YE HAVE NOT DIED IN VAIN The Cae Glas Park Memorial Gates in Oswestry lists the fallen men from the town, who served in WW1. Of those listed, the following men are believed to have enlisted as a ‘Pal’: 22 | The Oswestry Pals
Sergeant 12258 Stanley Williams Born June 1890 in Oswestry, where he worked as an upholsterer. Died of wounds on 13th August <strong>19</strong>15, aged 25 and is buried at Merville Community Cemetery. Believed to be the first casualty of the 6 Bn KSLI. Lance Corporal 12295 James W Jones Born in 1888 in Oswestry, where he worked as a cabinet maker. Killed in action on 25th September <strong>19</strong>15, aged 29 and is buried at Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie. Private 11804 A Leslie Pritchard Born in 1895 in Oswestry, where he worked as an assistant in his father’s business. Killed in action on 12th October <strong>19</strong>15, aged 20 and is buried at Rue du Bacquerot No 1 Military Cemetery, Laventie. Sergeant 12282 Edward Gilbank MM Born at Ripley, Surrey. Nothing is known about how he came to Oswestry, his name is on Weston Rhyn War Memorial. He died of wounds on 4 September <strong>19</strong>16 and is buried at St Sever Cemetery Rouen. Private 12268 William E Lewis Born in 1899 in Oswestry and worked as a coach body maker for Oswestry Railway. Died of wounds on 31st December <strong>19</strong>15, aged 21 and is buried Estaires Communal Cemetery & Extension Lieutenant Richard AM Lutener Born in 1896 in Altrincham and was studying at Keble College, Oxford at the outbreak of the War. Killed in action on 6th April <strong>19</strong>16, aged 20 and is buried at Essex Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Private 12238 Thomas J Evans Born in 1897 in Oswestry where he worked as a shop assistant. Killed in action on 1st July <strong>19</strong>16, aged <strong>19</strong> and is buried at Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery Private 12262 John S Thompson Born in 1894 in Oswestry where he worked as an upholsterer. Killed in action on 3rd August <strong>19</strong>16, aged 22 and is buried at Sucrerie Military Cemetery. Sergeant 12267 Thomas H Barclay Born in 1892 in Oswestry, where he worked as a shop keepers assistant. Killed in action on 6th October <strong>19</strong>16, aged 24 and is commemorated on Thiepval Memorial. His grave is unknown, Lance Corporal 12317 George E Farmer Born in 1890 in Oswestry, where he had an apprenticeship as a cabinet maker. Died of wounds on 8th October <strong>19</strong>16, aged 26 and is buried at Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte. Private 40<strong>01</strong>6 Godfrey Reynolds Born in 1896 in Oswestry and worked as a Drapers apprentice. Killed in action on 21st March <strong>19</strong>16, aged 21 and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial. His grave is unknown. Private 12286 Thomas Langford Roberts Born in 1893 at Whittington. He was the son of Rev. Edward Garmon Roberts, congregational minister in Gobowen. Thomas worked as a pharmacist. He was killed 9 October by GSW to head and is buried in Rue du Bacquerot Military Cemetery. Private 17566 John Robinson Born in 1893 in Oswestry. He lived on the Racecourse and worked as a farm cattleman. He died of wounds on 28 May <strong>19</strong>16 and in buried in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery. | The Oswestry Pals 23
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