Shawbury War Memorial

6th Bn. King’s Shropshire Light Infantry 1914-1919
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Dawley Lost Generation 1914-1919
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Shropshire war Memorial

Boer War 1899-1902

Tagg, John E. (23). Trooper, 21573, Shropshire Yeomanry. Severley wounded and taken prisoner 04/06/1901. Died 04/09/1901.

1914-1919

Chidlow, Ernest (22). Private, 37558, 14th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in action 27/02/1917. Buried Fouquescourt British Cemetery, France. Grave: III. G. 7. Son of Frederick and Jane Chidlow, of Shawbury Park Farm, Shawbury, Salop.

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).

Dodd, William John (24). Private, 11317, 5th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Wounded at Delville Wood 28/08/1916. Died in Newcastle on Tyne 11/09/1916. Buried Shawbury (St. Mary The Virgin) Churchyard, England. South East part. Son of Elizabeth Ann Dodd, of 7, Drayton St., Hodnet, Salop, and the late John Dodd.

Downes, John (36). Private, 33081, 6th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 16/08/1917. Remembered 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.

Grocott, Harry (16). Private, 15289, 7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 03/04/1916. Remembered Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Panel 47 and 49. Son of Mrs. Grocott, of 123, Shrawbury, Shrewsbury.

Jones, Pryce (38). Private, 201373, 1st/4th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 31/10/1917. Remembered Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Panel 112 to 113.

Jones, Richard. Sergeant, 6681, 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 26/10/1914. Remembered Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Panel 11.

Latter, Percy Thomas. MM (22). Private, 451254, 58th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment). Killed in action 08/10/1916. Buried Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France. Grave: I. A. 15. Son of Thomas Latter, of Little Nills, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, England.

Richards, Herbert Samuel. Lance Corporal, 7883, 1st Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action attacking Hooge Crater 09/08/1915. Remembered Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Panel 47 and 49.

Smith, Thomas Daniel (20). Private, 18781, 7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 14/07/1916. Remembered Thiepval Memorial, France. Pier and Face 12 A and 12 D. Son of Thomas and Mary Smith, of Wood Cottage, Hadnall, Salop.

Smout, Edward (19). Private, 13855, 7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed by a sniper 14/10/1915. Buried Maple Copse Cemetery, Belgium. Sp. Mem. D. 9. Son of Mr. J. Smout, of 2, Mickley Cottages, Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Salop.

1939-1945

Bailey, George Edward. Mentioned in Despatches (29). Serjeant, 4031986, 1st Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 04/02/1944. Remembered Cassino Memorial, Italy. Panel 9. Husband of Agnes R. Bailey, of Shawbury, Shropshire.

Barneby, Richard Paul (28). Captain, 63916, 1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regt. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Died 01/07/1944. Buried Secqueville-En-Bessin War Cemetery, France. Grave: I. G. 1. Son of Richard Hicks Barneby and of Margaret Elizabeth Barneby (nee Howard); husband of Vera Margery Barneby, of Shawbury, Shropshire.

Eddowes, Frank (22). Sergeant, 940397, 51 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Lost on night operations to Dusseldorf 07/12/1940. Remembered Runnymede Memorial, England. Panel 13.

Sankey, Thomas Neville. DFM (23). Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.), 612042, 35 Sqdn. Royal Air Force. Shot down by a night fighter over Holland 01/03/1943. Buried Markelo General Cemetery, Holland. Grave: Plot 4. Row A. Grave 3.

Topham, George Eric (29). Gunner, 1658087, 91 Bty., 44 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 16/10/1942. Buried Delhi War Cemetery, India. Grave: 3. B. 2. Son of Thomas and Edith Annie Topham; husband Of Alice Mary Eveson Topham, of Shawbury, Shropshire.

Woolley, Philip Noel (23). Flight Sergeant, 1198789, 211 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 11/03/1944. Remembered Singapore Memorial, Singapore. Column 435. Son of Philip Sydney and Fanny Woolley, of Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

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