Cheshires – 3rd May 2017

100 years ago today 3/5/1917: Private J Clarke 16th Bn. Nesle Communal Cemetery, France.

Private Arthur Newport (Age 32) 4th Bn. Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Richard and Jane Newport, of 7, Bold Place, Chester.

 

WW2:

1942 Warrant Officer Class II Reginald Ravenscroft (Age 23) Mombasa (Mbaraki) Cemetery, Kenya. Son of Jonathan Ravenscroft, and of Mary Harriett Ravenscroft, of Calveley, Cheshire.

1943 Lance Corporal Fred Slater Brooke (Age 25) 6th Bn. Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Fred and Emma Brooke, of Glossop, Derbyshire.

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