WAR MEMORIALS IN THE PARISH OF NORTHOP
The villages of Northop, Northop Hall and Sychdyn (Soughton)
The Northop Hall Men who served in World War 1 (survivors and those who died). This is transcribed from the Flintshire Roll of Honour which is held at the County Archive Office in Hawarden. Please note that to see the whole page you will need to scroll right.
| Surname |
Address |
Regiment/Unit |
Reg No. |
Where he Served |
Service |
Comments |
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| Acton Bruce Nelson |
Dublin Row |
Royal Navy |
A.B. J73581 |
North Sea Service |
2yrs |
North Sea patrol |
| Bell John Thomas |
Rose Cottage |
4th Reserves KDSB |
Pt 241217 |
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4yrs |
Served 4yrs |
| Bradshaw Richard |
Rose Cottage |
Royal Field Artillery |
Sgt 91474 |
France |
4yrs |
2 wound stripes |
| Catherall Joseph Fredrick |
Boarshead Farm |
R.W.F. |
L.Cpt 18475 |
France |
3 yrs.3 Mnths |
Wounded |
| Challoner Arthur |
New Brighton Row |
17th R.W.F |
Corp201359 |
France |
2yrs.11Mnths |
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| Davies David Edward |
Dublin Row |
51st Cheshire Reg |
Pte 33957 |
France |
2yrs.6 Mnths |
Wounded |
| Davies Will |
Pentre Bridge |
1/5th Batt R.W.F. |
Pte 35059 |
France |
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Fell in Action |
| Davies William Edward |
|
51 Div M.T. Coy. RASC |
Pt 132864 |
France |
3yrs.5 Mnths |
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| Davidson Joseph Tyson |
Hawthorn Cottage |
4th Reserve H.B. |
Driver 215156 |
Salonika |
1yr.9 Mnths |
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| Dodd Joseph Edward |
Wellfield View |
Royal West Surrey Reg./16th Lancs. |
Gunner 22099 |
France |
2yrs 8Mnths |
Fell in Action |
| Duffield Enoch |
Mount Pleasant |
5th Royal Engineers |
Gunner 516913 |
France |
2yrs.8 Mnths |
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| Edge Arthur |
Brookside |
Royal Field Artillery |
Gunner 161037 |
Salonika |
2yrs.9 Mnths |
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| Edwards John Henry S. |
Wared |
179 Res. Batt. |
Gunner 79663 |
China and France |
2yrs.9 Mnths |
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| Edwards David |
4New Brighton Row |
RFA |
Gunner 167442 |
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Served 4yrs |
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| Evans Thomas Edward |
New Brighton Row |
16 Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
Pte 24776 |
France |
4yrs 1 Mnth |
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| Frizell William James |
Heather Cottage |
12th Cheshire Regiment |
Lance Corpral 14273 |
France Salonika |
4yrs |
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| Groves Thomas |
Dublin Row |
Royal Navy |
Stoker K53444 |
H.M. Ships Essex and Thunderer |
1Yr |
North Sea patrol |
| Hodkinson Frank |
Magazine Cottage,Ewloe |
1 Batt. Scots Guards |
Pte 11018 |
France |
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Killed in action |
| Hooson George |
Boars Head |
Royal Navy |
Able Seaman J63148 |
H.M.Ships Furious |
2yrs 4 Mnths |
Home Service Channel Patrol |
| Hooson Herbert |
Boars Head |
Royal Navy |
Able Seaman J91069 |
H.M. Ships Penarth |
10 Mnths |
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| Hooson Joseph |
Boars Head |
Army Vetinary Corps |
Cpl. 144521 |
France |
4yrs |
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| Douglas Charles Howard |
Galchog |
Royal Field Artillery |
Cpl. 2277 |
France |
3 yrs 9 Mnths |
Wounded Gassed 1914-15 Star |
| Hughes William |
Elm Cottage |
Royal Medical Corps |
L Cpl 133165 |
France |
2Yrs 3 mnths |
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| Hughes Ernest |
Elm Cottage |
53 Batt S.W. Borderers |
Pte 67223 |
German Frontier |
1Yr.9 Mnths |
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| Hughes John Elvet |
High Leigh |
2nd Reserve HB Royal Garrison Artillery |
Staff Sgt 58074 |
France |
4yrs 6 Mnths |
M.M. At Messines M.C. Somme |
| Hughes Henry George |
High Leigh |
Royal Army Service Corps |
Pt 401610 |
Home Service |
1yr 8 Mnths |
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| Hughes John William |
Bleak House |
8th Battalion R.W.F. |
Cpl. 241225 |
India |
3yrs 9 Mnths |
Promoted Cpl in India |
| Hughes Alfred |
Dublin Row |
1st Battalion Welsh Guards |
Pte 5654 |
Home Service |
1yr 4 Mnths |
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| Hulme William |
Greenbank Farm |
2nd Battalion R.W.F |
Pte 91897 |
France |
8 Mnths |
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| Jones Benjamin |
Chapel House |
9th R.W.F. |
Lcpl 36077 |
France |
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Killed in action |
| Jones William Henry |
Boars Head Cottages |
3rd Res. H.B. |
Gnr 215293 |
Home Service |
10 Mnths |
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| Jones John Edward |
Brookeside Farm |
1st Battalion S.Wales Borderes |
Pte 38581 |
France |
2yrs 6 Mnths |
Wounded |
| Jones Herbert |
Northop Hall Cottages |
9th R.W.F. |
Pte 62378 |
France |
2yrs 3 mnths |
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| Jones Herbert |
Dublin Row |
1/5th R.W.F. |
Pte 240570 |
Dardinelles,Egypt,Palestine |
5yrs |
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| Jones Robert |
Dublin Row |
5/6th R.W.F. |
Pte 241345 |
Egypt |
3yrs |
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| Jones Thomas |
Dublin Row |
1/5th R.W.F. |
Pte 203521 |
Egypt |
2yrs |
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| Jones Robert Thomas |
Britania Cottages |
1st Garr. R.W.F. |
Pte 37650 |
Gibralta and France |
3yrs |
Wounded |
| Jones Edward J |
Hillcrest |
Royal Navy |
Stocker 1st Class 36276 |
H.M.Ship Princess Royal |
2yrs 8 Mnths |
1st Battle Cruiser Squadron North Sea |
| Jones Fred |
Fron Bach |
Royal Navy |
Blacksmith M 27477 |
H.M. Ships Victory |
1yr 8 Mnths |
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| Latham Joseph |
Elm Cottages |
9th Kings Own Loyal Lancasters |
Sgt 14685 |
France and Salonika |
4yrs 7 Mnths |
Wounded Mentioned in dispatches |
| Latham John |
Brighton Row |
1/5th R.W.F. |
Pte 241427 |
Egypt and Palestine |
3yrs 3 Mnths |
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| Latham Daniel |
Brighton Row |
6th Batt. Yorkshire Reg. |
Pte 41662 |
France and Russia |
3yrs 1 Mnth |
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| Latham Thomas |
New Brighton Row |
R.W.F. |
Lcpl 23399 |
France and Belgium |
2yrs 3 mnths |
Killed in Action Ypres |
| Lewis Samuel |
Cork |
R.G.A. |
Gunner 215518 |
Home Service |
10 Mnths |
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| Millington Baden Powell |
Highland Villa |
Trainy Wireless School |
Pte 280081 |
Home Service |
9 Mnths |
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| Millington William |
Highland Villa |
8th R.W.F. |
Corp 241436 |
India |
3yrs 2 Mnths |
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| Millington Harold |
Fairfield |
Royal Marine Light Inf. |
Pte 2932 |
Home Service |
8 Mnths |
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| Moore Joseph |
Lleweni Farm |
Royal Garrison Artillery |
Cpl. 197843 |
France |
1yr 10 mnths |
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| Overton Henry |
The Lodge Plas Belli |
16th R.W.F. |
Pte 205295 |
France |
4yrs 6 Mnths |
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| Peers William G |
South View |
1/5th Batt R.W.F. |
Pte 241530 |
Egypt and Palestine |
3yrs 6 Mnths |
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| Peers Osborne |
South View |
Royal Navy |
Able Seaman J163147 |
Harwich Flotilla |
3yrs |
North Sea Patrol Zebrugge Medal |
| Powell Fred |
Ivy Cottage |
1/5th Batt R.W.F. |
Pte 241348 |
Egypt and Palestine |
1yr 11 Mnths |
Killed in Action Palestine |
| Powell Joseph |
Melrose Cottage |
1/5th R.W.F. |
Pte 241349 |
Egypt and Palestine |
3yrs 9 Mnths |
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| Powell Henry (Harry) |
Melrose Cottage |
1/5th Batt R.W.F. |
Pte 241340 |
Egypt and Palestine |
3yrs 9 Mnths |
Wounded |
| Pownall Albert |
Lleweni Farm |
32 Batt. 5 Brig. Austln. Imp. Forces |
Sgt. 1345 |
France |
3yrs 7 Mnths |
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| Roberts Archie |
Ivy Cottage |
1/5th Batt R.W.F. |
Pte 241347 |
Egypt and Palestine |
4yrs |
M.M. |
| Roberts Jonathan |
4 Fer Bank |
1/5th Batt R.W.F. |
Pte 3646 |
Egypt |
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Killed in Action Egypt |
| Roberts John |
Brookfield |
6th Batt S.Wales Bord. |
Pte 54028 |
France |
1yr 3 Mnths |
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| Roberts Peter |
Brookfield |
1/5th Batt R.W.F. |
Sgt 240625 |
Gallipoli and East Africa |
4yrs 4 Mnths |
M.M. |
| Roberts Thomas Charles |
Brighton Row |
2/4 South Lancashires |
Pte 242619 |
France |
2yrs 3 Mnths |
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| Roberts Thomas Charles |
c/o Maesllan Farm Ruthin |
1/5th Batt R.W.F. |
Cpl 1216 |
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Renlisted 24.6.19 29th Batt. Kings |
| Shaw William |
Green Bank View |
2nd Batt Royal Kings Fusiliers |
Pte 49661 |
France |
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| Stevenson Edgar M |
Stores |
11th Batt.Suffolk Reg. |
Pte 26503 |
France |
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Killed in Action Egypt |
| Stephnson Frank |
Mill Field |
Royal Field Artillery |
Gunner 711560 |
France |
2yrs 4 Mnths |
Wounded France |
| Stokes George Beddoe |
The Post Office |
Royal Navy |
Ldg Sigl 209801 |
H.M.Ship Prosperene |
$yrs 7 Mnths |
Dardinelles,Mediteranian,Syria,Persia East Africa and Belgian coast |
| Thomas Earnest Ellis |
Old Boars Head Farm |
Royal Field Artillery |
Pte 292082 |
France and Italy |
3yrs |
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| Thomas Herbert |
Chapel House |
R.W.F. |
Pte |
France |
3yrs 6 Mnths |
Left Neighbourhood |
| Tyson John |
Dublin Row |
Lab Corps |
Pt 645722 |
Home Service |
1yr 6 Mnths |
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| Tyson Herbert |
Dublin Row |
Royal Field Artillery |
Gunner 267206 |
France |
2yrs |
Wounded France |
| Tyson Evan |
Cheshire Road |
1/5th Batt R.W.F. |
Pte 60959 |
Gallipoli and Egypt |
2yrs 9 Mnths |
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| Watkinson John |
The Croft |
18th Batt Highland Light Inf. |
Lieut.Qtr Master |
France |
4yrs 4 Mnths |
Died of Wounds M.C. Mentioned in Despatches |
| Williams John |
Rose Hill |
Royal Army Service Corps |
Pte m2/102760 |
Egypt and Palestine |
3yrs 10 Mnths |
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| Williams Horace |
White House |
6th Army Vet. Corps |
Pte 34834 |
France |
3yrs |
Wounded France |
| Williams William Bertram |
White House |
7th Yorks and Lancs |
Pte 13050 |
France and Italy |
5yrs |
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| Williams Samuel Verdi |
Rose Hill |
1/4th Battalion Cheshire Reg |
Pte 1093 |
Gallipoli |
1yrs |
Killed in Action Egypt |
| Wilcock Thomas |
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1/5th Batt R.W.F. |
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| Wilson David |
Dublin Row |
4th R.W.F. |
Pte 75523 |
France |
2yrs 6 Mnths |
Wounded and Gassed |
James Samuel Stretch who was born in 1890 in Little Sutton, Cheshire and he served in the Royal Field Artillery during WW1. He survived the war and settled in Northop Hall with his wife Mary. He was a gardener at Highfield Hall where they lived in a property on the estate but later, moved to Malvern Villas in the village.
James Samuel Stretch (on the right) with a comrade in his army days.
This intruiging document belonged to James and has survived all these years. It seems to be a battalion field diary of movements and activities between July 1916 and Christmas Day in 1918. The letters DAC stand for 'Divisional Ammunition Column' and this was changed later to BAC (Brigade Ammunition Column). The main means of delivering ammunition was railway and miles of light tracks were laid in order to deliver ammunition to the fighting troops. The document, probably typed retrospectively from field diaries is a veritable catalogue of much of WW1. (Thanks to Keith Ridding for his help with this).
James was a member of the Home Guard in Northop Hall during WW2. To see a memento of his days at that time click on the link.
Many thanks to James's grandaughter, Edna Hughes for allowing us to post these documents on the website
A soldier's story.
James samuel Stretch does not appear on the list above because he joined the army in Cheshire, where he was born. He did, however, become a Northop Hall resident and so he qualifies to be on this page.
