31/12/1917 Private William Peach (Age 18) 9th Bn. Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France. Son of William and Catherine Peach, of 29, Chaucer St., Kingsley Park, Northampton.
31/12/1918 Private Arthur Jones (Age 43) 2nd Bn Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece. Son of James and Martha Jones; husband of Mary Ann Jones, of 2, Edward’s Court, Trafford St., Chester. Born at Hoole, Chester.
30/12/1915 Lieutenant Colonel Henry Backhouse TD 7th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1915 Private William Hulme 11th Bn. Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium.
30/12/1915 Private William Royle Jenkinson 13th Bn. Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
30/12/1915 Lance Corporal John King 11th Bn. London Rifle Brigade Cemetery, Belgium.
30/12/1916 Private Lawrence Pickup (Age 24) 13th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France.
30/12/1917 Private James Adamson 1st/4th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private George Anderson (Age 36) 1st/4th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Lance Corporal Harry Bailey (Age 26) 9th Bn. Ribecourt British Cemetery, France.
30/12/1917 Second Lieutenant John William Bailey (Age 26) 3rd Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private John Cardwell (Age 31) 1st/4th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private Joseph James Clarke (Age 36) 1st/4th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private Alfred Conway 1st/4th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private Albert Gregory 1st/4th Bn. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private Benjamin Holdsworth 9th Bn. Ribecourt British Cemetery, France.
30/12/1917 Private William Thomas Kelley 1st/4th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private Harry Kesteven (Age 20) 1st/4th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private Charles Mairs (Age 23) 1st/4th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private Thomas Marsden 1st/4th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private John Arthur Matthews 4th Bn. Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private Joseph McGreaves (Age 37) 2nd (Garr.) Bn. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private Alfred Munro (Age 31) 1st/4th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private George Newton 9th Bn. Hermies Hill British Cemetery, France.
30/12/1917 Private Albert Ernest Pembroke 1st/4th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private George Reade (Age 26) 1st/4th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Second Lieutenant John Henry Thomas Saltmarsh (Age 21) 3rd Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).
30/12/1917 Second Lieutenant John Henry Thomas Saltmarsh (Age 21) Jerusalem War Cemetery Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).
30/12/1917 Private James John Smith (Age 21) 9th Bn. Ribecourt British Cemetery, France.
30/12/1917 Lance Corporal William Waring 9th Bn. Ribecourt British Cemetery, France.
30/12/1917 Private George Edward Watts 1st/4th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private Alfred Whittingham (Age 20) 9th Bn. Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France.
30/12/1917 Private Joseph Wilkinson 2nd (Garrison) Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
30/12/1917 Private Harry Woodward 1st/4th Bn. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
30/12/1918 Private Harry Baker (Age 36) 9th Bn. Rostherne (St. Mary) Churchyard, United Kingdom.
29/12/1914 Private Cornelius Bamford (Age 22) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of William and Isabella Bamford, of Back Arthur St., Bury; husband of Marie Waldron (formerly Bamford), of 2, Parson’s Court, Elton, Bury.
29/12/1915 Private Arthur Gray 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.
29/12/1916 Private James Hatton Clare 19th Bn. Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
29/12/1917 Private William Hall (Age 34) Thornham (St. John) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Elizabeth A. Hall, of 860, Slattocks, Castleton, Manchester, and the late Samuel Hall.
29/12/1917 Private Harry Tapley 1st/5th Bn. Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Boxing Day: 26th December 2019
26/12/1914 Serjeant John Brown 16th Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
26/12/1914 Private Charles James Robinson Hursley (All Saints) Church Cemetery, United Kingdom.
26/12/1915 Private Joseph Brassey 9th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Joseph Brassey, of Thornton Hough, Birkenhead.
26/12/1917 Private Thomas Cotterill 17th Bn. Grevillers British Cemetery, France.
26/12/1917 Second Lieutenant Eric Reynolds Eccleston (St. Mary) Churchyard, Cheshire, United Kingdom.
26/12/1917 Private Harry Woolley 11th Bn. Grevillers British Cemetery, France.
27th December 2019
27/12/1915 Private Walter Brown (Age 23) 9th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’avoue, France. Son of James and Betsy Louisa Brown, of Moss Nook, Cheadle, Cheshire.
27/12/1915 Private Peter Fowles (Age 27) 10th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William and Mary Jane Fowles, of 44, Townfields, Over, Winsford, Cheshire.
27/12/1916 Private William Knowles (Age 31) 2nd (Garrison) Bn. Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Joseph Knowles; husband of Edith Barton (formerly Knowles), of 33, Rotherham Rd., West Melton, Rotherham, Yorks.
27/12/1917 Lance Corporal George Anthony (Age 20) 1st/4th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Son of Mr. W. Anthony, of 53, Liscard Village, Wallasey.
27/12/1917 Lance Corporal Albert Davies (Age 27) 1st/4th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Son of William and Sarah Davies, of 2, Avenue, Hadfield, Manchester.
27/12/1917 Private Robert Naylor East (Age 24) 1st/4th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Son of Walter Herbert and Elizabeth Jane East, of Claughton Rd., Birkenhead.
27/12/1917 Private Richard Whelan (Age 31) 1st/4th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Son of Richard and Mary A. Whelan, of 464, Price St., Birkenhead.
27/12/1918 Lance Corporal Edward Heaton 10th Bn. Sale Cemetery, United Kingdom.
28th December 2019
28/12/1914 Private William Robert Hannan 15th Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
28/12/1915 Serjeant Thomas Lockley (Age 23) DCM 1st/5th Bn. Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Thomas and Ellen Lockley, of 26, Louise St., Garden Lane, Chester.
28/12/1915 Private Frederick Morton (Age 23) 10th Bn. Le Touquet-Paris Plage Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas and A. Morton, of 11, Park Rd. Hadfield, Manchester.
28/12/1915 Private Charles Sims (Age 34) 11th Bn. Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Elizabeth Ann Taylor (formerly Sims), of 34, Weston St., South Reddish, Stockport.
28/12/1917 Private Arthur Forshaw (Age 21) 1st/4th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Son of Mrs. M. Forshaw, of Gosfield House, Slack Lane, Heswall, Cheshire.
28/12/1917 Private Wilfred Hunt 1st/7th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).
28/12/1917 Staff Serjeant Patrick Ward MSM 2nd Bn. Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania.
28/12/1918 Company Quartermaster Serjeant Henry Charles Holloway (Age 28) DCM Dar Es Salaam (Upanga Road) Cemetery, Tanzania. Son of Charles and Clara Holloway, of 6, Hoole Park, Chester.
This is my first post since 4/11/2017….sorry about that, no excuse either….but I plan to be here every day….
Remembering the Cheshires lost on Christmas day 1914-1918..
25/12/1915 Private John Jones 9th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’avoue, France.
25/12/1916 Corporal William Bishop (Age 32) 11th Bn. Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
25/12/1917 Corporal Frank Broadhead (Age 22) 5th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.
Son of Harry and Hannah Ann Broadhead, of 100, Windsor Terrace, Bollington, Macclesfield.
25/12/1917 Private Samuel Fitsimmons 2nd/5th Bn. Grevillers British Cemetery, France.
25/12/1917 Company Serjeant Major Charles Lowth DCM 11th Bn. Grevillers British Cemetery, France.
Croix de Guerre (France).
Happy Christmas to all
remember them all: Cheshire Regiment casualties 