FIRSBY WAR
MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information
Compiled
and Copyright © Michael Peck 2009
This memorial is badly eroded and need of some repair. It stands in
the parish grvyard and takes the formof a two stepped, square base,
with a square plint mounted on it and a long tapering shaft with simple
cross mounted on that. The name slisted are for World War 1 only.
Note: As this memorial is slightly eroded and covered in part
by vegetation the inscription may possibly be incorrect.
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Photographs
Copyright © Michael Peck 2009 |
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL
MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS
PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR
1914 - 1918
(THIS?)
MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED
ON (SEPT 8th?) 1921
(Line unreadable)
C A KING. RECTOR.
T TROWSDALE. CHURCHWARDEN.
? WOOD. CHURCHWARDEN.
THE
FOLLOWING ALSO SERVED
AND HAVE DIED SINCE THE ARMISTICE
CHAPMAN |
Fred |
Sapper
210278. 2nd Railway Tel Company, Royal Engineers. Died 2nd March
1919, aged 26 years. Son of (the late) A H and S G Chapman of Rose
Cottage, Firsby, Lincs. Commemorated Firsby (St Andrew) Churchyard. |
CLARK |
C
or G |
Royal
Army Service Corps on memorial. Possibly George Clark born Firsby
c1894, present Firsby 1901 with Grandparents John and Mary A Clark,
no further information currently. |
RESPONDED
TO THEIR COUNTRYS CALL
GOOD
MEN AND TRUE THEY GAVE THEIR ALL
KILLED
IN ACTION
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CHAPMAN |
A
? |
Grenadier
Guards on memorial. Possibly Arthur Horman Chapman. Private 13388.
4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action 12th September
1916. Born Lincoln, Lincs. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial. Pier
and Face 8D. |
CASEY |
W
E |
Sherwood
Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) on memorial but unable to identify
and no further information currently. |
MYERS |
A |
Machine
Gun Corps on memorial. Possibly Alexander Myers. Private 71097.
54th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly 11360 Middlesex
Regiment. Killed in action 3rd May 1917. Born Lincoln, Lincs and
enlisted Walthamstow, Ess. Commemorated Arrras Memorial. Bay 10. |
TROWSDALE |
Percy
Robert |
Sergeant
7973. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 3rd December 1914,
aged 34 years. Son of Thomas and Nellie Trowsdale of Firsby Station,
Lincs. Born Great Steeping (as CWGC) or Firsby (as SDGW), enlisted
Spilsby and resident Firsby, Lincs. Commemorated Estaires Communal
Cemetery and Extension. I.A.3. |
Known
Firsby connection – NOT on memorial. |
CROUTER |
Arthur |
Bombardier
508. 1st (North Midland) Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Died of
wounds 2nd September 1915, aged 24 years. Son of Edward and Eliza
Crouter of 29 Wild Street, Derby, Dby. Born Firsby, Lincs and enlisted
Derby, Dby. Commemorated Railways Dugouts Burial Ground. I.F.9. |
PORTAS |
Harry |
Private
43119. 10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 1048 East
Yorkshire Regiment. Died of wounds 25th August 1918. Husband of
F M Robinson (formerly Portas) of 69 Leonard Street, Hull, Yks.
Born Firsby, Lincs and enlisted Hull, Yks. Commemorated St Pierre
Cemetery. VIII.G.4. |
SIMPSON |
Archibald
Kitson |
Private
32120. 5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action 8th
October 1918. Born Firsby, Lincs, enlisted Preston and resident
Accrington, Lan. Commemorated Cambrai East Military Cemetery. VI.A.25. |
Last
updated
1 August, 2009
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