Keele War Memorial, Staffordshire

BATES Percy Joseph Lieutenant, 179th Field Coy Royal Engineers
Unit Text: 179th Field Coy. died 28/03/1917 age 24.Son of William John and Mary Hinton Bates, of 39, London Rd., Newcastle, Staffs. Buried at Faubourge DAmiens Cemetery, Arras

BROUGH John William Lieutenant (Quartermaster) 1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry died 20/10/1918 age 30 Twice Mentioned in Despatches. Son of John Walley Brough, of "Wested," Seabridge Rd., Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, and the late Florence Matilda Brough. Buried at Beirut War Cemetery, Lebanese Republic

BROUGH Ralph Vincent Private 54636,Australian Reinforcement, died 10/06/1920 age 31. Son of Mr. J. W. Brough, of "Wested," Seabridge Rd., Newcastle-under-Lyme. Staffordshire Buried at St John the Baptist churchyard, Keele, Staffordshire

DOBSON Samuel James Private 93589, 3rd Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) died 11/11/1919 age 21 Service No: 93589. Son of John and Eliza Dobson, of Highway Lane, Keele, Stoke-on-Trent. Staffordshire. Buried at St John the Baptist churchyard, Keele, Staffs

FRADLEY Walter Henry Gunner 35915 Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery
Unit Text: 18th Bty. 7th Heavy Artillery Group, Royal Garrison Artillery died 02/12/1916 age 30
Husband of Sarah Beatrice Fradley, of 30, Deansgate, Newcastle, Staffs. Buried at Bois Guillaum Communal Cemetery, France

GWILT Jesse Private 11827, 1st Irish Guards, died 20/10/1918
Son of Mrs. A. Gwilt, of Keele Drive, Newcastle, Staffs. Buried at Carniers Communal Cemetery, Extension, France

ROWLEY Elias Lance Corporal 1950, 13th Royal Fusiliers, City of London regiment Keele, Staffs killed in action 6/10/1915 Buried at Hannescamps Churchyard, France

WILKINSON Percy Corporal 242 51, 1/4th Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, killed in 11/04/1918 age 21 Son of James Sydney Wilkinson and Sarah Ann Wilkinson, of 136, High St., Wellington, Salop. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium

HARRIS George Unable to find the correct person listed with the CWGC

KENT Ralph Edward Dawson Lieutenant Colonel, 4th Yorkshire Regiment died 27/5/1918.Husband of Alice Dawson-Kent, of Oak Dene, Ferndown, Dorset, Son of Daniel L and Lucy Elizabeth, nee Borrington of Workhouse Lane, Keele Commemorated on the Soisons Memorial, France

OLIVER Sidney Isaac Private 202624, 8th, Lincolnshire Regiment
Killed in action 28/04/1917 age 31. Youngest son of the late William and Rebecca Oliver, of II, Gilbert St., Newcastle, Staffs. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France

OWEN Ralph Private 96044, 18th Squardon Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) formerly 3105, 1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry, died 19/10/1918 age 28 Son of Abraham and Martha Owen, of Pepper St., Keele, Newcastle, Staffs. Buried at Beirut War Cemetery, Lebanese Republic

RIMMER Henry Lance Corporal 27506, 2/5th Territorial Force Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, formerly 5867, North Staffordshire regiment killed in action 25/5/1918. Native of Hightown, Cheshire. Buried at Sailly-Au-Bois, Military Cemetery, France

HOLLINS William Private 203609, "C" Coy. 10th (Shropshire and Cheshire Yeomanry) Bn. Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, died of wounds 9/3/1918 age 25
Son of John and Martha Hollins, of Buerton, Cheshire; husband of Louisa Capper (formerly Hollins), of Dunge Cottages, Weston, Crewe, Cheshire. Buried at Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel

MARSHALL Tom Private M2/133381,593rd Motor Transport Corps, Royal Army Service Corps attached to the VIII Corps Heavy Artillery. killed in action 12/04/1918
Son of Elizabeth [widowed] of 13 St George Terrace, Sunderland and late John who all resided at Keele Home Farm, Keele. Native of Keele, Residence in Exeter and enlisted at Sidmouth Devon. Buried at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium

ROSE John Thomas Lance Corporal 1270, 4th Guards Machine Gun Regiment formerly 2261 Welsh Guards, killed in action 23/08/1918 age 23. Son of David and Mary Rose, of 107, Sandon Road, Stafford. Born at Keele, Staffs. Buried at Douchy-Les-Ayette British Cemetery, France

1939-1945

ASKEY Gerald Sergeant 1246869, 58th Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve died 21/02/1945 age 24
Son of Frank and Ada Emma Askey, of Smallthorne, Staffordshire. Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

BIRCH Geoffrey Trooper 14236088, Royal Armoured Corps
Died 04/12/1944 age 21. Son of George and Minnie Birch, of Stoke-on-Trent. Staffordshire. Buried at Zwevegem Communal Cemetery, Belgium

SMALLWOOD Reginald Howard Mark Corporal 2345031, 15th Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals died 8/2/1944 Commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial, Woking Surrey
SPROSTON Ramsey Malcolm Gunner 14240290, 69th Field regiment, Royal Artillery died 26/07/1944 age 20. Son of Reginald and Rose Sproston, of Keele, Staffordshire. Buried at Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery, France