A search in the CWGC database showed over a thousand results! Of these, 11 were for H. H. Smiths and 8 were Harold H Smiths. Not all of these entries showed where they were from so I tried a different approach and looked in the index of births for Liverpool for the period 1875-1900. I found only one matching entry, Harold Horatio Smith, born in Toxteth Park in 1896. There wasn't an entry in the CWGC for Harold Horatio so I looked in the entries in UK Soldiers Died in the Grea

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

The table below lists the men from the St James Memorial who served in The King's Liverpool Regiment. The excellent website The Long Long Trail has information about the different battalions of the King's Liverpool Regiment. Click on their name to read more about each man. Men of the St James Church war memorial who served in The King's Liverpool Regiment: Name Regiment Regimental number Battalion Date of Death Arthur Patrick Beattie KLR 30532 4th 23/04/1917 William Bolton KL

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

There were 10 C Beasley casualties on the CWGC database but only 1 was from Liverpool so I have identified him as our man. I do not currently have a link to Holy Trinity Church but his family were Church of England and they lived at times in the Toxteth area. I'm hoping to find more information in the Industrial School or church records about the commissioning of the memorial. Charles Richard Beasley was born on 18th July 1891 and baptised on 2nd August that year in St Clemen

Small book-shaped stone at the base of the family headstone. Lead lettering has not fared well but on the left page the letters can still be made out from the holes left behind. The right page is very eroded but there were enough legible letters to show it is a quote from "Dedication" by Kipling. (left page) In loving memory of Willie Murdoch who fell in action at Beaumont Hamel, 12th October 1916 aged 27 years. (right page) E'en as he trod that day to God so walked he from h

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

PROTECTION FROM INSULT IN LIVERPOOL STREETS The stipendiary magistrate made it clear today that black men in Liverpool must not be...

David Ward was born in Liverpool in 1880. The 1911 census shows that he worked as a railway clerk and lived with his wife and two young...

Identification There were only 2 results for James Llewellin on the CWGC, one was from Bristol and the other from Liverpool. There were...

Identification There was only one Richard H Jaques on the CWGC database and his parents' names matched those on a 1911 Liverpool census...

William Noll was my husband's Gret Uncle and it was because of William that I started researching First World War records, after being...

Arthur William Collinson was born on 9th December 1892 in Liverpool and Christened at St Clement’s Church, Toxteth on May 16th 1894 along...

A quick post today to answer a question that was emailed to me - someone researching their family tree was confused why they were being...

I have wondered why there were Scottish and Irish Battalions of The King's Liverpool Regiment but no Welsh - considering the large Welsh...

Liverpool Echo 18th Feb 1915 LIVERPOOL SOLDIER INFORMATION WANTED OF A MISSING MAN From an advertisement on the front page of the “Echo”...

Identification There were 4 CWGC results for Robert Isherwood, one of them was in the King's Liverpool Regiment and the 'other...