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BAKEWELL, Derbyshire
Sergeant 12269 Alfred R Smith,6 Bn Shropshire Light Infantry. and brother Private 202054 Frederick S Smith, 11 Bn Manchester Regiment. Birthplace. Lived at Gatacre Place and Swan Crescent, Albert Road. Alfred after his marriage lived at Lloyd Street.
BELPER, Derbyshire.
Lance Corporal 14521 Bernard S Easthope, 7 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Born Burton-on-Trent and his family moved to Belper. Enlisted at Oswestry but no known address in the town.
BERRIEW, Powys
Berriew Mill Private 203047 John Griffiths, 4 Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Born in Pontesbury. The family moved to Berriew then to Maesbury. His father was a corn miller/merchant had a business in Oswestry at 28 Oswald Road. 17 Gate Street re father’s bankruptcy in 1923.
BETHESDA, Caernarvonshire
34 Rock Terrace Private 19732 Richard L Roberts, 6 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Ritchie’s birthplace was Llanellechid a parish of Bethseda district, Caernarvonshire. He also lived Birmingham and Edward Street, Oswestry while training as a bank clerk.
BIGNALL END, Staffordshire
24 Church Street Private 12306 Andrew Price, 6 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Born St Martin’s. Worked in coalfields in Staffordshire. Moved back to work at Brykinallt and lived at Gate Street and Castle Street (Sunny Bank), Oswestry.
BIRMINGHAM
17 Twyning Road Private 19732 Richard L Roberts, 6 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Bank worker boarder here and Edward Street, Oswestry.
BLACKBURN Lieutenant, Philip E (Edmund) Sharples, 9 Bn York and Lancaster Regiment. Birthplace. In Oswestry lived at Upper Brook Street.
BRIDGNORTH, Shropshire
Foundry Yard Private 10763, Bertie Annum, 5 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Born Liverpool before his adoption to new family in Foundry Yard then 2 Whip Lane (Osbaston), and Heath Wain Cottage, Knockin and later boarding in Oswestry 9, Leg Street.
BRITHDIR, Dollgelau
Penmaen Cottage Private 37389 George H Jones 1 Bn King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). and brother Private 200588 John R (Richard) Jones, 1/4 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. In Oswestry lived at Signal Terrace, Albert Road,
BURY ST EDMUNDS
Lance Corporal 23734 Trevor K Jenkins, 11 Bn Suffolk Regiment. Born Oswestry. Lived at Spring Bank, Mount Road; Pentre Cottage, Pentre, Chirk; Westminster House, Gobowen.
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