I found these men when I was on the Imperial War Museum – Memorials Project website (http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/38064) and found that the Flintshire Record Office at Hawarden had a WW1 Roll of Honour from the Queensferry Chemical Works. When I saw the names there were 2 men I did not recognize as being on any local Memorial, Rupert Randolph Newstead, and also Hugh Hughes, please click on the links below to read their stories, but the others who died are on other memorials and their stories can be seen on the Roll of Honour below, just click on their names and it will take you to the memorial, they are remembered on.
Apologies for the reflection on the photo taken by me on the 2nd August 2016
QUEENSFERRY CHEMICAL WORKS ROLL OF HONOUR
Framed and glazed list of the men who were in the war and from the factory. Some of them were among the “Fallen” but most survived.
ROLL OF HONOUR
THE GREAT WAR
Lt. Rupert R. NEWSTEAD – Liverpool Scottish & 11th Cheshire – Killed in France 9th July 1916
A.B. John VENABLES – Royal Naval Division – Died of Wounds received in Action, France 28th March 1918
Pte. Thomas W. PEACOCK – Liverpool Scottish – Discharged
Bombdr. Thomas EDGE – Royal Field Artillery
Bombdr. Norman E. HEATH – Royal Field Artillery
Cpl. Hugh HUGHES – Royal Welsh Fusiliers – Killed in Action in France October 26th 1918
Pte. John EDWARDS – Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Pte. Thomas MASSEY Royal Welsh Fusiliers Killed in Action in France July 10th 1916
Pte. George JONES – Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Pte. David W. HUGHES – Royal Welsh Fusiliers Killed in Action in France August 25th 1918
Pte. John H. HUGHES – Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Pte. John BRAMFIELD – Royal Welsh Fusiliers Died of Wounds received in Action in France 26th March 1916
Pte. John CODDINGTON – Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Pte. Thomas ANKERS – Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Pte. John SPECK – King’s Liverpool Regiment – Discharged
Pte. Thos. CARTER – Welsh Reg. Attcht London Regiment
Pte. John WHALLEY – King’s Liverpool Regiment
Pte. William ROBERTS – Cheshire Regt.
FOR GOD, KING and COUNTRY
Imperial War Museum – Memorial Project Website – http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/38064