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Birkenhead Institute Whetstone Lane Roll of Honour 1914-1919
Birkenhead Institute Whetstone Lane Roll of Honour 1914-1919
'TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1919' The names of the Fallen are followed by "These all died in faith...God is not ashamed to be called their God. He hath prepared for them a city." -Quotations from the Memorial Plaque that once graced the entrance hall of the School in Whetstone Lane. The Plaque was presented by Mr Solly and unveiled in March 1920 by Major-General Sir Reginald Barnes, K.C.B. The school building in Whetstone Lane was demolished in 1970. 'Birkenhead Institute' opened in 1889 and was originally and for many years a private boys school, with a reputation for standards and excellence. On the 22nd May 1908 due to changes brought to bear by The Education Act of 1902, the school passed from private ownership into the hands of the Birkenhead corporation. Later on it became a council grammar school which closed in 1970 and boys were then sent to 'Tollemache Road School' a council comprehensive with the reputation as the roughest school in Birkenhead, which then changed it's name to 'Birkenhead Institute High School'. This too the council later sold and was demolished to make way for a housing estate 'Wilfred Owen Drive' in the early 90s...even though Wilfred Owen did not attend nor have any connection to the comprehensive school that once stood on that site. When 'Birkenhead Institute' Whetstone Lane ceased to be a private boys school of repute, boys were then sent to 'Birkenhead School', Beresford Road to be privately educated. (There are 83 names on the memorial).-When the School was demolished the brass Memorial Plaque was transferred to Birkenhead Central Library, Borough Road along with the Memorial Book, where it remains on permanent public display.
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Born 1884
Died 1916
British Army 15887 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 17th Battalion
British Army 15887 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 17th Battalion
British Army 15887 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment
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Born 1897
Died 1918
British Army 5247 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 7th Battalion
British Army 282316 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2/7th Battalion
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Born 1896
Died 1917
British Army Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion
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Born 1897
Died 1917
British Army 1394 Lancashire Regiment 57th Divisional Ammunition Column
British Army Royal Horse Artillery
British Army 695840 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 286th Bde
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Born 1884
Died 1916
British Army 33161 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1st. Battalion
British Army 33161 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1st Battalion
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Born 1895
Died 1917
British Army 1580 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion
British Army 1580 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion
British Army 1580 Acting Sergeant Cheshire Regiment
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Born 1892
Died 1915
British Army 3612 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 10th Battalion, (The Liverpool Scottish)
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Born 1883
Died 1917
British Army 11902 Private Wiltshire Regiment
British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment
British Army Major The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 13th Battalion
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Born 1899
Died 1918
British Army 93720 Liverpool Regiment
British Army 57312 Private Manchester Regiment 2/6th Battalion
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Born 1896
Died 1916
Canadian Expeditionary Force 475375 Private 4th Overseas Universities Corps
Canadian Expeditionary Force 475375 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 11th Battalion
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Born 1889
Died 1916
British Army R/1433 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps
British Army R/1433 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion
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Born 1889
Died 1917
British Army Lance Corporal East African Unit
British Army 12880 Private Royal Fusiliers 25th Battalion
British Army 12880 Lance Corporal Royal Fusilliers 25th Battalion
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Born 1891
Died 1918
Canadian Expeditionary Force 634171
Canadian Expeditionary Force 634171 Private 154th Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Canadian Expeditionary Force 634171 Private 156th Battalion
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Born 1895
Died 1917
British Army 1060 Royal Engineers (Territorial Force)
British Army 350083 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 9th Battalion
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Born 1898
Died 1918
British Army 64744 Private The Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion
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Born 1889
Died 1916
British Army 22679 Serjeant The King's Liverpool Regiment 20th Battalion - 4th Pals
British Army 22679 Lance Corporal KIng's Liverpool Regiment 20th Battalion
British Army Corporal King's Liverpool Regiment 20th Battalion
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Born 1896
Died 1916
British Army 3095 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 10th Battalion (Liverpool Scottish)
British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 17th Battalion
British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion
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Born 1899
Died 1918
Canadian Expeditionary Force Sapper Divisional Engineers Divisional Signal Company
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant 209 Squadron
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Born 1894
Died 1917
British Army 2418 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion
British Army 2nd Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion
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Born 1891
Died 1916
British Army 1076 Corporal The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 6th Battalion
British Army 1076 Serjeant The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 6th Battalion
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