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2ND CHESHIRE ROYAL ENGINEERS (RAILWAY VOLUNTEERS)

LIST OF OFFICERS, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS, AND MEN OF THE
CORPS WHO SERVED WITH THE REGULAR FORCES DURING THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA
1899-1902.

LIEUT C.K.D. SIDGWICK. D.S.O.
LIEUT A.C.T. TWEEDY.
LIEUT N.H. BRIERLEY.
LIEUT E. DAVENPORT.
LIEUT F.R. COLLINS.
SURG CAPT J.R. ATKINSON.
SERGT G. BECKETT.
SERGT T.W. BRETT.
SERGT J. EMERY.
SERGT C. ELSON.
SERGT D. HEAP.
SERGT T.W. RILEY.
SERGT A. SCRAGG.
SERGT H. WADKINS.
CORPL A.J.N. BOUGHY.
CORPL J. BROOKES.
CORPL T. CRIMES.
CORPL R. DEAN.
CORPL C. EYERS.
CORPL R.S. SUDLOW.
CORPL J. SWINNEY.
CORPL S. WOLFE.
2ND CORPL W. BICKERTON.
2ND CORPL R. DIXON.
2ND CORPL J. GROOM.
2ND CORPL W. JOHNSON.
2ND CORPL P. MOTTRAM.
2ND CORPL T. OWEN.
2ND CORPL J. PRINCE.
LCE. CORPL H. BARLOW.
LCE. CORPL J.J. BIMSON.
LCE. CORPL J.H. BUTTERWORTH.
LCE. CORPL G. CRIMES.
LCE. CORPL E.J. DAVIES.
LCE. CORPL G.F. FURPHY.
LCE. CORPL W.W. MORGAN.
LCE. CORPL J. STANWAY.
SAPPER W.ALLEN.
SAPPER A.E. ANKERS.
SAPPER E. ATHERTON.
SAPPER I. ATTWOOD.
SAPPER E.M. BARKER.
SAPPER W. BARNES.
SAPPER J.T. BARNES.
SAPPER F.G. BATT.
SAPPER H. BECKETT.
SAPPER F.W. BEESTON.
SAPPER E. BERRY.

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SAPPER E. BEBBINGTON.
SAPPER W.G. BIGGS.
SAPPER G. BIRD.
SAPPER J.H. BOULTON.
SAPPER G. BOOTE.
SAPPER W.S. BRERETON.
SAPPER E. BROACH.
SAPPER T. BROADY.
SAPPER C.H. BROCKLEHURST.
SAPPER A.E. BUCKLEY.
SAPPER H.W. BUTT.
SAPPER A.W. BUTT.
SAPPER R.P. CALDERBANK.
SAPPER G. CAPPER.
SAPPER W. CAPPER.
SAPPER W.A. CARRON.
SAPPER T. CHAMPION.
SAPPER W. CHAMPION.
SAPPER F.G. CLIFFE.
SAPPER T. CONQUEST.
SAPPER A. COOKSON.
SAPPER M. COUPE.
SAPPER F. COXSEY.
SAPPER W. COX.
SAPPER A.J. COLEMAN.
SAPPER W. CORNES.
SAPPER E. COLLIER.
SAPPER A.E. CROSS.
SAPPER W. CUNNINGHAM.
SAPPER T. CURBISHLEY.
SAPPER E. CRANK.
SAPPER A. DALE.
SAPPER T. DAVIES.
SAPPER J.H. DODD.
SAPPER T. DOUGHTY.
SAPPER T. DUNN.
SAPPER J.H. DUNN.
SAPPER W.H. EAKINS.
SAPPER J. EDWARDS.
SAPPER G.H. EDWARDS.
SAPPER A. EGERTON.
SAPPER A. ELLIS.
SAPPER F. ELLIS.
SAPPER P. ELSON.
SAPPER W.H. ETHERIDGE.
SAPPER W. EVANS.
SAPPER W.H. EVANS.
SAPPER J.L. EVANS.

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SAPPER J.T.EVANSON.
SAPPER R. FAIRBROTHER.
SAPPER A. FORREST.
SAPPER F. FRANCIS.
SAPPER W.D.J. FROOME.
SAPPER R.H. GALLIARD.
SAPPER S. GANNER.
SAPPER J.H. GARBETT.
SAPPER F.M. GIBBONS.
SAPPER W. GODKIN.
SAPPER W. GOODWIN.
SAPPER B. GREEN.
SAPPER J.T.GRIME.
SAPPER C. GRIME.
SAPPER T. GREENWOOD.
SAPPER J.H. GREENHALGH.
SAPPER J.T. GUEST.
SAPPER G. HARRIS.
SAPPER A.A. HARRISON.
SAPPER G.A. HARVEY.
SAPPER S. HARVEY.
SAPPER E. HALLOWS.
SAPPER C. HASSALL.
SAPPER C.H. HEALEY.
SAPPER I. HEAP.
SAPPER J. HEAP.
SAPPER J. HIGGINS.
SAPPER P. HOBAN.
SAPPER J.H. HODSON.
SAPPER A. HOUGH.
SAPPER A. HOLLINSHEAD.
SAPPER H. HUBBARD.
SAPPER W.H. JACKSON.
SAPPER F. JONES.
SAPPER A.J. JONES.
SAPPER JOS. JONES.
SAPPER JNO. JONES.
SAPPER M. JONES.
SAPPER S. JOYCE.
SAPPER W. KENT.
SAPPER L. KIRKHAM.
SAPPER W.W. LAKIN.
SAPPER W. LATHAM.
SAPPER W.T. LAWSON.
SAPPER F.A. LEWIS.
SAPPER J.H. LLOYD.
SAPPER C. LLOYD.
SAPPER T. LLOYD.

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SAPPER A.R. LONG.
SAPPER T. LYDIART.
SAPPER W. MANNING.
SAPPER W.K. MCILWRAITH.
SAPPER JOS. MORRIS
SAPPER JOS. MORRIS.
SAPPER C.E. MASON.
SAPPER A. MASON.
SAPPER A.W. MAYBURY.
SAPPER J.T. MOSS.
SAPPER J.T. MOTTRAM.
SAPPER J.T. MORBEY.
SAPPER G.W. NEWTON.
SAPPER J.M. NEILD.
SAPPER J.W. NICHOLSON.
SAPPER G.W. NODEN.
SAPPER J. O'NEIL.
SAPPER F.G. OGBOURN.
SAPPER T. OSBORN.
SAPPER H.J. PARR.
SAPPER G. PENLINGTON.
SAPPER R.D.L. PETTINGER.
SAPPER J.G. PEARSON.
SAPPER S.F. PORTER.
SAPPER W. POTTS.
SAPPER W.H. PHILLIPS.
SAPPER J. PHILLIPS.
SAPPER B. POINTON.
SAPPER A. PRATT.
SAPPER W. PUGH.
SAPPER C. RALPHS.
SAPPER J.E. REEVES.
SAPPER W. REEVES.
SAPPER E.A. REED.
SAPPER G.T. ROBERTS.
SAPPER R. ROBERTS.
SAPPER J.F. ROWLEY.
SAPPER W.P. ROSCOE.
SAPPER R. ROWBOTTOM.
SAPPER J. ROWBOTTOM.
SAPPER F. ROWE.
SAPPER W. RUSSELL
SAPPER A.J. SAUNDERS
SAPPER W.H. SAUNDERS
SAPPER D. SCOFFIN.
SAPPER F. SMITH
SAPPER W. SPILSBURY.
SAPPER T. STEELE.

2ND CHESHIRE ROYAL ENGINEERS (RAILWAY VOLUNTEERS)

SAPPER E. STEVENSON.
SAPPER G. STOCKTON.
SAPPER W. SUMNER.
SAPPER G.W. SURRIDGE.
SAPPER J. SWINWOOD.
SAPPER A. TAYLOR.
SAPPER H. THOMPSON.
SAPPER H. THEIRS.
SAPPER F.E. THORNDYKE.
SAPPER L.E. TIRRELL.
SAPPER A. TOWERS.
SAPPER R. TROW.
SAPPER A.H. UPTON.
SAPPER JNO. WALLEY.
SAPPER J.H. WALLEY.
SAPPER B. WALKER.
SAPPER G.H. WEARNE.
SAPPER E. WESTON.
SAPPER G.B. WESTON.
SAPPER F. WESTON.
SAPPER H.R. WHEATMAN.
SAPPER E.W. WITTER.
SAPPER A.WILKINSON.
SAPPER H. WLLIAMS.
SAPPER J.R. WILLIAMS.
SAPPER G. WOOD.
SAPPER J.W. WRENCH.
SAPPER C.W. WRIGHT.
SAPPER A. YOUNG.

VOLUNTEER SERVICE SECTIONS.

SERGT. W.J. HAUGHTON.
SERGT. H.W. HITCHCOCK.
CORPL. A. ROSS.
CORPL. W.WORRALL.
2ND CORPL. R.T. UPTON.
2ND CORPL. A.C. PARSONAGE.
LCE CORPL. F.W. HART
LCE CORPL. T. WALE
SAPPER S.J. BAILEY
SAPPER W.H. BATTISON.
SAPPER C.H. BENNETT.
SAPPERH. BODEN.
SAPPER J. BROOKSHAW.
SAPPER R. CHESTERS.
SAPPER W. COOKE.
SAPPER A. CRAWLEY.
SAPPER G.H. CRAWLEY.
SAPPER A.M. DODD.
SAPPER W.P. EDGE.
SAPPER A. FOX.
SAPPER C. FOX.
SAPPER E.B. FOX.
SAPPER R. FRIEND.
SAPPER W.J. HEWITT.
SAPPER T.H. HEWLETT.
SAPPER G.J. HILL.
SAPPER H. HINETT.
SAPPER J. JONES.
SAPPER J. KEY.
SAPPER J.J. LEWIS
SAPPER R. MADDOCKS.
SAPPER W. MOTTRAM
SAPPER P. POWELL.
SAPPER C.D. PRESTON.
SAPPER H. PRICE.
SAPPER J. PRINCE.
SAPPER T.E. PURCELL.
SAPPER J. READE.
SAPPER R. RHEAD.
SAPPER E. ROBINSON.
SAPPER T. SHAW.
SAPPER A. STOCKTON.
SAPPER C.W. TANDY.
SAPPER W.D. THOMAS.
SAPPER W.A. TOMKINS.
SAPPER J.W. THOMPSON.
SAPPER A.T. THURSTAN.
SAPPER J. WARHAM.
SAPPER T. WINDER.

SURGEONS. RHODESIAN FIELD FORCE.

SURG. CAPT. ERNEST C. BAILEY.
CIVIL SURG. THOMAS H. BAILEY.
CIVIL SURG. WALTER B. FELTON.

BADEN POWELL POLICE.

TROOPER C. HOUSE.
TROOPER D. JONES.

CAMERONIAN SCOTTISH RIFLES.

SERGT. L. HUGHES.
PRIVATE G. RANDLE.

22ND CHESHIRE REGIMENT.

COLR SERGT F. THORLEY.
SERGT P. HUSON.
SERGT T. LEWIS.
CORPL W. DUNN.
CORPL K. BEBBINGTON.
CORPL A.J. TOPHAM.
LCE CORPL J. SANDERS.
PRIVATE J. ALCOCK.
PRIVATE G.H. ALCROFT.
PRIVATE J. ALLMAN.
PRIVATE J. ASTLES.
PRIVATE J.T. BADROCK.
PRIVATE S. BANKS.
PRIVATE G.W. BILLINGTON.
PRIVATE J. BLAZE.
PRIVATE W. BROSTER.
PRIVATE W. CLOUGH.
PRIVATE J.E. COOKE.
PRIVATE S. DAVIES.
PRIVATE J. DUDLEY.
PRIVATE A.W. GIBBON.
PRIVATE H. GOODWIN.
PRIVATE G.H. GROCOTT.
PRIVATE G.E. LEIGH.
PRIVATE J. MCEVOY.
PRIVATE J. MOORES.
PRIVATE S. MORBEY.
PRIVATE M.MORRIS.
PRIVATE P. NAGLE.
PRIVATE J. NIXON.
PRIVATE E. PAGE.
PRIVATE E. PLANT.
PRIVATE J.E. SHAW.
PRIVATE R.J. STEELE.
PRIVATE T. STONES.
PRIVATE J. SWINDELLS.
PRIVATE J. TIMPERLEY.
PRIVATE H. WALLEY.
PRIVATE F. WHITE.

CAPE MOUNTED POLICE.

TROOPER J.W. DUNNING.
TROOPER W. PATTISON.

DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY.

CORPL J.W. DODD.
PRIVATE G. HAMPTON.
PRIVATE S. HAMPTON.
PRIVATE A. MOSTYN.

EAST LANCASHIRE REGIMENT.

PRIVATE G. EDWARDS.
PRIVATE W. FARRELL.
PRIVATE A.T. HESKETH.

GRENADIER GUARDS.

TROOPER F.C. BROWN.
PRIVATE G.W. BRAYFORD.
PRIVATE J. LATHAM.
PRIVATE M. OAKES.
PRIVATE J.H. WALLEY.
PRIVATE J. BEBBINGTON.

KING'S LIVERPOOL REGIMENT.

PRIVATE C. GILMORE.
PRIVATE T. SKERRATT.

IMPERIAL YEOMANRY

SERGT W.A.J. DAY.
SERGT C.T. DAY.
SERGT G. HUGHES.
CORPL T. CEATS.
CORPL J. JONES.
CPL. TRUMP. E. COOPER.
TROOPER P.H.O. ASH.
TROOPER H.B.F. BEAMES.
TROOPER S. BUCKLEY.
TROOPER J.F. DAY.
TROOPER F.C. FINCKEN.
TROOPER W.C. HILLS.
TROOPER V. MEAKIN.
TROOPER S.B. MOODY.
TROOPER R. OAKLEY.
TROOPER H. SHERWIN.
TROOPER A.R. WHITEHEAD.
TROOPER A. WILKINSON.
SHOEG SMTH W.H. PERRY.

KING'S OWN (ROYAL LANCASTER REGIMENT)

SERGT R. THOMPSON.
PRIVATE G. FAULKNER.
PRIVATE H.J. FERRINGTON.
PRIVATE H. LOWNDES.
PRIVATE W. PRESTON.
PRIVATE G. STANIER.

KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS

PRIVATE A. JONES.
PRIVATE R. SWINDLES.
PRIVATE T. MAHONY.

9TH LANCERS

PRIVATE G. CHARLTON.
PRIVATE C. JONES.

LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS

CORPL F. PORTER.
LCE CORPL G.E. GUEST.
PRIVATE J. BATEMAN.
PRIVATE E. BURGOYNE.
PRIVATE M. MILLEY.

MANCHESTER REGIMENT

LCE CORPL J.F. COMPTON
PRIVATE T. MOUNTFORD.
PRIVATE . POOLEY.

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT

PRIVATE W.M. ADAMS.
PRIVATE G.W. BENTLEY.
PRIVATE A. BLAKEMORE.
PRIVATE S. FELTON.
PRIVATE W. FOLLOWS.
PRIVATE J. HEATH.
PRIVATE T. HEATH.
PRIVATE J.T. HODSON.
PRIVATE G. TUNNICLIFFE.

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT

PRIVATE S. HAMMOND.
PRIVATE W. MERRCKS.
PRIVATE W. PRINCE.

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

PRIVATE J. BURGESS.
PRIVATE H. FORD.
PRIVATE T. GIBSON.
PRIVATE W.A. HILL.

ROYAL ENGINEERS

SAPPER J. SIMON.
SAPPER J. TURNER.
SAPPER J.G. WICKHAM.

ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY

BOMBARDIER J.A. FITZGERALD.
GUNNER J.R. BROWN.
GUNNER T. HODGKINSON.
GUNNER R. JONES.
GUNNER E.B. PALMER.
GUNNER J. SWINDLEY.
GUNNER J. WAINWRIGHT.

ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY

GUNNER W. HANKEY.

ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY

GUNNER J. DALTON.
GUNNER C. JONES.
GUNNER T. TOWERS.

ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS

CORPL S. MORRIS.
LCE CORPL T. BAYSTONE.
LCE CORPL G. NEWNES.
PRIVATE A. DANIELS.
PRIVATE T.G. FOULKES.
PRIVATE R. JONES.
PRIVATE W. PARRY.
PRIVATE G.T. TONKS.

ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

1ST CLASS SUPERNUMERARY OFFICER F.H. OLDHAM
1ST GRADE ORDERLY H.W. ALLEN.
1ST GRADE ORDERLY I. DICKSON.
1ST GRADE ORDERLY W.M. MEASURES.

SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY

SERGT G.E. ALLMAN.
SERGT G. JONES.
SERGT W. TAYLOR.
PRIVATE H. ARROWSMITH.
PRIVATE A.T. ASTLEY.
PRIVATE H. BARKER.
PRIVATE A. BEVAN.
PRIVATE . DUNN.
PRIVATE A.F. DYER.
PRIVATE H. GRINDLEY.
PRIVATE W. GUNNING.
PRIVATE G. HALL.
PRIVATE J. HANMER.
PRIVATE A. LLOYD.
PRIVATE A. MARSH.
PRIVATE W.H. MORRIS.
PRIVATE H. OLIVER.
PRIVATE A. QUIGGIN.
PRIVATE J. RICHARDS.
PRIVATE C. ROLES.
PRIVATE J. SCRAGG.
PRIVATE T.H. SMITH.
PRIVATE G. TAGG.
PRIVATE J. TAYLOR.
PRIVATE S. TUDOR.

Very clearly one of the most impressive memorials in England, not sure about the close proximity of the building behind, very convenient if ice cream is a requirement on a particular day, I'm still surprised the lightening conductor remains in these hard times!

SHROPSHIRE MOUNTED INFANTRY.

CORPL E. GILES.
PRIVATE T. COLLEY.
PRIVATE J. COOPER.
SADLER A. GROOM.

SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTABULARY.

TROOPER A.W. ATKINSON.
TROOPER C.J.M. LAWRENCE.
TROOPER R.S. TIMMIS.
TROOPER B.J. YOUNG.

SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT.

CORPL F.S. MOSS.
PRIVATE W. HOWARD.

SOUTH WALES BORDERERS.

PRIVATE C. DAVES.
PRIVATE H. EVANS.
PRIVATE G.T. RUSH.

WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT.

PRIVATE W. HAMPTON.
PRIVATE E. PAGE.

SERGT J. HOLLAND. LORD LOCH'S SCOUTS.
LCE CORPL W. GOODE. MIDDLESEX REGIMENT.
TROOPER E. STANLEY. STH NOTTINGHAM HUSSARS.
PRIVATE W. CADE. NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS.
PRIVATE J.W. CASTREE. GORDON HIGHLANDERS.
PRIVATE R.M. COOPER. ARMY POST OFFICE CORPS.
PRIVATE J. DAWSON. WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT.
PRIVATE E. DICKENSON. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.
PRIVATE W. EDGINGTON. LEICESTER REGIMENT.
PRIVATE H.R. HILL. COLDSTREAM GUARDS.
PRIVATE H. JONES. KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE REGIMENT
PRIVATE H. MANSELL. DUKE OF CORNWALL'S L.I.
PRIVATE T. NICHOLSON. WILTSHIRE REGIMENT.
PRIVATE H. POTTS. 7TH DRAGOON GUARDS.
PRIVATE W. PROCTOR. ROYAL MARINES.
PRIVATE J. RYAN. R. DUBLIN FUSILIERS.
PRIVATE T.J. SIMPSON. VOL. SER. CORPS CHESHIRE REGT.
PRIVATE E. STUBBS. 3RD SCOTS GUARDS.
PRIVATE F. WALKER. ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT.

LIEUT. C.M.F. TROTTER. VOL. SEC. 2ND CHESHIRE ROYAL ENGINEERS. KILLED AT CHATHAM.
SAPPER F. ANKERS. ROYAL ENGINEERS. DIED.
SAPPER T. COOPS. ROYAL ENGINEERS. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
SAPPER J.J. DARLINGTON. ROYAL ENGINEERS. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
SAPPER A.H. FOY. ROYAL ENGINEERS. DIED.
SAPPER F.J. EVANS. ROYAL ENGINEERS. DIED.
SAPPER T.H. ROBERTS. ROYAL ENGINEERS. KILLED.
SAPPER S. ROBINSON. ROYAL ENGINEERS. DIED.
SAPPER W. MADELEY. ROYAL ENGINEERS. DIED.
SAPPER W. TALBOT. ROYAL ENGINEERS. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
1ST GRADE ORDL C.H. POWELL. ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. DIED.
1ST GRADE ORDL W. THORNTON. ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. DIED.
LCE CORPL J. BRENNAN. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. DIED.
PRIVATE C. MOSES. WILTSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED.
TROOPER A.C. MORRIS. IMPERIAL YEOMANRY. DIED.
PRIVATE T. WAREHAM. 1ST KINGS DRAGOON GUARDS. DIED.
PRIVATE J. ADNITT. 2ND CHESHIRE REGIMENT. DIED.
PRIVATE C. HODSON. NORTH STAFFORD REGIMENT. DIED.
PRIVATE S. DAVIES. KING'S ROYAL RIFLES. KILLED.
PRIVATE J. THOMASON. KING'S SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. DIED.
PRIVATE L. BAMFORD. 2ND BATTALION KING'S OWN ROYAL LANCASTERS. KILLED.
PRIVATE W. MAUDE. GRENADIER GUARDS. DIED.
PRIVATE A. BURGESS. KING'S ROYAL RIFLES. DIED.
PRIVATE C.G. COLE. KING'S SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. DIED.
PRIVATE J. HAYES. 3RD BATTALION ROYAL LANCASTER REGIMENT. DIED.
DRIVER J. BEBBINGTON. ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY. DIED.

Frank Kelley wrote: Very clearly one of the most impressive memorials in England, not sure about the close proximity of the building behind, very convenient if ice cream is a requirement on a particular day, I'm still surprised the lightening conductor remains in these hard times!

There were 30-40 school-age teenagers milling around, one was clearly the worse for having had too much to drink. I was very pleased that I got my photos without a single one of them getting in the frames!