The St. Anne's Roll of Honour (1914 - 1918)
The St. Anne's Roll of Honour records nearly eighty men from the parish who served during the First World War. Erected in 1919, it remains one of the church's most important reminders of the impact the war had on families in Aigburth.
First World War roll of honour memorial inside St. Anne’s Church, with carved wooden frame, cross, names of the fallen, brass dedication plaque and poppy wreaths.
Inside St. Anne’s is our First World War memorial, a carved roll of honour remembering men from the parish who served and died during the war. The memorial is recorded by the Imperial War Museums’ War Memorials Register as St. Anne’s Parish Church – WW1, a board / plaque / tablet memorial at St. Anne’s Church, Aigburth.
The memorial stands as a quiet but powerful reminder that the history of St. Anne’s is also the history of the people of Aigburth: families, neighbours and worshippers whose lives were shaped by national conflict and personal loss.
The brass plaque beneath records that the memorial was erected in 1919 by William P. Wethered, City Councillor.
Each year, especially around Remembrance, we honour those named here and give thanks for all who have served, suffered and sacrificed in time of war.
Names Recorded on the Memorial
The following men are commemorated on St. Anne's First World War Roll of Honour:
Allaster, David P.
Alberte, Thomas
Barker, Joseph
Barnes, Robert
Birby, Oswald W.
Birchall, Samuel
Bird, Francis
Booth, Edward
Brown, Robert
Burrows, William
Butler, James
Carlin, Ernest
Carrol, Thomas
Carry, William
Clee, Joseph
Clee, William
Coates, Robert
Devine, Charles
Diehl, John
Disbrowe, William
Donald, Harold H.
Dunn, Alfred K.
Evans, Herbert
Evans, Joseph
Evans, Harry
Fells, Micah
Foley, Michael
Fill, Walter
Goodall, John
Gray, Joseph
Hancock, Reginald
Hargrove, Stanley
Harrison, Thomas W.
Hatton, Charles
Hooper, Thomas
Hughes, Daniel J.
Hyde, Patrick
Joyce, Frederick
Joyce, William
Jones, Fred
Lewis, G. Stanley
Lewis, John
Lewis, Harry
Lewis, Robert J.
Light, Herbert
Mackrell, James
Mallinson, Thomas
Marshall, George
Mead, William
Meadows, John W.
Milner, Frederick
Minto, Robert
Rathbone, Robert E.
Reilly, Daniel J.
Riley, John
Ryan, Patrick A.
Saunders, James
Simpson, Thomas
Smith, Ralph
Rogers, Arthur
Sproston, Benjamin
Stratton, William
Stewart, William
Swift, William
Thomas, James D.
Thompson, John
Thompson, James
Turner, Ernest
Walker, Samuel
Wardlaw, Thomas
Watson, William J.
Welch, William
Werner, Ernest
Whitfield, Sidney
Woolley, William
Worrall, John
Wortley, Fred
Younall, Edward
Historical timeline
1914
First World War begins
1914–1918
Men from the St Anne's parish serve in the armed forces
1919
Memorial erected by William P. Wethered, City Councillor
Present Day
Memorial remains in St Anne's Church and is honoured each Remembrance season
Can you help?
We are always interested in learning more about the men named on the memorial. If you have family connections, photographs or information that could help us build a fuller history of those commemorated, please get in touch.