, for ten years rector, whose own son's name was among those on the stone. Hymns were sung and “The Last Post” sounded, and then numbers of magnificent wreaths were laid on the base of the memorial, and the ceremony ended with a hymn and the National Anthem.

Photograph Copyright © John Sinnott 2014

IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF THIS TOWN WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
"FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"

SEE YE TO IT THAT THESE SHALL
NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN

ANKERS [William] Thomas
Private 21473, "C" Company, 1st Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) formerly 1520, Welsh Yeomanry. Died on service 19 March 1918. Aged 21. Born and resident Bronington, Flintshire, enlisted Dunwich. Son of Thomas and Sarah Ankers, of Pinfold Lane, Bronington, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in FAVREUIL BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row F. Grave 6.
AUSTIN George Elliott
Lieutenant, 6th Battalion (Territorial), Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 27 August 1917. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 23 to 28.
BARBER, MM Clive Richards
Sergeant 106199, 255th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 20 November 1918. Aged 21. Son of Thomas and Winifred Barber, of Dairy Cottage, Park Avenue, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Sectuion S. Plot III. Row II. Grave 14. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (Castle Hill) Primitive Methodist Chapel War Memorial
BARRON Frank Thomas
Rifleman C/461, 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds 15 July 1916. Aged 23. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Thomas and Alice Barron, of 9, St. Mary St., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Plot V. Row J. Grave 36.
BEBBINGTON Herbert
Sergeant 11461, 5th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 25 September 1915. Aged 27. Born Audlem, Cheshire, resident Nantwich, Cheshire, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Thomas and Anne Bebbington, of 10, Laburnum Avenue, Crewe Rd., Nantwich, Cheshire. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 47 and 49.
BEDFORD Cecil
Private 315567, 10th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment formerly 1562, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 17 April 1918. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Bedford, of 190, Wrexham Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 61 to 63.
BLENCOWE Percy
Driver 604433, 2nd/1st (Shropshire) Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. Died of wounds 8 July 1917. Aged 21. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire., enlisted Shrewsbury. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Blencowe, of 49, Newtown St., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XIV. Row B. Grave 15.
BOWLER Thomas Chesters
Second Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion attached to 1st/4th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died of wounds 3 October 1918. Aged 19. Son of Samuel and Hannah Bowler, of "The Mount," Wirswau, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in APUGNOY MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XI. Row B. Grave 5.
BOYLE John
Driver 44019 [listed as 44919 on SDGW], 32nd Division Signals, Royal Engineers. Died on service 16 September 1917. Aged 35. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Blackburn, Lancashire. Son of Margaret Boyle, of 29, Yardington, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row A. Grave 30A.
BOYLIN William
Pioneer 130317, 2nd Battalion, Special Brigade, Royal Engineers formerly 19416, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 17 January 1917. Enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in MAROC BRITISH CEMETERY, GRENAY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row M. Grave 11.
BREESE John Samuel
Private 13380, 6th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 17 December 1916. Aged 30. Born Llanidloes, Montgomery, resident Braintree, enlisted Whitchurch. Brother of Mrs. Eugenie Morris, of 23, Cross St., Heolfach, Ystrad (Rhondda), Glam. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 12 A and 12 D.
BRUCKSHAW Horace

Private PLY/229(S), 2nd Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Killed in action 28 April 1917. Born 28 June 1891 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. His wife was resident 28, Union Street, Hyde, near Manchester. In the 1901 census he was aged 9, born Whitchurch, Shropshire, son of Henry and Susan Bruckshaw, resident 83, Salbot Street, Whitchurch, Whitchurch Urban, Shropshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 19, born Whitchurch, Shropshire, an Under Carder in Cotton Mill, boarding at 106 Croft Street, Hyde, Cheshire. Enrolled in Royal Marines 17 September 1914 in Manchester, an Overlooker at Cotton Mill by trade, religious denomination Congregationalist. Height 5 feet 87/8 inches. fresh complexion, blue eyes, brown hair. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 1.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1925:

BRUCKSHAW Horace of 28 Union-street Hyde Cheshire died 28 April 1917 in France Administration London 4 April to Phoebe Holliday (wife of Harry Albert Holliday). Effects £242 18s. 10d.
BURROWS George Percy
Private 440282, 14th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Killed in action 3 August 1916. Aged 28. Born 27 October 1888 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of George Palmer and Emma Burrows, of 39, Talbot St., Whitchurch, Shropshire; brother of William Ernest Burrows (below). Butcher by trade. Unmarried. Enlisted 15 May 1915 in Sewell, Saskaton, Canada, aged 27 years 7 months, height 5 feet 10 inches, weight 163 lbs, chest 33½-36 inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair, religious denomination Church of England. Embarked Halifax, Canada 29 March 1916, arrived in Liverpool aboard S.S. Empress of Britain 9 April 1916, embarked France 8 June 1916, taken on strength 14 June 1916. Buried in RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (TRANSPORT FARM), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VI. Row I. Grave 35. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1316 - 39
BURROWS William Ernest
Rifleman C/460, 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 15 July 1916. Aged 23. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of George Palmer Burrows and Emma Burrows, of 39, Talbot St., Whitchurch, Shropshire; brother of George Percy Burrows (above). No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
CHALLINOR Frank
[Spelt CHALLENOR on SDGW and CHALLONER on CWGC] Private 11462, 1st/4th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds 31 August 1918. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Mr. W. Challenor, of 28, Claypit, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XVI. Row F. Grave 6.
CHALLINOR George Fallous
[Spelt CHALLONER on SDGW] Private 59639, 2nd/7th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Died in Russia 26 October 1918. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Oswestry. Buried in ARCHANGEL ALLIED CEMETERY, Russian Federation (North). Row D. Collective Grave 5.
CHASE Edwin
Private 55325, 14th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action 15 June 1917. Aged 36. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Husband of Mary Chase, of 11, Hollins Lane, Tilstock, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row F. Grave 12.
CHUBB George Alfred
Sergeant 355435, 1st/10th Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment). Died of wounds 5 December 1917. Aged 31. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Liverpool. Son of Thomas Taylor Chubb and Eliza Chubb, of 4, Park Rd., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in LE CATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot V. Row E. Grave 13.
CLAYTON Thomas
Lance Corporal 380354, 25th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment) formerly 51133, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action 2 October 1918. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, resident and enlisted Preston, Lancashire. Buried in RUE-DU-BOIS MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row E. Grave 13.
CLIFF Thomas Frederick
Lance Corporal (Rifleman) C/449, 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 15 July 1916. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Thomas and Martha Cliff, of 3, Claypit St. Terrace, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Plot VIII. Row G. Grave 40.
CLIVE William
Private 60523, 17th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died of wounds 16 August 1917. Aged 35. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of the late Thomas and Maria Clive, of 6, Station Rd., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot III. Row M. Grave 12A.
CONNOR Reginald
Pioneer 237245, 25th Signal Company, Royal Engineers. Died on service 30 October 1918. Born Normanton, Derbyshire, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Section S. Plot III. Row I. Grave 1.
CREWE James aka Jim
Private 59856, 22nd Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 25060, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 8 October 1917. Aged 20. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Richard and Mary Jane Crewe, of 9, Smallbrook Buildings, Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 154 to 159. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
CREWE Sidney Hubert
Private 27780, 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment formerly 24734, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds 7 December 1916. Aged 40. Born St. Michael's, Shropshire, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of John and Ellen Crewe of Whitchurch; husband of Elizabeth Crewe, of 17, Yardington, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in STE. MARIE CEMETERY, LE HAVRE, Seine-Maritime, France. Division 3. Row A. Grave 12.
CRUMP Charles
Private 33122, 10th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Died of wounds 12 October 1916. Born Malpas, Cheshire, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VII. Row D. Grave 4A.
CRUMP James
Private 26710, 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment formerly 55960, Manchester Regiment. Killed in action 16 October 1918. Aged 18. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Son of Louisa Pace (formerly Crump), of 22, Yardington, Whitchurch, Shropshire, and the late James Crump. Buried in ROMERIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Plot III. Row B. Grave 12.
DAVENPORT Horace [Birch]
[Forename spelt Horris on SDGW and CWGC] Private 5889, 1st Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 9 August 1915. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 47 and 49.
DAVIES Harry
Private 24708, 8th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Died on service in Mesopotamia 19 April 1916. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Birkenhead. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 14 and 62. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
DAWSON Herbert Arthur
Private 760414, 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry formerly "C" Company, 121st Battalion. Killed in action 10 November 1917. Aged 20. Born 2 August 1897 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Herbert and Agnes Maud Dawson, of 16, Station Rd., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Rancher by trade. Unmarried. Atetsted 1 December 1915 in New Westminster, british Columbia, Canada, aged 18 years 9 months, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 165 lbs, chest 34-38½ inches, dark complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair, religious denomination Church of England. Embarked Halifax, Canada 14 August 1916, disembarked Liverpool 24 August 1916, proceeded for service with 7th Battalion at Bramshott 28 November 1916, arrived France 29 November 1916, arrived 7th Battalion 4 December 1916, spent time in hospital and convalescing 22 March 1917 to 17 April 1917, drafted to 7th Battalion 26 September 1917. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 18 - 28 - 30. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2370 - 24
DAY Thomas
Lance Corporal 39022, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Killed in action 14 April 1918 [11 April 1918 on SDGW]. Aged 33. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Warrington. Son of Enoch Day, of 12, Claypit St., Whitchurch, Shropshire; husband of Rose Rowles (formerly Day), of 3/6, Knutsford Rd., Warrington. Buried in ANZAC CEMETERY, SAILLY-SUR-LA-LYS, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row B. Grave 14.
DEBANKS William
Private 10255, 3rd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment formerly 2nd Battalion. Died 1 June 1917. Aged 39. Born 6 January 1880 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Baptised 4 February 1880 at United Reformed Church, Whitchurch, son of William and Eliza Debanks. Resident Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Previously served in South Africa as Private 3744, 14th (King's) Hussars. In the 1891 census he was aged 12, born Whitchurch, Shropshire, a scholar, resident with his grandparents Richard and Eliza Groom and his mother Eliza De Banks, resident Bark Hill, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Husband of Annie (nee Brisk) Debanks, of Lyons Road, Aldershot, Hamsphire, married 13 April 1904 in Guildford. Enlisted 14 August 1914 at Chester, aged 34 years 4 months, a Labourer by trade, married. Previously served with 14th Hussars. Admitted to 28th General Hospital with Neurasthenia 1916 transferred 25 May 1916 to Hospital in Oxfordshire. Declared Medically Unfit 10 August 1916, General Paralysis of the Insane, discharged 22 August 1916 at Netley as no longer physically fit for war service, aged 36 years 4 months, height 5 feet 7½ inches, weight 150 lbs, chest 36½ - 40 inches, fresh complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, Labourer by trade, religious denomination Churh of England, discharged to Bicton Asylum, Shrewsbury. Served at home 14 August 1914 to 1 January 1915, in France 2 January 1915 to 23 October 1915, in Mediterranean 24 October 1915 to 5 August 1916 and then home from 6 August 1916. Buried in SHREWSBURY GENERAL CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave reference 198. 12. C.
DODD John Willie
Private 67908, 53rd (Grad) Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Died in United Kingdom 29 September 1918. Aged 18. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury. Son of John and Ann Dodd, of Whitchurch. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 1478.
DUGDALE, MC Richard William

The Reverend, Chaplain 4th Class, Army Chaplains' Department attached to 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 24 October 1918. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). Buried in CAUDRY BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot IV. Row G. Grave 22. Also commemorated on the wooden altar screen in the church:

A.M.D.G.
IN MEMORY OF
RICHARD WILLIAM DUGDALE MC. CF
KILLED IN FRANCE
23 OCT 1918

Extract from De Ruvigny's Roll Of Honour 1914-1918, Volume 5, page 51:

DUGDALE, RICHARD WILLIAM, M.C., Chaplain to the Forces, attd. 1st Battn. (9th Foot) The Norfolk Regt.. 2nd s. of the Rev. Sydney Dugdale, of Whitchurch Rectory, co. Shropshire, by his wife, Edith, dau. of I. B. Marshall; b. Salisbury, co. Wilts, 7 Nov. 1887; educ. Rugby, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford (Exhibition); was ordained Clerk in Holy Orders in 1913, and appointed Curate at Holy Trinity, Rugby; volunteered for active service, and was gazetted Chaplain to the Forces in June, 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Sept., being attached to the Middlesex Regt., the Cheshire Regt., the Royal Air Force (13th Wing) and the Norfolk Regt., and was killed in action at Belmont 23 Oct. 1918. Buried at Condry (sic - s/b Caudry). He was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry in tending the wounded under fire. He was a keen sportsman, and when at Rugby he was captain of the Shooting XIII. in 1913, captain also of the Running VIII. in that year, and winner of the Crick. In football he had his cap for two years, and several times played for the XV. He was also an excellent oarsman, rowing while at college in Torpids, Eights and at Henley; unm.
EDWARDS Alfred Pryce
Private 160067, 2nd/1st, Shropshire Yeomanry. Died 21 November 1918. Aged 25. Husband of Gertrude Edwards, of 14, Bark Hill, Whitchurch. In the 1911 census he was aged 20, born Whixhall, a Domestic groom, married to Gertrude Edwards with one daughter, resident 14 Waymills, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 1169.
EDWARDS Willie
Private 17213, 1st Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died 23 May 1917. Aged 35. Baptised 2 September 1881 in Whitchurch, resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, son of Arthur and Harriet Edwards. Son of Harriet Edwards of Whitchurch, Shropshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 29, born Whitchurch, Shropshire, a Brick pipe and tile worker, unmarried, son of Harriett Edwards (a widow), resident 38 Oddfellows Cottages, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Enlisted 21 January 1915 at Whitchurch, Shropshire, resident 38, Smallbrook Road, Witchurch, aged 33 years 5 months, a Carter by trade, unmarried, height 5 feet 4 inches, chest 33½-37 inches. Son of Harriet Edwards of 38, Smallbrook Road, Witchurch. Admitted to Hospital with Pyrexia O.N.O. 3 September 1915. Further admitted to 18th General Hospital with Bronchitis 5 November 1915, then suffered Trench Fever and Rehuematism due to exposure in the trenches, in hospital for 7 weeks, returned to England. Discharged 3 April 1917 at Shrewsbury due to Sickness Para 392 (xvi), aged 35 years 7 months, height 5 feet 5 inches, chest 33½-37 inches, blue eyes, brown hair, Carter by trade, intended place of residence 38, Smallbrook Road, Witchurch. Awarded Silver War Badge 165896 24 April 1917. Commemorated in UNITED KINGDOM BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE, Berkshire.
ELSLEY John Henry

Gunner 114606, 274th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of Illness in in Whitchurch Registration District October 23 October 1918. Aged 23. Born January to March Quarter 1894 in Whiutchurch Registration District, Shropshire. Baptised 22 January 1894 in Whitchurch, resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, son of John and Elizabeth Elsley. In the 1901 census he was aged 7, born Whitchurch, Shropshire, son of James and Elizabeth, resident 30, Yardington Street, Whitchurch, Whitchurch Urban, Shropshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born Whitchurch, Shropshire, an Errand Boy, resident with his aunt, Elizabeth Elsley (a widow), 30, Yardington Whitchurch, Shropshire. Enlisted in December 1915 and was discharged 25 September 1918, unfit for any Military service because of injuries or sickness.

EVANS Frank

Private 55195, 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers formerly 2785, Montgomeryshire Yeomanry. Killed in action 23 April 1917. Aged 22. Resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Welshpool. Son of George and Mary Ann Evans, of 35, St. Mary's St., Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6.
EVANS William Albert
possibly Private 17847, 7th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds 28 March 1018. Born Dudleston Heath, Shropshire, resident Ellesmere, Shropshire, enmlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION NO.1, Somme, France. Plot V. Row C. Grave 9.
EVANSON Thomas
Corporal T/204906, 3rd/4th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) formerly 3197, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 4 October 1917. Aged 30. Resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury. Only son of John and Jane Evanson, of The Hollow, Preesgreen, Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 14 to 17.
EVASON Alfred
Private 128596, 66th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 204022, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died on service 30 September 1918. Born Liverpool, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in LE CATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot I. Row B. Grave 146. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (Castle Hill) Primitive Methodist Chapel War Memorial
FIELD, MiD John William
Lance Corporal 637, 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs). Killed in action 22 December 1914. Aged 27. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Chester. Son of Mrs. Eliza Field, of 31, Newtown St., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Mentioned in Despatches (MiD). No known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 38 and 39.
FOWLES William
Private PS/9193, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment). Killed in action 1 July 1916. Aged 23. Born Prees, Shropshire, resident and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of John and Elizabeth Fowles, of 89, Talbot St., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in HAWTHORN RIDGE CEMETERY NO.2, AUCHONVILLERS, Somme, France. Row B. Grave 51.
FRANCIS Albert James
No further information currently available
FRANCIS Ernest Edward
Driver 217889, 11th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery formerly 248, Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Killed in action at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli. 25 April 1918. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury. Australian Circular states he was born Adderley, Market Drayton, Shopshire. Law Clerk by trade. Educated at Whitchurch, Churcch of England. Trained at Church Lads' Brigade, aged 20. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen. Belgium. Panel 4 to 6.
FREER Percy William
Sergeant 1164, 1st Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action 23 July 1915. Son of Mr. J. and Fanny Freer, resident Terrick, Whitchurch, Sharopshire. Place of Association Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Buried in SHRAPNEL VALLEY CEMETERY, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Plot I. Row E. Grave 7. Australian Roll of Honour Cicular.
FROST John William
Private 20850, 6th (Service) Battalion, York And Lancaster Regiment formerly 13119, Hussars. Died at sea 20 September 1915. Born Stinsford, Dorset, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 171 to 173.
GAUGHAN James
Private 14403, 7th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds 15 July 1916. Aged 32. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Chester. Son of Patrick and Ellen Gaughan, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in LA NEUVILLE BRITISH CEMETERY, CORBIE, Somme, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 5.
GAUGHAN Patrick
Private 266603, 2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (Territorial Force). Killed in action 26 September 1917. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in ARTILLERY WOOD CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VII. Row C. Grave 5.
GOSNELL William
possibly Sapper 135511, 118th Railway Company, Royal Enginners, Died in United Kingdom 15 January 1916. Born Nantwich, Cheshire, enlisted Crewe, Cheshire. Labourer at Crewe in the Engineering Department, London and North Western Railway. Married Mary E Chesters in Nantwich Registration District July to Seoptember Quarter 1914. Buried in NANTWICH (ALL SAINTS) CHURCH CEMETERY, Cheshire. Central. Grave 1124.
GOUGH William
Private 27193, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 19559, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 20 August 1916. Born Crewe, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C.
GRIFFITHS Jacob

Private 7597, 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Killed in action 24 August 1914. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, resident Gorton, Lancashire, enlisted Shrewsbury. No known grave. Commemorated on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne, France.

Note: There is a John GRIFFITHS commemorated on Whitchurch (Castle Hill) Primitive Methodist Chapel War Memorial
GRINDLEY Colin John
Private 230434, 10th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died on service 8 November 1918. Aged 22. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury. Son of John and Frances Grindley, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VII. Row D. Grave 26. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
HAGAN William
No further information currently available
HALES George Albert
Pioneer 129921, 5th Battalion, Special Brigade Company, Royal Engineers formerly 22024, Shropshire Light Infantry. Died on service 11 August 1916. Aged 23. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Robert Lee Hales and Elizabeth Ann Hales, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Was in the employ of L.N.W. Rly. Co. as Booking Clerk for nine years. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IX. Row D. Grave 16.
HALL Robert
Private 15479, 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Killed in action 7 July 1916. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 3 C and 4 A.
HAMER Richard
Private 14322, 7th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds 27 May 1916. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Welshpool. Buried in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row A. Grave 116.
HARPER Frederick George
Private 22433, 7th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 14 July 1916. Aged 26. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of George and Ann Harper, of 1, Brae-Side, Edgeley Rd., Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 12 A and 12 D.
HARRIS Samuel
Private 30475, 1st Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Killed in action 16 July 1918. Aged 40. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Husband of A. B. Harris, of 46, Belton Rd., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in GONNEHEM BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Row E. Grave 22.
HARRISON Brian

Second Lieutenant (Temporary), 14th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action 10 July 1916. Aged 23. Born 12 November 1892 and baptised 21 December 1892 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, son of John German and Emma Harrison. Son of John German Harrison and Emma Harrison, of Cloverfield, Whitchurch, Shropshire; brother of John German Harrison (below) who also fell. In the 1901 census he was aged 8, born Whitchurch, Sharopshire, a Pupil Boarder, resident Belmont Bank, Belmont, Shrewsbury St Chad, Atcham, Shropshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 18, born Whitchurch, Shropshire, a Clerk L and N W Railway staff office, son of John German Harrison and Emma Harrison, resident Cloverfield, Whitchurch Shropshire. Buried in DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ, Somme, France. Plot VI. Row Q. Grave 3.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1916:

HARRISON Brian of Whitchurch Shropshire 2nd lieutenant 14th battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers died 10 July 1916 near Mametz in France Probate Shrewsbury 20 September to John German Harrison esquire.
Effects £7266 12s. 8d.
HARRISON John German
Captain, "X" 32nd Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Died on service 11 April 1918. Aged 27. Baptised 15 May 1891 in Whitchurch, son of John german and Emma Harrison. Son of Maj. John German Harrison and Emma Harrison, of Cloverfield, Whitchurch, Shropshire; brother of Brian Harrison (above) who also fell. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Officers, Plot B. Row 8. Grave 17.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1918:

HARRISON John German (the younger) of Cloverfield Whitchurch Shropshire captain Royal Field Artillery died 11 April 1918 in France Probate Shrewsbury 31 July to Emma Harrison (wife of John German Harrison).
Effects £930 5s. 6d.

HASSALL John Henry
Private M/415516, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 21 March 1919. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 1371.
HAYCOCKS William
Private 31090, 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) formerly 2598, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 22 March 1918. Aged 25. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Son of Thomas Henry and Mary Haycocks, of 8, Small Brook, West End, Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 48 and 49.
HAYES Percy Henry
No further information currently available
HEATLEY Frank
Private 12570, 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment). Killed in action 29 May 1918. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Wigan, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on SOISSONS MEMORIAL, Aisne, France.
HEATLEY Frank
Gunner 120352, 13th Division Ammunition Column, Field Royal Artillery. Died in India 19 May 1918. Aged 24. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Edward George and Jane Heatley, of 40, West End. Whitchurch. Shropshire. Buried in CALCUTTA (BHOWANIPORE) CEMETERY, KOLKATA, India. Plot H. Grave 315.
HENDRICK Alfred Charles
Lance Corporal 12744, 6th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 31 August 1916. Aged 23. Born Ellesmere, Shropshire, resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury. Son of Alfred and Harriet Hendrick, of 58, High St., Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 12 A and 12 D.
HENSHALL Albert
Private 27784, 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment formerly 19562, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds 14 November 1916. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B.
HENSHALL William
Private 46413, Labour Corps formerly 36114, South Wales Borders. Died in United Kingdom 7 November 1918. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 244.
HEWITT Charles Arthur
Private 200617, 1st/4th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died on service 29 JUly 1918. Born St. Neckell's, Birmingham, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Emily Hewitt, of 8, Oaklea Rd., Ashton-on-Mersey, Sale, Cheshire, and the late Thomas Hewitt; brother of Thomas Hewitt (below). Buried in South-West corner of OMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Ardennes, France.
HEWITT George H
No further information currently available
HEWITT Thomas
Private 9304, 5th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 25 September 1915. Aged 24. Born Saltley, Birmingham, resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury. Son of Emily Hewitt, of 26, Heywood Grove, Brooklands, Sale, Cheshire, and the late Thomas Hewitt; brother of Charles Arthur hewitt (above). No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 47 and 49.
HEYCOCKS John William
[Spelt HAYCOCKS on SDGW and CWGC] Private 10706, 2nd Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 25 May 1915. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, resident Broughall, near Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 47 and 49.
HOBBS Sidney Oscar
Private 24424, 1st Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 3 December 1917. Aged 30. Born Crumpsall, Lancashire, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Walter and Jane Hobbs, of 15, Bark Hill, Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 8 and 9.
HOCKENHULL James Henry
Rifleman C/454, 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 16 March 1916. Aged 26. Born Tilstock, Shropshire, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of James Hockenhull, of 13, Catterall's Lane, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in BEUVRY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 3. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (Castle Hill) Primitive Methodist Chapel War Memorial
HOLLOWAY Robert
No further information currently available
HUGHES Arthur
No further information currently available
HUXLEY William
Driver 218432, "B" Battery, 170th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died 16 November 1918. Aged 28. Son of William and Emma Huxley, of Old Toll Gate House, Wrexham Rd., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XI. Row A. Grave 36.
JACKSON John
Corporal 8185, 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Killed in action 21 August 1918. Aged 29. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Chester. Husband of Martha Jackson, of 27, St. John St., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT, Somme, France. Plot IV. Row B. Grave 38.
JACKSON Thomas
No further information currently available
JOHNSON Matthew
Private 7721, 3rd Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died in the United Kingdom 24 October 1914. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in PEMBROKE DOCK MILITARY CEMETERY, Pembrokeshire. Row E. Grave 125.
JONES Charles
Private 22028, 7th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 18 August 1916. Aged 20. Born Malpas, Cheshire, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Mrs. Mary Lightfoot, of Fenns Wood, Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 12 A and 12 D.
JONES George Frederick
No further information currently available
JONES John
No further information currently available
JONES John Thomas
No further information currently available. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
JONES Joseph
Private 39540, 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action 9 October 1916. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 A and 6 C.
JONES Owen Arthur
No further information currently available
JONES Thomas [Bagley]
No further information currently available
JOYCE Arthur Bernard
Private 200180, 1st/4th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 30m December 1917. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 12 A and 12 D.
JUDSON Thomas
Private 24915, 6th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 19 May 1917. Aged 25. Born Tilstock, Shropshire, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Edward and Ann Judson, of 1, Catterall's Lane, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in FIFTEEN RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLERS-PLOUICH, Nord, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 40.
KAVANAGH Matthew
Lance Corporal 35714, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 20 December 1918. Aged 33. Son of Patrick and Emma Kavanagh, of Whitchurch, Shropshire; husband of Mary Kavanagh, of 49, Rowley St., Stafford. Buried in BUSIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Plot VIII. Row A. Grave 81.
KELLY John James
Rifleman 2676, 5th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Died of wounds in United Kingdom 1 August 1916. Aged 31. Born, resident and enlisted Liverpool. Husband of E. Kelly, of 11, Rosemary Lane, Whitchurch. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 2050.
LEE Eric Hanson
Second Lieutenant, 9th Battalion attached 1st Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds 19 September 1916. Aged 20. Born 7 November 1895. Son of Leonard and Annie Elizabeth Lee, of High St., Whitchurch, Shropshire; brother of John Arthur Le (below). Late Exhibitioner of St. John's College, Cambridge. In the 1901 census he was aged 5, born Whitchurch, Shropshire, son of Leonard and Annie E Lee, resident 27, High Street, Whitchurch, Whitchurch Urban, Shropshire. Admitted to Whitchurch Boys Grammar School 23 January 1905, son of Leonard Lee; awarded by the govenors of the Grammar School a Leaving Exhibition of £33 6s. 8d. Awarded Shropshire County Council "Mafu" Scholarship. Passed intermediate Science at London University July 1913; awarded open Exhibition St John's College, Cambridge June 1914. Went to St. John's College, Cambridge. In the 1911 census he was aged 15, born Whitchurch, Shropshire, at school, son of Leonard and Annie Elizabeth Lee, resident 27, High Street, Whitchurch, Whitchurch Urban, Shropshire. Buried in GROVE TOWN CEMETERY, MEAULTE, Somme, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 40.
LEE John Arthur
Second Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion attached to 5th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 16 September 1916. Aged 19. Born 29 December 1896 in Whitchurch, baptised 25 April 1897 in Whitchurch Methodist Church, son of Leonard and Annie Elizabeth Lee. Son of Leonard and Annie Elizabeth Lee, of 27, High St., Whitchurch, Shropshire; brother of Eric Hanson Lee (above). In the 1901 census he was aged 4 born Whitchurch, Shropshire, son of Leonard and Annie E Lee, resident 27, High Street, Whitchurch, Whitchurch Urban, Shropshire. Admitted to Whitchurch Boys Grammar School 22 January 1907, son of Leonard Lee, left 21 December 1910, moved to Ardingley College. In the 1911 census he was aged 14, born Whitchurch, Shropshire, a student, resident St. Saviour's College, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Ardingly, Sussex. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 12 A and 12 D.
LEWIS John Grant
Rifleman C/456, 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 15 July 1916. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B.
MADDOCKS John
No further information currently available
MELLOR John Thomas
No further information currently available
MELLOR William
Private 9986, 1st Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 21 October 1914. Born Tushingham, Whitchurch, Shropshire, resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 8.
MURHALL William Thomas
Gunner 189044 [WCGC] or 18904 [SDGW], Royal Field Artillery. Died in United Kingdom 15 December 1916. Born Witchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Port Ellesmere. Buried in WHITCHURCH (ST. ALKMUND) CHURCHYARD, Shropshire. Grave 429.
NEWBROOK John
Trooper 3359, Household Cavalry, 1st Life Guards. Killed in action 26 January 1916. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Crewe. Buried in VERMELLES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row N. Grave 13.
NEWBROOK Ralph Drake
[Spelt NEWBROOKE on CWGC] Private 164317, 75th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Killed in action 9 April 1917. Aged 29. Born 16 December 1888 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Joseph and Edith Newbrooke, of Whitchurch, Shropshire, husband of Dorothy Eleanor Newbrooke, of Paris, Ontario, Canada. Knitter by trade. Married. Attested 16 September 1915 in Niagra, Ontario, Canada. aged 26 years 10 months, height 5 feet 4 inches, weight 145 lbs, chest 33½ to 36¼ inches, light complexion, blue eyes, fair hair, religious denomination Methodist. Embarked Halifax, Canada on Empress of Britain 18 June 1916, dismebarked England 28 June 1916. Buried in CANADIAN CEMETERY NO.2, NEUVILLE-ST. VAAST, Pas de Calais, France. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 42. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7284 - 36 Also commemorated on Whitchurch (Castle Hill) Primitive Methodist Chapel War Memorial
NEWBROOK Stanley Victor
Sergeant 10275, 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action 25 April 1916. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Chester. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 50 to 52. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (Castle Hill) Primitive Methodist Chapel War Memorial
NUNNERLEY Arthur
Sergeant 2170, 1st/6th Battalion (Territorial), Northumberland Fusiliers. Died on service 27 April 1915. Aged 29. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Newcastle-On-Tyne. Son of the late Thomas and Mary Ann Nunnerley. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 8 and 12.
OULTON Douglas Arthur
probably Douglas Arthur Oulton, Guardsman 24345 [CWGC] or 14345 [SDGW], 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died of wounds 20 July 1917. Born Tarporley, Cheshire, enlisted Chester. Native of Eaton Hill, Tarporley, Cheshire. Son of Thomas and Mary Oulton, of Fields Farm, Lower Peover, Knutsford. Buried in BLEUET FARM CEMETERY, Belgium. Plot I. Row F. Grave 12. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
OWEN William
Private S/443027, Reserve Siege Park Depot (Prees Heath), Army Service Corps. Died in United Kingdom 9 November 1918. Aged 40. Born and enlisted Shrewsbury, resident Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of John and Anne Owen, of Castlefields, Shrewsbury; husband of Anne E. E. Owen, of 11, High St., Whitchurch. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 1627.
PARKER William
Private 22031, 7th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 18 August 1916. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of William H. and S. A. Parker, of 32, Grindley Brook, Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 12 A and 12 D.
PEARCE John Harry
Private 193569 [SDGW] or 103569 [CWGC], 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) formerly 55963, Manchester Regiment. Killed in action 6 May 1918. Aged 18. Born Ellesmere, Shropshire, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Mr. Harry Pearce, of Canalside, Blackoe, Whitchurch, Salop. Buried in VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot II. Row K. Grave 2.
PEARSON Frederick Phillips
Corporal 2881, 1st/6th (Territorial Force) Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Killed in action 7 July 1915. Aged 35. Born Liverpool, enlisted Wolverhampton. Son of Edward and Maria Pearson, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Served in the South African War with the Volunteer Company, Cheshire Regiment. Buried in SANCTUARY WOOD CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot V. Row C. Grave 10.
PEIRSON Alfred Charles Grays
Lance Corporal 438, 14th (King's) Hussars. Killed in action 13 May 1915. Aged 31. Born Hamstead, resident Whitchurch, enlisted London. Husband of Elizabeth Ada Peirson, of 20, Talbot Terrace, Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 5.
PHILLIPS John
possibly John Phillips, Corporal 10979, 5th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds 21 January 1916. Aged 21. Born Whixall, Shropshire, enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of John and Edith Phillips, of No Man's Heath, Malpas, Cheshire. Buried in ESSEX FARM CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row D. Grave 8.
POINTON George Henry
Private 35146, 59th Comany, Labour Corps formerly 35808, South Wales Borderers and 38623, Cheshire Regiment. Died on service 15 June 1917. Born Hadnall, Shropshire, resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury. Buried in GREVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY, , France. Plot VI. Row B. Grave 11. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (Castle Hill) Primitive Methodist Chapel War Memorial
POWELL Arthur Toplady
No further information currently available
PRICE George William
Private 33421, 5th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) formerly 188354, Royal Field Artillery. Died on service in Mesopotamia 23 November 1918. Born, resident and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot VII. Row H. Grave 6.
PRODGER Alfred Ernest
Private 200618, 1st/4th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 19 April 1918. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Prodger, of 45, Egerton Rd., Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 112 to 113.
PURCELL Harold
Private 22023, 7th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 18 August 1916. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Mrs. Martha Arrowsmith, of 2, St. John St., Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 12 A and 12 D.
RICHARDS John William Brookes
Private 50630, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment formerly T4/172822, Royal Army Service Corps. Killed in action 24 March 1918. Aged 22. Born Chester, enlisted Aldershot. Son of John Richard and Frances Jane Richards, of Moss Side, Whitchurch, Shropshire; brother of William Lee Brookes Richards (below). Eldest of three brothers who served in the war, two of whom fell. Buried in WAILLY ORCHARD CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 9.
RICHARDS William Lee Brookes
Private 89777, 115th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 25 August 1917. Aged 19.Born Chester, resident Whitchurch, enlisted Oswestry. Second son of John Richard and Frances Jane Richards, of "Moss Side," Brownlow St., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Cadet at Ellesmere College, Shropshire; brother of John William Brookes Richards (see above). Second of three brothers who served in the war, two of whom fell. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 154 to 159.
RIDGWAY Robert Hales
Private 356308, 1st/10th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action 12 April 1918. Aged 21. Resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Liverpool. Son of Robert Dicken Ridgway and Mary Ann Ridgway, of 16, Worthington St., Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 27 to 30. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
ROBERTS Alfred Darlington
Private 61204, 13th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action 9 August 1918. Aged 32. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Alfred and Ann Roberts, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in HARPONVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Row G. Grave 24.
ROBERTS Arthur
Private 24756, 7th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died on service 9 March 1917. Aged 39. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, resident Wem, enlisted Shrewsbury. Husband of Sarah Ellen Roberts, of 16, Wrexham Rd., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row F. Grave 3.
ROBERTS Edward Thomas
Private 23831, 7th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died on service 25 February 1917. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in TRESCAULT COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave 1.
ROCHE Thomas
No further information currently available
ROGERS Gerald William
Gunner 140045 [CWGC] or 149245 [SDGW], "L" Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. Killed in action 24 April 1917. Aged 21. Born Upton Magna, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury. Son of William Edwin and Harriet Rogers, of 15, St. John's St., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in TILLOY BRITISH CEMETERY, TILLOY-LES-MOFFLAINES, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row B. Grave 6.
ROLES Cedric Cyril
[Birth registration records him as Cyril Cedric Roles] Birth registered in the July to September Quarter 1892 in the Whitchurch Registration District, SShropshire.
RUTH Charles William

Private O/29707, Army Ordnance Corps. Died 17 June 1918. Aged 41. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 1305.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1918:

RUTH Charles William of 36 Belton-road Whitchurch Shropshire died 17 June 1918 Administration (with Will) London 17 August to Margaret Ruth widow.
Effects £1805 9s. 4d.
RYCROFT Richard John Edge
Private 30391, 183rd Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 27505, Cheshire Regiment. Died of wounds 20 July 1916. Resident Houghton Tarpoley, enlisted Chester. Husband of C. A. Rycroft, of 25, Newton St., Whitchurch. Buried in MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot XI. Row A. Grave 44.
SHARPS Richard

Gunner 161133, Depot, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died in Catterick Military Hospital at midnight 3 December 1918 having been in hospital 8 days. Admitted to Catterick Military Hospital with Influenza and Broncho Pneumonia 26 November 1918, aged 20. Religious denomination Church of England. In the 1911 census he was aged 12, born Whitchurch, Shropshire, at school, son of Richard Sharps (a widower), resident Daisy House, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 1296.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1919:

SHARPS Richard (the younger) of Dairy House Whitchurch Shropshire gunner Royal Garrison Artillery died 3 December 19118 at Catterick Military Hospital Yorkshire Administration (with Will) Shrewsbury 29 May to Annie Sharps spinster. Effects £171 11s. 10d.

SHAW Charles Herbert

Sergeant 20028, 7th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Died 2 October 1916. Aged 50. Son of William Euclid Shaw, of Whitchurch. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire.

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1916:

SHAW Charles Herbert of 46, Wrexham-road Whitchurch Shropshire bookkeeper died 2 October 1916 at Shirlett near Much Wenlock Shropshire Probate Shrewsbury 7 November to Florence Wilkinson widow. Effects £1691 19s 6d.
SIMMONDS Arthur Thomas
[Spelt SIMONDS on SDGW and CWGC] Private 6528, 2nd Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 27 April 1915. Born Market Drayton, Shropshire, resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shewsbury. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 47 and 49.
SIMON James Henry
Lance Corporal 11643, 1st Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died on service 29 June 1918. Aged 21. Born Shawbury, Shropshire, resident Market Drayton, enlisted Whitchurch. Son of John and Eliza Simon, of Wytheford, Shawbury, Shropshire. Buried in BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY, Brandenburg, Germany. Plot I. Row C. Grave 9.
SLAWSON Wright Graves
Private 6379, 7th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds 13 May 1917. Aged 40. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Tipperary, Ireland. Husband of E. Slawson, of 16A, Yardington, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row G. Grave 10.
SMITH James Glendenning
Private 200771, 1st/4th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds 14 August 1918. Aged 23. Born Beston, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury. Late of Wakefield, Yorkshire. Only son of Anthony and Alice Smith, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 16.
SPARKES Harry
Private 51078, 10th Battalion, Essex Rgiment formerly 44129, Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment). Killed in action 21 September 1918. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shewsbury. Buried in UNICORN CEMETERY, VENDHUILE, Aisne, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 26.
SPEAKES George
[Spelt SPEAKS on CWGC] Private 16559, 7th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 29 April 1916. Aged 31. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of George and Mary Steele, of 18, Egerton Rd., Whitchurch, Shropshire; husband of May Steele, of 14, Priory Lane, Reddish, Stockport. Buried in LOKER CHURCHYARD, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row E. Grave 16.
STEELE Arthur Beech
Corporal 31277, 1st/4th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 30 December 1917. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 12 A and 12 D. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
STOCKLEY Richard
Lance Corporal 24187, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action 25 September 1916. Aged 20. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of William and Sarah Stockley, of Edgeley Bank, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in GUARDS' CEMETERY, LESBOEUFS, Somme, France. Plot X. Row H. Grave 2.
SUMNER John
Private 34553, 1st/4th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 26 March 1918. Aged 29. Born Whitchurch, enlisted Crewe. Son of John and Hannah Sumner, of 52, Naylor St., Crewe. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7.
TAYLOR George Caldecott
Acting Sergeant 3074, 2nd/5th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Died in the United Kingdom 17 July 1916. Aged 26. Resident Hale, Ches., enlisted Altrincham, Ches. Son of William and Arena Taylor, of 69, Talbot St., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 1293. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
TAYLOR William John
[Listed as John William TAYLOR on SDGW & J W TAYLOR on CWGC] Lance Corporal 202057, 2nd/5th Battalion, Manchester Regiment attached to 197th Trench Mortar Battery. Died of wounds 30 March 1918. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, resident Runcorn, Cheshire, enlisted Wigan, Lancashire. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Section P. Plot V II. Row C. Grave 4B.
THOMAS Albert Edward
Private 62675 [SDGW] or 62985 [CWGC], 1st Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action 30 November 1917. Aged 30. Born Newbury, Berkshire, resident and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Mrs. M. J. Thomas, of 95, Gloucester Rd., Westfields, Newbury, Berkshire, and the late Mr. E. Thomas; husband of Gladys F. Thomas, of 14, Park Rd., Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 4.
TRAVERS Thomas
Private 7242, 2nd Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action 13 April 1915. Aged 36. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Patrick and Harriett Travers; husband of Mary Ellen Amos (formerly Travers), of 7, Barlows Yard, Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 47 and 49.
TRICKETT Reginald Arthur
Guardsman 24237, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action 27 November 1917. Born Oldham, Lancashire, enlisted Chester. No known grave. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 2. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
VENABLES Harry Jack
Private 4538, 3rd/4th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died 15 November 1918. Aged 20. Son of S. Harry and S. J. Venables, of Glendale, Talbot St., Whitchurch. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 1750. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
VICKERS George Edmund
Private 38496, 24th (Denbighshire Yeomanry [Denbighshire Hussars]) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died in United Kingdom 9 February 1918. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in IPSWICH OLD CEMETERY, Suffolk. Grave reference X. 4. 38. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
VIGGOR Frank
Private G/24588, 10th (Royal East Kent and West Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 21 September 1918. Aged 38. Born Over, Cheshire, resident and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Charles and Sarah Viggor, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 3.
WALFORD Edward
Private 260176, 11th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment formerly 5391, Herefordshire Regiment. Died on service 7 February 1919. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot II. Row A. Grave 11.
WEBSTER George
No further information currently available
WELCH William Gordon
probably William Gordon WELCH, Sapper 142031, No. 2 Airline Section, Signal Depot, Royal Engineers. Died in United Kingdom 6 April 1917. Born Frodsham, Cheshire, enlisted Rhyl, Flintshire. Buried in CHESTER (OVERLEIGH) CEMETERY, Cheshire. Old cemetery Grave 387.
WHITE George Henry
No further information currently available
WILLETT Geoffrey Frank
Private 19760, 7th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died on service 12 September 1918. Aged 23. Resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Shrewsbury. Husband of Martha Elizabeth Willett, of 18, Wrexham Rd., Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in DENAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Row D. Grave 75. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
WILLIAMS George Herbert
Private 26984, 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment). Died of wounds 30 August 1916. Aged 25. Born and resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Colne, Lancashire. Son of John and Sarah Williams, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot III. Row F. Grave 26.
WILLIAMS John Henry
Private 73423, 8th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 22029, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds 15 May 1917. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of John and Alice Williams, of Canal Cottage, Chemistry, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XVIII. Row N. Grave 7.
WILLIAMS John Herbert
No further information currently available
WILLIAMS Thomas aka Tom
Rifleman C/1587 [SDGW} or C/3587 [CWGC], 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 2 December 1917. Aged 20. Born and enlisted Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Williams, of 24, Doddington, Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 115 to 119.
WILSON Ernest
Private 22296, 20th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Died of wounds 29 December 1916. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, resident and enlisted Liverpool. Buried in WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAULTY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row E. Grave 10.
WILSON Leonard
Private 33820, 1st Battalion, Border Regiment formerly 25679, King's (Liverpool Regiment). Died of wounds 19 September 1917. Born and enlisted Liverpool, resident Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 1100.
WITKISS Albert
Private 48781, 21st Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Killed in action 24 October 1917. Born Whitchurch, Shropshire, resident Newton Heath, Manchester, enlisted Failsworth, Lancashire. Husband of Elizabeth Witkiss, of 52, Albert St., Newton Heath, Manchester. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.Panel 120 to 124.
WOOD James Henry
[Henry on SDGW] Private 26100, 10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers formerly 137203, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 12 October 1918. Aged 33. Born Barbridge, Cheshire, resident Whitchurch, Shropshire, enlisted Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Son of James A. Wood, of Lock House, Grindley Brook, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in MONTAY-NEUVILLY ROAD CEMETERY, MONTAY, Nord, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 1.
WORTHINGTON Samuel W

Lieutenant, 1st/1st (Leicester) Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. Killed in action 28 November 1917. Aged 33. Son of Samuel Worthington Worthington, of the Mount, Whitchurch; husband of Mary Darell Worthington (nee Vawdrey), of Tushingham Hall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. A Barrister-at-law and Member of the Inner Temple. Buried in JERUSALEM WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Section J. Grave 21. Also commemorated on a seat in the church

IN MEMORY OF
LIEUT S WORTHINGTON
1/1 LEICESTERSHIRE RHA
WHO FELL IN PALESTINE
ON NOVEMBER 28TH 1917

1939-1945
ANKERS Reginald Walter
Able Seaman D/JX 170256, H.M.S. Hardy, Royal Navy. Died at sea when his ship was torpedoed 30 January 1944. Aged 20. Born 28 August 1923 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Herbert John and Annie Elizabeth Ankers, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 85, Column 3.
BATHO William Henry
Gunner 790682, 23 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died in Whitchurch 2 June 1943. Aged 31. Son of Philip and Margaret Batho; husband of Ethel Batho, of Whitchurch. In the 1921 census he was resident in Whitchurch. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 2113.
BLAKE, DSM Leopold
Leading Telegraphist P/JX 142985, H.M. Submarine Upholder, Royal Navy. Died at sea when his submarine was sunk off the coast of Sfax in North Africa by the Italian torpedo boat Pegaso 18 April 1942. Aged 22. Born 2 August 1919 in Larne, Co. Antrim. Son of Leopold and Agnes Blake. Awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (D.S.M.). No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 66, Column 3.
BLENCOWE Dennis James
Flight Sergeant 1818376, 570 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 23 September 1944. Birth registered in the July to September Quarter 1924 in Whitchurch Registration District, Shropshire. Buried in ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY, Gelderland, Netherlands. Plot 31. Row A. Collective grave 2-7.
BOAZ Robert
No further information currently available
BLUNDELL Ronald J
Lance Corporal 5124691, 5th Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps. Killed in action in Sicily 5 August 1943. Aged 21. Born 28 January 1922. Son of Frederick Thomas Blundell and Kate Elizabeth Blundell, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. In the 1939 Register he was a Shop Assistant (News Agent), unmarried, resident with his parents at 9 Talbot Street, Whitchurch, Whitchurch U.D., Shropshire. Buried in CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY, Italy. Plot II. Row H. Grave 34.
CHIDLOW Robert William Alfred
Private 7623316, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died as the result of an accident in Palestine 9 July 1942. Aged 22. Born 11 August 1919. Son of William George and Florence May Chidlow, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. In the 1939 Register he was unmarried, a Fitter & Turner (General Hand) Iron Launders, resident with his widowed mother at 7 Sherrymill Hill, Whitchurch, Whitchurch U.D., Shropshire. Buried in KHAYAT BEACH WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Plot A. Row F. Grave 8.
CHIDLOW Ernest Walter
Able Seaman D/JX 150090, H.M.S. Glorious, Royal Navy. Died at sea when his ship was sunk by Scharnhorst 8 June 1940. Aged 20. Born 27 February 1920 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of John and Lillie Jane Chidlow, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 37, Column 2. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
CLAY William Colin
Marine PO/X110768, H.M.L.C.G.(L) 15., Royal Marines. Died at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, 25 April 1943. Aged 18. Born 25 June 1924 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Walter and Mary Clay, of Whitchurch. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 871.
CLIFFE Harry
Private 13002053, 50 Company, Auxiliary Military, Pioneer Corps. Killed in action at sea 17 June 1940. Aged 42. Son of George and Elizabeth Cliffe; husband of Annie Cliffe, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on DUNKIRK MEMORIAL, Nord, France. Column 150.
DAVIES John Derrick Edwards
Pilot Officer 176215, 180 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 15 June 1944. Aged 21. Born 23 December 1922. Son of Daniel Edwards Davies and Katherine Davies, of Market Harborough, Leicestershire. In the 1939 Register he was unmarried, still at school, resident with his parents at Matronal Provincial Bank, High Street, Whitchurch, Whitchurch U.D., Shropshire. Buried in BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY, Surrey. Plot 25. Row D. Grave 16.
DUCKERS George Kitchener
Private 7381588, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 23 September 1945. Aged 31. Born 27 August 1914. Son of Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Duckers, of Whitchurch. In the 1939 Register he was unmarried, Outfitters Drapers Assistant, resident 11 Newport Road, Whitchurch, Whitchurch U.D., Shropshire. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 1310.
EATON Samuel Ernest
Private 7519621, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 11 June 1940. Aged 25. Son of Harriet Elizabeth Eaton, and stepson of Alfred Jones, of Whitchurch. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 340.
ECCLESTON Albert Eric Gerald
[Listed as Alfred not Albert on memorial] Captain 145174, The Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's). Died 29 June 1941. Aged 37. Born and resident Shropshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert George Eccleston, of Whitchurch, Shropshire; nephew of Mr. R. J. Eccleston, of Whitchurch. Buried in DAMASCUS COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY, Syria. Section H. Grave 7.
EDWARDS Robert Bruce
Guardsman 2718368, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards. Killed in action 30 April 1943. Aged 28. Son of Albert Edward and Ellen Edwards; husband of Emily Tryphena Edwards, of Eccleshall, Staffordshire. In the 1921 census he was resident Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Plot V. Row G. Grave 18.
EVANS Arthur
No further information currently available
FORESHAW John William George

Sergeant 940031, 221 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Lost without trace during an anti-shipping recce while flying in a Wellington VIII, serial number W5645, 25 March 1942. Born 15 March 1908. Married Gwendolyn L K Udale in the July to September 1935 in Whitchurch Registration District, Shropshire. In the 1911 census he was aged 3, born Whitchurch, Shropshire, son of William and Jane Foreshaw, resident 26 Park Road Whitchurch, Whitchurch Urban, Shropshire. In the 1939 Register he was a Salesman Cattle Foods & Dairy Equipment, married to Gwendoline, resident 64 Dodington, Whitchurch, Whitchurch U.D., Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 261. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial

Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1943:

FORESHAW John William George of 1 Station-road Whitchurch Salop died on or since 25 March 1942 on war service Administration Llandudno 11 January to Gwendolyn Lettice Kitchener Foreshaw widow. Effects £492 18s.

FOWLES Wilfred Samuel
Private 4034666, 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Wounded and missing in the Western Desert 2 November 1942. Aged 23. Born 11 April 1919. Born and resident Shropshire. Son of Henry (Aka Harry) and Alice Hariett Fowles, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. In the 1939 Register he was a Builder's Labourer, resident with his parents at 10, George Street, Whitchurch, Whitchurch U.D., Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 68.
HAMER Richard
Private T/130334, Royal Army Service Corps attached Royal Artillery. Missing at sea presumed killed in action 7 January 1943. Aged 30. Born 24 August 1912 in Shropshire and resident Shropshire. Son of Richard and Annie Hamer, of Whitchurch, Shropshire; husband of A. Hamer. In the 1939 Register he was unmarried, a Lorry Driver, resident with his widowed mother at 4, Churtons Cottages, Bark Hill, Whitchurch, Whitchurch U.D., Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on BROOKWOOD 1939-1945 MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 17. Column 3.
HERBERT, DFM Wallace
Warrant Officer (Air Bomber) 1178839, 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed on a night raid operation, Stuttgart, from R.A.F. Coningsby flying in an Avro Lancaster III, serial number ND922, when his aircraft crashed near Jungingen 25 July 1944. Aged 32. Son of Edward Wallace Herbert and Lizzie Herbert; husband of Florence Rose Herbert, of Weston Rhyn, Shropshire. Schoolmaster. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (D.F.M.). Buried in DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY, Bayern, Germany. Plot 8. Row D. Collective grave 31-35.
HULL John Nesbit
Corporal 2391259, II Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals. Died as a result of an accident in United Kingdom 18 March 1944. Aged 20. Son of Arthur Edward and Edith Hull, of Whitchurch. Buried in WHITCHURCH CONGREGATIONAL CHAPELYARD, Shropshire. Grave 138.
JARVIS Alfred Charles
Private 5113584, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action in Italy 30 June 1944. Aged 28. Son of Alfred and Clara Jarvis, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in ASSISI WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot I. Row D. Grave 5.
LOVELL Harold Frederick
Driver 1921669, 930 Port Construction and Repair Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action in North Africa 27 January 1943. Aged 27. Son of Thomas and Annie Emmeline Lovell, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in DELY IBRAHIM WAR CEMETERY, Algeria. Plot 3. Row D. Grave 18.
LYMAN Leslie [Frederick]
Sergeant 14822487, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died on service in India 10 June 1946. Aged 19. Son of Marion S. Lyman and Ruth Lyman, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in DELHI WAR CEMETERY, India. Plot 7. Row F. Grave 1.
MADDOCKS Frederick Ambrose Edmund
Lance Sergeant 4035509, 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action in North West Europe 9 August 1944. Aged 24. Son of Ambrose George and Violet Maddocks, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in HOTTOT-LES-BAGUES WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot V. Row B. Grave 3.
MADELEY Alfred Ernest
Died July to September Quarter 1943 in Whitchurch. Aged 22. Born 19 January 1921. In the 1939 Register he was unmarried, Iron Foundry Labourer, resident 5 Smallbrook Buildings, Whitchurch, Whitchurch U.D., Shropshire.
MASON Ernest Thomas
Private 4041990, 4th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Died of wounds in North West Europe 17 August 1944. Aged 22. Born 2 March 1922. Son of James and Sarah Amelia Mason, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. In the 1939 Register he was unmarried, a Bricklayer's Apprentice, resident with his parents at 2 Alport Road, Whitchurch, Whitchurch U.D., Shropshir. Buried in TILLY-SUR-SEULLES WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot IV. Row D. Grave 5. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
MORRIS John
No further information currently available
PARBUTT Joseph William Leonard
Gunner 993505, 4 Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery. Killed in action at sea in the Middle East as an Italian Prisoner of War 14 November 1942. Aged 29. Born 11 September 1913 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, resident Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of Ernest Harry and Lily Parbutt, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. In the 1939 Register he was unmarried, an Engineering Surveying Assistant, resident with his parents at 18 Wrexham Road, Whitchurch, Whitchurch U.D., Shropshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 36. Also commemorated on Whitchurch (St John's) Wesleyan War memorial
PARKER Joseph [Reginald]
Corporal PO/X2530, H.M.S. Suffolk, Royal Marines. Died at sea 17 April 1940. Aged 21. Born 22 January 1919 in Wear, Shropshire. Son of John and Annie C. Parker, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in LYNESS ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY, Orkney. Plot P. Row 2. Grave 39.
RILEY Roy Victor
Private 14410789, 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales'). Died of wounds in Burma 30 January 1945. Aged 20. Born and resident Shropshire. Son of Richard and Ada Mary Riley. No known grave. Commemorated on RANGOON MEMORIAL, Myanmar (Burma). Face 15.
ROBERTS John Thomas
Private 4033946, 1st Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds in Italy 8 October 1944. Aged 24. Previously wounded in North Africa 13 June 1943. Son of John and Helen Roberts; stepson of F. Ankers, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in FAENZA WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot II. Row G. Grave 8.
RYCROFT William Alfred
Lance Corporal 4032353, 1st Battalion, The Herefordshire Regiment, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action in North-West Europe 30 June 1944. Aged 28. Born and resident Shropshire. Resident Whitchurch, Shropshire in 1921 Census. Buried in BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot XIII. Row B. Grave 9.
STOKES John Cyril
Corporal 4032491, 2nd Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed in action in North West Europe 6 June 1944. Aged 27. Born Wem, Shropshire, resident Staffordshire. In the 1921 census he was resident Wem, Shropshire. Buried in LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES, Calvados, France. Plot IX. Row G. Grave 4.
SUMNER Arthur Frederick
Private 5116649, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in action in India 15 June 1944. Aged 30. Born 3 November 1915. Son of Arthur and Annie Sumner, of Whitchurch, Shropshire; husband of Beatrice Sumner, of Whitchurch. In the 1939 Register he was unmarried, a Hotel Carter, resident with his parents at 21 Claypit Street, Whitchurch, Whitchurch U.D., Shropshire. Buried in IMPHAL WAR CEMETERY, India. Plot 5. Row A. Grave 4.
WAGSTAFFE Richard Alfred
Signalman 2597283, Malaya Command Signals, Royal Corps of Signals. Died as a Japanese Prisoner of War 15 June 1943. Aged 21. Born 28 June 1921. Son of Frederick Horace and Hilda Ellen Wagstaffe, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. In the 1939 Register he was unmarried, a Post Office Sorting Clerk & Telegraphist, resident with his parents at 42 Belton Road, Whitchurch, Whitchurch U.D., Shropshire. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 6. Row C.Grave 30.
WAITE Derek
No further information currently available
WHITTOCK Wallace [Frank] Alan
Sergeant ( Flight Engineer) 1490379, 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed while flying in a Handley Page Halifax III, serial number LV775, when flying from R.A.F. Snaith on a night mission to Magdeburg, when shot down by a night fighter over the target 21 January 1944. Aged 21. Son of Frederick Whittock, and of Alice Whittock, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Berlin, Germany. Plot 8. Row H. Joint grave 7-8.
WILSON William aka Billy
Sergeant (Pilot) 526503, 19 OTU, Royal Air Force. Killed while flying in an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V, serial number P4998, on night exercise when the aircraft stalled and crashed on approach to Elgin airfield, the Whitley then catching fire, 20 March 1942. Aged 25. Son of James Bartlett Wilson and Bessie Wilson, of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Buried in LANARK CEMETERY, Lanarkshire. St. Catherine's Section A. Grave 628.
WOODCOCK Norman
Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1588938, 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Killed flying in an Avro Lancaster I, serial number ED439, when the aircraft trook off from R.A.F. Wyton on day training and crashed close to Sleaford, Lincolnshire 18 June 1943. Aged 19. Born 19 January 1924. Son of Samuel Massey Woodcock and Eva Woodcock, of Whitchurch. In the 1939 Register he was at school, resident with his parents at Fariview, Alkington Road, Whitchurch, Whitchurch U.D., Shropshire. Buried in WHITCHURCH CEMETERY, Shropshire. Grave 608. Also commemorated on Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque to the Pathfinder Squadrons operating from R.A.F. Wyton, 1942-1945 and also on the memorial to 83 Pathfinder Squadron in St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire.

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