WATERFALL WAR MEMORIAL STAFFORDSHIRE
Situated in St James and St Bartholomew Church, Waterfall, Staffordshire
Compiled with additional information with permission of the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
This memorial also includes the names of those who did not fall.
I have not included them on the listing below.
This memorial can be seen in St James and St Bartholomew the parish church
To the Glory of God and in affectionate remembrance of the men of this parish
who fell in the Great War
1914-1918
BOLD Edward. Private 68038 106th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Died of Wounds 21 August 1917 Son of Thomas and Hannah Bold of Waterfall His last place of abode was at Hexham, Northumberland. Buried at Tincourt New British Cemetery, France.
BRADDOCK Charles. Private 21418, 4th Grenadier Guards died of wounds 4 October 1915. Son of Mr J Braddock of Stoke on Trent. Born at Foxt, Staffordshire. Buried at Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery, France.
PIGGOTT Frederick. Second Lieutenant, 10th East Yorkshire Regt killed in action 28 September 1918 age 26. Son of Frederick and Constance Piggott, and nephew of Mr Massie Piggott of 143 Lisburn Lane, Liverpool. who returned from the Great War. Buried at Pont-D’Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe.
ROBOTHAM Herman. Private TR6/13824, 14th North Staffordshire Regiment died 8th February 1917 age 35. Son of Samuel Lowe and Mary Ann Robotham of Swincoe, near Waterfall. Buried at St Bartholomew Churchyard, Blore Ray, Staffordshire.
TWIGG John Ernest. Private 10661, B Coy, 1st Sherwood Foresters [Notts and Derby Regt] killed in action 13 March 1915 age 26. Son of Mary Ann and the late George Twigg of Pitchings Farm, Waterfall. Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, France
“Their name liveth for evermore”
Listed below are names from a War Grave and Private Memorials
that are at this location.
Sergeant Air Gunner 1817983 William Frederick George EDGE, 166 Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve died 3 July 1945 age 20. Son of William and Murial Elizabeth Edge of Winkhill near Waterfall. Buried in St James and St Bartholomew churchyard, Waterfall, Staffordshire
Sergeant, 944380, Thomas Albert HALL, 49th Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, missing 22 June 1944 age 23. Son of James and Minnie Hall of Waterfall. Buried at Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Flying Officer 164397 Maurice AUSTIN, Glider Pilot killed in action 24 March 1945. Son of Thomas Walter and Ida Alice Austin of Waterhouses near Waterfall. Buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany
Lance Corporal 14779913, Arthur William JONES 2nd Seaforth Highlanders killed in action 10th February 1945 age 18. Son of Arthur and Mary Ellen Jones. Buried at Mook War Cemetery, near Nijmegen, Holland
