Private Charles Henry Loose
16926 1st Shropshire Light Infantry
Killed in Action 9th October 1916, aged 37
Born in Burnley, lived in Oswestry
Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France
Also commemorated on the Cambrian Railway Memorial , Oswestry, UK

B JAS 1879 Burnley, Lancashire and baptised 20/08/1879 at St Peter's Burnley.
Father Henry(Harvey) an Iron Foundry worker and mother Sarah (b Shrewsbury) Living at 4 Alfred Street, Widnes. The family had variously lived in Burnley, Widnes, Liverpool and, in 1891, were at Layton with Warbreck, Blackpool where his father was now working as an electrician. By 1901 Charles was boarding in Oswestry at 65 North Castle Street, Oswestry and working as a Tarpaulin Sheet maker for Cambrian Railways. He married Alice Owen in 1901 and moved to 2 Porkington Cottages, Willow Street, Oswestry where they had 4 children; Elsie (1906), Eva (1908), Florence (1912) and Hilda(1915). He was employed at the Railway Works as a Tarpaulin Maker. Also living with them was his brother, Albert Edward Loose, KIA April 1915
KIA Battle of Transloy Ridge, Somme

Albert E (Edward) Loose
KIA 26/04/1915 aged 25
King's Shropshire Light Infantry 2 Bn
P 6154
Ypres Menin Gate (unknown)
Son of Henry Loose, of 29, Jackson Street., South Bank, Yorks.
b Liverpool AMJ 1883. 1891 Blackpool. 1901 Oswestry . 1911 Workington Cttge, Oswestry. Lodger. Casual Labourer. DeathWW1. Medals.
BCA 19 May 15 – son of Henry Loose 3 Chapel Cttge Osw.
KIA Ypres, St Julien

(all information above courtesy of John Davies)