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The Cheshire Roll of Honour is creating a single source memorial roll to all those from the county who have served in conflicts from the Boer War to the present day. MA in FWW @wlv_uni
The restoration of Houston’s memorial has begun.
Massive thank you to the Grosvenor estate, Western Front Service Ltd. especially Terry Berry for making a nine hour round trip to the Grosvenor Estate today.
Groundwork due to be done February. Rededication 22 July 2025.
A truly wonderful morning spent with D-Day veteran Bernard Morgan, 483 Group Control Centre RAFVR. Bernard landed on Gold beach, K sector at 18.30 June 6, 1944. Recording his memories of the day, will be played back to my groups when we visit the Normandy beaches next year.
20.11.2024 12:54 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Crewe tractor in France (IWM Q2662) A Model T Ford adapted by the railway engineers in the LNWR Crewe works. The second picture at Crewe testing the turntable fixed underneath so it could be easily turned around on a single track. The design drawing shows the location of the turntable jack.
19.11.2024 12:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Peter, part of 3 maps showing the attack made on the 22 August. CWGC Concentration record shows his body was recovered from D 13c. The red line shows the position at 6pm on the 22nd, I can overlay these maps as part of his story. The two other maps show the starting and 11am positions
19.11.2024 10:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Chris, one the rolls volunteers has come back to me with this better cutting, this is the picture that will be adde to his page.
18.11.2024 21:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Birkenhead News Saturday 2 Feb 1918.
There is another entry in October 1917 listing him as missing but they spelt his name, Roverts. It’s just a couple of lines.
Full cutting
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Hi Peter, I have all the usual military documents, plus this cutting from the local press.
One of my volunteers may have a better copy, I will ask him for you.
I will look to get his page updated with more information.
William Moon
Lance Corporal William Alfred Moon, from Chester. Shot at Dawn. The transcript of his trial is now on his page.
The letter written by Lt. Colonel Aspinall was presented at the trial, the letter is dated 23 June 1916, 10 days later, 3 July 1916, he was KIA.
cheshireroll.co.uk/soldier/?i=6...
Hi Peter, I have Thomas Henry on the Roll, not sure what I have in his file, I will need to check later.
cheshireroll.co.uk/soldier/?i=1...
