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 75th 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[1]
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."[2]
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.
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.
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[3]
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.
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.
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[4]
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[4]
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.
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 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[5].
Also on the north wall of the Church, is a stained-glass window dedicated to the Rev. Robert Cecil Morrison, who died as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 5th Battalion Cheshire Regiment on 13 November, 1916. He had been curate at All Saints’ before volunteering to serve his country.
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.
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
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 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, The Black Watch, and was killed on 13 October 1915 in the Battle of Loos.
- Memorial tablet in Chester Cathedral.
- 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.
- Brass Plate donating Hoole Bank House to The National Institute for the Blind in 1921 in memory of Harry, also at The Hammond School[6].
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.
Occupational Memorials
The Society has also recorded the following occupational memorials:
Postal Staff
- Plaque commemorating Chester & District Postal Staff World War I, now at Royal Mail House, Station Road, Chester (Chester Sorting/Delivery Office). Unveiled May 1921.
- 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.
Railway Staff
The Great Western Railway Roll of Honour 1914-18 is in the Ticket Office at Chester Railway Station.
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[7]
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.
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[8], 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[9] 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.
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 34th Chief of the Mackinnon Clan.
References
- ↑ Article researched and written by Linda Webb, July 2018, Hoole History & Heritage Society
- ↑ Minute Book of the Trust, August 1921, courtesy of Flookersbrook Trust
- ↑ Article researched and written by Linda Webb, November 2018, Hoole History & Heritage Society
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Article researched and written by Dave Rees, Hoole History & Heritage Society, with additional research by Alison Greenwood and other members of the Society
- ↑ © IWM (WMR-18244) Imperial War Museums website http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/18244
- ↑ © IWM (WMR-9915) Imperial War Museums website http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/9915
- ↑ Article researched and written by Ralph Earlam, January 2019, Hoole History & Heritage Society
- ↑ John Faulkner's oral history (four reels approx. 1 hour) is available from the Imperial War Museum
- ↑ F W Longbottom's book contains sections on a number of organisations in Chester and their role in WW1 and ends with a list of Chester citizens who lost their lives