Private Walter J. Keating

Walter Keating was born in Chester in 1881 and lived with his family in William Street, Newtown, Chester. He was one of eight children, the three eldest were born in County Mayo, Ireland, the remaining five were born in Chester.

Thomas Francis Heaney, Sgt. Royal Engineers 45644

Thomas Heaney was born on 29th October 1867 and baptised on the 10th November of the same year at St. Werburgh’s Roman Catholic Church, Chester.

The Beatty Family

As the Great War went on, several articles about the Beatty family found their way into local newspapers. The Beatty family came to be regarded as an example of the type of patriotism displayed by the ordinary people of Chester.

Belgians in Chester

Constant was born in Gent, Belgium on 25th Dec. 1888. His address on enlisting was Martelarenlaan 355, Gent.

Belgian Refugees in Nantwich

This post features the biographies of a number of Belgian refugee families who resided in Nantwich during the First World War
Diverse Narratives

Australian Munitions Workers

The Great War 1914-1918 was the first industrialised war on a global scale.