Telford District Roll of Honour

[NeilEvans]

Quite a big ask this one.

I've been compiling a Telford District Roll of Honour for a while now. The research has presented 1683 names from various conflicts. Now only 35 men remain unidentified.

I can find many of them on the census records. However it's their death i'm interested in.

Can you help find these men?

Neil

Name/Location

Bright, W. Hadley

Candlin, A.R. Little Dawley

Churm, Harry. Wellington

Cox, John. Coalport

Dale, R. Madeley (Don't Bother. Tried for 4 years to identify him with no luck)

Davis, R. Ironbridge

Deakin, A. Ketley

Edgerton, E. Dawley

Edwards, Sidney. Lawley

Evans, H.R. Dawley

Goodhall, W. Madeley

Harris, H.J. Ketley

Hunt, R.E. Ketley

Jarvis, W. Ironbridge

Jones, A. Wrockwardine Wood (Annette, 6th Shropshires)

Jones, J. Dawley

Jones, S.W. Wellington

Leonard, J. Wrockwardine Wood

Mason, Thomas. Lawley

Morris, Richard. St. Georges

Nicholls, Ambrose. Lilleshall

Phillips, W. Ketley

Postam, T.S. Wrockwardine Wood

Price, H. Hadley (possibly L. Price KevinW4)

Rickards, C. Ironbridge

Rogers, Samuel. St. Georges

Rowley, E. Hadley

Shuker, D.E. Wellington

Simpson, Joseph. St. Georges

Speake, H. Ironbridge

Spencer, T. Wellington

Teece, T.E. Wrockwardine Wood

Thomas, A. Wellington

Thomas, B.I. Wellington

Wright, J. Coalbrookdale

[Guest]

Hi Neil. Am sure you have considered THIS man for Candlin, A.R. Little Dawley

Enlisted Wellington Salop born Horsehay, Dawley, Salop

Perhaps a brother's name on Memorial by mistake?

Cheers Mike

[Guest]

Thomas Teece Born Dawley Salop, enlisted Wellington

[KevinBattle]

Name: JONES

Initials: A T

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: King's Shropshire Light Infantry

Unit Text: 7th Bn.

Age: 26

Date of Death: 07/10/1918

Service No: 11416

Additional information: Son of Mr. E. Jones, of 26, Wrockwardine, Wellington, Salop.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: VIII. G. 4A.

Cemetery: MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT;

possibly a relative or misread letter?

Name: PRICE

Initials: L

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Bombardier

Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery

Unit Text: 7th Bty.

Age: 25

Date of Death: 07/10/1918

Service No: 30475

Additional information: Son of the late Albert and Martha Price. Native of Hadley, Salop.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: III. A. 35.

Cemetery: HARINGHE (BANDAGHEM) MILITARY CEMETERY

No sign of any PostaMs, but

Name: POSTANS, SIDNEY THOMAS

Initials: S T

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Stoker 1st Class

Regiment/Service: Royal Navy

Unit Text: H.M.S. "Indefatigable."

Age: 24

Date of Death: 31/05/1916

Service No: K/6146

Additional information: Son of Henry Roger Postans, of 53, Rana Rd., Greethill, Tyseley, Birmingham.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: 16.

Memorial: PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,

or

Name: POSTON

Initials: S

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Regimental Serjeant Major

Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

Unit Text: 2nd Bn.

Date of Death: 22/03/1918

Service No: 9308

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Special Memorial 23.

Cemetery: DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

if there is any connection?

[NeilEvans]

Thanks Kevin, Mike.

Mike,

The T. Teece you have i've found on 2 memorials, his brother died of wounds. However, i think the census records show another T.Teece in Wrockwardine Wood.

The Candlin you have is on the same memorial as A.R Candlin.

Kevin,

I had found the same chap as you. However in modern Telford there is Wrockwardine Wood and just on the outskirts of Telford is a village called Wrockwardine. Both are around 6-7 miles apart. The Jones we've found, to my knowledge, has no connection with Wrockwardine Wood. Nice and confusing

Neil

[NeilEvans]

Kevin,

You might be onto something there. He's not on Hadley memorial, or any others.

Another man on the memorial, from London, was listed under his wifes initials. The memorial was erected in 1929.

Thank you.

Neil

[Guest]

Neil, on Mapping Our Anzacs, I found this man.

Haven't found him on CWGC, and he only seems to have 3 pages of service record?

Worth a look

Mike

[KevinBattle]

I assume you are referring to L Price only on Post #6?

Have also this:

Name: CHURM, HARRY

Initials: H

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

Unit Text: 1st/4th Bn.

Age: 39

Date of Death: 31/07/1917

Service No: 201457

Additional information: Son of the late James Churm, of Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 12.

Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

but does it link in anyway to your quest?

So you want an A Jones from Wrockwardine Wood which is not the A Jones from Wrockwardine, right?

They don't happen to roost in trees at night do they, a bit too little of anything else to do at night it seems!!!

One Jones family in the right place, but not an "A" Jones

Name: JONES, WILLIAM HOPE

Initials: W H

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Lance Serjeant

Regiment/Service: Monmouthshire Regiment

Unit Text: 3rd Bn.

Age: 25

Date of Death: 20/12/1915

Service No: 2286

Additional information: Son of James and Ellen Jones, of Wrockwardine Wood, Salop.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: I. L. 4A.

Cemetery: WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY

the other

Name: JONES, JOSEPH CHARLES

Initials: J C

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Unit Text: 4th Bn.

Age: 18

Date of Death: 27/08/1918

Service No: 91478

Additional information: Son of William and Louisa Jones, of Mafeking Terrace, Wrockwardine Wood, Oakengates, Salop.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: B. 155.

Cemetery: CANTERBURY CEMETERY, Kent

so do you know whether either of these also had an "A" Jones, or is there a third Jones family?

[NeilEvans]

Mike,

Could be although i think he's a Robert Hunt born 1873, living Ketley 1901.

Kevin,

You're right it is Post 6, i was on about. Thank you.

Wrockwardine Wood it is, not Wrockwardine. We have the same problem with a Donnington Wood and 2 Donnington's.

Harry Churm. I'll have a look on. Right, the chap i think it is was born in 1876 in Hadley. 1901 census shows him living in Wellington with his parents Enoch and Sarah Churm. Your chap has the right age but, his father is a James.

William Hope Jones and Joseph Charles Jones. No go i'm affraid. Both are on the memorial at Wrockwardine Wood.

Postam, T.S. I've no idea on this one. I gave it alot of attention a while back and failed.

Thanks, Mike, Kevin

Neil

[Guest]

Another 2 possibles?

Neil, you may have used this site before, but if not, there may ideas/contacts here. CuriousFox

you can also buy old maps from the site HERE

Cheers Mike

[Guest]

W Bright CWGC

This man's service record survives, and is on Ancestry Pte 3544, and 31067. Address on attestation Clun Salop married to Kate.

Medals sent to Kate Louisa Pugh, formerly Bright, Stanage.

Mike

[6th Shropshires]

Hi Neil

There are two possibilities for Candlin but I do not think either died during the war, not unless died after being discharged & not recorded by CWGC or may have died after cut off point ? anyway worth a look at.

13356 Pte. Candlin, Arthur, resided 29 The Pottery, Dawley. 8/K.S.L.I. Trans. to R. Innis. F. 44595. Info. from Absent Voters Lists 1918 & M.I.C.

17948 Pte. Candlin, Alfred Edwin (E not R ?) resided 19 Buildwas Rd., Coalbrookdale. 6th & 2/K.S.L.I. Wounded 1916 x 2. Info. from Victory/British War Medal Roll, Absent Voters Lists 1918 & Wellington & Shrewsbury Journal 25-03-16 (with 6th Batt.) + 15-06-16 .

Annette

[6th Shropshires]

Neil have you looked at this chap

6332 Pte. Evans, Harry, Born Dawley (Little Dawley) Enlisted Shrewsbury Land in F/F 21/12/14. 2nd + 7/K.S.L.I. D. of W. 05/05/17 aged 26. Son of John Evans, of 35, King St., Dawley. Buried in Fauboug D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras (IV. G. 15). Info. from 1914-15 Star Medal Roll (which records K. in A. 04-05-17), Soldiers Died & C.W.G.C.

[6th Shropshires]

Not likely but

200400 Pte. Jones, Alfred William, Donnington Wood, Shrops. (1 Hopton Road, Trench, Wrockwardine Wd.) Enlisted Wellington. Also had K.S.L.I. No. 1873. 1/4/K.S.L.I. K. in A. 26/03/18. His name is on the Arras Memorial. Info. from Info. from Absent Voters Lists 1918, M.I.C., C.W.G.C. & Soldiers Died.

[6th Shropshires]

7274 Pte. Leonord, James, (Wrockwardine Wood) Landed in F/F 10/09/14 with 1/K.S.L.I. Also served in 7th Batt. Discharged no date given. Info. from 1914 Star Medal Roll. Recorded in Died in Wrekin Roll of Honour, I sadly do not have a copy of the Wrekin Roll of Honour, many years ago when I first started my reseach a chap sent me a copy of it which he found in a skip, after taking a note of all K.S.L.I. men recorded in it I returned it but in those days I did not keep a record of people who helped me out. Any way I have no date of death.

[NeilEvans]

Annette,

Thanks for your help.

Candlin. I think you have the right chap in Arthur, but there's no trace of his death. It looks like A.E Candlin died in 1973.

Evans, H. Unfortunately the H. Evans you found is also on the memorial. There is a remote possibility it might have been the same man?

Jones, A.W. I think you've cracked it Annette He's on no other local memorial and Trench is in the Parish of Wrockwardine Wood. Thank You

Leonard, J That's interesting. I have the original roll, but he's not listed in it!

1911 Census shows two James Leonards serving overseas (Military) one born, 1887, the other 1879. I have no idea if any of them were in the Shropshires. I don't have access.

thanks for your help Annette,

Regards

Neil

[mandy hall]

James born 1887 born Belfast Ireland

James born 1879 born Bristol

Mandy

[NeilEvans]

Cheers Mandy.

Did it show their regiments?

Neil

[NeilEvans]

Just bumping this to see if any more can be located.

Neil

[mandy hall]

sorry only just noticed your question

James Leonard born 1887 is at Fort William Calcutta I think the regiment is 2nd Battalion The Rifles Brigade very difficult to read has been stamped on form not written.

James Leonard born 1879 is at Cantonments next word transcribed by FMP as P'stroom 12th Royal Lancers.

Mandy

[Dawley Jockey]

Hi Neil

Just got back from holiday and saw your post, All the Dawley lads you have listed I have details on. Just give me a while to sort them out but you will find Candlin on the Pembrooke Dock memorial and also off the top of my head I think one of the Teece's is mentioned on the Stockport memorial but I will check this out for you.

Are you going to the South Staffs pals meeting on Tuesday ?