Chorlton-on-Medlock in Manchester in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
The University of Manchester World War I Memorial
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 14, 2026
1. The University of Manchester World War I Memorial Marker
Arduus Ad Solem
To the members of the University of Manchester and of the Officers Training Corps who laid down their lives in the Great War 19141919
In grateful and enduring remembrance
He has bought his eternity with a little hour and is not dead
Royal Naval A.S.
Ft. Lt. C. H. M. Chapman Ft. Sub. Lt. C. T. Greenwood
Royal Marines
Lt. A. E. Holton Lt. A. M. Oakden L. Cpl. T. Robinson Spr. A. H. Ogden Pte. F. F. Henderson
R.N. Volunteer Reserve
Sub. Lt. E. Langstreth Sig. H. J. Warburton
Inniskg. Dragoons
Cpl. J. P. Maiden
Sussex Yeo.
2nd. Lt. J. H. Walker
Lincs. Yeo.
Lt. S. P. King
R.F. Artillery
Cpt. C. Burgess Cpt. F. A. J. Eastwood Cpt. H. M. Weyman Lt. W. C. Hesketh Lt. J. H. Mumford 2nd. Lt. G. A. C. Esdaile 2nd. Lt. G. H. Hemsley 2nd. Lt. R. D. Hudson 2nd. Lt. F. S. Sandbach 2nd. Lt. H. L. Tate
R.G. Artillery
Cpt. A. R. Marshall Cpt. W. N. Reed Lt. P. Freeman 2nd. Lt. W. Baron 2nd. Lt. A. D. Darbishire Gnr. H. Sutcliffe
Hon. Artillery Co.
Pte. J. R. Blue
Royal Engineers
Mur. A. Williamson Cpt. H. Bradbury Cpt. A. T. Orr Cpt. L. S. Smith Lt. J. I. Cooke Lt. G. E. M. Marston Lt.
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Grenadier Guards
L. Cpl. D. N. Worswick Pte. L. Needham Pte. J. O. Nuttall
Royal Scots Regt.
Cpt. W. B. Hodge L. Cpl. P. F. Horton
Queens R.W. Surrey Rt.
2nd. Lt. G. Garrett-Smith
The Buffs E. Kent Rt.
Lt. J. T. Waite
Kings Own R.L. Rt.
2nd. Lt. W. McFarlane 2nd. Lt. J. E. Mawdsley 2nd. Lt. R. D. Scholfield 2nd. Lt. J. S. Stewart
Northumberland Fus.
2nd. Lt. W. Bigham 2nd. Lt. L. Borrell 2nd. Lt. F. I. Young
R. Warwickshire Rgt.
Lt. Col. W. L. Loring Cpt. C. Bostock
R. Fus. C. of London Rt.
Cpt. F. Forster Cpt. J. F. H. Templar Lt. J. H. W. Palmer Sgt. E. C. Cass Sgt. N. L. Evans Sgt. A. Ross Sgt. E. Shorrocks Sgt. E. Williamson L. Cpl. H. E. U. Budge L. Cpl. L. Pateman L. Cpl. T. S. Pinder L. Cpl. T. W. Sedgley
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2. World War I Memorial (Left Panel)
Kings Liverpool Rt.
Mjr. J. H. Carefull Cpt. J. F. W. Berry Lt. W. Ormesher 2nd. Lt. E. Bailey 2nd. Lt. T. W. Hardman 2nd. Lt. H. Marshall 2nd. Lt. J. Robinson 2nd. Lt. J. N. Smith 2nd. Lt. H. Watson Sgt. R. Emmott Cpl. C. N. Helsby Pte. J. R. Delbanco Pte. J. M. Farmer
Norfolk Regt.
2nd. Lt. W. F. Bice
Lincs. Regt.
Pte. O. Riley
Devonshire Regt.
Pte. W. E. Rhodes
Somerset L. I.
Mjr. G. W. Cornish
W. Yorkshire Regt.
Lt. F. Firth 2nd. Lt. A. W. Bedford 2nd. Lt. J. G. Berry 2nd. Lt. E. Tweedale
E. Yorkshire Regt.
Lt. F. Haswell 2nd. Lt. J. C. Horn 2nd. Lt. A. Peters
Bedfordshire Regt.
2nd. Lt. S. M. Connor 2nd. Lt. V. E. Curry
Leicestershire Rt.
2nd. Lt. G. W. Adam
Lancs. Fus.
Mjr. R. H. Cade Cpt. L. H. Bloy Cpt. A. V. Clegg Cpt. E. J. Jones Cpt. A. Lee Wood Cpt. R. A. Mudie Cpt. R. Waterhouse
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3. World War I Memorial (Right Panel)
Royal Scots Fus.
2nd. Lt. J. L. Moffet Pte. J. M. Whitrow
Cheshire Regt.
Cpt. G. Sidebotham Cpt. F. White Lt. D. Clarke Lt. G. B. Cowpe Lt. G. H. W. Gough Lt. J. A. Greenhalgh Lt. V. R. Holmes Lt. F. V. Knott Lt. G. A. Simcock Lt. C. J. Watson 2nd. Lt. P. Brookes 2nd. Lt. A. E. Hampson 2nd. Lt. H. E. Howes 2nd. Lt. M. B. Newell 2nd. Lt. B. H. Shaw 2nd. Lt. R. Smallwood 2nd. Lt. J. P. Storrs 2nd. Lt. J. V. Willson Cpl. F. W. Haskins Pte. H. Baronian
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4. The University of Manchester World War I Memorial
The memorial is affixed to the John Owens Building on the Old Quadrangle. It is located beneath the campus' World War II memorial.
Royal Welsh Fus.
Cpt. R. Bowes Lt. L. P. Vernon 2nd. Lt. J. Brown 2nd. Lt. E. M. Buckley 2nd. Lt. W. D. Raby L. Cpl. W. L. Holgate
S. Wales Bord.
Cpt. W. O. Jones Pte. G. Wild
K. O. Scottish Bord.
2nd. Lt. N. Sawers-Scott
Gloucestershire Rt.
Mjr. R. K. Byers Cpt. W. L. Wood Lt. A. R. Skemp
E. Lancs. Regt.
Cpt. A. Norcross Cpt. A. B. Tough Lt. J. Bolton Lt. W. Lowe Lt. P. Wolf 2nd. Lt. T. Brown 2nd. Lt. H. C. Farrimond 2nd. Lt. E. Woodhouse
E. Surrey Regt.
2nd. Lt. J. P. De Buriatte
D. of Cornwalls L. I.
2nd. Lt. H. G. S. Delιpine
D. of Wellingtons Rt.
Lt. L. D. Goldseller Lt. J. Radcliffe Lt. J. E. Ridgway 2nd. Lt. A. A. Nuttall 2nd. Lt. H. T. Pickles 2nd. Lt. J. R. N. Riley
Border Regt.
Cpt. W. Constantine
S. Lancs. Regt.
Cpt. N. B. Antrobus Cpt. W. K. Armstrong Cpt. F. A. Aron Cpt. G. R. Kew Cpt. F. Stuart Lt. E. I. Barrow Lt. G. Cumming Lt. F. G. Woodhouse 2nd. Lt. M. A. Jefferies 2nd. Lt. H. N. Lechler 2nd. Lt. K. F. A. Orrell 2nd. Lt. H. Watts 2nd. Lt. A. J. H. R. Widdowson Pte. H. Fletcher Pte. V. G. Roberts
Welsh Regt.
Cpt. A. Lord Lt. A. R. Brownson
Black Watch R.H.
Cpt. T. Stevenson Sgt. E. O. G. Housley Pte. J. R. Dewar
Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.
2nd. Lt. T. A. Ionides
Essex Regt.
Cpt. J. F. H. Beddow Cpt. C. G. Carson
Sherwood Foresters
Cpt. F. C. Singleton Cpt. A. Stevenson Lt. P. Dorrington 2nd. Lt. J. S. Corless 2nd. Lt. M. Hovell
R.A.F.
2nd. Lt. J. R. Waller
Lancs. Fus.
Pte. M. H. Lichtenstein
Loyal N. Lancs. Regt.
Cpt. J. L. Brindle Cpt. H. Chronnell Cpt. F. Holmes Cpt. H. Lindsay Cpt. E. M. Rennard Cpt. J. L. Whitfield Lt. L. Milbourne Lt. R. V. Reid 2nd. Lt. T. C. Bowler 2nd. Lt. T. H. S. Bullough 2nd. Lt. W. R. Cooper 2nd. Lt. C. E. Dawes 2nd. Lt. L. L. Dean 2nd. Lt. J. Fletcher 2nd. Lt. F. Fullerton 2nd. Lt. H. Hoyle 2nd. Lt. W. H. Johnson 2nd. Lt. W. B. Leigh
Northants Regt.
Cpt. H. H. Lawson 2nd. Lt. J. Farrimond 2nd. Lt. P. B. Lees
Royal Berks. Regt.
2nd. Lt. N. Clayton
K.O. Yorks. L.I.
Cpt. W. Short Lt. F. Roberts 2nd. Lt. H. Ormrod
Kings Shropshire L.I.
Pte. L. T. Higgins
Middlesex Regt.
2nd. Lt. H. M. Tuck 2nd. Lt. N. H. Ward
Kings Royal Rifle C.
2nd. Lt. W. F. Munsey Pte. H. C. Waterhouse
Wiltshire Regt.
2nd. Lt. T. G. R. Dehn
Manchester Regt.
Lt. Col. W. Elstob, V.C. Lt. Col. C. S. Worthington Mjr. J. R. Houghton Mjr. A. J. Moorhouse Mjr. J. E. Rowbotham Cpt. L. B. Baird Cpt. R. H. Bedford Cpt. R. Bentham Cpt. P. A. Blythe Cpt. R. L. Bolton Cpt. E. Brodrick Cpt. A. B. Brooks Cpt. J. Brown Cpt. D. H. Budenberg Cpt. S. F. Collier Cpt. J. G. Cunliffe Cpt. R. G. A. Dickey Cpt. G. Dixon Cpt. H. T. Dreschfield Cpt. S. W. Dyson Cpt. R. W. G. Grant Cpt. E. C. Gray Cpt. H. S. Grimshaw Cpt. J. A. Hislop Cpt. W. E. Jackson Cpt. P. C. Johnson Cpt. E. Knott Cpt. O. Lewtas Cpt. A. R. Maw Cpt. A. P. Owen Cpt. G. W. Owen Cpt. L. Renshaw Cpt. R. V. Rylands Cpt. A. H. Tinker Cpt. A. Walsh Cpt. C. W. Whitaker Cpt. N. Wilkinson Lt. S. D. Adshead Lt. E. Bouskill Lt. R. Box Lt. J. H. B. Darwin Lt. H. J. Doyle Lt. C. R. Eller Lt. J. B. Emmott Lt. S. Fernyhough Lt. W. G. Freemantle Lt. E. L. Goodwin Lt. S. Gudgeon Lt. A. Harris Lt. E. R. Kingsley Lt. E. R. Lamb Lt. H. Lomas Lt. S. McDougall Lt. H. N. McLellan Lt. R. Mellor Lt. H. J. Porter Lt. G. F. Potts Lt. H. W. Price Lt. H. G. Senior Lt. W. G. Stott Lt. A. C. B. Taylor Lt. H. D. Thewlis 2nd. Lt. H. G. Ainsworth 2nd. Lt. W. Balshaw 2nd. Lt. N. H. Blythe 2nd. Lt. B. Butterworth 2nd. Lt. J. H. Cansino 2nd. Lt. H. C. Clough 2nd. Lt. J. Cooper 2nd. Lt. S. J. Davie 2nd. Lt. A. McL. Doig 2nd. Lt. A. J. I. Donald 2nd. Lt. F. P. Elliott 2nd. Lt. H. H. Fielding 2nd. Lt. C. Forth 2nd. Lt. J. B. Green 2nd. Lt. W. G. Hardman 2nd. Lt. J. F. Horsfield 2nd. Lt. R. S. Innes 2nd. Lt. J. C. Jackson 2nd. Lt. S. Jackson 2nd. Lt. J. F. Motler 2nd. Lt. T. H. ODonahue 2nd. Lt. H. Simmonds 2nd. Lt. A. E. Stringer 2nd. Lt. B. Tempest 2nd. Lt. J. M. Wade 2nd. Lt. G. F. Wallace 2nd. Lt. P. Ward 2nd. Lt. B. A. Westphal 2nd. Lt. A. K. Wilson 2nd. Lt. L. G. Wrigley Cpl. G. B. Elliott L. Cpl. C. T. Barnett L. Cpl. H. S. McCartney Pte. J. Cheshire Pte. E. C. Cotton Pte. L. F. Huddleston Pte. J. W. Pick Pte. C. F. T. Price Pte. R. K. Southward Pte. P. J. Wade Pte. L. G. Whitbread Pte. W. Wilson
N. Staffordshire Rt.
Cpt. W. A. Meir Lt. J. Bourn Lt. A. G. Saunders 2nd. Lt. W. L. Billington 2nd. Lt. F. S. Brooks 2nd. Lt. W. Dearden 2nd. Lt. W. Lawton 2nd. Lt. N. L. Naismith Pte. A. C. Cowlishaw
York & Lancaster Rt.
Lt. D. Fairley Lt. G. E. Taylor 2nd. Lt. B. Bentley 2nd. Lt. T. R. Fawsitt 2nd. Lt. D. C. Francis 2nd. Lt. R. Willis
Durham L.I.
Cpt. B. W. Conway 2nd. Lt. L. A. Harrison 2nd. Lt. A. Rhodes
Highland L.I.
Lt. R. T. M. Downie 2nd. Lt. J. M. Bell
Royal Irish Rifles
Mjr. E. F. Smyth
Royal Irish Fus.
2nd. Lt. H. G. Skitt
Royal Munster Fus.
C.Q.M.S. B. F. Scully
Rifle Brigade
Lt. G. W. Glover Lt. J. G. M. Henderson Lt. J. Crawford-Kehrmann 2nd. Lt. W. Trevelyan C.Q.M.S. B. Oldfield Sgt. C. E. Maycock
Machine Gun Corps
Cpt. E. G. Cunliffe Cpt. G. MDougall Lt. W. G. M. Rigby Lt. A. Wright 2nd. Lt. P. Barker 2nd. Lt. J. Bowden 2nd. Lt. T. O. Gerard 2nd. Lt. T. H. Howarth 2nd. Lt. C. L. Kay 2nd. Lt. J. T. Kirk 2nd. Lt. F. Lewis 2nd. Lt. C. N. Loveday 2nd. Lt. R. J. Webb Pte. C. L. Rose
Tank Corps
2nd. Lt. B. W. Hulton 2nd. Lt. F. G. Sinkinson Cpl. W. Da C. Brookes
Labour Corps
2nd. Lt. H. Eckersley
London Regt.
Cpt. N. L. Mackie 2nd. Lt. E. W. Hubback Cpl. B. W. Bloy L. Cpl. J. R. Killick Pte. H. W. Mumford Pte. C. Riley Pte. G. S. Hewitt Pte. G. Williams Pte. W. E. Woods
R. A. Service Corps
Lt. J. H. Cooke Lt. W. A. Wildblood Dvr. A. R. M. Lees
R. A. Medical Corps
Col. J. B. Mann Lt. Col. E. N. Cunliffe Lt. Col. W. B. Pritchard Mjr. A. Hilton Cpt. K. Atkin Cpt. F. Forrest Cpt. R. D. B. Frew Cpt. P. S. Green Cpt. G. R. Hitchin Cpt. E. P. Leahy Cpt. S. E. McClatchey Cpt. C. B. Marshall Cpt. T. W. Martin Cpt. G. L. Maule Cpt. R. N. Porter Cpt. H. H. Proudfoot Cpt. W. A. Sneath Cpt. A. M. Thomson Cpt. C. G. Todd Cpt. W. B. Warrington Cpt. H. D. Willis Lt. J. A. Gregory Lt. E. Howe Lt. R. J. Jones Lt. K. Robinson Lt. D. Rodger Sgt. J. Kippax Pte. E. W. Robson
R. A. Chaplains Dept.
Rev. C. L. Bedale
Officers Training C.
Cdt. W. G. Blackledge Cdt. C. C. Brocklebank Cdt. J. H. G. Holt Cdt. T. S. Hurrell
Australian Army
Lt. J. Kershaw Lt. I. A. Ridgway
Canadian Army
Lt. T. West L. Cpl. E. R. Hassι
S. African Army
Lt. A. M. Goodall
Indian Army
2nd. Lt. H. F. Dawn 2nd. Lt. E. W. Keen
R. Flying C. and Air F.
Mjr. H. R. Harker Cpt. H. G. Ashton Cpt. S. Collier Cpt. H. B. Coomber Cpt. C. R. Cox Cpt. H. O. W. Hill Cpt. A. H. Smith Cpt. S. W. Vickers Cpt. F. Woodcock Lt. H. C. Barlow Lt. J. K. Gaukroger Lt. H. G. Holt Lt. G. W. Neill Lt. V. R. Stewart Lt. F. B. Tipping Lt. E. S. Wilkinson 2nd. Lt. C. H. Case 2nd. Lt. R. Critchley 2nd. Lt. R. Grant 2nd. Lt. W. Hefferman 2nd. Lt. A. H. Hodgson 2nd. Lt. J. W. Howells 2nd. Lt. L. G. Lovell 2nd. Lt. W. Ormerod 2nd. Lt. A. F. Sheppard 2nd. Lt. J. Stell 1st-A.M. E. A. Groome
Friends Ambulance Unit
H. H. Jackson
Friends War Victims Relief Expedition
Gertrude M. Powicke
French Army
Sous-Lt. L. Lailavoix
Italian Army
2nd. Lt. R. Rossi
Belgian Army
Pte. J. J. J. Jacobs
Erected by The University of Manchester.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 53° 27.932′ N, 2° 14.058′ W. Memorial is in Manchester, England, in Greater Manchester. It is in Chorlton-on-Medlock. It can be reached from the intersection of Oxford Road and Brunswick Street, on the left when traveling north. The memorial is located on the Old Quadrangle. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 202 Oxford Road, Manchester, England M15 6FH, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North West England. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The University of Manchester World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Ellen Wilkinson (here, next to this marker); The Whitworth Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Infected Blood Inquiry Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rutherford Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Alison Uttley (within shouting distance of this marker); Ernest Rutherford (within shouting distance of this marker); Ernest Lord Rutherford (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.
Regarding The University of Manchester World War I Memorial. Arduus ad solem is the Universitys motto, meaning "striving towards the sun" and is a metaphor for aspiring to enlightenment.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
