POST OFFICE MEMORIAL

Location: inside the main hall of the Chester Post Office in St John Street. Grid Reference SJ 407666

The Memorial is a rectangular wooden panel with three columns.

 

TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN
OF CHESTER AND DISTRICT POSTAL STAFF
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM
DURING THE TWO WORLD WARS

 1914-1918    1914-1918   1939-1945   
 AIRTH E.J. Glam.Yeo. MARSH G. R.E.P.S. HALL C.P.  R.E.
 BOYD R.G. Ches.Regt. MILLER H.A.E.L  Royal Navy HUWS T.R.  Royal Signals
 BAYLEY J. R.A.S.C. MORGAN N.  R.G.A. LUKE A.G.  RAF
 BELL T.H. Ches.Regt. MORT J.W.  Gren.Guards LYNE D.H.  RAF
 BOARD G.A Ches.Regt. NIELD A.  Ches.Regt. MEREDITH J.  RAF
 COTTON T. S.Lancs.Regt PLANK H.  R.A.S.C. PLASKETT S.  RAF
 DAVIDSON R.A. Royal Marines RANDLES G.  R.Scot.Fus. READE F.  R.A.
 DUTTON F.I. Ches.Yeo. ROBERTS E.  Labour Corps RICHARDSON J.E.  RAF 
 EDGE T.W. Ches.Yeo. ROGERS M.  Ches.Regt. ROBERTS R.J.  Royal Signals
 GOLOTHAN W.P K.L.R. STOCKTON G.  Ches.Regt. ROBINSON W.E.  Royal Tank Regt.
 HINES J. Ches.Regt. WARBURTON G.R Manchr.Regt.  SHAW G.T.  Royal Navy
 JONES W.E. K.S.L.I. WILLIAMS J.  P.O.Rifles WILLCOCKS W.A.  Ches.Yeo. 
 LIGHTFOOT E. Ches.Regt. WOOLLEY L.C.  R.A.O.C.    



In the lobby of the public entrance to the sorting office off Station Road, Chester, there is a
brass plate with the same World War I names as above - I assume that this is the original
WW1 memorial, which was unveiled in the St John Street post office on Sunday 22nd May 1921.

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January 13th 2001