Westhouses Residents Action Group are trying to create a village War Memorial in time for the centenary of the end of the First World War, next November. Our village is the only one in the Parish without a dedicated memorial, despite losing a large proportion of it's eligible men in the First World War. After the Second World War the village residents bought the current playing field ( pictured ), using profits from War Bonds they had bought to fund the war effort. It was decided the field should be named the Memorial Playing Field in memory of the men from the village killed in the two World Wars and a thanksgiving for those that returned. Unfortunately though, this wasn't registered legally at the time and over the years the name sadly became forgotten.However, recently uncovered documents from the time have enabled us to restore the name. Glad that we have achieved this, the names of the men remain unrecognised, which is why we want to create a fitting memorial for their sacrifice. As we are still only a small village, we would not be able to achieve this on our own. So, we are asking for your help. Below is a list of the men killed, we are hoping to honour at last. They include two brothers, one who lied about his age to fight for his country. Most have no known grave.

Alf Swales 31
Thomas Brown 40
Walter Montague 23
George Lane 18
Richard Phelps 21
William Rushton 22
Harry Wright 19
Les Tomblin 23
Frederick King 20
George Till 24
John Lane 22
Jack Harris 20
Walter Smith 23
Harry Severn Age Unknown
William Corby 28
Ronald Dicks 29

These men have waited 100 years to be recognised and honoured for their sacrifice. Please help us put that right at last. Thank you.

UPDATE ; Our Halloween Disco at The Station Hotel raised nearly £200 for the fund. Thank you to all concerned.

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