Cookies

We use essential cookies to make our site work. We'd also like to set analytics cookies that help us make improvements by measuring how you use the site. These will be set only if you accept.

For more detailed information about the cookies we use, see our cookies page.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. For example, the selections you make here about which cookies to accept are stored in a cookie.

You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.

Analytics Cookies

We'd like to set Google Analytics cookies to help us improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify you.

Third Party Cookies

Third party cookies are ones planted by other websites while using this site. This may occur (for example) where a Twitter or Facebook feed is embedded with a page. Selecting to turn these off will hide such content.

Skip to main content

War Memorials

Little Ness War Memorial

The war memorial in the village of Little Ness in north west Shropshire is a Portland stone crucifix on a pillar standing on a Grinshill stone square double base. On the front panel of the base the names, ranks and regiments of the nine men of the village who died in World War I are inscribed. On the side panels are the names of the forty men who went on overseas service and returned, and on the fourth side are the names of the men who joined up but did not see active service. The memorial is a wayside cross, standing near the post office.
The memorial is located on the roadside approximately 50 yards past the old Post Office.

Names on the War Memorial - 1914-1919

Darby, Maurice Alfred Alexander. Mentioned in Despatches (20). Lieutenant, 1st Bn., Grenadier Guards. Killed in action at Neuve Chapelle 11/03/1915. Buried Little Ness (St. Martin) Churchyard, England. South-West of Church. Son of Alfred E. W. and Frederica L. J. Darby, of Adcote, Little Ness, Shrewsbury.

Davies, Richard Edward (22). Private, 20576, 1st Bn., Border Regiment. Died of wounds 04/07/1916. Buried Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France. Grave: III. B. 7. Son of John and Harriett Davies, of Valeswood Cottage, Little Ness, Shrewsbury.

Edwards, Arthur (24). Private, 18954, 12th Bn., Cheshire Regiment. Killed in action 18/09/1918. Remembered upon Doiran Memorial, Greece. Son of Elias and Annie Edwards, of 26, Nibs Heath, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury.

Edwards, Sydney (21). Private, 22440, 7th Bn., King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in action 18/08/1916. Buried Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, France. Grave: VIII. L. 7. Son of John and Alice Edwards, of 11, Church Lane, Little Ness, Shrewsbury.

Ratcliffe, Bernard Sutton (30). Private, 28364, 3rd Bn., Grenadier Guards. Killed in action 04/11/1918. Buried Frasnoy Communal Cemetery, France. Grave: A. 18. Son of Thomas and E. Ratcliffe, of Brook Farm, Waesbury, Oswestry, Salop; husband of Hilda Mary Ratcliffe, of Carlton-in-Cleveland, Stokesley, Yorks.

Rich, Ernest Evelyn DSO (31). Major, U Bty Royal Horse Artillery. Died of wounds 01/12/1917. Buried Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery Extension,