A few words...
Since 2014 I have been adding names and any information i can find about the men from both WW1 and WW2 on the memorial.
And as of 2018 and into 2019, more pages have been added.
Including the Returned from Duty pages.
Whilst doing my research I have found evidence of some soldiers who served
before 1914
So i have started a new page called Pre 1914
to record their names.
These pages show my progress in researching all the men who are on the memorial or served and returned from duty from not only from WW1 and WW2, but any other war.
A few pictures are also included.
Discovering those who were demobilized, injured and found too young to serve.
In the Gallery there are extra pictures of their CWGC gravestones, family graves and more.
Thank you
John Melling
2020
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Served previous to 1914
Whilst researching for the men of 1914-1919 and 1939-1945 I have come across by accident some names of men associated with Clayton le Woods and Whittle le Woods who had served in pre 1914 theatres of war.
So with that in mind, I decided I will try and discover anyone serving in the armed forces PRE 1914
John Walmsley
Born c1779 in Whittle le Woods
Enlisted in 1810 Age 31
Sixth Regiment of Infantry
Discharged in 1827 Age 48
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Henry Hacking
Born c1801 in Clayton le Woods
Reg no: 345
Rank: Pte
Enlisted in 1825
Nineteenth Regt Of Foot
Did he serve in Cephalonia, Greece
Discharged in 1846
J Clitheroe
Born c1862 in Clayton le Woods
Reg no: 1837
Enlisted in 1900
RNR Regiment ?
John Clitheroe DOW/KIA WW1 with PRE 1914 service
Possible is the same person as above!
He served for 17 years in the Shropshire Light Infantry and took part in the Egyptian Campaign of 1882 and also in the Gordon Relief Expedition, Khartoum, Sudan in 1884-85
His funeral at Whittle was attended by representatives of the Regiment and also from the R.A.M.C
Shropshire Light Infantry
The regiment was based on the 53rd Regimental District - Shrewsbury. The 1st battalion embarked for Egypt in 1882, took part in the Egyptian war ("Egypt, 1882"), and by 1885 was stationed on Malta; returning to Egypt in that year, it took part in the Soudan expedition ("Suakin, 1885") and then was sent back to Malta in 1887. The battalion was sent on to Hong Kong in 1891, and transferred to India in 1894; in 1895 it was at Fort William. The 2nd battalion returned to England from Bombay in 1881, and in 1885 was at Woolwich. The battalion was sent to Ireland in 1886; back to England in 1894 (at Portland in 1895); and in 1899 off to South Africa, where it added "South Africa, 1899-1902" and "Paardeberg" to the regimental honours.
John Tyrer
Born c1826 in Whittle le Woods
Reg no: 3738
Rank: Pte
Enlisted in 1855
Sixty-Third Regt of Infantry
Malta
Possible he served in the Crimean War
Discharged in 1860
John Bamber
Born c1811 in Whittle le Woods
First Regiment of Life Guards
Discharged in 1829 age 18
John Coppock
Born in c1876
Age: 20
Reg no: 5117
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Enlisted on 26 March 1896 at Preston
Previously in the 5 Battalion North Lancashire Regiment
Discharged Termination of engagement section 10(?) on 25 March 1912
After 8 years and 331 days
A Printworks Labourer as Trade
Married to Mary Ellen Lowe
At Parish Church, Withnell in 1905
Father is Ivan Coppock of Town Lane
Edward Jolly
Born c1790 Whittle le Woods
Age: 16
25th Foot Soldiers, 2nd Battalion on 23 August 1806
25th Foot Soldiers, 1st Battalion on 16 February 1809
Canada?
Also known as Kings Own Borderers
1808:February – Barbados; St Kitts; flank companies to Martinique
1809:4 companies in MARTINIQUE; battalion re-united in Barbados
1810:January – Guadeloupe; St Martin; St Eustacius; St Kitts
1811:Leeward Islands
1812:Leeward Islands
1813:Leeward Islands; March – Guadeloupe
1814:Guadeloupe; December – 2 companies to Antigua, rest to Barbados
1815:Barbados; May – re-capture of Martinique; August – re-capture of Guadeloupe
1816:Barbados; St Vincent; home in June 1817 after 16 years away.
Died on 23 July 1815/16 in Barbados, either as a result of disease or in action?
Trade is a Weaver
Robert Heap
Spent 16 years in the 47th Regiment
5 of his sons would serve during WW1
Thomas Roper - as of 2\5\2020
Born c1790 Whittle, Lancashire
Age: 19
25th Foot Soldiers, 1st Battalion
In service about 18 February 1809
Lawrence ?
Age: 22, rough guess he was born about 1784
Whittle le Woods
War of 1812
48th Foot Soldiers
Possibly enlisted circa 30 Dec 1806
A printer
Record is poor to read
William Jelley ?
Born Whittle le Woods
Possible age is 56?
Rank: Sargeant
6th Battalion
9 Apr 1850
Bleacher as Trade
John Critchley
Age: 19
Born Whittle le Woods
Reg no: 1643
8th Foot
Deserted on 25 May 1870 at Burnley
Trade was Collier
Richard Ollerton
Born in Whittle le Woods
Age 43
Reg no: 3290
Rank: Color Sergeant
3 Royal West Surrey Regiment
Also Suffolks
Stationed in India
Height 5ft 9 1/2
Found from claims to pension book
Discharged 18 April 1893
Intending to live in Stoughton, Guildford, Surrey
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