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Fenton Cenotaph and War Memorial. World War 1 Roll of Honour With Fenton Cenotaph and War Memorial. World War 1 Roll of Honour with detailed information Compiled and copyright © William Davies. Fenton Community Association. 2016. In honoured memory of the men of Fenton who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918. Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends. Abberley. Bertram Private 21850. 8th Battalion the North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales's) Regiment. Killed in action 18/11/1916 age 19. Born 1897 son of Richard and Ann Abberley of 23 Foley St. Fenton. Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. (Pier and Face 14 B and 14 C.) Abbots. Thomas Henry Private 49094. 2nd/5th North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) Regiment. Died of his wounds, 15/12/1918 age 18. Son of Mary Ellen Abbotts, and the late Thomas Abbots of 19 George St, Fenton. Commemorated at the Ribecourt Road Cemetery, Trescault. Pas de Calais, France. (Grave Ref: I.C.21) Abraham George Private 5014. 2nd/5th Highland Light Infantry transferred to Bernard 50th Coy Labour Corp (29445) Killed in action 4/10/1918 age 39. Born 1892 son of Richard Ryan and Harriet Abraham of 60 Queen Street, Fenton. Cemetery/Memorial: La Targette British Cemetery, Neuville-St. Vast (grave ref III.D.13) Ackley William James L/Cpl 782699. 2nd Bn Leicestershire Regiment Born 1910 son of Florence Ann Ackley, of Fenton. Reported missing at sea and was presumed killed in action 5/12/1941, age 31. Commemorated at Alamein Memorial, Egypt (Panel Column 59) Adams J. H. No information available Alcock. Albert Private 21526. 3rd Bn Coldstream Guards. Killed in action on 14/4/1918 age 38. Born 1880 son of Ralph and Jane Alcock of 34 Park, Fenton. Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial. Hainaut, Belgium. (Panel 1) Albrookes Leonard Gunner 1514783. 14th Anti-Tank Regiment. Royal Artillery. Died 12/5/1944 age 25 at Italy. Born 1919 son of William and Florence Allbrookes of Burslem. In 1942 Leonard married Elsie Owen at Burslem, St John. He was buried at II.GRU.PDB (2139) and was reburied on the 22/6/1945 and is commemorated Cassino War Cemetery (Grave ref X1X. K. 14) Alcock Amos Private 29188. 19th Battalion Royal Welsh (Welch) Fusiliers. Died of wounds 6/5/1917 age of 23. Born 1894 son of Mrs. Mary Ann Edwards, of 5, Kent St., Fenton. Commemorated at the Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand. Somme, France (Grave VI.G.13) Alcock. Arthur Private 201138. 1/5th Battalion Territorial Force. North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales's) Regiment. Killed in action 4/5/1917 age 27. Born in 1890, son of Stafford and Eliza Alcock of 55 Church St, Fenton. In 1911 the family were living at 34 Nelson St, Fenton. Commemorated at the Canadian Cemetery No 2 Neuville-St. Vaast. Pas de Calais (Grave 6.A.23) Alcock Edwin Arthur Private 35288. 4th Battalion. North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales's) Regiment. Died of his wounds received in action, 29/11/1917 age 19. Born 1898 son of Samuel and Sarah Ann Alcock of 20 Park Lane, Fenton. Commemorated at Minty Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (Grave ref 11.A.7) Alcock Eli Private 40430, 8th Bn North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales's) Regiment. Killed in action on the 20/9/1917. Born in Fenton 1897 son of Alfred and Eliza Alcock of 34 Nelson Street, Fenton. Commemorated at the Tyne Cot Memory, West- Vlaanderen, Belgium (Panel 124 to 125 and 162 to 162A) Alcock. James Private 201876. 2nd/5th North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) Regiment. 25th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 14/6/1017 age 18. Born 1899 at Fenton son of Alfred and Eliza Alcock of 34 Nelson St, Fenton. commemorated at Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension.Pas de Calais, France (I.A.3) Alldersea. Richard Private 242567. 1st/6th North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales's) Regiment. Formally 14039 7/N. Staff Regt. Died of his wounds on the 8/6/1917. Born in 1894 son of Richard and Mary Jane Aldersea. 33 Ashworh Street, Fenton. Commemorated at Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (I.T.26) Allen W Private. WW2. No other information available Allen William Henry Private QX6913 A.I.F. 2/15 Battalion. Australian Infantry. Died 29/10/1942 age 21. Born 1921 in Australia son of Cyril and Ethel Allen, of Stoke-on-Trent. William died 29/10/1942 age 21. Originally buried at 10 D 9. On the 19/3/1945 he was reburied at El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt (Grave ref: A II J 13) Archer. William Private 8973. 7th Battalion the North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales's) Died of wounds in Mesopotamia on the 13/4/1916, age 34. Regiment. Son of John and Elizabeth Archer of Fenton. Married to Ellen Elizabeth and living 8 Clarence Street, Fenton. Commemorated in the Amara Cemetery, Iraq (Grave II.E.1) Arkinstall. Harry Gunner 49927. 20th Siege Bty, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in Action on the 12/4/1918, age 21. Born 1897 son of William and Fanny, Arkinstall, 8 Hollins Street, Fenton. He is commemorated at Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Extension. Pas de Calais, France. (Grave IV.B.11) Arrowsmith. Daniel Private 40692. 2nd Battalion the Bedfordshire Regiment, formerly 37442, South Staffs Regt. Killed in action 6/8/1918 age 32. Born 1885 son of Daniel and Annie Arrowsmith of Longton. Daniel married Edith Clarke 1907 at Christ Church, Fenton and living at 43 Park Road Fenton. Commemorated at the Pozieres Memorial, Somme,France (Panel 28 and 29) Arrowsmith Lawrence. Private 23002. 86th Machine Gun Corp (Infantry) Formerly G/5011, R. Fusilliers. Killed in action on the 25th April 25/4/1917 age 27.Born 1890 in Fenton. In 1911 he was living at 5 Albert Road with his parents James and Sarah Arrowsmith. Commemorated at the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. (Bay 10) Astley Edwin Corporal G/15131. 11th Bn (1st South Down) Royal Sussex Chappell Regiment formally North Staffordshire Regiment (22672) Reported missing then killed in action on the 21/10/1916 age 26. Born at Stoke in 1890 son of Joseph A and Emma E Astley. In 1910 Edwin married Ethel Cooper in a Civil marriage at Stoke-on-Trent. Commemorated at the Grandcourt War Cemetery, Somme, France (Pier and Face B 52) Awty Thomas Private 17999. 11th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Killed in William action 19/9/1918 age 24. Born 1894 son of Thomas and Annie Awty, of 41, Cambridge St., Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent. Commemorated Doiran Military Cemetery. Greece (Grave V. B. 29) Bagguley. William Sergeant 2060. 1st 5th North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) Regiment. Killed in Action 13/10/1915, age 23 in the Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, (Hohenzollernwerk) which took place during the Battle of Loos (25 September – 15 October 1915) Born 1892 at Fenton son of Mary Elizabeth Bagguley, 36 Nelson Street, Fenton. Commemorated on the Loos Memorial. Pas de Calais, France (Panel 103 and 105) and on the Fenton WW1 memorial Bagnall. Arthur Private Ply/413(S) Plymouth Bn MEF. Base Depot. 2nd Royal Marine Battalion. Killed in Action as a direct result of enemy action, 26/10/1917 age 24. Born 1893 at Longton son of the late Samuel & Ellen Bagnall, of 100 Brocksford St, Fenton. Tyn Cot Memorial. West-Vlaanderen , Belguim (Panel 1 and 162A) Bailey. Ernest Private 8720. 1st Bn North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) Regiment. Killed in action 17/6/1916 age 30. Born 1886 son of Thomas and Mary Bailey. Wood Farm, Broadsfield Road, Fenton. Commemorated at the Dranoutre Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, (Grave ref: II E 14) Bailey. Frederick Lance Corporal 32528. 1st Bn South Staffordshire Regiment. Killed in action on the 3/10/1917 age 28. Born 1889 son of William Philip and Alice Bailey of 22 Kent St, Fenton. Commemorated at the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen. Belgium. (Panel 90 to 92 and 162 to 162A) Bailey Thomas Sergeant 2220975 Thomas William Bailey. Air Gunner. 460 William sqd Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 26/3/1944 age 31. Born 1913 son of Thomas and Thirza Bailey of Hanley. In 1941 Thomas married Marjorie Bayley at Fenton, Christ Church. Commemorated at Hotton British Cemetery, Luxembourg, Belgium on 26/6/1947 (grave ref V11. C.6) Bailey. William Private 12031. 9th Bn North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) Regiment. Killed in action on the 26/4/1917 age 26. William was born in 1892. In 1911 he was living with his uncle at 128 Park Road, Fenton. Commemorated at the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France (bay 7 and 8) Ball. Albert Victor Private B/200063. 10th Battalion Rifle Brigade. Formally: 25054, 3rd N. Staffs. Regt. Killed in action 14/8/1917 age 19. Born 1898 son of John and Sarah Ball. Cottage, 1 Cemetery Rd, Off Brunswick Street, Brunswick Rd, Cemetery Rd, Fenton, Stoke-On-Trent. Commemorated at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium. (Panel 46 -48 and 50) Ball. Arthur Private 202300. 2nd/4th Duke of Wellington (West Riding Regiment) Killed in action 29/11/1917 age 23. Born 1894 son of John and Sarah Ball. Brunswick House, Brunswick Cottage, Cemetery Rd, Fenton. Commemorated at St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Seine-Maritime, France (Grave ref: P.V.E.4B) Ball George Lance orporal 4857835 George Ball. 1st Bn Leicestershire Regiment. Died 8/4/1944 age 27. Born 1917 son of Mr and Mrs George Ball of Fenton. Originally buried at Wat Koke Mor, Nong-Pladuk. Siam (Grave C 119) 19/5/1946 his body was transferred to Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand.
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