Those who served their country in WW1

Sons of James Solomon Trueman and Martha (formerly Bollington):

Private JOHN TRUEMAN 47 Battalion Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) 688085 was born 14 April 1889 at Bollington and baptised 26 May 1889 at Rainow. He lived at Lord Street in 1891 and at Adshead Barn in 1901. He emigrated from Liverpool 19 May 1910 to Canada on the “Corsican”. He was a farmer in 1911 and enlisted in Canadian Expeditionary Force 27 March 1916 at Quesnel BC. He died 13 April 1917 aged 28 following the capture of the Vimy Ridge. He has no known grave. MORE

He is commemorated on the Vimy memorial and on the memorials at Bollington and St Oswald’s.

His name appears on the 1917 Roll of Honour, but not among those “who have fallen at the post of duty”.

JAMES TRUEMAN was born 1893 at Bollington and was baptised 23 Sep 1893 at St John’s. He lived at Adshead Barn in 1901 and was a cowman at Ovenhouse Farm in 1911. No military record has been identified for him.

He is listed on the 1917 Roll of Honour.

TOM TRUEMAN was born 1895 at Bollington and was baptised 3 November 1895 at St John’s. He lived at Adshead Barn in 1901 and was a plumber’s apprentice living with his parents at 49 Grimshaw Lane in 1911. No military record has been identified for him.

He is listed on the 1917 Roll of Honour.

Private FRANK TRUEMAN Tank Corps 111499 was born 1898 at Bollington. He was the twin brother of Herbert Trueman. He lived at Adshead Barn in 1901 and was a croft lad at the calico print works and at school part time living at 49 Grimshaw Lane in 1911. He served overseas after 1915. He is named on the absent voters list for 47 Moss Lane in 1918.

He is listed on the 1917 Roll of Honour.

Private HERBERT TRUEMAN 1/7th Battalion Cheshire Regiment 243645 was born 1898 at Bollington. He lived at Adshead Barn in 1901 and was a croft lad at the calico print works and at school part time living at 49 Grimshaw Lane in 1911. He enlisted at Macclesfield and was killed in action 3 September 1918 aged about 20. He is named on the absent voters list for 47 Moss Lane in 1918. MORE

He has a memorial at Pond Farm Cemetery, near Ypres, although he may be buried elsewhere. He is commemorated on the memorials at Bollington and Kerridge and St Oswald’s and on the Trueman family grave at St John’s [plot 1110].

He is listed on the 1917 Roll of Honour.

Private WILLIAM TRUEMAN South Wales Borderers 64032 and King’s Liverpool Regiment 108539 was born 1899 at Bollington and baptised 10 December 1899 at St John’s. He lived at Adshead Barn in 1901 and was at school in 1911, living at 49 Grimshaw Lane. He enlisted at Macclesfield 13 December 1917, but does not seem to have served overseas. He was demobilised in March 1919.

Others with the surname Trueman:

The name Frank Trueman appears twice on the 1917 Roll of Honour. There were only two men of this name listed in Cheshire in the 1911 census who would have been old enough to have served in the military by 1917.

One reference may be to Driver FRANK TRUEMAN Army Service Corps T4/044333 who was born at Middleton Junction, Lancashire, the son of Joseph Langley and Ann Ellen (formerly Crabtree). He lived at Chadderton in 1901 and was working on Highlow Farm Langley in 1911. He was living with his parents at Gurnett Farm Sutton when he enlisted 18 January 1915 at Macclesfield. He served in France and was demobilised in April 1919. He died in 1974 and was buried with his parents at Sutton. His possible connection with Bollington is not known.

Perhaps the second FRANK TRUEMAN on the 1917 Roll of Homour should have read FRED instead? <

Private FRED TRUEMAN Cheshire Regiment 76699, Kings Shropshire Light Infantry 30088 and Cheshire Regiment 68714 was born 1896 at Kerridge, the son of William Henry Trueman and Polly (Mary, formerly Drabble) and baptised 24 May 1896 at Rainow. He was the nephew of James Solomon Trueman. He lived at Cow Lane in 1901. In 1911 he was helping out on Lodge Farm Whiteley Green (the farmer was Alfred, another member of the Trueman family). He served overseas after 1915. He is named on the absent voters list at his parents' address 50 Princess Street in 1918.