Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club
World War 1 Centenary
commemorationSunday 11 November 2018
Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club
Here we remember those individuals connected with our clubwho gave their lives for our freedom.
Please give five minutes of your time to pause, reflect and to remember
Norman BarkRoyal Air Force and 6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Died 1st October 1918Aged 22
Lieutenant
Only son of Arthur Septimus Bark, J.P., and Annie Louise his wife, of Stanley Cottage, 101, Sefton Rd., Litherland, Liverpool.
E Bousefield
Ralph Lester Breckell3rd Battallion South Lancashire Regiment
Died 9th July 1915Aged 25
Second Lieutenant
Son of Edward J. B. and Emilia M. Breckell, of 12, Alexandra Rd., Waterloo, Liverpool.
Ernest Pearson Breckenridge
Private
The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 9th December 1914 Aged 20
Son of John and Annie Breckenridge, of St. Fillans the Park, Waterloo, Liverpool.
Geoffrey Bunnell BurtonThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 3rd August 1917Aged 21
Lieutenant
Son of George Lewis Burton and Katharine Mary Burton, of Blundellsands, Liverpool.
Kenrick Hammond BurtonThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 16th June 1918
Lieutenant
Son of George Lewis Burton and Katharine Mary Burton, of Blundellsands, Liverpool.
Colin ChappellThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 23rd March 1915Aged 26
Private
Son of George and Emily Chappell, of Storrs Hill, Windermere.
Coulson Tregarthen Coulson
Captain
Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 8th September 1918 Aged 31
Son of William Craze and Susan Coulson Tregarthen, Cornwall
Walter Duncan
Lieutenant
Son of John and Emma Duncan of 15 Victoria Rd., Waterloo, Liverpool.
Died 19th December 1918 Aged 28
The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
William Ritchie FairbairnLincolnshire Regiment
Died 5th March 1915Aged 25
Rifleman
Son of George E. and Jessie F. Fairbairn, of "Rowallan," Blundellsands, Liverpool.
Bertram Knott FinnieLincolnshire Regiment
Died 1st October 1915Aged 25
Captain
Son of Thomas and Florence Finnie, of 73 Worcester Rd., Bootle, Liverpool
Wallace Fraser
Captain
The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Son of William and Eliza Fraser, of 48 Balliol Rd., Bootle, Liverpool
Died 30th July 1916Aged 40
James Henry GoodyearThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 13th April 1915Aged 35
Rifleman
Son of James Henry an Elizabeth W. Goodyear, of "Willowbank," Blundellsands
A Grenstead
Private
Son of Rev F. and Mrs Gertrude Grenstedof Egerton Hall, Victoria Park, Manchester
Royal Fusiliers
Died 15th September 1916 Aged 40
Douglas Morley Griffin
Died 16th July 1916Aged 26
Second Lieutenant
The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Son of Emily and the late William Griffin of 2, The Wilderness, Hampstead, London
William Marsh HigsonKing's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Died 19th April 1917Aged 36
Second Lieutenant
Son of John Hewitt Higson, and Annie Higson, of Marshfield, Blundellsands, Liverpool.
Maxwell Hood-RowanThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 12th August 1916Aged 35
Son of William and Eleanor Hood-Rowan of Rowan Tree, Blundellsands, Liverpool
Second Lieutenant
I C Jack
G Jardine
Died 30th October 1916
Private
The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
S Jones
Private
The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Arthur Kyrke-SmithKing's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Died 23rd September 1914 Aged 36
Captain
Son of Henry Kyrke-Smith and Anna Crosthwaite of Kirkstone, Harbord Rd., Waterloo, Liverpool
A LeightonSouth Lancashire Regiment
Died 14th November 1916 Aged 26
Second Lieutenant
Son of Thomas and Emma Leighton of 3 Victoria Avenue, Crosby, Liverpool.
W S LimerickRoyal Naval Reserve
Assistant Paymaster
Died 23rd March 1918
V C McKeiver
Died 18th May 1916
Second Lieutenant
Manchester Regiment
Wilfred Heard Miller
Second Lieutenant
Died 4th July 1916 Aged 21
Son of Charles and Marian Miller of ‘Torrisholme’, St. Anthony’s Rd, Blundellsands, Liverpool.
South Lancashire Regiment
W H Milner
Private
The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 28th March 1918
Malcolm MorhamIndian Army Reserve of Officers
Died 7th March 1916 Aged 35
Second Lieutenant
Son of the late Robert Morham and of Anne Isabella Cunningham Morham, of "Netherlea," Dirleton, East Lothian.
Oswald Wright ParkinsonEast Lancashire Regiment
Died 1st February 1917
Second Lieutenant
Reginald Clive PurvisThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 5th May 1915Aged 19
Rifleman
Son of Thomas and Helen A. Purvis, of 7, Courtenay Rd., Waterloo, Liverpool.
Harold RossLancashire Fusiliers
Died 8th April 1915Aged 37
Second Lieutenant
Son of William and Mary Ross of 31 Sandringham Rd., Waterloo, Liverpool.
D Rowatt
Edmund RowattThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 30th July 1916
Private
F M SheardThe King's (Liverpool Regiment) and 18th (Lancashire Hussars) Bn.
Captain
Eldest son of Theodore Senior Sheard and Mabel Sheard, of The Croft, Thornwood, Epping, Essex.
Died 2nd April 1918Aged 23
A W Smith
Private
Lancashire Fusiliers
Son of Leonard and Mary Smith, of 17, Rawlins St., Fairfield, Liverpool.
Died 1st October 1918Aged 18
William Stockdale
Lieutenant
Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Died 3rd May 1917 Aged 23
Son of Sara Cole (formerly Stockdale), of Aireville, Blundellsands, Liverpool, and the late Richard Stockdale.
Thomas Brown StowellThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 19th November 1917 Aged 27
Second Lieutenant
Son of Joseph Talbot Stowell and Margaret Stowell, of Rutland House, Blundell Sands, Liverpool.
James SumnerThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 8th August 1916 Aged 37
Lance Corporal
Son of Richard and Margaret Sumner; husband of Ellen Sumner, of 20, Gladstone St., Darwen, Lancs.
Edward Staveley Taylor
Second Lieutenant
The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 19th August 1916 Aged 20
Son of Marianne and the late William Taylor of Waterloo, Liverpool.
B E TeagueThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 28th February 1915
Private
Thomas E TeagueThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 5th May 1916
Corporal
James Percy Thornton
Gunner
Son of James and fanny Thornton of 22 Ivanhoe Rd., Sefton Park, Liverpool.
Royal Field Artillery
Died 22nd March 1918Aged 36
Alfred Francis VaughanRoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Died 1st March 1915Aged 21
Sub-Lieutenant
of 4 Regent Rd., Great Crosby, Liverpool.
Leonard John Wakefield
Second Lieutenant
Died 16th June 1917Aged 21
London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
Thomas Butler WakefieldWest Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Died 8th September 1917 Aged 29
Second Lieutenant
Son of Esther and the late Rev Thomas Wakefield of 14 Oakdale Rd., Waterloo, Liverpool.
Arthur Paton WatsonThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 13th October 1916 Aged 26
Second Lieutenant
Only son of Henry Watson and Helen Alice of 17 Alexandra Rd, Waterloo, Liverpool.
Harold Bennett WhinyatesSouth Lancashire Regiment
Died 14th August 1917 Aged 22
Son of Thomas and Clarissa Whinyates of ‘Ivy Dene’, College Rd., Crosby, Liverpool.
James Pringle WhiteThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 16th June 1915 Aged 35
Second Lieutenant
Son of Mary Pringle White, of 77, Great King St., Edinburgh, and the late Hugh White.
J V WhiteManchester Regiment
Captain
Son of Mary Louise White, of Bournemouth, and the late Dr. John Hall White.
Died 1st July 1916Aged 24
Henry Thomas WhitsonThe King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Died 5th September 1918 Aged 24
Captain
Son of Thomas and Edith Whitson of ‘White Gables’ Mossley Hill, Liverpool.
G D Wood
Died 5th December 1916
Private
The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Herbert Francis ZachariasSouth Wales Borderers
Died 25th September 1916 Aged 31
Second Lieutenant
Son of Ernest and Charlotte Zacharias of Victoria Rd., Waterloo, Liverpool.
We also remember the 57 fallen from WW2
R D Allen R E Hall N M Raven
J H Atkins P N Harvey A J Reynolds
J M Barrell O G Horrigan R A Rhodes
W F Benke G T Jones G C Robinson
N Buchanan W J N Lee G E Russell
A Buckley D V Leighton T Scanlan
E Dickinson J L Lumby J Stead
K C Dransfield R L McCann G G Steele
J Drewson C L McKee I W Sutherland
W J Eastwood A R J Medcalf R S Sykes
E M Fisher R Mitchell B E F Thornton
J C Fitzpatrick M Mumford G W Thorougood
N D Fleming E L Overton W H S Tyrer
G Fraser J H C Pearson J D Watt
D C Garton-Stone H H Pennington S B Whinyates
F D Gates K C Pinnington E A M White
G H Gerrard N S Pinnington A H Whitfield
I M Grant L G Purcell J M Wyse
G R S Heathcote A B Randall J P Zacharias
Our nominated charityfor 2018-19 Crosby
Elgar's Sospiri was premiered on 11th August 1914, less than two weeks before the world
would be changed forever
“For your tomorrow we gave our today”