1914-1918

Samuel Ashley, Private, [39515], Worcestershire Regiment; previously [2752], Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. Born: Whixall, Shropshire; son of Elizabeth Ashley, of 4 Moss Cottages, Whixall, Shropshire Died: 29 September 1918, aged 24; killed in action. Cemetery: Pigeon Ravine Cemetery, Epehy Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France [Grave or Reference Panel Number: Plot: I. B. 6]. Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. William Bailey [Bayley], Gunner, [112465], Royal Garrison Artillery, 99th Siege Bty Died: 29 June 1918 Cemetery: Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France [Grave or Reference Panel Number: I. C. 23]. Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. Wilfred Bradshaw, Private, [34201], King's Shropshire Light Infantry; formerly T4/040229, R.A.S.C. Born: Manchester Enlisted:Whitchurch, Shropshire Died: 9 March 1918, aged 25 Cemetery: Jerusalem War Cemetery, Yerushalayim (Jerusalem District), Israel [Grave or Reference Panel Number: Plot: F. 76]. Theatre of War: Palestine, Egyptian Theatre Alfred Brown, Lance Corporal, [15109] Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. Born: Holmes Chapel, Cheshire Residence: Whixall, Shropshire Enlisted: Northwich, Cheshire Died: 26 February 1916, died of wounds. Cemetery: St Mary's, Whixall Theatre of War: Home Alfred Clorley, Private, [10151], North Staffordshire Regiment. Died: 13 January 1916, aged 20 Cemetery: Portianos Military Cemetery, Limnos (Lemnos), Greece.[Grave or Reference Panel Number: III. B. 323]. Theatre of War: . Joseph Clorley, Gunner, [91018], Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery. Born: Whitchurch, Shropshire Enlisted: Shrewsbury, Shropshire Died: 24 July 1916, aged 20 Cemetery: Basra, Iraq Theatre of War: Mesopotamia, Asiatic Theatres. William Clorley, Sapper, [266678], Corps. of Royal Engineers, Battalion Railways, 263Rd R. Coy.. Born: Whixall, Shropshire Residence: Whixall, Shropshire Enlisted: Wem, Shropshire Died: 13 April 1918, died of wounds. Cemetery: La Motte-Brebière Comm Cemetery, Lamotte-Brebiere, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. Joseph Cotton, Private, [15324], Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), 7th Battalion, formerly 32206, Shropshire Light Infantry. Born: Age 18. Son of Thomas Cotton of 12 Waterloo Whixall Whitchurch Salop. Whitchurch, Shropshire. Enlisted: Oswestry Died: 2 August 1917, aged 18, killed in action. Cemetery: Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. Fred Dodd, Lance Corporal, [62699], Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, formerly 6/6553, T.R. Battn. Born: Whixall, Shropshire Enlisted: Grantham, Lincolnshire Died: 8 November 1918, aged 19, died of wounds Cemetery: Ghissignies British Cemetery, Ghissignies Departement du Nord Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France [Grave or Reference Panel Number: Plot: B. 39]. Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. John Downes, Lance Corporal, [10340], Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion Born: Catton, Whitchurch, Shropshire Enlisted: Wrexham Died: 18 July 1916, aged 23, killed in action. Cemetery: Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval Departement de la Somme Picardie, France [Grave or Reference Panel Number: Pier and Face 4 A]. Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. James Eccleston, Private, [3659], London Regiment, 15th (County of London) Battalion (P.W.O. Civil Service Rifles). Born: Residence: Whixall, Shropshire Enlisted: Died: 15 September 1916, aged 21 Cemetery: Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme Picardie, France [Grave or Reference Panel Number: Pier and Face 13 C]. Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. Alfred Eddies, Private, [G/86302], Duke of Cambridge's Own , Middlesex Regiment, 13th Battalion, formerly M/297503, R.A.S.T., M.T.. Born: Whixall, Shropshire; son of Samuel & Alice Eddies. Residence: Whixall, Shropshire Enlisted: Chester. Died: 25 May 1918, aged 26, died of wounds. Cemetery: Peraes British Cemetery Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. James Edgerton, Private, [33122] Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, 6th Battalion. Born: Whixall, Shropshire Died: 1 April 1918, aged 27, died of wounds Cemetery: Moreuil Communal Cemetery Allied Extension Departement de la Somme Picardie, France [Grave or Reference Panel Number: D6] Theatre of War: . France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. Alfred Edwards, Private, [54923] Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 10th Battalion, formerly 4326, Monmouthshire Regiment. Born: Tilstock, Shropshire Enlisted: Wem, Shropshire Died: 4 February 1917, aged Cemetery: Etaples Military Cemetery Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. John Evans, Private, [54920] Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 10th Battalion, formerly 4493, Monmouthshire Regiment. Born: Whixall, Shropshire Enlisted: Whitchurch, Shropshire Died: 30 April 1917, aged 28, killed in action. Cemetery: Arras Memorial, Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Boulevard du General de Gaulle, Arras, France [Grave or Reference Panel Number: Bay 6]. Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. [Walter] James Furber, Lance Corporal, [23997] Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. Born: Wem, Shropshire; son of Alice Furber of Leek St., Wem. Enlisted: Edstaston Died: 20 September 1918, aged 22 years, died of wounds. Cemetery: Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Regional unit of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece [Grave 306]. Theatre of War: Salonika, Balkan Theatre. William Heath, Private, [204053] King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 1st Battalion. Born: Whitchurch, Shropshire Enlisted:Tilstock, Shropshire Died: 21 March 1918, aged 25, killed in action Cemetery: Arras Memorial, Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Boulevard du General de Gaulle, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France [Grave or Reference Panel Number: Bay 7]. Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. Herbert [William] Ikin, Lance Corporal, [24029] Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, 6th Battalion. Born: Whixall, Shropshire; Son of William and Elizabeth Ikin Residence: Whixhall, Shropshire Enlisted: Oswestry Died: 16 August 1917, aged 27, killed in action. Cemetery: Tyne Cot memorial, Zonnebeke West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. Henry Jones, Private, [33013] King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 6th Battalion. Born: Edstaston, Shropshire Residence: Whixall, Shropshire Enlisted: Wem , Shropshire Died: 21 September 1918, aged 31, killed in action. Cemetery: Sucrerie Cemetery, Ablain-St. Nazaire, Pas de Calais, France [Grave or Reference Panel Number: V. F. 4]. Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. Oliver Jones, Private, [19763] Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, 7th Battalion. Born: Whitchurch, Shropshire Residence: Whixall, Shropshire Died: 24 July 1916, aged 25, killed in action Cemetery: Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval Departement de la Somme Picardie, France [Grave or Reference Panel Number: Pier and Face 12 A and 12 D]. Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. Harry Lea, Sergeant, [54920] Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Born: Died: 30 April 1917, aged 28 Cemetery: Arras Memorial, , Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Boulevard du General de Gaulle, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. Edwin Powell, Lance Corporal, [52874] Cheshire Regiment. Died: 22 March 1918, Cemetery: Arras Memorial, Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Boulevard du General de Gaulle, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. Herbert Samuel Sadler, Private, [18981] Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, 6th Battalion. Born: Whixall, Shropshire Residence: Whixall, Shropshire Died: 30 August 1916, aged, killed in action. Cemetery: Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme Picardie, France [Grave or Reference Panel Number: Pier and Face 12 A and 12 D]. Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. Ernest Walker, Private, [22089] Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, 6th Battalion. Born: Bronnington, Flintshire Residence: Whixall, Shropshire Enlisted: Wem, Shropshire Died: 4 September 1916, aged 20, killed in action. Cemetery: Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme Picardie, France [Grave or Reference Panel Number: Pier and Face 12 A and 12 D]. Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre. Thomas Woodward, Private, [24602] Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, 7th Battalion. Born: Whixall, Shropshire Residence: Whixall, Shropshire Enlisted: Whitchurch, Shropshire Died: 26 September 1917, aged 39, killed in action. Cemetery: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium [Grave or Reference Panel Number: Panel 112 to 113]. Theatre of War: France & Flanders, Western European Theatre.

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