Compiled with additional information by kind permission of the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
CAPPELL James Leitch, Chaplin 4th Class, Army Chaplains Department attached to 1/9th Royal Scots died 23 January 1918 age 41. Son of Thomas and Mary Cappell, of Crieff, Perthshire; husband of Alice Eleanor Cappell, nee Pickop of Vine House, Revidge Road., Blackburn, Lancs. Buried at Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Harve, France
COATES Robert, Pte 15820, 2nd Company 1st Coldstream Guards. Died of wounds 18th September 1916 age 19. Son of Eliza and John Coates, of Town Hills, Stockton, Stafford. 1901 he was residing with his parents and siblings at Walton on Hill, Berkswich, Staffordshire. 1911 still residing with his parents and siblings at Town Hills, Stockton, Staffordshire, occupation aged 14, gardeners boy His mother was granted a war gratuity 2 January 1917 revised 26 September 1919. Buried at Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Somme, France
DEAVILLE Roland. Quartermaster Sergeant 810003, 232nd North Midland Brigade Royal Field Artillery. Born 1889 to Mary and William Deaville. 1901-1911 residing with his parents and siblings at Grindley, Staffordshire. 1911 aged 22 years boarder at Trumpet Hotel, Radford Wharf, Staffordshire, occupation, draughtsman. He died at his residence, Rock Cottage, Radford, Stafford 16 February 1919. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, rank, Battery Quartermaster Sergeant. His widow Maud Eveline, nee Earl was granted a war gratuity 1 September 1919.
Wills and Admin, Ancestry have him a Quartermaster in the Royal Air Force, which is in correct. His effects went to his widow. Buried at St John the Baptist churchyard, Stow by Chartley Staffordshire
FARNSWORTH Ernest Job, Pte 19209 3rd Suffolk Regiment died 16th August 1916 age 24. Son of E. and Eliza Farnsworth, of Badnall, Eccleshall, Staffs. Buried at Dive Cops British Cemetery, Sailly Le Sec, Somme, France
FELTON Harry, Bdr 80646, B Battery 162 Brigade 26th Reserve Bn, Royal Field Artillery died 29th October 1916 age 22. Son of Harry Davis & Jane of Harrowby Street, Stafford. Buried at Sailly-Au-Bois Military Cemetery, France
GIBSON Marjorie, Voluntary Aid Detachment. It is shame that this nurse and the other brave nurses who served their country and lost their lives, and with out them a lot more injured soldiers would have died through lack of care have not be recognised
GREEN Alan Frederick, Pte 28465, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, died 7th June 1917. Commemorated on the New Zealand Memorial, Messines Ridge Belgium
HARDING Levi Farrington, Pte 87696, 11th Kings Liverpool Regiment formerly 224606, Royal Engineers, died 21st March 1918 age 33. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France (Memorial has Royal Engineers)
HARVIE Edward Alexander Gordon, Sub Lt, Royal Navy Reserve Anson Battalion,Royal Navy Division died 13th November 1916 age 29. Son of James H & Annie of Deptford, St Paul, London. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
HOLLOWAY John Thomas, Driver T1/2116, 2nd Div Train, Army Service Corps died 30th January 1918. Buried at Grevillers British Cemetery, France
HUGHES Lionel Holford 2nd Lt, 3rd attached to 1st North Staffordshire Regiment died 29th October 1914 age 19. Son of Allen E & Evelyn E Hughes of Wychdon Lodge, Weston, Stafford. Commemorated on Special Memorial near VI.M, at Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-Darmentieres, Nord France.
LEIGHTON Harry, Pte 45337 (CWGC has 15th) 2nd Highland Light Infantry died 3rd October 1918 aged 19. Son of William Leighton, of 31, Noakes Buildings, Wolverhampton. Buried at Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme, France
LEVETT Richard William Byrd, 2nd Lt, 1st Kings Royal Rifles died 10th March 1917 age 19. Son of Capt. William Swynnerton Byrd Levett and Maud Sophia Levett, of Milford Hall, Stafford. Buried at Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
LYONS William Francis, M.M. L/Cpl 49040, 103rd Coy, Royal Engineers died 21st February 1917, age 21. Son of William and Charlotte Lyons, of Milford, Stafford. Born Brockton, Much Wenlock, Salop. Buried at St Omer Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, France
MARSHALL Thomas, Rifleman S/333, 9th Rifle Brigade son of Thomas and Ann of 23. Queenville Stafford. Died 3 May 1917 aged 20. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France
McFERRAN Maurice Anderdon, (M.C.)5th attached 2nd Lt Royal Irish Rifles died 21st March 1918 age 20. Son of Maj. John Cecil Grant McFerran (R.E.) and Helen Frances McFerran, of Rickerscote House, Stafford. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
MELLOR James William, Pte 40027, 1st North Staffordshire Regiment died 13th May 1918. Buried at Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany
MORT Paul John, Able Seaman J/41552, died 8th February 1917 age 25, H.M.S. Ghurka Royal Navy. Son of E. H. Mort, of Rose Cottage, Milford, Stafford, and the late William Mort. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire
ROGERS Ralph, Sgt 111843, 226th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery died 3rd December 1917 age 38. Son of John and Mary Rogers; husband of Janet Fraser Rogers, of 213, Oxford Gardens, Stafford. Born at Albrighton, Shrewsbury. Buried at Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium
SALT Walter Petit, Capt 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers died 24th October 1916. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
SMALLWOOD George, Gunner 38779, 182nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery died 24th May 1916 age 28. Son of Richard & Mary of Brocton, Stafford. Buried at Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery Extension, France
TILSTONE Leonard, Pte 1326, 9th Warwickshire Regiment, died 20th July 1916 age 23. Son of Henry and Harriet Tilstone, of May Cottage, Milford, Stafford. Commemorated on the 1914-1918 Kirkee Memorial, India
TWIGG Francis William, Capt (CWGC has 1st) 3rd North Staffordshire Regiment died 24th September 1918 age 34. Son of Henry and Frances Louisa Twigg, of Weeping Cross, Stafford. Buried at Bellicourt British Cemetery, France
WILTON Richard Birkinhead 2nd Lt,15th attached 9th Yorkshire Regiment died 1st October 1917 age 21. Son of Charles Birkinhead Wilton and Ellen Sophia Wilton, of Hill Crest, Weeping Cross, Stafford. Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium
YEWBERY Harry, Pte 43322 (memorial has 7th South Staffs Regt) 8th Lincolnshire Regiment, formerly 10473 S.S.R.) killed in action 13th October 1916 age 21. Born at Shrewsbury. Son of Mrs W Yewbery, 1. Grange Cottages, Bicton, Shrewsbury. Buried at Bois-De-Noulette British Cemetery, Aix-Noulette, France (Medal index card has Yewbrey)
Also in immortal memory of those who gave their lives in the
Second Great War 1939 – 1945
GROUCOTT Stanley Joseph, Sgt 1581803, 434 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force died 29th January 1944 age 21. Son of Joseph and Clara Groucott, of Brocton, Staffordshire Buried at 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery, Berlin.
HARRIS John Edward, Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force Reserve,(late Lieutenant in the American Air Force) died 27th June 1946 age 21. Son of Herbert Miles Harrison and Alida Grace Harrison, of Lima, Peru. Buried at Stonefall Cemetery, Harrogate, Yorkshire
HENN Douglas Owen, Sgt 324803, Staffordshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps, died 18th July 1944 age 28. Son of John James Henn, J.P., and Ethel Mary Henn, of Gnosall, Staffordshire; husband of Ruth Florence Henn (Mentioned in Despatches). Buried at Hermancille War Cemetery, France.
JOHNSON Harry, Pilot Officer Navigator 172880, 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Reserve died 24th March 1944 age 33. Son of William Henry and Lily Johnson; husband of Christine Johnson, of Stafford. Buried at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany
LEAVER Dennis Kennedy Sergeant, 748367 254 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 6 December 1940. Born 1920, son of Percy and Florence Mary Cecily Leaver nee Stokes. Wills and Admin - Dennis Kennedy of Briarclough 49 Weeping Cross, Stafford, died 6 December 1940 on war service. Administration to Percy Leaver, bank official.Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
MONCUR Gilbert James. Lieutenant 113425. 1st Argyle Sutherland Highlanders. Son of James and Caroline Mary Moncur, of Radford Rise, Stafford. L.L.B. Died 17 November 1941 aged 23 years. Commemorated on the Khartoum Memorial, Sudan.
POOLE James Malcolm Stuart, D.S.C., Bar., Lt, H.M. Submarine Urge, Royal Navy died 6th May 1942 age 23. Son of James and Florence May Poole; husband of Lilian Elizabeth Anne Poole, of Streatham Hill, London. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire
PYE Henry, Major 56940, 7th North Staffordshire Regiment died 8th September 1944 age 32. Son of Henry & Mary Jane, and husband of Olive Pye of Walton, Stafford. Buried at Geel War Cemetery, Belgium
RIDLEY Frederick Heward, Pilot Officer 41208, 105th Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 14th May 1940. Buried at Donchery Communal Cemetery, France
SILVESTER Charles Richard, Signalman C/JX172055, Convoy Yeoman of Signals, S.S. Ville de Tamatave, Royal Navy, died 24th January 1943 age 25. Son of Richard and Mary Silvester, of Weeping Cross, Stafford. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent
SMITH John Simmonds, Flt Sgt 1232252, 248 Squadron Royal Air Force Reserve, died 3rd September 1943 age 22. Son of Frederick Cecil & Ethel of Brocton, Stafford. Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey
STONEMAN John Stafford Warrant Officer,Pilot 1336851, 103rd Squadron, Royal Air Force died 3rd August 1943 Buried at Hamburg Cemetery, Germany
WHITE Peter Alfred Cecil, Staff Sgt 7360564, Royal Army Medical Corps died 6th December 1945 age 26. Son of Fred Harvey White and Sarah Jane White, of Milford, Staffordshire; husband of Audrey Jean White, of Milford. Buried at Kirkee War Cemetery, India
