Ightfield War Memorial

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

Ightfield War Memorial

1914-1919

Arrowsmith, Andrew (28). Gunner, 69909, 42nd Bty. 2nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 23/04/1917. Buried Philosophe British Cemetery, France. Grave: II. O. 13. Son of Edwin and Elizabeth Arrowsmith, of 19, Ightfield Heath, Whitchurch, Salop.

Brothers

Darlington, Abraham (23). Private, 26899, 6th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 18/08/1917. Remembered upon Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Panel 112 to 113 Son of Abraham and Elizabeth Ann Darlington, of Church Farm, Ightfield, Whitchurch, Salop.

Darlington, William Charles (31). Second Lieutenant, 1st/4th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed in action 04/11/1917. Buried Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel. Grave: G. 6. Son of Abraham and Elizabeth Ann Darlington, of Church Farm, Ightfield, Whitchurch, Salop.

Ellison, Tom (19). Private, 26358, 14th Bn. Worcestershire Regiment. Died of wounds 09/10/1916. Buried Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Grave: D. 38. Son of Mr. T. Ellison, of 8, Burleydam Rd., Ightfield, Whitchurch, Salop.

Furber, William Henry (20). Private, 18312, 7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 25/04/1917. Remembered upon Arras Memorial, France. Bay 7.

Harding, Arthur (25). Lance Corporal, 11472, 1st Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action 16/05/1915. Remembered upon Le Touret Memorial, France. Panels 13 and 14. Son of George and Lucy Harding, of Sparrow Castle, Ash Parva, Whitchurch, Salop.

Ratcliffe, John (27). Private, 97570, 75th. Company Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died of wounds 08/09/1917. Buried Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Grave: VII. F. 26. Son of Mrs. Ratcliffe, of Audlem, Cheshire; husband of E. M. Glassey (formerly Ratcliffe), of Mucclistone Lodge, Oakley Park, Market Drayton.

Ward, George. Private, 15899, 5th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Died from shock 01/08/1915. Buried Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium. Grave: Enclosure No.2 IV. B. 54.

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