War Memorial
Like many villages throughout the UK Threapwood has its own memorial to Servicemen and Servicewomen who fell in past conflicts. The Threapwood War Memorial is located at the junction of Sarn Road and Chapel Lane and is extremely well maintained throughout the year by local volunteers.
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The memorial is surrounded by well maintained and attractive seasonal plants throughout the year. |
The memorial is inscribed with the names of both local people and those who had some form of association with the village and, unlike many other war memorials across the United Kingdom, includes only names from the Great War.
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Inscriptions (Click to enlarge) |
Service Details
The details of each persons service record including the place of their burial is given below. Most service people were buried in cemeteries created and now maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. By following the links below it is possible to see either an image of the CWG Cemetery or the actual headstone for each individual. The names are in the order inscribed on the memorial.
| Name | Rank & Number | Service | Died | Age | Where Buried |
| George MATTHEWS |
Private 9925 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1st Bn. |
5/3/1915 | 18 | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium |
| Joseph STEVENSON |
Private 16591 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (6th Bn.) |
12/10/1915 | 21 | Rue-de-Bacquerot No.1 Military Cemetery, Laventie, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Oswald LLOYD |
Private 25805 |
Welsh Regiment (2nd Bn.) | 9/9/1916 | 21 | Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'abbe, France |
| Albert PALIN |
Private 31662 |
South Lancashire Regiment (8th Bn.) |
16/6/1917 | 21 | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. |
| William Lodwick BARRETT |
Private 239287 |
Herefordshire Regiment attached to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry (5th Bn.) |
22/8/1917 | 21 | New Irish Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Alfred DAVIES |
Private 52703 |
Cheshire Regiment (1st Bn.) |
7/10/1917 | 29 | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Edward STEVENSON |
Private 203653 & 4677 |
Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment (1/4th TF Bn.) formerly Cheshire Regiment |
18/10/1917 | 34 | Hadra War Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt. |
| William MANFORD |
Corporal 14962 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (7th Bn.) |
13/2/1918 | 23 | Boyelles Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
| William MORT | Gunner 160900 |
Royal Garrison Artillery | 20/5/1918 | 31 | Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No. 3, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Biographical Notes
We have tried to collect as much biographical detail as been made available to us for each person remembered on the memorial. We would be happy to add further details from any friends and relatives.
George Mathews
It is not know what connection George Mathews had to Threapwood and why his name appears on the memorial.
Joseph & Edward Stevenson
William and his brother Edward were the sons of William and Elizabeth Stevenson who at the time of the 1901 Census lived in Overton. According to local Threapwood sources they lived at Leeside then No 2 Bootle Cottage (subsequently called Windsor Cottage) just off Oldcastle Lane in Threapwood.
Oswald Lloyd
Born in Threapwood Oswald Lloyd is also known to have lived at Windsor Cottage in Threapwood. He was living with his Grandmother Betsy Lloyd in Threapwood at the time of the 1911 Census. His Grandmother is listed as a "Farmer" in 1911 so presumably Oswald, at that time aged 16, worked on the farm. At the time of his enlistment in 1914 he lived at Rose Villa in Threapwood and was listed as a Seaman. He noted his mothers name as "Lissie" presumably Elizabeth and apparently he sported a number of Tattoos on his arms when he enlisted.
Albert Palin
Albert was the son of Samuel & Elizabeth Palin who lived at Frontier House in Threapwood. People who knew Albert say he spoke with a stammer. The 1911 Census showed Albert working on a farm and together with his sister Margaret living with his Uncle, Charles Palin, in Threapwood.
William Lodwicke Barrett
William was the son of James & Eliza Barrett and lived at Rose Cottage in Threapwood. His father was recorded as being a Chauffeur in William's will dated 1919 in which he left £42.1s.2d.
Alfred Davies
Born in Malpas Alfred was the son of Henry and Annie Davies from Threapwood and worked with his father as a farm labourer at the time of the 1911 Census. According to local knowledge their house was near the junction of Sarn Road and Back Lane.
William Manford
Born in Threapwood William was the son of Joseph and Mary Manford of Sandy Lane in Threapwood. At the time of the 1911 Census and aged 16 William was working as a cow hand for local farmer Jane Moore.
William Mort
Was the son of James & Mary Mort of Greaves Lane in Threapwood. He married Edith Ellen Jones in 1913 at St Oswalds in Malpas where they both lived at Sunnyside in Chorlton Lane prior to his enlistment . His mother is remembered as a person who did a lot of knitting for people locally.