More names to be added to Liverpool’s Roll of Honour at the Town Hall

Seventeen servicemen from the First World War will be formally added to Liverpool’s Roll of Honour during a ceremony at Liverpool Town Hall on Friday 21 November.

Thirteen of the men served in the Royal Navy and were identified by serving personnel at HMS Eaglet. The Roll of Honour, which carries the inscription “their name liveth evermore”, recognises those from Liverpool who lost their lives in conflict.

The names being added this year are:

Able Seaman Birchall
Able Seaman Burrows
Leading Seaman Cass
Able Seaman Campbell
Leading Seaman Cullen
Signaller Cullington
Able Seaman Dunne
Petty Officer Horrigan
Private Kenny
Able Seaman Massey
Able Seaman Mclellan
Private Mccutcheon
Rifleman Mcgeachin
Able Seaman Mitchell
Wireman Mould
Leading Seaman Radcliffe
Private Weston

Families and representatives from the Royal Navy will attend a service of rededication hosted by the lord mayor of Liverpool, councillor Barbara Murray.

The ceremony will include prayers from reverend canon Bill Addy, the act of remembrance led by alderman Roy Gladden, president of the west lancashire and merseyside royal british legion, the last post from a bugler with the band of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, and a minute’s silence. The union flag at the Town Hall will also fly at half mast as a mark of respect.

Liverpool’s Roll of Honour was first unveiled by the prince of wales on 2 July 1921, though the list began forming during the First World War when names of the fallen were posted in a window overlooking Exchange Flags for families to add to. The original roll listed 13,245 men from Liverpool who died in the conflict.

In 2008, the lord mayor’s office created an online database of the Hall of Remembrance, allowing the public to search for relatives and request additions. The list now contains more than 13,500 names.

Councillor Barbara Murray, lord mayor of Liverpool, said: “It is an honour to welcome families and Royal Navy representatives to the Town Hall as we add these brave men to the city’s Roll of Honour.

“It is incredibly important that names continue to be found and recorded alongside their fellow servicemen. We will keep adding names for as long as we receive them, ensuring every serviceman receives recognition from the city for their courage and sacrifice.

“It is a privilege to speak with families and reflect on how their loved ones gave their lives for the freedoms we have today.”

Find out more about what’s on at the Town Hall here.

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