HILDERSTONE WAR MEMORIAL
STAFFORDSHIRE
Compiled with additional information by kind permission of the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The memorial is located near the gate into the parish churchyard of Christ Church
O the Glory of God and in grateful memory of the men of Hilderstone who gave
their lives for their King & Country in the Great War
1914-1918
ARNOLD John Pte 2555, 55th Australian Inf (AIF) died 20 July 1916 age 33. Son of John & Hannah of Hilderstone. Native of East Ardsley, Yorks. At rest in V.C. Corner, Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
BOURNE RALPH 2nd Lt, Bty Officer, 158th Brigade Royal Field Artillery died 10 Sept 1917. At rest in Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, Belgium. Sect III, Row G, Grave 4
HAZELHURST James Pte 3664 D Coy 1/5th North Staffs Regt. Died 15 July 1915 age 26 Son of George & Ann. At rest in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery sec III row B grave 17
JAMES John Pte 25207, North Staffs Regt trans to as Pte 18965, 10th East Yorkshire Regt, died 3 May 1917. At rest in Albuera Cemetery Bailleul-Sire-Berthoult France, North 4.A
SALMON Charles Edward Pte 512, 44th Bn Australian Inf (AIF) died 28/3/1918 age 24. Son of Charles E and Jane of Hilderstone. Commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France,
TURNER William Sgt 82363, C Bty, 95th Bde, Royal Field Artillery died 9/10/1917 age 28. Son of Thomas and Selina E of The Home Farm, Hilderstone. Buried in The Huts Cemetery, Belgium. X.B.9
WALDRON George Gunner 122597, 395 Seige Bty, Royal Garrison Artillery died 17/4/1918 age 41. Son of John and Sarah of Hilderstone, husband of Mary Ann of 34 Neville Street, Oak Hill, Stoke on Trent. Buried in Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, France. I.C.14
WILKINSON William Unable to find the correct one
1939-1945
SPENCER Frank Richard Flt Sgt, 1433953, 514, Sqdn Royal Air Force 1944, age 19. Son of Frank Edwin & Elizabeth Rose, husband of Mary of Blackley, Manchester. At rest in Rieex Communal Cemetery, France, joint grave
