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The ‘Out of Sequence’ Names

Most of the names on the War Memorial are in alphabetical order running down from the top of the left pillar. However there is a group of names, mainly on the right hand pillar, which are out of alphabetical sequence. It is presumed that these names were ‘late entries’ added after the main list had been compiled and were submitted and added after work on the marble plaques had been started or when it had been completed and possibly added when the plaques were in situ.

The names form 2 basic sets –

• most appear in one block at the end of the right column, however, they too are not in alphabetic sequence suggesting the names were submitted independently rather than in one block
• the others appear at the top of the right pillar and the bottom of the left pillar – one name (George Albert Corbett) appears at the top of the right pillar and right column of names and outwith the blocks of names suggesting that his was the last name to be added

Bottom of left pillar

Driver T4/057472 Ernest Bennett, Army Service Corps. Died 3 May 1918, St Barnabas’s Church at Hengoed, Oswestry

Private 33084 James Jones, 7 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. DoW 27 September 1917, Dozinghem Military Cemetery

Right Pillar

Corporal M2/ 054772 Walter Pritchard, Army Service Corps. Death and Burial not known

Lance Corporal 10057 Daniel Rigby, 1 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, KIA 12 October 1916 (CWGC gives date as 17 Oct. 1916), Thiepval Memorial (unknown)

Private 200076 George Albert Corbett, 1/4Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, KIA 23 March 1918, Arras Memorial (unknown)

Private 17679 E A (Evan Arthur) Humphreys, 1Bn Coldstream Guards. Died at Home 18 February 1919, Oswestry General Cemetery

Corporal 1590 Rowland Evans, 4 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Died at Home 2 March 1917, Seion Chapel Oswestry

Evan Lloyd Jones ID UNCERTAIN

Private 4424 Horace Cadman, 1 Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers. KIA 16 May 1915, Le Touret Memorial (unknown)

Regimental Sergeant Major 13609 Charles Johnson, 4 Reserve Bn Cheshire Regiment. Died in UK 16 July 1918, Wallasey Cemetery, Rake Lane

Private 19737 George F (Frederick) Jones, 7 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. 14 July 1916. Thiepval Memorial (unknown)

Private 6154  Albert E Loose, 2 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. KIA 26 April 1915, Menin Gate, Ypres (unknown)

Private 5588 Fred Owen, 2 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. KIA 25 May 1915, Menin Gate, Ypres (unknown)

Second Lieutenant BR (Benjamin Richard) Corley Rogers, 3 Bn Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), KIA 17 October 1918, Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau

Private 29458 CW Mac  Roberts, 13 Bn Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). KIA 22 August 1917, Tyne Cot Memorial (unknown)

(Acting) Lance Sergeant 12280 Alfred E Roberts, 6 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. 29 December 1918, Oswestry Cemetery

Staff Sergeant 131932 David W Ellis, Royal Engineers. 8 January 1919, St Barnabas’s Church, Hengoed

Private 49023 Albert W Phillipson, 2/4 Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. KIA 28 September 1918, Anneux British Cemetery

Private 47268 Joseph (Henry) Whiteley, 19 Bn Manchester Regiment. KIA 09 April 1917, Arras Memorial (unknown)   BROTHER

Private 266507 Joseph W Darlington, 1/1 Bn Kent Cyclist. Died of illness 17 May 1919, Karachi 1914-18 War Memorial

Private 204284 Henry M (Marsden) Bull, 10 Bn Worcestershire Regiment. KIA 18 June 1918, Jonchery sur Vesle

Lieutenant George M (Montford) Drew, Royal Navy Reserve, HM Submarine E14. KIA 28 January 1918, Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Private 12702 Robert Thomas, 7 Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, KIA 11 May 1916. La Clytte Military Cemetery

 

Out of Sequence

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