Threapwood War Memorial

England Cheshire   Threapwood War Memorial

The Threapwood War Memorial commemorates those local people who died in World War 1.

Threapwood is a village in Cheshire, England and sits on the border with Wales. Until Victorian times the village was partly in Cheshire, England and partly in Flintshire, Wales. But in 1896, the county and national boundary, which passed through the village, was adjusted slightly in favour of Cheshire.

The memorial takes the form of a Marble obelisk. THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THREAPWOOD WHO HAVING RESPONDED TO THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 Sources:

Names of the individuals can be found in these links.


 * Threapwood War Memorial
 * Commonwealth War Graves Commission
 * British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
 * England and Wales Census, 1901 &amp;England and Wales Census, 1911.