Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club World War 1 Centenary

Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club World War 1 Centenary commemoration Sunday 11 November 2018

Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club Here we remember those individuals connected with our club who gave their lives for our freedom. Please give five minutes of your time to pause, reflect and to remember

Lieutenant Norman Bark Royal Air Force and 6 th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Only son of Arthur Septimus Bark, J. P. , and Annie Louise his wife, of Stanley Cottage, 101, Sefton Rd. , Litherland, Liverpool. Died 1 st October 1918 Aged 22

Eustace Bonsfield Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry) Died 23 rd April 1916

Second Lieutenant Ralph Lester Breckell 3 rd Battallion South Lancashire Regiment Son of Edward J. B. and Emilia M. Breckell, of 12, Alexandra Rd. , Waterloo, Liverpool. Died 9 th July 1915 Aged 25

Private Ernest Pearson Breckenridge The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of John and Annie Breckenridge, of St. Fillans the Park, Waterloo, Liverpool. Died 9 th December 1914 Aged 20

Lieutenant Geoffrey Bunnell Burton The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of George Lewis Burton and Katharine Mary Burton, of Blundellsands, Liverpool. Died 3 rd August 1917 Aged 21

Lieutenant Kenrick Hammond Burton The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of George Lewis Burton and Katharine Mary Burton, of Blundellsands, Liverpool. Died 16 th June 1918

Private Colin Chappell The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of George and Emily Chappell, of Storrs Hill, Windermere. Died 23 rd March 1915 Aged 26

Captain Coulson Tregarthen Coulson 546 th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery Son of William Craze and Susan Coulson Tregarthen, Cornwall Died 8 th September 1918 Aged 31

Lieutenant Walter Duncan The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of John and Emma Duncan of 20 The Esplanade, Waterloo, Liverpool. Died 19 th December 1918 Aged 28

Rifleman William Ritchie Fairbairn Lincolnshire Regiment Son of George E. and Jessie F. Fairbairn, of "Rowallan, " Blundellsands, Liverpool. Died 5 th March 1915 Aged 25

Captain Bertram Knott Finnie Lincolnshire Regiment Son of Thomas and Florence Finnie, of 73 Worcester Rd. , Bootle, Liverpool Died 1 st October 1915 Aged 25

Captain Wallace Fraser The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of William and Eliza Fraser, of 48 Balliol Rd. , Bootle, Liverpool Died 30 th July 1916 Aged 40

Rifleman James Henry Goodyear The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of James Henry an Elizabeth W. Goodyear, of "Willowbank, " Blundellsands Died 13 th April 1915 Aged 35

Private Alfred Grenstead Royal Fusiliers Son of Rev F. and Mrs Gertrude Grensted of Egerton Hall, Victoria Park, Manchester Died 15 th September 1916 Aged 40

Second Lieutenant Douglas Morley Griffin The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of Emily and the late William Griffin of 7 The Esplanade, Waterloo, Liverpool. Died 16 th July 1916 Aged 26

Second Lieutenant William Marsh Higson 8 th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment) Son of John Hewitt Higson, and Annie Higson, of Marshfield, Blundellsands, Liverpool. Died 19 th April 1917 Aged 36

Second Lieutenant Maxwell Hood-Rowan The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of William and Eleanor Hood-Rowan of Rowan Tree, Warren Rd. , Blundellsands, Liverpool Died 12 th August 1916 Aged 35

James Charles Jack 150 th Bde. , Royal Field Artillery Son of the late Alexander Jack, of Liverpool. Indian Civil Service, 1899 (Director of Land Records, Bengal, 1912). On special leave from I. C. S. for duration of the war. Died 12 th August 1916 Aged 35

Private G Jardine The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Died 30 th October 1916

Private S Jones The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

Captain Arthur Kyrke-Smith King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) Son of Henry Kyrke-Smith and Anna Crosthwaite of Kirkstone, Harbord Rd. , Waterloo, Liverpool, husband of Catherine Mabel Kyrke-Smith, of Fishers' Way, Walberswick, Suffolk. Died 23 rd September 1914 Aged 36

Second Lieutenant Arthur Leighton 3 rd Bn. attd. 7 th Bn. , South Lancashire Regiment Son of Thomas and Emma Leighton of 3 Victoria Avenue, Crosby, Liverpool. Died 14 th November 1916 Aged 26

Assistant Paymaster William Somerville Limrick Royal Navy, HMS "Arlanza" and HMS "Carmania", Royal Naval Reserve Died 23 rd March 1918

Lieutenant Victor Comley Mc. Kiever 2 nd Bn. , Manchester Regiment Died 18 th May 1916

Second Lieutenant Wilfred Heard Miller 7 th Bn. , South Lancashire Regiment Son of Charles and Marian Miller of ‘Torrisholme’, St. Anthony’s Rd, Blundellsands, Liverpool. Died 4 th July 1916 Aged 21

Private Lawrence Frank Milner 9 th Bn. , The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of Christopher Shepherd Milner and Agnes Milner, of "Bowscale", Linden Avenue, Blundellsands, Liverpool. Died 28 th March 1918 Aged 22

Second Lieutenant Malcolm Morham Indian Army Reserve of Officers Son of the late Robert Morham and of Anne Isabella Cunningham Morham, of "Netherlea, " Dirleton, East Lothian. Died 7 th March 1916 Aged 35

Second Lieutenant Oswald Wright Parkinson 3 rd Bn. attd. 6 th Bn. , East Lancashire Regiment Died 1 st February 1917

Rifleman Reginald Clive Purvis 1 st/6 th Bn. , The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of Thomas and Helen A. Purvis, of 7, Courtenay Rd. , Waterloo, Liverpool. Died 5 th May 1915 Aged 19

Second Lieutenant Harold Ross 5 th Bn. , Lancashire Fusiliers Son of William and Mary Ross of 31 Sandringham Rd. , Waterloo, Liverpool. Died 8 th April 1915 Aged 37

Second Lieutenant David Rowatt "A" Bty. 10 th Bde. , Royal Field Artillery Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Crawford Rowatt, of 23 Esplanade, Waterloo, Liverpool, England The Coppice, Abbey Rd. , Rhoson-Sea, husband of Sadie Williams (formerly Rowatt, née Harvey-Gibson. ) Died 1 st July 1916 Aged 26

Private Edmund Rowatt 17 th Bn. , The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of David Crawford and Eleanor Rowatt, of 23 Esplanade, Waterloo, Liverpool, England. Died 30 th July 1916

Captain Fraser Morton Sheard The King's (Liverpool Regiment) and 18 th (Lancashire Hussars) Bn. Eldest son of Theodore Senior Sheard and Mabel Sheard, of The Croft, Thornwood, Epping, Essex. Died 2 nd April 1918 Aged 23

Private Allan Wenman Smith No. 1 Sqdn. , Royal Flying Corps Son of Frank T. and Jeanie B. Smith, of Crosby, Liverpool. Died 18 th March 1917 Aged 20

Lieutenant William Stockdale 6 th Bn. , Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Son of Sara Cole (formerly Stockdale), of Aireville, Blundellsands, Liverpool, and the late Richard Stockdale. Died 3 rd May 1917 Aged 23

Second Lieutenant Thomas Brown Stowell 3 rd Bn. attd. 8 th Bn. , South Lancashire Regiment Rutland House and Grangefield, Blundellsands Road East, Blundellsands, Liverpool Died 19 th November 1917 Aged 27

Lance Corporal James Sumner 1 st Bn. , The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of Richard and Margaret Sumner; husband of Ellen Sumner, of 20, Gladstone St. , Darwen, Lancs. Died 8 th August 1916 Aged 37

Second Lieutenant Edward Staveley Taylor 7 th Bn. , The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of Marianne and the late William Taylor of Waterloo, Liverpool. Died 19 th August 1916 Aged 20

Private Basil Every Teague 10 th Bn. , The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Died 28 th February 1915

Corporal Thomas E Teague 1 st/6 th Bn. , The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Died 5 th May 1915

Gunner James Percy Thornton "B" Bty. 315 th Bde. , Royal Field Artillery Son of James and Fanny Thornton of 22 Ivanhoe Rd. , husband of Joan E. Thornton, of 22, Ivanhoe Rd. , Sefton Park, Liverpool. Died 22 nd March 1918 Aged 36

Sub-Lieutenant Alfred Francis Vaughan H. M. S Cordelia, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve of 4 Regent Rd. , Great Crosby, Liverpool. Died 1 st March 1915 Aged 21

Second Lieutenant Leonard John Wakefield 8 th Bn. , London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) Died 16 th June 1917 Aged 21

Second Lieutenant Thomas Butler Wakefield 2 nd/6 th Bn. , West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Son of Esther and the late Rev Thomas Wakefield of 14 Oakdale Rd. , Waterloo, Liverpool. Died 8 th September 1917 Aged 29

Second Lieutenant Arthur Paton Watson 21 st Bn. , The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Only son of Henry Watson and Helen Alice of 17 Alexandra Rd, Waterloo, Liverpool. Died 13 th October 1916 Aged 26

Harold Bennett Whinyates 2 nd Bn. , South Lancashire Regiment Son of Thomas and Clarissa Whinyates of ‘Ivy Dene’, College Rd. , Crosby, Liverpool. Died 14 th August 1917 Aged 22

Second Lieutenant James Pringle White 10 th Bn. , The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of Mary Pringle White, of 77, Great King St. , Edinburgh, and the late Hugh White. Died 16 th June 1915 Aged 35

Captain John Vernon White 20 th Bn. , Manchester Regiment Son of Mary Louise White, of Bournemouth, and the late Dr. John Hall White of 44 Park Road, Southport. Died 1 st July 1916 Aged 24

Captain Henry Thomas Whitson 1 st/10 th Bn. , The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of Thomas and Edith Whitson of Southesk, Burbo Bank Road North, Blundellsands, Liverpool. Died 5 th September 1918 Aged 24

Private George Wood 20 th Bn. , The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Son of Abraham and Sarah Wood, of Blackburn; husband of Edith Wood, of 29, Barton St. , Blackburn. Died 1 st July 1917 Aged 31

Second Lieutenant Herbert Francis Zacharias 3 rd Bn. attd. 1 st Bn. , South Wales Borderers Son of Ernest and Charlotte Zacharias of Victoria Rd. , Waterloo, Liverpool. Died 25 th September 1916 Aged 31

We also remember the 57 fallen from WW 2 RD JH JM WF N A E KC J WJ EM JC ND G DC FD GH IM GRS Allen Atkins Barrell Benke Buchanan Buckley Dickinson Dransfield Drewson Eastwood Fisher Fitzpatrick Fleming Fraser Garton-Stone Gates Gerrard Grant Heathcote RE PN OG GT WJN DV JL RL CL ARJ R M EL JHC HH KC NS LG AB Hall Harvey Horrigan Jones Lee Leighton Lumby Mc. Cann Mc. Kee Medcalf Mitchell Mumford Overton Pearson Pennington Pinnington Purcell Randall NM AJ RA GC GE T J GG IW RS BEF GW WHS JD SB EAM AH JM JP Raven Reynolds Rhodes Robinson Russell Scanlan Stead Steele Sutherland Sykes Thornton Thorougood Tyrer Watt Whinyates White Whitfield Wyse Zacharias

Our nominated charity for 2018 -19 Crosby Elgar's Sospiri was premiered on 11 th August 1914, less than two weeks before the world would be changed forever

“For your tomorrow we gave our today”