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Wales, War Memorial transcription:

The War Memorial at Wales.


The front of the Memorial: (see also Photo)

To the Glory of God and in
grateful and sacred memory
of the men of Wales parish
who gave their lives for King
and Country in the Great War
1914-1919

Their name liveth for ever

This monument was erected
by the parishioners

1939-1945
Sapper J E Ashton Royal Engineers
Sergeant E Bailey Royal Artillery
L/Bombardier R Harmston Royal Artillery
Gunner O Hughes Royal Artillery
Driver C Perry RASC
Private I E Ellis RAMC
Staff Sergeant K Whetton RAMC
Sergeant G A Bateman 10th Royal Hussars
L/Sergeant J Beresford 17/21 Lancers
Corporal P Lebond Royal Signals
Sergeant G C Fletcher Royal Engineers
Corporal C Whitehouse Pioneer Corps
Private W E Mallender Leicestershire Regiment
Flight Lieutenant N L Baugh MC RAF
Flying Officer W H Eager DFC RCAF
Sergeant C D Parker RAF
Flight Sergeant E Froggatt RAF

Warrant Officer R Hughes Royal Navy
AB T Van den Bosch Merchant Navy
Corporal John Cahill Lancashire Fusiliers
Gunner J G Platts Royal Artillery

Post 1945
Private James Robert Borucki
3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment
Sapper Ian Collins Killed as a member of
the peace keeping force in Macedonia 2001 aged 22

The right hand side of the Memorial: (see also Photo)

1914-1918

Kings Own
Yorkshire Light Infantry
Lce Corpl E Blewitt
Lce Corpl G H Lowder
Lce Corpl F Whyles
Signaller G Froggatt
Pte C Bailey
Pte H O Checkley
Pte L Cooper
Pte S Cooper
Pte J Fry
Pte G M Fretwell
Pte J R Hartshorn
Pte B Radford
Yorks and Lancaster Regt
Sergt B Barber
Lce Corpl H C Parkin
Pte W Bagshawe
Pte W A Emmerson
Pte L Gregory
Pte T Hawke
Pte W A Lamb
Pte J Whysall
Army Service Corps
Pte J Hall
R A M C
Pte T Mosley
Lce Corpl J R Whyles (Duke of Wellingtons)
died from the result of the war 1920

The left hand side of the Memorial: (see also Photo)

Royal Navy Submarine L55
Able Seaman A Clarkson
20th Hussars
Pte J M Thornton
Royal Field Artillery
Corpl H Grounsell
Gunner A Goddard
Gunner C F Lee
Gunner F Tristram
Royal Garrison Artillery
Lieut H Martin DCM
Corpl H Hawkins
Royal Engineers
Sapper H Knapton
Grenadier Guards
Pte W Baines
Pte W Fletcher
Coldstream Guards
Pte H Barks
West Yorks
Pte R Hall

The rear of the memorial (see also Photo)

East Yorks
Pte D Copestake
Pte W Hague
Pte S C Schofield
Lancashire Fusiliers
Pte W Williams
Scottish Rifles
Pte D Clarkson
WR Reg (Duke of Wellingtons)
Pte A Froggatt
North Staffs
Pte F Mortimer
Notts and Derby
Serg C Eyley
Corp H Fathers
Lce Corp A Fearn
Pte H Howarth
Pte A Johnson
Pte H Sissons
Pte C W Bradley
Pte C Elliott
Machine Gun Corps
Lce Corp C Chambers


Data transcribed by
Haydn Scott
from photography by Colin Hinson