Post by BereniceUK on Apr 13, 2017 16:21:16 GMT
The tablet was moved to Rushall Community Centre after the closure of the Congregation Church, on Station Road, and later, after the possibility that the Centre might close, to Daw End Methodist Church which is where it still is. Thank you to Reverend T. John Davies for the above information and for arranging access for me to Daw End Methodist Church.
Below is an illustration taken from Rushall Congregational Church's centenary booklet, 1860-1960, showing the original position of the tablet.
My thanks to Mr Lloyd for keeping the booklet and to Mrs. J.Donaldson for bringing it to show me.
1914 - 1918
7286 Private John Bickley 1st South Staffordshire Regiment 16.5.1915, aged 27 Son of John and Elizabeth Jane Bickley; husband of Martha Alice Bickley
101273 Gunner Andrew Bullock "D" Battery, 180th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 19.4.1918, aged 26 Son of Andrew and Harriet Bullock, of Daw End Lane, Rushall
Issachar Harris
13761 Private James Lote 9th South Staffordshire Regiment 20.9.1917
Howard Meeke - 810141 Gunner Howard George Meek "A" Battery, 232nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 8.4.1917 Son of J. Meek, of Daw End Road, Rushall
7578 Private Charles Northfield 1st/5th York and Lancaster Regiment 9.11.1916, aged 35 Son of George and Harriet Northfield, of Daw End
William Parkes
915 Private Charles Reynolds 1st/5th South Staffordshire Regiment 12.2.1917
116947 Private Arthur Smith 61st Machine Gun Corps 13.5.1918, aged 19 Son of Richard and Elizabeth Smith, of Park Lime Pits, Daw End
9540 Lance Corporal George Spencer 1st/5th South Staffordshire Regiment 13.10.1915
498467 Sapper Thomas Taylor 479th Field Company, Royal Engineers 18.11.1916
1939 - 1945
Arthur Cresswell - 1575726 Sergeant (Navigator) Arthur Bryce Cresswell 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 31.7.1943, aged 24 Son of Horace and Matilda Bertha Cresswell, of Rushall
Edward Sawyer - 5254225 Corporal Edward Charles Sawyer 1st Worcestershire Regiment 9.8.1944, aged 26 Husband of Kathleen Dora Sawyer, of Palfrey, Walsall
4923248 Serjeant Frank Sawyer 7th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1.12.1944, aged 25 Sons of Albert Charles Sawyer and of Edith Sarah Emily Sawyer, of Rushall
John Speake - 4910104 Private John Henry Speake South Staffordshire Regiment Between 1.6 and 2.6.1940, aged 33 Husband of Ada Lydia Speake, of Rushall
Frank B. Turner - 1068889 Leading Aircraftman Frank Turner 2872 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 8.3.1945, aged 26 Son of William and Harriet Turner, of Rushall
Malcolm Watkins - 14812524 Private Malcolm Thomas Watkins 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment 6.3.1945, aged 18 Son of Thomas and Rachel Watkins, of Rushall
P/KX 107420 Stoker 1st Class Harold Yates Royal Navy, H.M.S. Cossack 23.10.1941, aged 24 Son of Charles Walter and Alice Yates, of Rushall
Below is an illustration taken from Rushall Congregational Church's centenary booklet, 1860-1960, showing the original position of the tablet.
My thanks to Mr Lloyd for keeping the booklet and to Mrs. J.Donaldson for bringing it to show me.
1914 - 1918
7286 Private John Bickley 1st South Staffordshire Regiment 16.5.1915, aged 27 Son of John and Elizabeth Jane Bickley; husband of Martha Alice Bickley
101273 Gunner Andrew Bullock "D" Battery, 180th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 19.4.1918, aged 26 Son of Andrew and Harriet Bullock, of Daw End Lane, Rushall
Issachar Harris
13761 Private James Lote 9th South Staffordshire Regiment 20.9.1917
Howard Meeke - 810141 Gunner Howard George Meek "A" Battery, 232nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 8.4.1917 Son of J. Meek, of Daw End Road, Rushall
7578 Private Charles Northfield 1st/5th York and Lancaster Regiment 9.11.1916, aged 35 Son of George and Harriet Northfield, of Daw End
William Parkes
915 Private Charles Reynolds 1st/5th South Staffordshire Regiment 12.2.1917
116947 Private Arthur Smith 61st Machine Gun Corps 13.5.1918, aged 19 Son of Richard and Elizabeth Smith, of Park Lime Pits, Daw End
9540 Lance Corporal George Spencer 1st/5th South Staffordshire Regiment 13.10.1915
498467 Sapper Thomas Taylor 479th Field Company, Royal Engineers 18.11.1916
1939 - 1945
Arthur Cresswell - 1575726 Sergeant (Navigator) Arthur Bryce Cresswell 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 31.7.1943, aged 24 Son of Horace and Matilda Bertha Cresswell, of Rushall
Edward Sawyer - 5254225 Corporal Edward Charles Sawyer 1st Worcestershire Regiment 9.8.1944, aged 26 Husband of Kathleen Dora Sawyer, of Palfrey, Walsall
4923248 Serjeant Frank Sawyer 7th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1.12.1944, aged 25 Sons of Albert Charles Sawyer and of Edith Sarah Emily Sawyer, of Rushall
John Speake - 4910104 Private John Henry Speake South Staffordshire Regiment Between 1.6 and 2.6.1940, aged 33 Husband of Ada Lydia Speake, of Rushall
Frank B. Turner - 1068889 Leading Aircraftman Frank Turner 2872 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 8.3.1945, aged 26 Son of William and Harriet Turner, of Rushall
Malcolm Watkins - 14812524 Private Malcolm Thomas Watkins 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment 6.3.1945, aged 18 Son of Thomas and Rachel Watkins, of Rushall
P/KX 107420 Stoker 1st Class Harold Yates Royal Navy, H.M.S. Cossack 23.10.1941, aged 24 Son of Charles Walter and Alice Yates, of Rushall