This memorial is also split into two panels starting with the Royal Navy, this one being the 1st panel
BURTON UPON TRENT WAR MEMORIAL
TOWN HALL, STAFFORDSHIRE
Compiled with additional information by kind permission of the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The memorials are on walls inside the entrance to the Town Hall
(The memorials are listed in order of senior service,[ Navy, Army and Air Force]
and then rank)
WW1
Royal Navy
BARRATT George Memorial has his rank as Warrant Officer. The CWGC have him as Gunner on H.M.S Indefatigable died 31st May 1916aged 32. Son of Mrs J Barratt of Burton on Trent and husband of Nora G Barratt, 25 Garden Street, Morice Tow, Devonport. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon
WRIGHT W V Warrant Officer
LOWE T F C E A
CLIFF A J CC
MANSELL S E Artificer
BIRKETT G PO, 1st Class
GLOVER F L G 1St Class PO
ANTHONY D Stoker PO
CLARKE F G Leading Seaman
ADAMS H Stoker 1St Class
GOULD P T Stoker 1St Class
HOLMES J Stoker 1St Class
HARVEY G E Stoker 1St Class
WALKER R W Stoker 1St Class
BAILEY F Able Seaman
HUGHES F G Able Seaman
OLDHAM A E Able Seaman
ROBINSON L L Able Seaman
ORTON G H E Sapper
BROWN F W Seaman
MARSHALL F C Seaman
MEWIES J L Seaman
THOMPSON S M Seaman
Royal Marine Artillery
ROSSER A W Gunner
Royal Marine Light Infantry
TOMPKINSON J S P.O
BALDWIN J Private
BRIDGES J Private
EAGLEFIELD Herbert Private PO/19540, 2nd Battalion, joined at Blandford 30th June 1917 and died of wounds 29th March 1918 aged 19. Son of George and Sarah Eaglefield, of 143, Tutbury Rd., Horninglow, Burton-on-Trent. Buried at St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France
GILLIVER J Private
PAKEMAN A V Private
Royal Navy Brigade
BATES W H Able Seaman
BRITTAIN J W Able Seaman
POUNTAIN W H Sapper
Merchant Service
Walley A J Wireless Operator
Dragoon Guards
BOAST F Lance Corporal, D.C.M
WALKER W H Private
18th Hussars
INGLE A J Sergeant
20th Hussars
STANESBY W Lance Corporal
14th Hussars
TOON J C Private
Leicester Yeomanry
COX H E Corporal
5th Notts Hussars
REEVE C Trooper
Queens Own Oxford Hussars
SMITH G W Corporal
MORRIS H G Trooper
Staffordshire Yeomanry
MERRIMAN C Sergeant
DOWSON F Corporal
HAWKSWORTH L Corporal
PALMER J A Corporal
SHERWIN G O Corporal
ALESBROOK J R Lance Corporal
THOMPSON H Lance Corporal
BLOWER P Trooper
LITTLE F Trooper
TAYLOR F Trooper
THOMAS F Trooper
THOMPSON J H T Trooper
Staffordshire Yeomanry
SUMMERFIELD S C Trooper
ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY
HARDY W 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Horse Artillery
HARVEY W H 2nd Lieutenant, M.M
MITTON W Sergeant Major
BLISS A Sergeant
BULL A Sergeant, D.C.M
GADSBY T Corporal
SPRINGALL A Corporal
GLOVER TM Bombardier
PRIME WA Bombardier
ALDERSON F H F H Gunner 174988, Royal Field Artillery died in England 9th September 1917 and is buried in Burton on Trent
ALEXANDER J H Gunner
BAILEY F A Gunner
BAXTER E Gunner
BERRIDGE G Gunner
BLACKSHAW J Gunner
BRAKE J Gunner
CALOW F L Gunner
COXON J Gunner
DALE D D H Gunner
EAGLEFIELD Wilfred Gunner 119468, B Battery, 311th Brigade Royal Field Artillery died 11th October 1917 aged 24. Son of Walter and Mary Eaglefield, of Burton-on-Trent. Buried at Pont-DAchelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe, Nord France
FISHER W Gunner
GOODFELLOW EH Gunner
HARDWICK C J CJ Gunner 83201 Royal Field Artillery died in England 15th February 1915 aged 19
HARVEY W G Gunner
HILL E Gunner
HILL S Gunner
HODGSON G Gunner
MARKS A Gunner
MASON J Gunner
MAXIN EF Gunner
MEADOWS AE Gunner
PARKER AH Gunner
PRITCHARD WJ Gunner
RAYNER W Gunner
ROBINSON G Gunner
ROOKER LE Gunner
ROWLEY T T Gunner
SHORTHOSE CW Gunner
SMITH G Gunner
SMITH RA Gunner
SMITH T Gunner
STATHAM TA Gunner
TEW T Gunner
THOMPSON E Gunner
THOMPSON HE Gunner
TURNER WH Gunner
WHITE PW Gunner
WRIGHT J Gunner
YEATES H Gunner
Royal Garrison Artillery
MARTIN E 2nd Lieutenant
ROBINSON H Sergeant Major
SHEPPARD F Sergeant Major
EAVES T Sergeant
LECK E Corporal
PEACH G Corporal
PYE J L Bombardier
WALKER A Gunner
BAINBRIDGE RB Gunner
BAINBRIDGE Samuel Charles Gunner
BETTSWORTH JW Gunner
BLOOD WF Gunner
BRACEY F Gunner
BRASSINGTON S Gunner
ELSON G Gunner 194178, Royal Garrison Artillery died in England 1st November 1918 aged 33. Buried at Burton on Trent Cemetery, Stapenhill, Staffordshire
HOGG Sidney Cooper Gunner
MARJERRISON WH Gunner
PICKERING A Gunner
POTTER Hh Gunner
REID Fa Gunner
TEAGEN J Gunner
WALKER Tg Gunner
WARRINGTON W Gunner
YATES H Gunner
BARNETT SN Driver
Honourable Artillery
ALLAWAY SN Private
Royal Engineers
MEAD J R Jr Captain
SHEPPARD D D Sergeant
ADAMS R H Rh 2nd Corporal
GOODHEAD E E Lance Corporal
SNOW W W Lance Corporal
APPLEBY J R Jr Sapper
ASBURY S R D S r d Sapper
BECKELL D C Dc Sapper
BRIGGS W A Wa Sapper
BROOKES Basil Oliver Basil Oliver Sapper killed in France 30th June 1917 aged 33. Youngest son of John Staley and Emma Brookes. Commemorated on his parents memorial at Burton on Trent Cemetery
MERON Wca Sapper
CHADWICK Rw Sapper
CLARKE J Sapper
DAKIN CPM Sapper
FORD RA Sapper
GRICE H Sapper
HACKETT AE Sapper
HALE E F EF Sapper
HAZLEWOOD H Sapper
HOOK P Sapper
HUGHES B Sapper
JONES WE Sapper
LOVELL JH Sapper
MURFIN T Sapper
NICHOLLS WJ Sapper
NORRIS MA Sapper
NORTON F Sapper
PARKER JW Sapper
ROBERTS J Sapper
SANT W W Sapper
WESTON WT Sapper
WHITTINGHAM EG Sapper
WILKINSON AR Sapper
WILSON S Sapper
WRIGHT MA Sapper
HOOK A Driver
Grenadier Guards
BRADBURY MG Company Sergeant Major
BENTLEY AW Sergeant
HALL L A Sergeant
STRETTON TH Signalman
WEBSTER S Sergeant
BOND John Wesley Corporal, 1st Battalion, killed in action in France 23rd December 1916 aged 25. 5th Son of Frederick and Rhoda Bond. Commemorated on his parents memorial at Burton on Trent Cemetery, Stapenhill, Staffordshire
CROSS V Corporal
HAZELWOOD R Corporal
BARNETT HL Lance Corporal
ARMSON GA Private
BISHOP R Private
BRADFORD T Private
BROOKS WA Private
CROSS R Private
DENNY F Private
DURANT LW Private
HOLLAND M Private
HOOD A Private
JOHNSON GE Private
LITCHFIELD E Private
LOWE JW Private
MINCHIN BR Private
MOISEY CAV Private
MOULD EJ Private
REDFERN W Private
RUTTER WH Private
SMITH GE Private
STAPLES E Private
SWAIN W Private
WHEELOCK G W Guardsman 17671 died in England 29th December 1915 aged 20. Buried at Burton on Trent Cemetery, Stapenhill, Staffordshire
YATES JH Private
Coldstream Guards
DUTTON A A Sergeant DCM
PLANT J Corporal MM
COLLINS E Private
FRANKLIN A Private
JONES GJ Private
NEWBOLD RS Private
STREET A Private
Royal Scots
ANDREWS GED Private
HAWKSWORTH J Private
HEARD HE Private
POWELL B Private
REYNOLDS J Private
ROW JH Private
WARR AJ Private
WHETTON VH Private
West Surrey
FREEMAN H Private
Buffs [East Kent]
DAVIS PWT 2nd Lieutenant
KEATES A Lance Corporal
DUNN R Private
KING VG Private
Kings Own Royal Lancasters
BROSTER SA Private
HILL WC Private
HOOPER Frederick Private, 9th Battalion, died of wounds in Salonica 11th October 1917 aged 29. Son of Samuel Just and Maria Hooper and brother of Clyde and George both of whom fell . Commemorated on his parents memorial at Burton on Trent Cemetery,
LEA G Private 25508, died 6th November 1918. Buried at Burton on Trent Cemetery, Stapenhill, Staffordshire
Northumberland Fusiliers
HALLAM SC Lance Corporal
SIDDALS WL Lance Corporal
WALKER A Lance Corporal
BANNISTER CA Private
BELFIELD W Private
CAVIGAN W Private
CHILVER J Private
COOK E Private
CORNES JW Private
DOCKER GW Private
POULTNEY F Private
STAMMENS J Private
TILLEY LW Private
WOOD SJ Private
WOODMAN LC Private
Royal Warkshire Regiment
WHITE CW 2nd Lieutenant
LEEDHAM GE Lance Sergeant
BERRY FL Lance Corporal
DEVILLE S Lance Corporal
THOMPSON W Lance Corporal
WALKER J Lance Corporal
BANNISTER J Private
BENCH W Private
CROFTS CH Private
FLEAR T Private
GODDARD LW Private
HENCHCLIFFE TW Private
MORLEY D Private
MORLEY E Private
NEWMAN J Private
PREECE TH Private
ROBINSON EE Private
SKELTON CF Private
SPENCER J Private
YEATMAN JE Private
Royal Fusiliers
CROOKES RO 2nd Lieutenant
KIDSLEY H Lance Corporal
SMITH E Lance Corporal
STONE P Lance Corporal
ARNOLD W Private
CHAMBERLAIN CW Private
CLARKE FG Private
ELTON Sydney Private, 7th Royal Fusiliers who was killed action in France 19th August 1918 aged 30. Son of Joseph William and Mary Elizabeth Elton. Commemorated on his parents memorial at Burton on Trent Cemetery,Stapenhill, Staffordshire
LEA W Private
MEWIES J Private
RATCLIFFE JE Private
WOODTHORPE FWH Private
Kings Liverpool Regiment
KNOX T C C 2nd Lieutenant
SHERCLIFF H H Sergeant
DUNWELL L L Corporal
SHORTHOUSE AN Corporal DCM
BREARLEY B S, Private BS Private
CLARK J, Rifleman J Rifleman
Liverpool Scottish
CLIFF PG Private
Norfolk Regiment
BELL F Private
BENDALL AL Private
FOSTER G Private
Lincolnshire Regiment
GREATOREX JP Lance Corporal
APPLEBY WL Private
BAVIN J Private
COATES EA Private
CROXALL C Private
FREEMAN F Private
GOTHERIDGE W Private
GREATOREX HG Private
HALLAM J Private
HUGHES J Private
MANN JW Private
MINTER E Private
NEWMAN W Private
PARKER GW Private
STROUD WS Private
TAYLOR S Private
THOMPSON RG Private
UPTON WJ Private
WADE WJ Private
WILSON JA Private
Devonshire Regiment
THOMPSON CC Captain
GLOVER WA Private
SMITH H Private
WARD AW Private
WALLIS A Bandsman
Suffolk Regiment
HARDWICK JR Lance Corporal
DYCHE E Private
HARPER RA Private
Somerset Light Infantry
SMITH WG Private
West Yorkshire Regiment
MANSFIELD HJ Sergeant
WRIGHT E Corporal
PARRY W Lance Corporal
ADAMS G Private
BLOOD J Private
BREWIN W Private
CLARKE J Private
EAVES S Private
EDWARDS F Private
GOULD H Rifleman
HARRINGTON B Private
JENKINS G Private
KNAPP FH Private
MANNING FJ Private
SLATER RG Private
SMITH HE Private
SMITH WR Private
STIFF J Private
TUNNICLIFFE PE Private
WINT J Private
East Yorkshire Regiment
JOHNSON H Private
MATKIN Private
WILEMAN P Private
Bedfordshire Regiment
COLEY CH Private
Leicestershire Regiment
BROWN F 2nd Lieutenant
WEBB E 2nd Lieutenant
HAWLEY H Company Sergeant Major
CURTIS G Sergeant
WEST WE Sergeant
HUNT F Corporal
STREET A Corporal
CLYNICK FJ Lance Corporal
MILLER F Lance Corporal
PEYTON J Lance Corporal
WARDLE PG Lance Corporal
WHEATLEY HG Lance Corporal
CHEAVINS T Private
CRICK EAE Private
EDWARDS E Private
GOWER W Private
GRETTON H Private
HACKETT E Private
HEATH A Private
HEATH W Private
HOLLOWAY FB Private
HUBBARD Leslie Private 9th Battalion wounded in France and died 4th July 1916 aged 21. Son of Albert and Mary Ann Hubbard. Commemorated on his parents memorial at Burton on Trent Cemetery, Stapenhill, Staffordshire
JAQUES JF Private
LEE PG Private
LENTON CH Private
LORD W Private
LOVATT L Private
MAGEE H H Private
NOBLE E E Private
PRESTON AC Private
PRINCE JS Private
TAILBY G Private
TAYLOR H Private
TOON VA Private
TURNER WH Private
WARDLE C Private
WARDLE CH Private
WEBSTER J Private
WILLIAMS AW Private
WOOD I Private
YOUNGMAN W Private
Royal Irish Rangers
SCOTT P Rifleman
Yorkshire Regiment
HOLLIDAY JH Private
NORMAN WA Private
TIPPER F Private
Royal Scots Fusiliers
DONALD WA Private
ROBINSON H Private
Cheshire Regiment
JAMES W Corporal
HODGKINSON I Lance Corporal
BRADBEER F Private
ELSBY AG Private
HARRIS H Private
METCALFE H Private
SMITH E Private
THARNE A Private
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
BROWN FA Sergeant
BLAKE E Corporal
JUKES AGS Corporal
ROSTANCE H Corporal
SIMNETT J Lance Corporal
CAMPION RH Private
DICKERSON F Private
ELKS GH Private
FOSBY W Private
GORST J Private
LOWNDES W Private
WOOD T Private
South Wales Borderers
EARP JA Private
Kings Own Scottish Borderers
RUTTER J Private
Camerionian Scottish Rifles
THOMPSON WH Lance Corporal
DYCHE A Private
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
CARELESS A Private
PARKER T Private
Gloucestershire Regiment
REA WE Lance Corporal
WALKER JH Private
WHEELDON GH Private
Worcestershire Regiment
WHETTON A Corporal
HICKMAN JE Private
RAYWORTH GH Private
RENSHAW WT Private
WALKADEN W Private
WEBB A Private
East Lancashire Regiment
WESTON PT Lance Corporal
ALESBROOK G Lance Corporal
BLADON H Private
BRADLEY F Private
HINDSON HE Private
REVILL F Private
WILEMAN LJ Private
East Surrey Regiment
CHRISTIAN BC Lance Corporal
West Riding Regiment
DEVINE H Sergeant
BARLOW AE Private
BROWN W WA Private
CLEMENT WG Private
HURST A Private
LEMON TW Private
SHARPE JF Private
SLATER A Private
STRETTON J Private
WALLIS H Private
WHEELDON J Private
WHEILDON A Private
Border Regiment
EILBECK B Private
NEWMAN W Private
STRETTON T Private
Royal Sussex Regiment
WARING FR 2nd Lieutenant
Hampshire Regiment
BRAMHAM GH Private
DUNN WE Private
GAMBLE WT Private
GORMAN PH Private
HARDY AE Private
MURKIN BJ Private
TALBOT AE Private
South Staffordshire Regiment
STOCKLEY Philip Captain
ILIFF Frederick John 2nd Lieutenant, 6th Battalion [Territorial] killed in action 13th October 1915 aged 31, near La Bassee, France. Son of John Spencer and Fanny Iliff and a relation to Sgt John Iliff who fell in 1943. Commemorated on his parents memorial at Burton on Trent Cemetery, Stapenhill, Staffordshire
MACKRORY EW 2nd Lieutenant
SHEFFIELD GAC 2nd Lieutenant
TRESISE RG Company Sergeant Major
CARTER TW Sergeant
GILLELAND F Sergeant
HARRIS J Sergeant
NEWMAN WE Sergeant
DARBYSHIRE T Lance Corporal
SHERCLIFF A Lance Corporal
ASHTON TH Private
BRUNDELL R Private
CHAMBERLAIN HF Private
DAWSON JH Private
EATON GF Private
GOODHEAD CE Private
HAYWOOD HG Private
HICKLIN T Private
HODGES Private
HOLLAND W Private
HUGHES W Private
INGLE H Private
KEELING J Private
LEE RH Private
MARSHALL JA Private
MEWIES FC Private
MILLS J Private
ROBINSON C Private
SWANN L Private
SEWELL JW Private
SMITH H T HT Private
THORNEWELL J Private
WARD S Private
WEAVER J Private
WHEELDON SC Private
WHITFIELD G Private
Dorsetshire Regiment
THOPMSON G W GW Corporal
BRADFORD A J AJ Lance Corporal
AUSTIN W H WH Private
BATES E E Private
South Lancashire Regiment
GRANT S Private
Welsh Regiment
MANN W Private
Black Watch
JAMES G Private
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
FISHER FB Lance Corporal
PULMAN H Lance Corporal
BOURNE AE Private
BRADFORD CE Private
CHATFIELD J Private
WALLIS G Private
WILLIAMS HLB Private
Essex Regiment
CLUBB HW Lieutenant
KEATES KJ Lance Corporal
HARRIS H Private
HUBBARD C Private
MOORCROFT F Private
SPEED TF Private
TOOGOOD J Private M.M
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
HANDFORD Jw 2nd Lieutenant
EDWARDS Wa Sergeant
MAY G Sergeant
MARRIOTT Jw Sergeant
PEPPER Cb Sergeant
WESTWOOD Jw Sergeant
BLOOD J Corporal
SMITH T Corporal
HADLAND P Lance Corporal
LEACH Wj Corporal
WEBSTER R Corporal
ADAMS Ga Private
ATTERBURY Cs Private
BAILEY Ct Private
BALL S Private
BAXTER Ea Private
BIRD Ar Private
BLOOD Tr Private
BROWN Ah Private
CLARKE Ct Private
COATES T Private
DEACON Sg Private
DENNIS Gp Private
EATON Av Private
EATON H Private
EDWARDS E Private
EURIDGE Cr Private
FORD E Private
FORD F Private
FROST Jr Private
GILBERT Ch Private
GLADDIN W Private
HARDEN C Private
HARRIS Ce Private may be Edmund Charles, see graves
HOLMES H Private
JAMES T Private
KENT Lw Private
KNIGHT W Private
LAWES Mh Private
LEE Ce Private
LEE J Private
LEEDHAM S Private
MANN R Private
MANNING L Private
MEWIS Wa Private
MOORE E Private
NELSON W Private
PEACH L Lw Private
RAISON Wa Private
SHERRATT J Private
SMITH Ac Private
SMITH Gh Private
SPENCER Wc Private
STARTIN J Private
TAILBY A Private
TEAGAN H Private
VICKERS Jp Private
WAINWRIGHT J Private
WEBB Jg Private
WEBSTER Ca Private
WRIGHTSON C Private
WALTERS ja Private
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
DOLMAN Wl Corporal
HUGO H Corporal
MARTIN J Corporal
ROGERS He Corporal
EAGLEFIELD Samuel William Corporal 27365, 2/5th Battalion, Formerly 2905, North Staffs Regiment, died of wounds 11th March 1918 aged 22. Son of Samuel and Hannah Eaglefield, of Horninglow, Burton-on-Trent. Buried at Merville Communal Cemetery Extension, France This memorial has his rank as Lance Corporal
BAKER Gh Private
BROWN H Private
CHAMBERLAIN E Private
COULTON Aa Private
CRAWFORD S Private
FELSTEAD F Private
FREER E Private
GRANTHAM H Private
HARRISON J Private
HILL wt Private
HOOPER Clyd Private, 5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment died of wounds in France 8th October 1918 aged 20. Son of Samuel Just and Maria Hooper and brother of Frederick and George both of whom fell. Commemorated on his parents memorial at Burton on Trent Cemetery, Stapenhill, Staffordshire
McGLYNN Jt Private
ORCHARD Wf Private
PETO C Private
RUTTER J Private
STANLEY Ta Private
SUTHERNS Fb Private
Northampton Regiment
WESTROPE W Corporal
BETTANY H Private
MARKHAM R C Private
WEAVER L Private
Royal Berkshire regiment
CUTTON R Sapper
DAKIN G W Drummer M.M.
SMITH L P Private
Additional information will be added at a later date (posted 13/2/11)
