14th June 1901, Shrewsbury Chronicle

....................... Empire". - Then followed the names of the men from Whitchurch and district who volunteered and were accepted for active service:- Imperial Yeomanry. Lieut. (now Captain) R.T. Jones, Veterinary-Captain T.M. Parker, Private H. Walker, R. Walker, E.W. Wright, A. Marsh, G.W. Harper, W. Burgess, R. Barker, S. Copnall, Sergeant F. Edwards, Privates J. Nunnerley and F. Burgess. 23rd Lancashire Horse: T. Ridgeway and E. Edge. 22nd Cheshire Yeomanry: Privates A. Mayer, E....
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20th January 1900 Wellington Journal

WHITCHURCH MEN FOR THE FRONT The men of the Whitchurch Company of Volunteers who are going to South Africa are:- Privates F. W. Heatley (ambulance), James East, Joseph Prodger, E. Jones, A. Connor, E. Gill, G. Thomas, J.R. Sutcliffe, E. Burrows (son of Sergeant G.P.Burrows, G. Jones, and Atkinson: and those of the Yeomanry:- Corporal T. M. Parker, Sergeant Edwards (veterinary surgeon), Troopers H. Walker, R. Walker, W.O. Nash (Ancient Britain), Joseph Kelly (Liverpool) R. Parker, George ...
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