Liverpool Echo 12 March 1915 UNFINISHED LETTER TWENTIETH LIVERPOOL CONSTABLE TO FALL AT THE FRONT. The friends of Ex-police-constable 76B Green, who was a bombardier in the 41st battalion R.F.A. have received intimation of his death following operations. He was severely wounded in both knees and one arm on February 19 and was removed to the Military Hospital, Boulogne. He died on March 9. During his two years’ service in the Liverpool City police he had made himself highly re

Western Times 22 Jan 1915 LOCAL ITEMS The Chief Constable of Exeter (Mr A.F. Nicholson) has been notified of the death at the Front of his brother Sergt Charles Nicholson of the King’s Royal Rifles. When the war commenced the sergeant went out with the first Expeditionary Force, being a reservist. He was a member of the Liverpool Police Force.

Liverpool Daily Post 11 Jan 1915 GARSTON CONSTABLE KILLED The last casualty lists issued by the Press Bureau contained the name of Private James Beresford, No49 of the 2nd Manchester Regiment, among those killed. Private Beresford was a member of the Liverpool Police Force, which he joined in 1907. Towards the end of that year he was appointed to the Garston sub-division, where he did street duty for six years before going into the fire station yard at the Garston Bridewell.

Liverpool Daily Post 16 Dec 1914 KILLED WHILE HEADING A CHARGE Confirmation has been received of the reported death of Sergeant S C Wellings of 45, Three Shires Oak Road, Bearwood. He was last seen leading a charge of the 3rd Worcesters at Vailly, when he was shot in the head, and the War Office now report him having died in action. He was one of the tallest men in the Worcestershire Regiment, for he stood 6ft 4ins. Although a Birmingham man, he was a member of the Liverpool

Liverpool Daily Post 10 Dec 1914 ANOTHER EX-P.C. FALLS The Liverpool police have just received information that Police-constable 181 B Thomas Travers has been killed in action in France. He was a constable attached to the B or Prescot-street division of the city force. He was a keen sportsman and a man of great promise as a constable, his duties always being performed in a fair yet fearless manner. This is the third constable who has been killed in action from the Prescot-str

Liverpool Echo 9 Dec 1914 KILLED IN ACTION TRAVERS – Sergeant T Travers, Cornwall Light Infantry, late of the Liverpool Police. – Ever remembered by Mr and Mrs Lodge and family, Prescot-street, Liverpool.

Liverpool Echo 26Nov 1914 KILLED IN ACTION COOKSON – November 2 died of wounds received in action at Rental, Belgium. Private J.A. Cookson of Coldstream Guards, late of Liverpool City Police. (111 Phythian-street, Liverpool)

Liverpool Echo 15 Oct 1914 ONE OF WARS VICTIMS Ec-constable Benjamin Smith, of the Liverpool Police, who was killed at Moissy on September 15, was 28 years of age. He was a reservist of the King’s Liverpool Regiment and rejoined the colours on the outbreak of hostilities, and had been in the thick of the fighting up to his death. Smith joined the Liverpool Police in 1908 and was stationed at Tuebrook, where he was greatly esteemed by his comrades and much sympathy is felt for

Liverpool Daily Post 13 October 1914 CAPTAIN’S TRIBUTE EX-LIVERPOOL CONSTABLE FALLS IN ACTION From a captain of the Coldstream Guards the following letter has been received by the father of ex-Liverpool Police-constable Hogson who was killed in action at Chaeonne, France:- “I wish to tell you how very much I sympathise with you in the loss of your son, No 8543, Private S K Hogson. I command his company, and I should like you to know that we all consiered him as one of the bes

Northern Daily Telegraph 24 December 1914 BRINSCALL SOLDIER KILLED Official news has been received of the death of Sergeant Thomas Howcroft of the 1st Scots Guards, the youngest son of Mr Thomas Howcroft of New House Farm, Harbour-lan, Brinscall. He was killed in action at Ypres on October 31. Sergeant Howcroft was 32 years of age, and for some time had been in the Liverpool Police Force. He leaves a widow and six young children, for whom much sympathy is felt.

Northwich Guardian 25th December 1914 TWO LOCAN MEN REPORTED KILLED ... It has also been reported that Private Percy Cook, of Seddon-street, has been killed while on active service. He was in the Grenadier Guards and was formerly a member of the Liverpool Police Force. He was a single man, but an unfortunate circumstance is that his mother is lying seriously ill.

There was only one result for T J Prichard in the CWGC database and it gave the 'other information' that he was from Liverpool. A further confirmation that it is the correct person is the M.C. which is noted on the memorial and the CWGC entry. Thomas James Prichard was born in Liverpool on 17th July 1894. He was baptised in St Cleopas' Church, Toxteth, on 8th August and the baptism record shows that his parents were Thomas and Elizabeth Jane Prichard and they lived at 6 Made

This is one of the stories that really stuck with me when I was researching, probably because there was quite a lot of information but also because there is more of the family's perspective involved and I got an idea of how the war impacted the family in the years after Roderic's death. Roderic Dexter Sharpe was born on 13th August 1896 and christened at St James' Church on 20th September that year. His parents were Alexander Sharpe (a hairdresser) and Margaret. They lived at

With such an unusual name, there was only one possible entry on the CWGC database for Henry. His brother's name is also on the Holy Trinity War Memorial. Henry Schonewald was born on 10th Dec 1895 in Liverpool, he was baptised in St Peter's on 20th December and the record shows that his parents were Janet and Hermann Carl Schonewald (a hairdresser) they lived on Rathbone Street. In the 1901 census the family were living at 119 Rathbone Street. The census shows that Hermann w

The CWGC has one entry for Robert C Revera which shows the middle name to be Campbell. This name is unusual enough that I am certain the records are all for the correct man. It turned out that there was an interesting family story behind Robert Revera and I admit I did get a bit sidetracked so there is more information on this post about other members of his family than I usually include. Family Robert Campbell Revera was born in Liverpool on 24th August 1888 and baptised in

There is only one Alfred Mortenson in the CWGC database, although there is no other information about his place of birth the WW1 medal roll index cards show only one Alfred Mortenson and he was in the Liverpool Regiment. The medal card also gives the address of his mother and she lived very close to the church so I am confident that this is the right man and I have identified the correct census records for his family. Alfred Mortenson was born on June 28 1895 and baptised

Robert Atkinson was enumerated at the Holy Trinity Industrial School in 1911 when he was 14 years old. This record shows that he was born in Halifax, Yorkshire. There are, unfortunately, dozens of R Atkinsons commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Until I can get definite proof, I present the following details as the man I believe to be commemorated on the HTIS memorial. Robert Danson Atkinson was born on the 29th September 1896 in Todmorden, Yorkshire. His

The CWGC had 6 records for G.W. Baxter. Only one of them was from Liverpool and he lived in Toxteth, close to Holy Trinity Church. It is probable that this is the correct man, unless I find something to contradict it, I will research him as the correct man. George William Baxter was born on the 26th September 1889 in Liverpool and baptised on 13th November 1889 in Everton, Liverpool by his parents George William and Sarah. The church record shows that they lived at 15 Carmel

Identification This soldier was easily identifiable as there was only one Marcus McLean on the census, BMD and CWGC records and he was...

The information in the box below is an extract from a book called:A Village Goes To War – A History of the Men of Ravensthorpe who fell...