Grinshill Roll of Honour(Fallen)

6th Bn. King’s Shropshire Light Infantry 1914-1919
Annette Burgoyne
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Dawley Lost Generation 1914-1919
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Till Ludlow Tower Shall Fall
Clive Richardson
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Shropshire war Memorial

Grinshill Roll of Honour (Fallen)

1914-1919

Bebb, David Evan (26). Private, 8471, 1st Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action during the battle of Armentieres 25/10/1914. Remembered upon Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Panel 8. Son of Robert H. Bebb, of Hill Farm, Grinshill.

Bowen, Benjamin (21). Private, 315512, 1st/4th Bn. Cheshire Regiment. Died of wounds 25/07/1918. Buried Senlis French National Cemetery, France. Grave: I. B. 10. Son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Bowen, of Sansaw Heath, Grinshill, Shrewsbury.

Corbet, Sir Roland James (22). Lieutenant, 3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 15/04/1915. Buried Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France. Grave: I. F. 16. 5th Bart. Son of the late Sir Walter 0. Corbet, 4th Bart., and Lady Corbet (now Mrs. R. B. Astley).

Downes, John (36). Private, 33081, 6th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 16/08/1917. Remembered upon Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Panel 112 to 113. Only son of Mary Downes, of 59, Grinshill Hill, Grinshill. Shrewsbury. and the late John Downes.

Embrey, John Thomas (26). Private, 30465, 1st Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died of wounds 13/10/1917. Buried Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Grave: IX. F. 11. Husband of Elizabeth Embrey, of 75, The Grove, Grinshill, nr. Shrewsbury.

France, George Edward (23). Private, 26612, 6th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Died of wounds 07/10/1916. Buried Carnoy Military Cemetery, France. Grave: H. 18. Son of Stephen and Sarah France, of 52, Sherwood, Preston Brockhurst, Shrewsbury.

Jones, Francis Albert (19). Gunner, 42995, 74th Bde. "C" Bty. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 30/11/1917. Remembered upon Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France. Panel 1. Son of Francis and Sarah Jones, of 60, Grinshill Hill, Shrewsbury.

Leake, William (34). Private, 21274, 1st Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 10/03/1917. Buried Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, France. Grave: I. O. 26. Son of Richard and Mary Leake, of Wroxeter.

Nesbitt, Alfred (21). Private, 1553, 2nd Bn. Welsh Regiment. Killed in action 27/12/1914. Remembered upon Le Touret Memorial, France. Panels 23 and 24. Husband of S. Boyer (formerly Nesbitt), of Brynmawr, Moore St., Campsie, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Northwood, John Albert (25). Gunner, 57721, 434th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 29/09/1918. Buried Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand., France. Grave: V. E. 4. Son of John and Martha Northwood, of Grinshill, Shrewsbury.

Thomas, J. We have been unable to identify this casualty.

Walford, Frank (39). Private, 26257, 7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 05/06/1918. Buried Sandpits British Cemetery, Fouquereuil, France. Grave: II. B. 10. Son of John and Sarah Walford, of Grinshill, nr. Shrewsbury.

Wardley, Eli (22). Private, F/939, 17th Bn. Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action 06/08/1916. Buried Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban , France. Remembered Bernafay Wood North Cem. Mem. Son of Mrs. S. Wardley, of Stone Cottage, Snape Rd., Tunstall, Suffolk.

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