WREXHAM, during the 1914-18 war felt the full impact of the hardships and heartbreaks of war. Hightown Barracks, as the depot of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers saw the hasty mobilisation of troops for active service in France and Wrexham was familiar with the ceremonial departure of battalions for the front.
Bar and Function Room, Hightown Barracks, WrexhamHightown Barracks entrance 1904 (Postcard)Royal Welch at Hightown Barracks, Wrexham. c1890RWF on parade at Wrexham 1969Wrexham Barracks. RWF Parade.RWF Dining RoomRWF (unknown year)Soldiers marching in the High Street, Wrexham on 16th December 1959RWF Soldier L A Perrett Royal Welsh FusiliersRWF 4th Btn (Territorial Force) in Park Street, Ruabon. 5th August 1914RWF 1st Batt march through High Street, WrexhamRoyal Welsh Fusiliers Recruits at Wrexham Police Station Yard, 1914RWF march through High Street Wrexham 1969RWF St David’s Day Parade 1941W.O. Staff-Sergts & Sergts. 3rd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Crownhill Barracks. nr Plymouth October 1900. Photo Credit Simon Seddon1st Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers at the Freedom of the Borough of Wrexham March, 1952
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The Wrexham to Ellesmere Line, previous stop was Hightown Halt next stop on the line is Cadburys sidings. Preceding Station/Halt Following Station/Halt Back to Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway. Total Page Visits: 1727 – Today Page [more]
Thomas Clarke was the son of William Clarke and Charlotte; he was born in Hungerford Berkshire about 1817. The family were living in Bray, but by 1851 Thomas is a soldier in the Infantry Barracks [more][more]
Samuel’s family history is the same as Robert Henry Newns, please read his story. Samuel Newns in the UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 tells us that he was born in Oswestry and [more][more]
