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Knockin – village and St Mary’s Church

Published By John Davies

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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.

St Mary’s Church, War Memorial.

 

 

 

 

 

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