Published By John Davies
Knockin
Knockin War Memorial
John Victor | Higginson | Captain. MC | 2 Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers | Died 23 September 1919 | St Mary’s Church, Knockin | CWGC | |
Edward William | Walker | Captain. DSO | |||||
Thomas | Cambidge | Lieutenant | 2/4 Bn Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Rgt) | KIA 3 November 1917 | Beersheba War Cemetery | CWGC | Also on Kinnerley War Memorial |
Thomas Harold | Davies | Lieutenant | Royal Engineers | Illness 26 October 1918 | St Mary’s Church, Knockin | CWGC | |
John Edward | Goodyear | Private 18401 | 1 Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers | Died 12 March 1918 | Padua Main Cemetery, Italy | CWGC | |
Jack William | Owen | Private 411863 | 555 Agricultural Coy, Labour Corps | Died 2 November 1918 | St Mary’s Church, Knockin | CWGC | |
Albert | Williams | Private 31901 | 9 Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers | KIA 12 Januray 1917 | Hebuterne Communal Cemetery | CWGC | Also on Kinnerley War Memorial |
Bertie James | Annum | Private 10763 | |||||
George | Maddox | Private 89773 | 1 Reserve Bn Machine Gun Corps | Died 25 April 1920 | St Mary’s Church, Knockin | CWGC | |
Edwin Lloyd | Roberts | Private 23695 | 7 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry | KIA 13 May 1917 | Feuchy Chapel British Cemetery | CWGC | |
Harry George | Williamson | Private 16273 | 7 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry | KIA 15 June 1916 | La Clytte Military Cemetery | CWGC |
St Mary’s Church, Knockin
There is also a WW1 Memorial in St Mary’s Church which dupicates the names on the village memorial. There is also a plaque listing the men from the parish who served during WW1 and a second plaque for WW2. There is also the commemorative window dedicated to Captain Edward W Walker, 1/7 Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers whose father was rector at Knockin and who, along with his son, is also remembered on a memorial plaque at St John’s Church, Measbrook.
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