WW1 Men

Campaign Medals – 1915 Star, British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal.

WW1 men listed on our War Memorial.

Lest We Forget

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Click on the button for more information about the individual men.

Information researched and collated by Adrian Waddelove, Terry Fry and Chris Whitehurst.

Sidney Alsop Allen    George Allman    Robert Ankers  Alfred Ashley

  John Alfred Bailey  Sydney Barlow   Frederick Bateman   Charles Bebbington 

 James Albert Benyon    William Birchall    George Boycott    Thomas Boycott   

William John Brellisford    John Henry Burns – Died 1st May 1920 – Added to the War Memorial in 1949.

Thomas Percy Chapman: Not on the Malpas War Memorial   Ambrose Chetwood                     

Edgar Henry Clutton    James Crump    Arthur Davies    David Davies 

 Leonard Edge    James Evans    John Evans    Edgar Fleet

Wilfred Fleet – Died 10th May 1920 – Added to the Malpas War Memorial in 1949 James Gaughan

Patrick Gavin    Stephen Gibbons    George Glover    John Glover 

Joseph Groom – D.C.M.    Joseph Hewitt  Ernest Holland: Not on War Memorial

John Hopley   Wilfred Simon Hopley: Not on War Memorial   John Johnson

Ernest Oswald Jones -  Not on War Memorial   John Owen Jones  Thomas Ivan Jones 

Harry Lamb    Frank Leek    Laurence Reddrop Lewis: Not on War Memorial

George Mackay: Not on War Memorial   Samuel Marsh   Archibald Maltman McIntyre

John McMichael   John Mercer   George Parker   Arthur Phillips  John Powell

Charles John Richardson  Alfred Ridgway: Not on War Memorial  John Roberts: Not on War Memorial

Hugh Handley Sandbach  Richard Simpson   Edward Stevenson  Joseph Stevenson 

 Robert Brock Stewart: Not on War Memorial  John Richard Taylor  Alfred Walley

Leonard Wasse  George Williamson  Richard Williamson Douglas Kirk Wolley Dod

Frederic Hova Wolley Dod      George Albert Woodfield   Alfred Wragg

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The Medals:

The 1914 Star (also known as 'Pip') was authorised under Special Army Order no. 350 in November 1917 and by an Admiralty Fleet Order in 1918, for award to officers and men of the British and Indian Expeditionary Forces who served in France or Belgium between 5 August and midnight of 22–23 November 1914.

The former date is the day after Britain's declaration of war against the Central Powers, and the closing date marks the end of the First Battle of Ypres.

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The 1914–15 Star (also known as 'Pip') was instituted in December 1918 and was awarded to officers and men of British and Imperial forces who served against the Central European Powers in any theatre of the Great War between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915.

The period of eligibility was prior to the introduction of the Military Service Act 1916, which instituted conscription in Britain.

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The British War Medal (also known as 'Squeak') was a silver or bronze medal awarded to officers and men of the British and Imperial Forces who either entered a theatre of war or entered service overseas between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918 inclusive. This was later extended to services in Russia, Siberia and some other areas in 1919 and 1920.

Approximately 6.5 million British War Medals were issued.

Approximately 6.4 million of these were the silver versions of this medal.

Around 110,000 of a bronze version were issued mainly to Chinese, Maltese and Indian Labour Corps.

The front (obv or obverse) of the medal depicts the head of George V.

The recipient's service number, rank, name and unit was impressed on the rim.

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The Allied Victory Medal (also known as 'Wilfred') was issued by each of the allies.

It was decided that each of the allies should each issue their own bronze victory medal with a similar design, similar equivalent wording and identical ribbon.

The British medal was designed by W. McMillan.

The front depicts a winged classical figure representing victory.

Approximately 5.7 million victory medals were issued. Interestingly, eligibility for this medal was more restrictive and not everyone who received the British War Medal ('Squeak') also received the Victory Medal ('Wilfred').

However, in general, all recipients of 'Wilfred' also received 'Squeak' and all recipients of The 1914 Star or The 1914/1915 Star (also known as 'Pip') also received both 'Squeak' and 'Wilfred'.

The recipient's service number, rank, name and unit was impressed on the rim.

We Shall Remember Them.

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Note*

The information for each man was checked and compiled from a number of different sources, i.e. Ancestry records, Military records, the Commonwealth War Grave Commission web site, the Find a Grave web site, local newspaper reports, and historic information books, etc.

These profiles reflect the most integral understanding of history at the time of this publication, but It should be noted that discrepancies were found between some of the different data sources.

Subsequent information discovered may ultimately need the these profiles to be modified.

Please get in touch using this link or e-mail us at editor@malpascheshire.org if you have any information on these gallant men

Chris Whitehurst

July 2026