Born 21 September 1925, in Wem;
Son of Mr William James (born 1882 in Ford, Shropshire) and
Mrs Elizabeth (born 1881 in Wem, Shropshire, neé Williams) Rodenhurst, of Lee Brockhurst, Shropshire

The 1901 Census lists
WJ Rodenhurst living with his parents James and Emily Rodenhurst.
James Rodenhurst is a farmer.

The 1911 Census lists
WJ Rodenhurst living at Preston Montford near Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
He is single and working on farm.

WJ Rodenhurst and Elizabeth Williams married in Wem, 1916. (Shropshire BMD)

The 1939 Register lists
WJ Rodenhurst living at Roseville, Horton, Wem;
working as a Warehouseman (Cheese) and recorded as married.

During WWII, Thomas William James Rodenhurst was a
Gunner, [410394], 3 Regt, Royal Horse Artillery
Died: Saturday 12 August 1944, aged 24 years.
Casualty List No. 1546: Reported as 'Accidentally Killed'.
Cemetery: Bayeux War Cemetery, Clavados, France [Grave or Reference Panel Number: XIX.C.8]
Bayeux War Cemetery is the largest Commonwealth cemetery of WWII in France and contains burials brought in from
the surrounding districts and from hospitals that were located nearby.