Burslem War Memorial, Swan Bank
The car approaching Burslem War Memorial is carrying Edward, the Prince of Wales. The police hold back crowds of people trying to catch a glimpse of the Prince.
Frederick Arthur Dykes, 323166 Sapper Royal Engineers. Born 1894.
Frederick Dykes was born in 1894 in Staffordshire. At the outbreak of WWI he was a railway signalman, living in Talke, Staffordshire. He saw overseas service in France and was demobbed on 17th March 1919. ...
George Henry Mayer, 13005688 The Pioneer Corps. Born 1901
George was born 15th March 1901 in Drayton Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. George originally enlisted at Burslem on the 8th February 1919 into the North Staffordshire Regiment. He left the ...
Hot Lane, Burslem
5 Hot Lane, Burslem. Originally this two storey building was built as a public house called The Dog and Partridge. Today its function is that of a scout hut. The ground floor has two large beaded windows ...
John Joyce, born 1880
John Joyce was born in 1880 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. He joined the army in 1914. After WWI he moved to Ireland, where he stayed until his death in the early 1960s.
Matthew Edward Joyce, RE (T) 2157 Sapper, Royal Engineers 492054. Born 1885
Matthew was born in 1885 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. He married Florence Alice Leadbetter in 1905. He enlisted into the Royal Engineers on 10th October 1914 and a year later was serving in ...
Military parade, Normacot
Soldiers of the 2nd North Midland Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery travelling roughly south-east down Uttoxeter Road near the junction with Meir Road.
Private Herbert Lewis, 5041117 North Staffordshire Regiment. Born 1894
Herbert Lewis was born in 1894 in Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. He joined the army in 1916. He served in France, Gibraltar, Constantinople and India. He married on 16th February 1929. ...
St. Jame's Church Memorial Corner. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior, including a First World War memorial corner. Taken at St. Jame's Church, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Stoke War memorial opening.
Stoke War Memorial was erected to commemorate the men from the Potteries area who lost their lives in the Great War 1914-18.
To the right of the photograph is the Kings Hall, and in the background is ...
The Albert, 8-10 Bilton Street, Stoke
The Albert public house is located on Bilton Street which was formerly known as Albert Street until 1912. It was built between 1848 and 1878. The Landlord believes that the first terraced house was originally ...
Thomas Herbert Alder, 80601 RAMC. P Company. Born 1888
Thomas Alder was born 16th September 1888 in Portsmouth , Hampshire. He returned to England from Canada in 1914, at the start of WWI, enlisting in the RAMC. He was posted to Blackpool, Lancashire on 13th ...
War Memorial tablet, Hot Lane, Cobridge
This memorial tablet is built into the corner of what was previously The Dog and Partridge public house at the southern end of Hot Lane, Cobridge. The inscription reads:
In the memory and honour of the ...
War Memorial, Albert Square, Fenton
This war memorial is situated in Albert Square, Fenton, outside the Town Hall. The monument was constructed between 1918 and 1924 to commemorate the First World War. It is a four sided obelisk made from ...
War Memorial, Swan Square, Burslem
This war memorial was constructed in Swan Square, Burslem between 1900 and 1924 to commemorate the First World War. Built from stone, it is approximately one storey high with a plinth style base. There ...