War Memorial

Pte Joseph William Willetts lost his life on the 27th August 1918 in England, serving with the North Staffordshire Regt. Joseph was born in Abbots Bromley in 1880 and lived at Town End Farm for the majority of his life.He married Florence Udall in 1915 and his son George was… Read More »Joseph William Willetts

On the 21st March 1918 Sgt. Charles William Webb serving with the 18th Battalion Machine Gun Corp was killed in action, he was 23 years old.Charles was born in Abbots Bromley in June 1894 to Frederick and Mary Webb nee Wilding, they lived in Bagot Street.Sgt Charles W Webb is… Read More »Charles William Webb

Pte George Preedy killed in action on the 25th March 1918 age 22George was born in Drayton Bassett in 1895 to Joseph and Maria Preedy.George served with the 18th Queen Mary’s Own Hussars who disembarked in France in October 1915.His older brother Charles lost his life in 1915. Pte George… Read More »George Preedy

On the 12th of August 1918 Pte Charles Alfred Nash service number 886239 – serving with the 5th Battalion Canadian Infantry (The North Saskatchewan Regt) died of wounds received during the Battle of Amiens. Charles A Nash was born in Abbots Bromley in 1887 to parents George and Lydia nee… Read More »Charles Alfred Nash

Pte. Scott Leason 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters was killed in action on the 25th March 1918 age 23. Scott was born in Snelston, Derbyshire and in 1918 he married Alice Bentley a Bromley girl – a month before his death. (Alice had lost her brother and two of her cousins… Read More »Scott Leason

On the 23rd of May 1918 L/Sgt John William Lawley was killed in action in France age 36. John was born in 1881 Ellastone, Derbys to John (occupation butcher) and Dorothy.During the 1880’s the Lawley family moved into the Bagot Arms, which at that time was a pub and working… Read More »John William Lawley

The 4th July marks the centenary of the death of Pte Oliver William Hodgkinson of the 44th Battalion Australian Imperial Force No. 2108. Oliver was born in Newborough in 1892 to parents Edward and Mary Ann. On the 1901 census the family are living in Glass Lane, Bromley Hurst. On… Read More »Oliver William Hodgkinson

On the 11th of November 1918, Private John Grimley, who served with the Durham Light Infantry and a Prisoner of War in Germany lost his life to illness. John was reported missing in June 1918 and it was a few weeks later before his mother Emma received a telegram to… Read More »Private John Grimley

On the 30th January 1919 2nd Lt. Christopher Berkeley of the Coldstream Guards and attached to the RAF sadly lost his life in a flying accident near Northolt Aerodrome. Christopher was born in 1896 to Rev. Stuart Berkeley and Edith at the Vicarage Abbots BromleyThe untimely death of his father… Read More »Christopher Berkeley