ShardlowHeritage CentreWar Memorial  World War I dead:
George TaylorPrivate in the London Scottish RegimentBorn in Shardlow, and baptised in Shardlow church in 1893Pupil at Shardlow school from 1899A railway hotel clerk living with his parents, John and Elizabeth in Rose Cottage, Shardlow.Killed in action on 8th October 1915 aged 22; buried in Loos, France
Charles WebsterRifleman in the King's Royal Rifle CorpsBorn in LockingtonPupil at Shardlow school from 1897A brewer's labourer, married to Nellie, and living with parents-in-law and children in ShardlowDied of wounds on 26th May 1916 aged 26; buried in Shardlow churchyard. Frank James SandersLance Corporal in the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire RegimentBorn in Shardlow, and baptised in Shardlow church in 1893Pupil at Shardlow school from 1900A house painter living with parents, John and Jessie, on Wilne LaneKilled in action on the Somme on 1st July 1916 aged 23; no known grave. John William Shaw,A Corporal in the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire RegimentBorn in Shardlow, and baptised in Shardlow church in 1894Pupil at Shardlow school from 1901Worked in a fruit nursery and lived in Shardlow with parents Thomas and Hannah on London RoadKilled in action 12th August 1916 aged 22; buried in Longueval, France William MugglestonA Private in the London RegimentBorn in HemingtonPupil at Shardlow school from 1889A brewer's drayman and living in Shardlow with wife Eliza and childrenKilled in action on the Somme on 16th September 1916 aged 33; no known grave. William Frederick Samuel WellsA Private in the South Staffordshire RegimentBorn in Shardlow, and baptised in Shardlow church in 1878Pupil at Shardlow school from 1882Lived in Long Row, Shardlow, and worked as a gardener in a nurseryDied 6th March 1917 aged 39; buried in Shardlow churchyard Joseph MooreAn Able Seaman in the Royal Naval DivisionBorn in Shardlow, and baptised in Shardlow church in 1890Pupil at Shardlow school from 1898A drayman at a corn mill living on the Wharfe, Shardlow, with parents John and MaryDied of wounds 24th April 1917 aged 27; buried in Etrun, France Albert TwellsA Private in the Leicestershire RegimentBorn in Hemington and baptised at Lockington Church.Pupil at Shardlow school from 1902A brewery clerk living on Aston Lane, Shardlow, with grandparents Joseph and Harriet TwellsKilled in action in Arras on 3rd May 1917 aged 21; no known grave. Frank Victor CowlishawA Private in the King's Own Yorkshire Light InfantryBorn in Shardlow, and baptised in Shardlow church in 1897Pupil at Shardlow school from 1904Only son of John and Susannah Cowlishaw, of Pleasant Cottage, Long Row, ShardlowKilled in action on 24th August 1917 aged 20; buried in Ypres, Belgium Henry James SwainA Private in the Durham Light InfantryBorn in ShardlowPupil at Shardlow school from 1899A house painter, living with parents Henry and Kate in Mill Field, ShardlowDied of wounds on 28th August 1917 aged 25; buried in Etaples, France John HenshallA Gunner in the Royal Field ArtilleryBorn Shardlow, and baptised in Shardlow church in 1886Pupil at Shardlow school from 1891A lace designer living with parents George and Sarah on the Wharfe, ShardlowKilled in action on 23rd April 1918 aged 32; buried in Abeele, Belgium David ClaytonA Private in the Lancashire FusiliersBorn in ShardlowPupil at Shardlow school from 1885A gardener living on Wilne Lane with wife Mary and children.Killed in action on 8th May 1918 at Soissons aged 37; no known grave. Reginald Harry FordA Sergeant in the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire RegimentBorn in Shardlow and baptised in this Shardlow in 1996Pupil at Shardlow school from 1902A jeweller's apprentice living with parents Joseph and Mary in Derwent House, WilneAwarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Military MedalKilled in action on 24th September 1918 , less than two months before the end of the war aged 22Buried in Bellicourt,France Arthur William PeggA Private in the Duke of Wellington's West Riding RegimentBorn in ShardlowPupil at Shardlow school from 1905Lived on London Road with parents William and FannyKilled in action on 11th October 1918, one month before the end of the war, aged 19; buried inRieux en Cambresis, France John Thomas StoneA Rifleman in the West Yorkshire RegimentBorn in Shardlow and baptised in Shardlow church in 1900Pupil at Shardlow school from 1906Lived on London Road with parents Thomas and MaryDied on 18th October 1918, less than one month before the end of the war, aged 19; buried in Shardlow churchyard see also WWI Monuments and Memorials in the UK for more information | VisitShardlow and its Heritage Centre for a fascinating insight into this 18thcentury canal transhipment port. Follow the village trail, on sale at theHeritage Centre! See our home page. |
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