War Memorial, St Paul, Boughton, Chester.

War Memorial, St Paul, Boughton, Chester.

Location

In St Paul's Church, Boughton, Chester.

Description

Wooden reredos to both sides of the altar show the names of those of the parish who fell in the two world wars.

The layout of the memorial is somewhat confusing. Originally only WW1 names were shown. Later, WW2 names were squeezed into vacant spaces in a way that makes it unclear if some names are WW1 or WW2.

I usually try to make the layout of a transcription reflect the layout of the original memorial. I have not done so on the transcription below because the layout would be even more confusing on a small screen. Instead I have separated the names into two lists: WW1 and WW2. I believe the names are allocated correctly, but it is just possible that some names I show as WW2 are in fact from WW1.

WW2 names are shown on the memorial in a variety of formats. Some with initials to the left, some to the right; some with rank to the left, some to the right, some without rank. In my transcription I have change the format to make it more uniform.

Inscription: WW1

THE REREDOS IS PLACED
IN THIS CHURCH TO THE
GLORY   OF GOD   AND   IN
HONOURED MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO FELL IN THE   GREAT
WAR     1914 - 1919.

Royal Navy
  Lt Cr COPLESTONE, F L
  Cr COPLESTONE-BOUGHEY, A F
Royal Field Artillery
  Dvr BOARDMAN, W G
  Gr CROSSLEY, A
  Gr DENTITH, R
  Gr DIXON, W
  Dvr DUNNING, J
  Dvr HUGHES, A V
  Gr WARBURTON, G
Royal Garrison Artillery
  Gr MARSHALL, J W
Royal Engineers
  Spr BAKER, W D
  L-Cpl FIELD, I
  Cpl WARBURTON, J T
Grenadier Guards
  Pte MACDONALD, P
Coldstream Guards
  Pte BOYLING, H
  Pte COOPER, L H
  Pte DARLINGTON, G H S
Welsh Guards
  Pte DAVIES, F
The Northumberland Fusiliers
  L-Cpl EDWARDS, W
  L-Cpl HULL, F
The Kings Regiment
  Pte EDWARDS, F
  L-Cpl EYES, J O
  Pte JULER, H F R
  Sgt MAYNARD, A V
  Pte MEREDITH, F P
  2nd Lt PRICE, T J
  Pte UNDERHILL, J
  Pte WILLIAMS, F
  2nd Lt WILSON, E A
The Lancashire Fusiliers
  Pte BARTLEY, A
  Pte CARTWRIGHT, W C
  Pte HARRISON, W
  Pte HAYES, T
The Cheshire Regiment
  2nd Lt BAILEY, J W
  Pte BURNINGHAM, B S
  Pte CROOK, F C
  Pte CROSS, W S
  Pte DAVIES, O G
  Pte DUCKERS, T
  Pte EVANS, A
  Pte FAIRCLOUGH, C
  2nd Lt HARRIS, F
  Sgt HARRISON, C R
  Pte HEWISON, G
  Pte HIGNETT, G
  Pte HINES, W J
  Pte HINES, W
  Pte HYNCH, J H
  Pte JACKSON, F A
  Pte JOHNSON, J
  Pte JONES, G
  Pte JONES, H
  Pte JONES, T P
  Pte JONES, W
  Pte KEENE, E
  L-Cpl MANIFOLD, J
  Pte MATTHEWS, E L
  Sgt MILNE, J H
  Capt MUSGRAVE, J B
  Pte NIELD, A
  Pte NORRIS, A
  Pte OWENS, C
  Pte PARRY, J H
  Pte PATE, W C
  Pte PHILLIPS, C
  Pte RHODES, G
  Pte SHARKEY, J T
  Pte SPENCER, S
  Pte TAPLEY, H
  Pte TAPLEY, S
  Pte TEMPLE, E S


  2nd Lt TRAYES, F K J
  RSM TROBRIDGE, J
  RSM WALFORD, E W
  Pte WHITE, A
  Pte WILLIAMS, G J
The Royal Welch Fusiliers
  Pte ANKERS, J H
  Pte BAKER, A A
  Pte BIGGINS, S
  Pte BROSTER, T
  L-Cpl DAVIES, C
  Pte HUDSON, W T
  Lt ORME, E L
  Pte WALKER, F
The Royal Inniskilling Fus
  Pte GAULTON, A E
The Duke of Wellington's Regt
  Sgt RUSHWORTH, G
The Royal Sussex Regt
  Cpl JONES, A
The Prince OF Wales Vol'rs
  Pte ANDREWS, R T
  Pte COOK, A
The Essex Regiment
  Pte BLENKINSON, A
The Loyal Regiment
  Pte HUGHES, J
The Royal West Kent Reg't
  Pte EVANS, W
  Pte VAUGHAN, T H
The King's Shropshire L I
  Pte HARRISON, W
The Middlesex Reg't
  Pte CHAPMAN, F M
The Wiltshire Regiment
  Pte WEBB, A W
The Manchester Regt
  CSM DAVIES, F
  Pte GRINDLEY, R G W
  Pte LAWSON, S
  Pte THOMPSON, C G
The Durham Light Infantry
  Pte POVEY, L
  Pte SPEED, R
The Gordon Highlanders
  2nd Lt ROBERTSON, G
Argyle   Sutherland Highl'rs  
  L-Cpl WILLIAMSON, G
The Rifle Brigade
  L-Cpl SNELSON, L
  Rm STEAD, L
The Border Regiment
  Pte RATHBONE, S T
Machine Gun Corps
  Pte ARUNDALE, G H
  Pte PARRY, W D
Tank Corps
  2nd Lt WEIGHTS, J H
Royal Army Service Corps
  Pte BOUGHEY, P F
  Sgt DRY, W
  SSM LOCKE, W
  Pte SMITH, A J
  Pte THOMAS, P
  Pte YOUNG, G H
Royal Army Medical Corps
  Pte BAKER, G E
  Pte GRIFFITHS, A T
  Pte JUCKES, G R
  Sgt KIND, R G
  Pte SHEEN, T
South Rhodesian Column
  Sgt WRIGHT, W

Inscription: WW2

1939 to 1945

RAF    
AC1 HIGNETT E R
Sergt HUGHES A L
AC1 MOORE W T
AC1 MORGAN R
P/O RICHARDSON J E
F/O ROSBOTTOM J E
P/O WHITTINGHAM C J
Army    
L/Cpl COLLEY C
Pte DELANY J
Cpl HENSHALL A
Pte LAW A D
Cpl McMAHON J C
Pte McMAHON F J
Pte RIDGWAY S
Pte STOCKTON N
Pte WIGGLESWORTH R
Pte WEAVER N
Royal Navy
AB ASPEY A E
Fleet Air Arm
AM/O 1st Class JONES J R
BEATTIE A W
FAULKNER E G
READE F O
RYDER R T

CROSS T
CHAPMAN L
EDWARDS W E
HUGHES W
ROBERTS J H
THOMAS G B
WILLIAMS G W

War Memorial, St Paul, Boughton, Chester.

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