Wartime Hoole

To commemorate the Centenary of The Great War 1914-18 the Society has been working to identify the names of the Fallen recorded on the Hoole & Newton War Memorial and we would be delighted to hear from you if you can confirm or correct such details as we have already but especially for those men that we have yet to identify who are highlighted on our list.

To mark the 75^th anniversary of World War II, names of the fallen on that Memorial have also been identified along with other servicemen with Hoole connections. The Society would be pleased to receive details of any of the servicemen who lost their lives in that conflict.

We are also looking for any information on those who served either in the Armed Forces but also on the Home Front e.g. as nursing or other staff at Hoole Bank, Hoole House, and Chester War Hospitals or in other ways e.g. munitions workers or fund raisers.

The Society is always interested to learn about wartime experiences, and is usually able to help identify and clarify the movement and engagement of members of the armed services. Photographs of local service people are very welcome.

If you have any information that you would like to share, please contact us.

Centenary of World War I Armistice - 11th November 1918

On 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of warfare in the “war to end all wars”. 11 November 2018 took on special significance as it marked the centenary of the Armistice which brought the First World War to an end.

Hoole and Newton War Memorial

The War Memorial on Hoole Road, dedicated on 1 April 1923, is familiar to us all. During 2014-2018, Hoole History and Heritage Society learned more of the memorial’s history, and how it came to be erected in its position on Hoole Road.

The creation of a memorial was first discussed in July 1916, the year when, due to the course of the war, conscription had to be introduced by the Government. Hoole Urban District Council (HUDC) considered a Roll of Honour which would list all those who served in the Armed Forces. Further discussion was then deferred.

The proposal was considered again, at a special meeting of HUDC on Saturday 11 November 1918, Armistice Day, and shortly after this, Newton Parish Council was invited to combine to form a Joint War Memorial Committee.

Much debate about the form and the location of the memorial ensued. One consideration was the cost. The building of a Memorial Hall was suggested. A large stone memorial, listing all who served, and sited by the bowling greens in Alexandra Park, was also proposed.

A public meeting was held in February 1919, where “much expression of opinion ensued”. In the end the public meeting voted for a memorial.

The Minute Books of HUDC describe the Joint War Memorial Committee as reporting to both councils.

On the 14 March 1921, a meeting of the full Council of Hoole Urban District received the recommendation of the Joint Committee, to pass a resolution approving the building of a Hoole and Newton War Memorial. The Memorial Hall idea was formally abandoned.

The location was chosen at this meeting, opposite 'The Elms' Council Offices on Hoole Road. The location is just within the boundary of the land locally governed by the Flookersbrook Trust under the Flookersbrook Improvement Act 1876.

At the Ermine Hotel, on Thursday 10 November 1921, Maurice Thomas was appointed ‘a Trustee under the Flookersbrook Improvement Act 1876’ by the meeting called for this purpose by the Parish for the Township of Newton by Chester. Following the parish elections in 1922, he went on to succeed C.P. Smith as the Chairman of Newton-by-Chester Parish Council.

William Williams, Chairman of Hoole Urban District Council, was also Chairman of the Flookersbrook Trust.

"Mr William Williams explained that the Hoole Urban District Council and Newton Parish Council were desirous of erecting a monument in memory of the soldiers killed in the Great War and who had resided in the area under the jurisdiction of the two councils, on part of the land belonging to the Trust."

The trustees ‘had no objection’ to this happening on Trust land in the location where the war memorial stands today. Three designs for the memorial were submitted, from which the one we know, designed by Mr. F. Davies MSA, was chosen.

Hoole & Newton War Memorial Order of Service Easter 1923

Hoole & Newton War Memorial 11 November 2017

A roll listing soldiers from Hoole and Newton who had given their lives in the First World War was to be inscribed. Clegg & Sons, Stonemasons, whose showroom is listed in Kelly’s Directory 1914 at 11 Brook Street, executed the design.

On Easter Sunday 1 April 1923, it was unveiled by Lieutenant General Sir Beauvoir De Lisle.

The photograph of the Order of Service reveals wording linked to the inscription on the War Memorial, shown in the photograph of the base of the memorial.

The service was conducted by the Bishop of Chester, who was assisted by Reverend Pavitt from All Saints’ Church. Chester General Railway Station band played.

Representatives from the Councils, the Hoole Fire Brigade, the British Red Cross, the Guides and the Scouts were in attendance. A large crowd filled all of Hoole Road.

Although the erection of the War Memorial had been an initiative of the two Councils, and the Flookersbrook Trust had ceded the use of the land to this purpose, after the memorial was unveiled, the question of its maintenance and future care remained to be addressed.

The base of the War Memorial and its Inscription

It was recorded in the HUDC minutes of the meeting of 10 September 1923, that HUDC, jointly with Newton Parish Council, resolved to take over the maintenance and all future care of the Hoole and Newton War Memorial.

A panel dedicated to those who gave their lives in the Second World War was installed behind the War Memorial in 1949.

The Community Stops and Remembers

On Sunday 11 November 2018 at 3pm, the community gathered in their hundreds at Hoole and Newton War Memorial to remember and honour the generation from the community who fought and served in the First World War and their families who remained anxiously at home during those years.

Phil Woodworth laying a wreath at Hoole & Newton War Memorial

The community came together for the Act of Remembrance and the laying of poppy wreaths at the War Memorial on Hoole Road, which was unveiled and dedicated opposite ‘The Elms’, the offices of Hoole Urban District Council, by Lieutenant General Sir Beauvoir De Lisle on Easter Sunday 1 April 1923 in a service conducted by the Bishop of Chester, assisted by Rev. Pavitt from All Saints. The General Station band played and there were representatives from the Councils, Hoole Fire Brigade, British Red Cross and the Guides and Scouts, among a large crowd filling all of Hoole Road.

For the centenary of the Armistice, this year, the clergy of the local churches joined together to conduct the Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial, with four generations of the local community in attendance.

The names of 95 men are listed on the Hoole and Newton War Memorial. Each of their stories has now been recorded for posterity. The stories of 47 other Hoole and Newton casualties, whose names were not listed in 1923, are now known.

Wreaths, expressing the deeply felt gratitude of the community to those who served were laid by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Alex Black, Chris Matheson M.P., Councillor Angie Chidley, families of the young men who gave their lives in the war, the British Legion, the Scouts and Hoole History and Heritage Society.

Gathering at All Saints Church following the Service of Remembrance

Hoole History and Heritage Society Chairman, Ralph Earlam; Vice-Chairman, Linda Webb; Treasurer, Phil Cook; and Secretary, Ruth Ludgate

The Armistice Memorial Service was then held at All Saints Church, where larger numbers could be accommodated for the joint service. The School Choirs of Hoole C.E. Primary School and St. Martin’s Academy contributed songs on the theme of remembrance. Stories of two of those named on the War memorial, representing so many others, Rev. R.C. Morrison and William Joseph Jenkins, were told. After the Act of Remembrance, the children sang of the gift of the “Beautiful World” we have. This led into a Commitment to Peace, looking to the future.

Gathering at All Saints Church following the Service of Remembrance

Refreshments were then served, so that there was time for everyone to share their stories and to see displays provided by pupils of the schools and Hoole History and Heritage Society.

Many relatives of those named on the War Memorial attended on 11th November and laid wreaths, crosses and tributes. Hoole History and Heritage Society looks forward to keeping in touch with the representatives of the families who introduced themselves to the Society on 11th November, and to the people who brought photographs and memorabilia to All Saints’ Church. Additional Armistice Day Hoole 2018 photographs were taken by Monty Mercer.

VE Day, 8 May 1945

Towards the end of the Second World War, in the Spring of 1945, Allied Forces began to overrun Germany from the west as the Russian Army advanced from the east. An unconditional surrender was signed to take effect at 11.01p.m. on 8 May. The 8 of May was declared as “Victory in Europe” or “VE” Day. Chester had its very own VE Day Celebrations 1945.

Details of the Fallen - 'On' and 'Not On' the Hoole & Newton War Memorial

World War 1 Casualties

World War 1 casualties on Hoole & Newton War Memorial

NAME	FIRST NAME(S)	DATE	SERVICE / REGIMENT	RANK	NUMBER	BURIED / COMMEMORATED
BAKER T W	THOMAS W	26/03/1918	17 BN LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS	PTE	46972	POZIERES MEMORIAL
BENYON J	JOSEPH	04/05/1917	1/4 CHESHIRE	PTE	18458	SAVONA TOWN ITALY
BOOTE S H	STEPHEN HENRY	17/05/1917	ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY 143 HEAVY BDE	GUNNER	294121	STRUMA MILITARY CEMY GREECE
BOWE J E	JAMES EDWARD	22/09/1917	7 BN SOUTH LANCS	PTE	40307	BEDFORD HOUSE IEPER
BRADSHAW T	THOMAS	23/02/1915	8 BN CHESHIRE	PTE	15623	CHESTER GENERAL CEMY 3042
BURGHALL E	EDGAR	20/09/1918	1/5 BN SOUTH LANCS	PTE	265036	LOOS MEMORIAL
BUTLER H	HERBERT	09/04/1918	6 BN KINGS LIVERPOOL	PTE	88836	LOOS MEMORIAL
CARLINE T	THOMAS	30/09/1918	18 BN KINGS LIVERPOOL attd 15 LANC FUS	2 LT		UPLANDS CEMY MAGNY LA FOSSE
CATLEY R R	REGINALD ROBERT	26/09/1914	RHA & RFA TERRITORIAL FORCE	GUNNER	1009	CHESTER GENERAL CEMY
DAVISON W M	WILFRED MILBURN	29/08/1918	13 BN ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS	PTE	242054	BECOURT MILITARY CEMY BECORDEL-BECOURT
DAWSON S J	SYDNEY JAMES	26/03/1918	1/4 BN KINGS SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY	PTE	31490	ARRAS MEMORIAL
DICKINSON W M	WILLIAM M	23/08/1915	ARMY CYCLIST CORPS (53 Welsh Div Cyclist Co)	PTE	165	HELLES MEMORIAL TURKEY
DINWIDDIE F	FREDERICK	24/07/1916	2 BN ROYAL SCOTS (LOTHIAN)	PTE	27296	ETAPLES MILITARY CEMY
DODD F	FRANK	04/09/1916	1 BN CHESHIRE	BANDSMAN	1684	THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
DOUBLEDAY C	CLEMENT	18/02/1917	14 BN ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS	PTE	4272	BARD COTTAGE IEPER
DUTTON H	HUGH	17/10/1916	RE BASE SIGNALS	SAPPER		DAR ES SALAAM (UPANGA RD) TANZANIA
DUTTON S V H	STANLEY VINCENT H	29/09/1918	1 BN WORCESTERSHIRE	PTE	53067	PIGEON RAVINE EPEHY
EARLAM A	ARTHUR	16/04/1918	1/6 CHESHIRE	SGT	241401	ST SEVER CEMY EXTENSION ROUEN
EDGE A	ALEXANDER	26/10/1918	1 BN BUFFS (EAST KENT)	PTE	G/26144	ST SOUPLET BRITISH CEMY LE CATEAU
EDWARDS R E	ROBERT EDWARD	27/10/1918	2 BN ESSEX REGT	PTE	44621	VIS EN ARTOIS MEMORIAL
EDWARDS W H	WILLIAM HARGREAVES	01/07/1916	16 BN LONDON REGT (QUEENS WESTMINSTER)	L/CPL	1842	THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
EVANS G W	GEORGE WILLIAM	27/05/1918	ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORP	PTE	92243	LA VILLE AUX BOIS AISNE
FAICHNEY J H	JOHN HAMILTON	08/10/1918	1 BN ROYAL BERKS	L/CPL	220703	RUMILLY EN CAMBRESIS EXT
FOSBROOKE J L	JOHN LEE	23/11/1915	2BN ROYAL FUSILIERS	PTE	3612	BOULOGNE EASTERN
GOODING J S cwgc S J	JOHN S	19/07/1917	2 BN IRISH GUARDS	PTE	5194	BLEUET FARM CEMY IEPER
GOUGH W	WILLIAM	19/01/1919	1/5 BN CHESHIRE	L/CPL	241026	CHESTER GENERAL CEMY
GREAVES A	ARTHUR	20/10/1919	1 BN CHESHIRE	CORP	10596	POELCAPPELLE BRITISH CEMY
GREAVES G H	GEORGE HENRY	13/01/1916	5 BN KINGS SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY	PTE	17011	MENIN GATE MEMORIAL IEPER
GRIFFITHS W R	WILLIAM RICHARD	07/09/1915	2 BN SUFFOLK REGT	PTE	19431	LIJSSENTHOEK CEMY POERINGHE
GRIFFITHS W S	WILLIAM STANLEY	07/10/1918	10 BN KINGS LIVERPOOL	PTE	356702	LAPUGNOY MILITARY CEMY
HARRISON W A	WILLIAM ALLEN	11/06/1917	7 BN KINGS SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INF	PTE	26386	DUISANS BRITISH CEMY ETRUN
HIDDLESTONE W B	WILLIAM BORTHWICK	28/05/1918	10 BN KINGS LIVERPOOL	PTE	357042	PERNES BRITISH CEMY
HOLLOWAY H C	HENRY CHARLES	28/12/1918	4 BN CHESHIRE att 2/3 Kings African Rifles	SGT	241030	DAR ES SALAAM (UPANGA RD) TANZANIA
HOLMES F W	FREDERICK WILLIAM	08/08/1917	13 BN CHESHIRE	PTE	11901	THE HUTS IEPER
JENKINS W J	WILLIAM JOSEPH	30/07/1916	20 BN KINGS LIVERPOOL	PTE	30144	THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
JONES E B	ERNEST BRANT	05/01/1918	265 BDE RFA - RHA & RFA TERRITORIAL	GUNNER	735987	JERUSALEM WAR CEMY
JONES G E	GWILYM EDWARD	30/04/1917	4 BN SOUTH WALES BORDERERS	PTE	28424	BASRA MEMORIAL IRAQ
JONES I	(information not yet found)
JONES R L	RICHARD LLEWELYN	13/03/1917	7 BN CANADIAN INFANTRY	PTE	180638	DOULLENS COMMUNAL EXTN
JONES S A	SAMUEL ARTHUR	17/09/1914	2BN GRENADIER GUARDS	GDSN	15061	LES GONARDS CEMY VERSAILLES
JONES T W A	THOMAS WILLIAM ALLEN	31/07/1917	4BN CHESHIRE	2/LT		NEW IRISH FARM
JONES W H	WILLIAM HENRY	14/07/1916	ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGT	PTE	3068	THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
KAY W J	WILLIAM J	21/08/1918	1 BN CHESHIRE	L/CPL	50531	ADANAC MIL CEMY MIRAUMONT
KELLEY W T	WILLIAM THOMAS	30/12/1917	1/4 BN CHESHIRE	PTE	27570	CHATBY MEMORIAL EGYPT
KING J E	JOHN EDWARD	27/06/1916	17 BN KINGS LIVERPOOL REGT	PTE	15402	CERISY GAILLY MILITARY CEMY
LAIRD C	COLIN	20/09/1917	19 BN KINGS LIVERPOOL	CAPT		TYNE COT MEMORIAL
LAUDER J	(information not yet found)
LAWSON G W	GEORGE W	21/09/1916	1/5 BN CHESHIRE - D Coy	PTE	2503	DELVILLE WOOD CEMY LONGUEVAL
LEONARD G	GEORGE	20/01/1916	13 BN CHESHIRE	PTE	W/1029	TANCREZ FARM CEMY
LEONARD T	(information not yet found)
LEONARD W	WILLIAM	01/09/1918	10 BN LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS	L/CPL	25923	BANCOURT BRITISH CEMY
LITTLER C W	CHARLES WILLIAM	17/10/1916	3 BN GRENADIER GUARDS	L/CPL	22472	ST SEVER CEMETERY ROUEN
LLOYD H	HARRY	11/04/1917	8 BN CHESHIRE	PTE	26468	BASRA MEMORIAL IRAQ
LLOYD S	SAMUEL	19/02/1917	ROYAL ENGINEERS	SAPPER	446878	ST SEVER CEMETERY ROUEN
LOAM G H	GILBERT HENRY	30/08/1916	15 BN ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE	PTE	929	THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
LOCKLEY G	(information not yet found)	19/07/1919	RAMC 35 COY		112595	CHESTER GENERAL CEMY
MARRS J	JOSEPH	21/08/1918	9 BN CHESHIRE	PTE	52440	SANDPITS BRITISH CEMY FOUQUEREUIL
MCGREGOR C	CHARLES	02/09/1918	1 BN CHESHIRE	SGT	51812	VAULX HILL CEMY
MEACOCK H	(information not yet found)
MORRIS H	(information not yet found)
MORRIS T	THOMAS	29/09/1916	MACHINE GUN CORPS INFANTRY	PTE	19209	THIEPVAL MEMORAL
MORRISON R C	ROBERT CECIL	13/11/1916	5 BN CHESHIRE History says 6 BN	2/LT		LONSDALE CEMY AUTHUILE
NORCOTT J C	JOSEPH CLIFFORD	29/10/1919	2 BN KING'S LIVERPOOL REGT	PTE	9707	BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL
NUTTALL S V	SAMUEL VINCENT	19/08/1917	1/5 BN CHESHIRE	PTE	241029	TYNE COT MEMORIAL
PADDOCK A G	ALBERT GEORGE	01/09/1918	10 BN SOUTH WALES BORDERERS	PTE	51831	VIS EN ARTOIS MEMORIAL
PARKINSON F	FREDERICK	15/08/1916	12 BN CHESHIRE	PTE	15296	PIETA MILITARY CEMY MALTA
PARRY N J	NATHANIEL JOSEPH	27/05/1917	2 BN ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS	SGT	10567	ARRAS MEMORIAL
PRICE T C	THOMAS CHARLES	17/06/1918	ARMY CYCLIST CORPS	PTE	14538	LES BARAQUES MILITARY CEMY SANGATTE
RABY F A	FRANK A	31/07/1917	RAMC	SGT	90402	POTIJZE CHATEAU LAWN CEMY
REYNOLDS A	(information not yet found)
ROBERTS J S	JOHN STANLEY	22/03/1918	6 BN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	PTE	46999	POZIERES MEMORIAL
ROBERTS W	WILLIAM	09/05/1915	1 BN ROYAL IRISH RIFLES	RIFLEMAN	2283	PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL
ROBERTSON G	GORDON	17/11/1915	10 BN GORDON HIGHLANDERS	2/LT		VERMELLES BRITISH CEMY
SMITH W	WILLIAM	30/09/1918	15 BN CHESHIRE	L/CPL	45965	ZANTVOORDE BRITISH CEMY
SPEED H S	HAROLD STANLEY	31/08/1918	13 BN ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS	PTE	238104	MORVAL BRITISH CEMETERY
STRINGER W	WILLIAM	05/12/1916	9 BN LANACASHIRE FUSILIERS	PTE	37417	THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
SUMPTER A	ANDREW	01/08/1917	10 BN CHESHIRE	PTE	35147	MENIN GATE MEMORIAL IEPER
SUMPTER J	JAMES	17/10/1918	6 BN SOUTH WALES BORDERERS	PTE	40710	HAUTMONT COMM CEMY Mauberge
TANNER J H	JAMES HENRY	12/07/1916	RAMC	PTE	67238	THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
TASKER F P	FIELD PASS	06/10/1917	16 BN ROYAL WARWICKS	2/LT		LIJSSENTHOEK CEMY POERINGHE
TAYLOR H	HAROLD	26/09/1916	I BN LOYAL NORTH LANCS	L CPL	26817	THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
THOMAS S	SYDNEY	21/09/1918	282 BDE AMMN COLUMN RHA & RFA TERRITORIAL	BOMBARDIER	735532	GAZA WAR CEMETERY ISRAEL
TILSTON J E	JOHN EDWARD	23/04/1917	154 COY MACHINE GUN CORPS (INFANTRY)	2/LT		ARRAS MEMORIAL
TULLOCK R G T	RONALD GEORGE TULLOCH	21/10/1917	MT 2 DIVN SUPPLY COL AUST ASC	PTE	966	YPRES RESERVOIR CEMY
TULLOCK W C	WALTER CHELLINWORTH	23/03/1918	25 BN NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS	PTE	59303	DERNANCOURT COMM CEMY EXT
WALKER S G	SAMUEL G	22/06/1916	2 BN ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS	PTE	8457	LOOS MEMORIAL
WALTERS W H	WILLIAM HENRY	31/07/1917	20 BN KINGS LIVERPOOL	PTE	49315	LOOS MEMORIAL
WALTON A	ARTHUR	24/10/1918	RAMC	PTE	40281	CHESTER GENERAL CEMY
WATSON G W	GEOFFREY WILLIAM	01/08/1917	11 BN CHESHIRE	2 LT		YPRES MENIN GATE MEMORIAL
WEST A	ARTHUR	25/08/1916	16 BN KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS	RIFLEMAN	R/20313	DERNANCOURT COMM CEMY EXT
WILBRAHAM F	FRANK	11/08/1916	11 BN CHESHIRE (1/5 ?)	PTE	4130	COUIN BRITISH CEMY
WILBRAHAM F W	F W	25/01/1921	25 BN KINGS LIVERPOOL	PTE	407162	ST JOHN BAPTIST GUILDEN SUTTON
WILBRAHAM S	SYDNEY	31/07/1917	10 BN KINGS LIVERPOOL	PTE	356061	MENIN GATE MEMORIAL IEPER
WILLIAMS J G	JOHN GEORGE	17/04/1918	RAMC	PTE	M.S/310	GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMY
WILLIAMS R	ROBERT	07/04/1918	17 BN LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS	PTE	32140	VILLERS BRETONNEUX CEMY

Further details on casualties, where known, can be found where links are shown.

World War 1 casualties not on Hoole & Newton War Memorial

During the course of our research of the men named on the Hoole & Newton War memorial we have also identified a number of other men who died during their WW1 service, have some kind of connection to Hoole or Newton but who are not named on the Memorial.

We have listed those we are aware of and we would be very grateful for any corrections, additional information, photographs, documents or any new names that you may like to share.

NAME	FIRST NAME(S)	DATE	SERVICE / REGIMENT	RANK	NUMBER	BURIED / COMMEMORATED
AIRTH E J	EDWARD JAMES	27/05/1918	5 BN DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY	PTE	91498	SOISSONS MEMORIAL
ARMSTRONG H	HARRY	19/06/1916	5 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	PTE	4138	CHESTER GENERAL CEMY 3870
ATKINSON W	WILLIAM	21/03/1918	HAWKE BN ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION	ABLE SEAMAN	R/4259	ACHIET LE GRAND COMMUNAL
AYLING E J	EBENEZER JOSEPH	23/08/1917	11 BN SOUTH WALES BORDERERS	PTE	29417	TYNE COT MEMORIAL
BAILEY J O	JOHN OCLESTON	14/04/1918	MACHINE GUN CORPS INFANTRY	SGT	68292	CANADIAN CEMY No. 2 NEUVILLE ST VAAST
BOWKER W	WILLIAM	07/06/1917	13 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	PTE	243199	WULVERGHEM LINDENHOEK ROAD
BOYD RG	REGINALD GEORGE	08/09/1917	11 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	PTE	243780	LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMY
BOYLING H	HAROLD	29/07/1917	COLDSTREAM GUARDS	PTE	20689	MENIN GATE MEMORIAL IEPER
BRAZENDALE E	EDWIN	13/12/1918	DUDULAR RAILWAY STORES ROYAL ENGINEERS	SAPPER	WR 29596	MIKRA BRITISH CEMY KALMARIA GREECE
BROWN S	SAMUEL	08/03/1915	1 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	PTE	10507	MENIN GATE MEMORIAL IEPER
BURROWS D **	DONALD	11/1918	ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS	MAJOR
CATHERALL E	EDWARD	01/07/1916	19 BN KINGS LIVERPOOL	PTE	21479	THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
CORFE W	WILLIAM	02/10/1918	19 BN LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS	L/CORPORAL	37418	BELLICOURT BRITISH CEMY
DAVIES R C	RICHARD CECIL	17/05/1917	ROYAL ENGINEERS WESTERN  COMMAND (CHESTER)	MAJOR		CHESTER GENERAL CEMY 4235
DODD F	FRANK	03/09/1916	11 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	PTE	4393	BLIGHTY VALLEY AUTHUILLE WOOD
ELLIS W	WILLIAM	01/01/1917	HMS CADMUS	SHIPWRIGHT	345696	CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
EVANS J V	JOHN VICTOR	24/03/1918	15 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	PTE	36652	POZIERES MEMORIAL
HARRISON C R	CHARLES ROBERT	25/10/1915	5 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	SGT	2176	SUZANNE COMMUNAL
HASSALL A H	ARTHUR HORACE	15/10/1918	17 SQUADRON MACHINE GUN CORPS (CAVALRY)	L/CORPORAL	101630	HAIFA WAR CEMETERY PALESTINE
HAYES H U	HARRY URMSTON	13/10/1915	1 BN BLACK WATCH ROYAL HIGHLANDERS	2/LT		LOOS MEMORIAL
HORNER W	WILLIAM	03/11/1918	8 BN OX & BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY	CORPORAL	28066	TARANTO TOWN CEMETERY ITALY
HUGHES H	HARRY	11/07/1918	1 BN WELSH GUARDS	PTE	3388	ST HILAIRE EXTENSION
HUGHES W	WALTER	01/03/1919	1 BN GRENADIER GUARDS	RSM	11487	COLOGNE SOUTHERN
IMISON C	CHARLES	09/08/1916	17 BN KINGS LIVERPOOL	SGT	15718	ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL
JONES A	ARTHUR	31/12/1918	2 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	PTE	315224	MIKRA BRITISH CEMY KALMARIA GREECE
KEENE E	EDWARD	04/09/1915	8 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	PTE	11232	ALEXANDRIA CHATBY MILITARY CEMY  & WAR MEMORIAL EGYPT
LAVENDER H	H	15/08/1917	45 BATTERY CANADIAN FIELD ARTILLERY	GUNNER	348514	FOSSE NO.10 COMMUNIAL SAINS EN GOHELLE
MARTIN P J	PERCY JOHN	25/01/1917	24 BN LONDON RGT	PTE	723489	LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMY
OWEN N	NEIL	21/09/1915	8 BN ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS	L CPL	11667	AZMAK CEMY SUVLA TURKEY
OWENS J	JOHN	04/11/1918	16 FIELD BAKERY ASC	PTE	S4 21878	TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMY
PARRY J H	JOSEPH HENRY	29/04/1915	1 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	PTE	11215	MENIN GATE MEMORIAL IEPER
PHILLIPS I	IDRIS	08/09/1917	2/6 BN ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE	PTE	260177	LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMY
PHILLIPS W	WILLIAM	07/11/1918	ROYAL ENGINEERS RAILWAYS	SAPPER	WR/289939	GAZA WAR CEMY ISRAEL
PINCHES N G	NORMAN GORDON	30/07/1916	19 BN KINGS LIVERPOOL	L CPL	21589	GUILLEMONT ROAD CEMY
PLEAVIN C	CHARLES	02/03/1919	1/4 BN ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS	L CPL	203108	WREXHAM CEMY
PRICE C L	CHRISTOPHER LEWELLYN	14/10/1918	7 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	PTE	268302	PERTH CHINA WALL IEPER
RHODES G	GEORGE	29/04/1917	16 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	PTE	50438	GRAND SERAUCOURT BRITISH
ROGERS F	FRANK	25/09/1915	1 BN ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS	L CPL	10867	LOOS MEMORIAL
SANSAM G	GEORGE	05/10/1917	21 FIELD AMBULANCE RAMC	PTE	4708	TYNE COT MEMORIAL
SHARKEY J T	JAMES THOMAS	18/02/1915	2 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	PTE	8171	MENIN GATE MEMORIAL IEPER
STEAD L	LANCELOT	30/03/1918	B COY 12BN RIFLE BDE	RFM	S/7521	POZIERES MEMORIAL
STOCKTON F	FREDERICK	03/09/1917	2/6 BN ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE	PTE	260186	TYNE COT MEMORIAL
STUBBS J	JIM	26/05/1918	11 BN CHESHIRE REGIMENT	PTE	11552	CHAMBRECY BRITISH CEMY
SUTTON A	ARTHUR	17/05/1920	5 PROV COY ROYAL ENGINEERS	PNR	604960	CHESTER GENERAL CEMY 2349
TAPSELL K M **	KATHLEEN MARY	03/11/1918	RED CROSS VAD	NURSE
WELSFORD G K	GEORGE KEITH	20/101916	11 SQN ROYAL FLYING CORPS	LIEUT		ARRAS MEMORIAL
WILBRAHAM T	THOMAS	30/04/1917	1/7 BN MANCHESTER REGT	PTE	276605	EPEHY WOOD FARM CEMY
WILLIAMS T T	THEOPHILUS TUNSTALL	10/12/1918	268 COY LABOUR CORPS ( EX 21 LAB COY LPOOL)	PTE	51454	CHESTER GENERAL CEMY 1358
WILLIS A S	ARTHUR SIDNEY	28/03/1918	230 SIEGE BATTERY ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY	GUNNER	69406	AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMY

Further details on casualties, where known, can be found where links are shown, and there is more information on casualties marked ** on the Hoole Hospitals 1914 - 1919 page

Listen to Dave Rees talk on Local Radio on some of the stories of Hoole and the Great War. Interview on Local Radio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwzVCp6q98A&feature=youtu.be

World War 2 Casualties

World War 2 casualties on Hoole & Newton War Memorial

NAME	FIRST NAME(S)	DATE	AGE	SERVICE / REGIMENT	UNIT	RANK	NUMBER	BURIED / COMMEMORATED
ALLMAN S A	STANLEY ARTHUR	25/05/1940	19	ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS	1 Battalion	FUSILIER	4196017	ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL, FRANCE
ANWYL J L	JOHN LLOYD	02/12/1942	33	MERCHANT NAVY	SS Serooskerk Netherlands	SECOND OFFICER		TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, UK
BERRY L	LESLIE	12/07/1944	32	ROYAL ARTILLERY	382 BTY 116 LT AntiAircraft Regiment	GUNNER	4205422	ST MANVIEU CEMY CHEUX, FRANCE
BOYER F	FREDERICK	24/09/1944	23	ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE RGT	2 Battalion	PRIVATE	2091478	MIERLO CEMY NETHERLANDS
BROCKLEY D C	DONALD CHARLES	26/03/1942		ROYAL AIR FORCE	61 Squadron	SERGT/WOPAG	971199	REICHSWALD FOREST, GERMANY
COOPER S H	(information not yet found)
DUTTON F	FREDERICK	17/02/1942	20	ROYAL AIR FORCE	460 Squadron RAusAF	SERGT/WOPAG	1006728	OVERLEIGH CEMETERY CHESTER, UK
DUTTON J H	JAMES HENRY	26/08/1943	23	ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS	196 Field Ambulance	PRIVATE	7394425	KANCHANABURI, THAILAND
FEILD T H	THOMAS RICHARD	30/11/1943	20	ROYAL ARTILLERY	3 Survey Regiment	GUNNER	14221718	SANGRO RIVER CEMETERY ITALY
FISHER F	FRANK	21/12/1942	19	ROYAL AIR FORCE	103 Squadron	SERGEANT FLIGHT ENGINEER	577301	MAUBEUGE CENTRE CEMETERY, FRANCE
FROST H S	HENRY SHELMERDINE	05/03/1941	27	CHESHIRE RGT	Att. 51 Commando	CAPTAIN	51425	KEREN WAR CEMETERY ERITREA
GANDER A J	ALFRED JOHN	16/09/1941	42	ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS	Cheshire Yeomanry	WO2 SQMS	547021	DURBAN STELLAWOOD SOUTH AFRICA
GATLEY S E	STANLEY ELLIS	18/01/1943	23	ROYAL AIR FORCE	Comms Flight RAF Iraq & Persia	LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN	970215	TEHRAN WAR CEMETERY IRAN
GERRARD C W	CECIL WILLIAM	24/05/1941	25	ROYAL AIR FORCE	30 Squadron	CORPORAL	535176	PHALERON WAR CEMETERY GREECE
GREEN G A M	GEORGE ALEXANDER MCKENZIE (ALEC)	24/04/1941	19	ROYAL ENGINEERS	3 Field Squadron	SAPPER	2091496	ATHENS MEMORIAL GREECE
GRIFFITHS H de G	HAROLD de GRAY	22/05/1944		ROYAL AIR FORCE	57 Squadron	SERGEANT AIR GUNNER	2211356	ASSENS FYN NEW CEMETERY DENMARK
HEWITT G S	GEORGE SUMMER	12/04/1944	25	CHESHIRE RGT	7 Battalion	LANCE SERJEANT	4127578	BEACH HEAD CEMETERY ANZIO ITALY
HUGHES M C	MAGNUS COLIN	09/10/1942	21	ROYAL NAVY	HMS Osprey	ABLE SEAMAN	D/SSX23637	HAWARDEN ST DEINIOL CHURCHYARD
HUTCHINSON L	LEONARD	14/03/1945	24	ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS	Cheshire Yeomanry	SIGNALMAN	558279	OVERLEIGH CEMETERY CHESTER, UK
JACKSON P C	PHILIP CORFIELD	13/06/1943	31	ROYAL AIR FORCE	180 Squadron	FLYING OFFICER	131159	RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, UK
JACKSON S H	SAMUEL HARRY	10/09/1942	22	ROYAL AIR FORCE	102 Squadron	FLIGHT SERGEANT WOP/AG	1101252	FLUSHING NORTHERN NETHERLANDS
JOHNSTON J F	JAMES FRANCIS	21/09/1944	28	ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS	253 Airborne Divn Comp Coy	DRIVER	T/188996	JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY NETHERLANDS
JONES J R J	JOHN ROBERT JOSEPH	05/12/1941	22	ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS	18 Line Section	SIGNALMAN	2360128	TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY, LIBYA
LACEY J A	JOHN ANTHONY	19/08/1942	22	ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS	3 Commando	PRIVATE		PIHEN LES GUINES CEMETERY FRANCE (DIEPPE)
LAWTON F T	FRANCIS TAYOR	28/06/1942	34	ROYAL ARTILLERY	238 Battery 88 HAA Regiment	GUNNER	1738445	ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, EGYPT
LEACH A	ALFRED	18/02/1944	31	ROYAL NAVY	HMS Penelope	LEADING SIGNALMAN	P/SSX14381	PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, UK
LEECH A	(information not yet found)
LINDSEY H R	(information not yet found)
MOORCROFT W H	WILLIAM HENRY	25/10/1942	23	ROYAL ENGINEERS	2 Field Squadron	SAPPER		EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY, EGYPT
NEWNS P	PAUL	23/10/1943	22	ROYAL AIR FORCE	48 Squadron	FLIGHT SERGEANT	1083467	MALTA MEMORIAL, MALTA
PARRY F	FREDERICK	26/06/1943		ROYAL AIR FORCE	115 Squadron	FYING OFFICER (AIR BOMBER)	131560	NANTES PONT DU CENS CEMETERY FRANCE
PAUL W E D	WILLIAM EDWARD DAVID	19/10/1940		ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS	4 Battalion	2 LIEUTENANT	90305	BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL, UK
PAYNE A W	ALBERT WILLIAM	05/03/1943	26	ROYAL ARTILLERY	7 Coastal Regiment	GUNNER	851467	SINGAPORE MEMORIAL SINGAPORE
REDDINGTON T	TREVOR	28/04/1943	23	GRENADIER GUARDS	5 Battalion	GUARDSMAN	2616239	MEDJEZ AL BAB WAR CEMETERY TUNISIA
ROBERTS W A	WILLIAM ARTHUR	05/07/1944		ROYAL AIR FORCE	57 Squadron	SERGEANT AIR GUNNER	1030803	AUBERMESNIL CHURCHYARD FRANCE
SHONE G E	GEORGE ERNEST	29/07/1942	29	ROYAL AIR FORCE	75 Squadron	WARRANT OFFICER	564432	BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY GERMANY
SMITH B J	BENJAMIN JAMES	07/04/1943	32	ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS	1 Battalion	FUSILIER	3779336	RANGOON MEMORIAL, MYANMAR (BURMA)
SPRUCE T	THOMAS	02/08/1944	24	GREEN HOWARDS YORKSHIRE RGT	7 Battalion	LANCE CORPORAL	3658346	BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY, FRANCE
THOMPSON J E	JOHN ERNEST	08/03/1945	22	ROYAL AIR FORCE	57 Squadron	FLIGHT SERGEANT	1458564	RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, UK
VEATER C W	CLARENCE WILLIAM	22/02/1945	27	ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS	61 Training Regiment	CORPORAL	14323375	OVERLEIGH CEMETERY CHESTER UK
WATERS T W	THOMAS WILLIAM	07/01/1944	27	ROYAL AIR FORCE	255 Squadron	SERGEANT NAVIGATOR	1424091	BARI WAR CEMETERY ITALY
WILCOXON E	EDWARD	03/07/1945	27	ROYAL NAVY	HMS Queen Charlotte	ABLE SEAMAN	D/JX553229	OVERLEIGH CEMETERY CHESTER UK
WILCOXON F W	FREDERICK WILLIAM	22/05/1941	21	ROYAL MARINES	HMS Gloucester	MARINE	PLY/X2263	PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, UK
WOODFINE W	WILFRED	22/08/1944	36	ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS	9 Royal Tank Regiment	TROOPER	7926161	ST DESIR WAR CEMETERY FRANCE

Further details on casualties, where known, can be found where links are shown.

World War 2 casualties not on Hoole & Newton War Memorial

During the course of our research of the men named on the Hoole & Newton War memorial we have also identified a number of other men who died during their WW2 service, have some kind of connection to Hoole or Newton but who are not named on the Memorial.

We have listed those we are aware of and we would be very grateful for any corrections, additional information, photographs, documents or any new names that you may like to share.

NAME	FIRST NAME(S)	DATE	AGE	SERVICE / REGIMENT	UNIT	RANK	NUMBER	BURIED / COMMEMORATED
BASTOW A	ALAN	16/10/1944	30	ROYAL ARTILLERY		CAPTAIN		CALAIS CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, LEUBRINGHEN, FRANCE
BROMLEY T L	THOMAS LESLIE	17/04/1943	22	ROYAL AIR FORCE	15 Squadron	SERGEANT		RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY
CALVERT L D	LESLIE DOUGLAS	19/09/1944	52	BEDFORDSHIRE & HERTFORDSHIRE REGIMENT	30 Battalion	COMPANY QUARTERMASTER SERJEANT		DELY IBRAHIM WAR CEMETERY, ALGERIA
CLARKE P H W	PETER HENRY WOODTHORPE	02/03/1945	23	LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT		MAJOR		REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, GERMANY
DAVIES H A	HUGH ABBINETT	16/02/1943	25	ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY	1 Regiment	LIEUTENANT		DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY, GERMANY
DEMPSEY E R	ERNEST ARTHUR	06/04/1944	21	ROYAL AIR FORCE	6 Operational Training Unit	SERGEANT-WIRELESS OP/AIR GUNNER		SILLOTH HOLME LOW UK
GILLEN S	SHEILA	29/11/1940	25	CIVILIAN WAR DEAD		CIVILIAN		CHESTER, RURAL DISTRICT, UK
GRISTWOOD F L	FRANK LUTTMAN	08/06/1944	33	ROYAL ARMY ORNANCE CORPS		MAJOR		BAYEUX MEMORIAL FRANCE
HIGGINS P J W	PATRICK JAMES WILLIAM	31/01/1942	23	ROYAL NAVY	H.M.S. Belmont	LEADING STOKER		PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
HOUSTON W P	WILLIAM PETER	18/12/1943	21	ROYAL AIR FORCE	270 Squadron	SERGEANT		RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, UK
JOHNSON J R	JAMES RUSSELL	23/04/1945	29	ROYAL AIR FORCE	Flying Training Command	SQUADRON LEADER		CHIPPENHAM (LONDON ROAD) CEMETERY, UK
KENDALL J A	JON ALEXANDER	04/07/1941	50	MERCHANT NAVY	ss Robert L Holt	MASTER		TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, LONDON UK
LANGFORD H C	HENRY CYRIL	24/06/1944	26	ROYAL NAVY VOLUNTEER (WIRELESS) RESERVE	HMS Nith	LEADING TELEGRAPHIST		PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, UK
LOCKLEY E G	ERIC GEOFFREY	24/05/1940	29	ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS	5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards	LANCE SERGEANT		DUNKIRK MEMORIAL, FRANCE
NIBLETT C H	CHARLES HERBERT	21/07/1943	33	ROYAL MARINES	3 RM HAA	MARINE		SYRACUSE WAR CEMETERY, SICILY, ITALY
PARKIN T T	THOMAS THOMPSON	24/03/1944	31	ROYAL NAVY	H.M.S. Illustrious.	LEADING SEAMAN		TRINCOMALEE WAR CEMETERY, SRI LANKA
PRATLEY A J	ARTHUR JAMES	12/03/1942	?	ROYAL AIR FORCE	77 Squadron	SERGEANT - PILOT		EDMONTON CEMETERY UK
RIMMER J	JAMES	16/10/1944	25	CHESHIRE REGIMENT		LIEUTENANT		FAENZA WAR CEMETERY, ITALY
RIMMER J R	JOHN REUBEN	19/07/1942	28	ROYAL ARTILLERY	28 Field Regt.	BOMBARDIER		TEL EL KEBIR WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, EGYPT
ROBERTS W M	WILLIAM MERRICK	11/06/1941	23	ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE	53 Squadron	SERGEANT		LLANDUDNO (GREAT ORME'S HEAD) CEMETERY, UK
SCOTT P	PETER	12/01/1945	58	ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS	Cheshire Yeomanry	MAJOR		CHESTER (BLACON) CEMETERY, UK
SELZER B	BERNARD	25/03/1943	26	GENERAL LIST		LIEUTENANT		IBADAN MILITARY CEMETERY, NIGERIA
STONES T R	THOMAS ROBY	20/01/1944	22	ROYAL AIR FORCE	10 Squadron	SERGEANT - FLIGHT ENGINEER		BERLIN 39-45 WAR CEMETERY, GERMANY
STOTT W L	WILLIAM LESLIE	08/05/1945	35	ROYAL AIR FORCE	Transport Command	SERGEANT		CHESTER (OVERLEIGH) CEMETERY, UK
TAYLOR N W	NORMAN WILLIAM	27/05/1942	31	ROYAL TANK REGIMENT R.A.C	3 Battalion	CORPORAL		ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, EGYPT
VICKERS R	RONALD	08/07/1944	19	SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT	7 Battalion	PRIVATE		CAMBES-EN-PLAINE WAR CEMETERY, FRANCE
WATSON J M	JOCK MARTIN	24/06/1944	22	ROYAL AIR FORCE	7 Squadron	SERGEANT - FLIGHT ENGINEER		WORMHOUDT COMMUNAL, FRANCE
WILBRAHAM H	HENRY?	14/08/1941	29	WELCH REGIMENT		PRIVATE		ALLERTON CEMETERY LIVERPOOL UK

Further details on casualties, where known, can be found where links are shown.

Local War Memorials

Dedication of World War I Memorial 1923

The War Memorial on Hoole Road is well known as the district's major place of remembrance for the fallen of two world wars.

The First World War memorial is the cross mounted on a square base with chamfered corners, each face bearing an inscription tablet. It was unveiled by Lt. Gen. Sir H. Beauvoir on Easter Sunday 8 April 1923 and was dedicated by the Bishop of Chester. It was commissioned by Hoole Urban District council and made by Clegg & Sons of Brook Street, Chester. There were originally 88 names but there are now 95 from the Great War (which is how World War I is often referred to). A history of the location and erection of the Memorial can be found at http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pardos/HooleMain.html.

Unveiling of World War II Memorial 1949

The Second World War memorial stone is placed in the wall to the rear. The photograph was taken from the balcony of the Hoole Urban District Council's office at The Elms in 1949. It was unveiled by Major General G.M. Elliot from Western Command, Chester. It contains the names of 44 men.

All Saints Church

All Saints Church World War I Memorial

All Saints Church World War II Memorial

All Saints Church has two panels carved in ash wood to commemorate the fallen from each World War.

A memorial not seen but heard is the tolling bell which was added to the existing five bells in 1925. A myth that the bell is inscribed with the names of the dead of the First World War has been disproved. The inscription actually reads "In memory of parishioners who died in the Great War 1914-1918" so that their names could ring out forever, and the bell is used in the last five minutes of ordinary services and for special services. It was dedicated on 31 May 1925 by the Bishop of Chester and cost £90.

Rev. RC Morrison's Memorial Window All Saints Church

Also on the north wall of the Church, is a stained-glass window dedicated to the Rev. Robert Cecil Morrison, who died as a 2^nd Lieutenant with the 5^th Battalion Cheshire Regiment on 13 November, 1916. He had been curate at All Saints’ before volunteering to serve his country.

St. Peter's Church Plemstall World War I Memorial

St. Peter's Church

St. Peter's, Plemstall Church, which used to be the Parish Church for the townships of Hoole and Newton, has a significant World War I memorial reputedly carved by the then minister, Rev. J.H. Toogood (1907- 46). It contains the names of the fallen and also those who served; these include people from Hoole Village.

World War II Memorial in Hoole Community Centre

Hoole Community Centre

Hoole Community Centre in Westminster Road now displays the World War 2 Roll of Honour originally erected in the Hoole Urban District Council office at what was The Elms, Hoole Road (which was demolished in 1980).

All Saints Boys School World War I Memorial

All Saints Boys School

All Saints Boys School had a memorial commemorating pupils who died during the Great War. A photograph of this lost memorial has been provided by Barbara Nuttall.

Harry Urmson Hayes

Three memorials exist in memory of Harry Urmson Hayes (HAYES H U)who was the son of George W. Hayes of Hoole Bank House. He was a 2^nd Lieutenant in the 1^st Battalion, The Black Watch, and was killed on 13 October 1915 in the Battle of Loos.

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1. Memorial tablet in Chester Cathedral.
2. Plaque rescued from Chester Royal Infirmary when demolished commemorating a ward opened there in his name. Now at The Hammond School, (formerly Hoole Bank House), Mannings Lane.
3. Brass Plate donating Hoole Bank House to The National Institute for the Blind in 1921 in memory of Harry, also at The Hammond School.

Grp. Capt. Leonard Cheshire

Grp. Capt. Leonard Cheshire, VC. OM, DSO, DFC is commemorated by the blue plaque on the front elevation of 65 Hoole Road being his place of birth.

Details of some of the fallen of the area not recorded on the main War Memorials can be found on the Society's website. Names may also be found on the Roll of Honour erected in the entrance hall of Chester's Town Hall.

St. Werburgh's Roman Catholic Church

St. Werburgh's Roman Catholic Church has identified many members of the armed forces associated with St. Werburgh's Parish who died during both Wars.

Chester & District Postal Staff World War I Memorial

Occupational Memorials

The Society has also recorded the following occupational memorials:

Postal Staff

1. Plaque commemorating Chester & District Postal Staff World War I, now at Royal Mail House, Station Road, Chester (Chester Sorting/Delivery Office). Unveiled May 1921.
2. Post Office staff memorial unveiled on 22 May 1921 under the clock at Head Office (and main post office), St. John Street, Chester. This has now been relocated to the Cheshire Military Museum.

Great Western Railway World War I Roll of Honour

Railway Staff

The Great Western Railway Roll of Honour 1914-18 is in the Ticket Office at Chester Railway Station.

Cheshire Observer 20 December 1919

A Bronze memorial tablet mounted on black marble unveiled on 13 December 1919 commemorating eight men who died in World War 1 and who were employed in the London & North Western Railway Station Sheds located near to Hoole Lane Bridge. Names: George Arundale, John T. Warburton, Samuel Maynard, Thomas Williams, Idris Phillips, Samuel Rathbone, Albert K. Gaulton, John Hughes. The memorial tablet was discovered by the Society in 2020 to be preserved in the traincrew messroom at Chester Station and featured in "The London and North Western Railway: a 150th Anniversary Tribute to the Premier Line” by Edward Talbot 1996. It is understood that Remembrance services were held at the memorial in the locomotive shed for many years on Armistice Day.              

Bradley's Outfitters, City Road

Details of a Roll of Honour dedicated to its employees who were engaged in World War 1 has been located in the Cheshire Record Office.

Hoole Auxiliary Hospitals during World War 1

Following Britain's declared war on Germany and her allies on 4 August 1914, and the subsequent mobilisation of the Army. It was soon realised that the scale of the conflict and the number of casualties would require many more nursing facilities and much more medical care than the country could then provide. Nation-wide, premises were found to accommodate Auxiliary Hospitals. In Hoole, three were opened; Hoole Bank House; Hoole House; and Chester War Hospital. These are described in greater detail in Hoole Hospitals 1914 - 1919.

Lady Madeleine Frances Mackinnon CBE

Lady Mackinnon's VAD Card

Lady Madeleine Frances Mackinnon (1854-1926) was the wife of General Sir William Henry Mackinnon KCB, KCVO (1852-1929). The Cheshire connection came about because he was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command from 1910 to 1916 when the headquarters were at Watergate House in Chester. The official residence was Government House in Dee Hills Park, which was where they were recorded as living in the 1911 Census. Their daughter Nora Mary Fynvola Mackinnon (1882-1953) married Lieutenant Colonel Egerton in 1905 and Major Bruce in 1918.

Lady Mackinnon's actual offices are cited differently in various publications, but as the Vice-President or Commandant of the Cheshire Red Cross she played far more than just a titular role, and various documents show her active engagement in many of its activities e.g. the organisation of an event on Chester Roodee involving the Duke of Westminster in 1913 when Lord Methuen inspected the Voluntary Aid Detachments of the Chester Division of the Red Cross Society; addressing a conference at the Imperial Services Exhibition, also in 1913, on the need for finance to be made available to support the VAD's; in the last week of July 1914 she is reported as overseeing a four day training exercise on the Roodee. The Prime Minister, Herbert Asquith had been expected to visit but was confined to London on account of the international crisis, World War 1 being declared on 4 August.

Newspaper Article 15 August 1914

On 15 August 1914, the Mayor of Chester received the offer from Mr. George Hayes at Hoole Bank House for the house to be used as a hospital; the Mayor replied “A thousand thanks. After consulting Lady Mackinnon consider Hoole Bank would be most acceptable as convalescent home upon being fitted up.”

In August 1915 at the opening of Hoole House as a Red Cross Hospital, Lady Mackinnon thanked Mrs. Wardle Yerburgh for the magnificent present of that beautiful home, the remodelling of the drainage and installation for electric lighting. She also thanked Mr. J.S. Welford, who had recently lived there, for equipping the Hospital “to the utmost farthing”. She announced that her health had broken down completely and that she had received orders not to live in Chester. “She used to be so happy with all of them (the Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment)”.

The oral history of John Faulkner, a civilian volunteer with the Red Cross Chester Division from 1912, suggests that when earlier her husband was appointed to head the City of London Imperial Volunteers in 1900 and subsequently the (national) Territorial Force in 1905, it was realised that while the regular army had medical units, volunteer units did not. That is how Lady Mackinnon became involved with Voluntary Aid Detachments of the Red Cross from 1900 onwards.

She copied what had been done in London in Cheshire. Following her death in October 1926, The Times reported "Sir Ernest E Wild K.C. Recorder of London writes:- She was the apostle of patriotism. It was owing to her initiative that, when her husband was Commander-in-Chief of the Western Command in 1911, the Red Cross came into existence in that district".

Strangely a history of the Great War in Chester written in 1920 by F.W. Longbottom does not mention Lady Mackinnon in its section about the Red Cross, although it does say that she was President of the Girl Guides; neither Western Command nor her husband are mentioned. The diaries of the Atcherley family who lived at Poole House in Flookersbrook from 1910 to c1917 state that two daughters, Hope and Hester were with the Girl Guides of Hoole and went on to do voluntary work as VAD workers, their pink cards recording “pantry work and nursing at Hoole House hospital” together contributing over 11,000 hours between December 1914 and January 1919. The 2015 book “Chester in the Great War” by Susan Chambers records that Lady Mackinnon was Vice-President of the Soldiers and Sailors Families Association.

General Sir Henry Mackinnon

Sir Henry Mackinnon 1906

John Faulkner also recalled that volunteers were regularly invited to tea with the Mackinnons at Government House. He was involved in the transport of the wounded from the railway station to various hospitals in the area, mentioning The Infirmary (Matron Mrs. Walmsley), Hoole House, Hoole Bank House, Eaton Hall and Richmond House. He also carried out nursing duties.

Although General Mackinnon moved to become Colonel of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment from 1916 to 1923, it appears that Lady Mackinnon continued to be President of the Cheshire Red Cross and also President of the City of London Branch - recognised when she was made a Commander of the British Empire in 1920. Even when they were living in Chester, they continued to play a large part in the social life of London, being frequently mentioned in Court Circulars as attending functions, state, royal and civic.

At the start of World War 1, Lady Mackinnon’s brother-in-law the Reverend David Whincup, the British chaplain at Hanover, was detained by the German authorities at Bentheim, arrested and placed in prison. Her sister was allowed to proceed to the frontier and reached England in a distressed and penniless condition. She complained of having been very brutally treated by German soldiers, and that she was stoned and spat upon and subjected to other indignations. Mrs. Whincup arrived in Chester where she stayed with her sister at Government House.

Lady Mackinnon’s ill health continued, and she died during a cruise off Athens in 1926.

There are numerous references to the General on the world wide web, including pictures of him: photographs, a cartoon and he was even featured on a cigarette card. He was a very distinguished soldier, recognised for his service in the Boer War. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography states that his father was the son of William Alexander Mackinnon (1784-1870), the 34^th Chief of the Mackinnon Clan.