This page acknowledges the debt we owe to all those Tetlows who died whilst on active service for their country.
American Civil War: 1861-65 (2 lives lost)
| Surname | Unit | Company | Enlisted | Rank - Induction | Rank - Discharge | Notes | Allegiance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John B Tetlow | 119 Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | E | 20 Aug 1862 | Private | Private | Killed at Salem Church, VA on 03 May 1863 | Union |
| At Salem Church the Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, coming upon the enemy posted in a wood, concealed from sight, an immediate engagement followed at close quarters. The One Hundred and Nineteenth, posted on the left of the road, were confronted by a largely superior force, but gallantly maintained its position, although it suffered severely, losing out of four hundred and thirty-two men twelve killed and one hundred and twelve wounded. | |||||||
| Joseph C Tetlow | 23 New Jersey Infantry Regiment | F | 27 Aug 1862 | Private | Private | Died wounds at Alexandria, VA on 02 January 1863 (Died at 1st Division Hospital) | Union |
| Headstone at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Montgomery County, PA: Tetlow, Joseph, 1842, 1863, Pvt, Co F, 23rd PA | |||||||
Anglo-Boer War: 1899-1902 (2 lives lost)
| Name | Rank | Number | Regiment | Date of Death | Age | Place of Burial/Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Tetlow | Private | 4235 | 7th Dragoon Guards | 03-Jun-01 | Droylsden Boer War Memorial. Died at Braklaagte, RSA | |
| Born Christ Church Parish, Ashton-u-Lyne. British Subj.; Age: 18 years & 4 months; Occupation: Butcher; Enlisted 06 Sep 1897. Signed & Wit: J. Frost, CMS;:". Chest: 34". Weight: 134lbs. Complexion: Fresh. Eyes: Grey. Hair: Brown. Distinctive marks: Mole left side of abdomen; Religion: C of E; Campaign: S. Africa, 1899-1900. Killed, 3. 601, Braklaagt; Medals: S. Africa; Name of next of Kin: Father: Joseph Tetlow of 84 Oldham Rd, Ashton-u-Lyne. Not married. | ||||||
| James Tetlow | Sergeant | 34782 | Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry | 20-Sep-01 | Boer War Memorial, Saxonwold, Johannesburg, Gauteng, RSA | |
| James Tetlow attested on 23rd August 1900 and was killed at Florence in the Orange Free State on the 20th September 1901 when the TMI clashed with a group of 40 burghers from Kritzinger's Commando. The Boers were waiting for the 2 companies of TMI in a donga on a farm. The TMI lost two killed (Captain R.T.Barrett and James Tetlow, who were in the van) and 3 wounded. The Boers loss is not stated but the TMI took 13 prisoners and captured an artillery piece. On the roll, Tetlow is put down as killed at Commissie, but in the Field Force Casualty List he is down as killed at Florence. The action is known in the history books as Florence as well. It is about 8 miles from Zastron in the Orange Free State. | ||||||
World War I: 1914-1918 (42 lives lost)
| Name | Born | Rank | Number | Enlisted | Regiment | Date of Death | Age | Place of Burial/Memorial | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Tetlow | Drummer | 48394 | 1st Bn., Leicestershire Regiment | 20th Sep 1918 | - | Brie British Cemetery, Somme, France | |||
| Albert Edward Tetlow | Gorton, Manchester | Private | 21187 | Manchester | "B" Coy. 22nd Bn., Manchester Regiment | 1st Jul 1916 | 26 | Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France | Husband of Mary Tetlow, of 95, Stokes St., Clayton, Manchester. |
| Albert Edward Tetlow | Edmundton, London | Lance Corporal | 23891 | 5th Bn., Oxford. and Bucks Light Infantry | 22nd Oct 1917 | 25 | Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, Nord, France | Son of W. J. and Eliza Jane Tetlow, of 18, Wilton Rd., Dalston, London. | |
| Charles Dean Tetlow | Stalybridge | Sergeant | 1564 | 1st/6th Bn., Cheshire Regiment | 13th Nov 1916 | 21 | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Also on Stalybridge War Memorial | Son of John Holt and Elizabeth Tetlow. | |
| Cyril Lawson Tetlow | Barton-o-Irwell | Lieutenant | - | RASC, Army Service Corps | 22nd Aug 1916 | 25 | Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue, Pas de Calais, France | Son of William Henry and Frances Tetlow. He died serving as an air observer in the Bethune area. | |
| Edward Tetlow | Saddleworth | Private | 14525 | 10th Bn., Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.) attd. 161st Tunnelling Coy., Royal Engineers | 8th Jun 1916 | 21 | Maroeuil British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | Son of Eliza Tetlow, of Standedge, nr. Oldham. | |
| Ernest Tetlow | 12 Feb 1885 Oldham | Private | 602 | 17 May 1915 Sydney, NSW | 26th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F | 2nd Mar 1917 | 32 | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France | Son of Herbert and Emma Tetlow. The only 'Australian' Tetlow to have died on active service. |
| Ernest Tetlow | 29 Dec 1895 Stalybridge | Private | 1069818 (incorrectly shown as 1069616 on War Graves website) | 02-Nov-17 Montreal, Canada | 8th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) | 28th Sep 1918 | 23 | Haynecourt British Cemetery, Nord, France | Son of John and Alice Tetlow, of 11, Bowling Lane, Bradford, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Native of Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. |
| F Tetlow | Driver | T/386860 | 403rd H.T. Coy. 5th Cav. Div., Royal Army Service Corps | 5th Jul 1919 | - | Beirut War Cemetery, Lebanese Republic | |||
| Frank Tetlow | 31 Oct 1885 Manchester | Private | 71647 | 28-Oct-14 Winnipeg, Man | 27th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) | 15th Sep 1916 | - | Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France | Next of kin: A Richmond (mother), 102 Sycamore St, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Frank Tetlow | Private | 48618 | Oldham | 12th Bn., The King's (Liverpool Regiment) | 20th Aug 1917 | - | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France | Formerly 4528, Manchester Rgt. | |
| Frank Tetlow | Rochdale | Lance Corporal | DM2/097126 | Rochdale | Attd. "B" Sect., Army Service Corps | 28th May 1918 | 27 | Romigny Churchyard, Marne, France | M.T. "E" Corps Signal Coy. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Tetlow, of Shawclough, Rochdale; husband of the late Nellie Tetlow, of Rochdale. |
| Fred Tetlow | Middleton | Lance Corporal | 7949 | Middleton | 1st/8th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers | 6th Jun 1915 | 25 | Helles Memorial, Turkey | Killed in action at Gallipoli. Eldest son of George. and Clara Tetlow, of 14 Suffield St., Middleton, Manchester. |
| Fred Tetlow | 1895 Prestwich | Private | 39770 | Manchester | 23rd Bn., Manchester Regiment | 16th Mar 1917 | 22 | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France | Son of Absolom and Mary Jane Tetlow. |
| Frederick James Tetlow | 1884 Hackney, London | Rifleman | S/23944 | 9th Bn., Rifle Brigade | 24th Mar 1918 | 34 | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France | Next of Kin: Sarah Eliza Tetlow, Kingsland, N. West Hackney. | |
| George Tetlow | Private | 307596 | Bury (Heywood) | 2nd/8th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers | 30th Mar 1917 | - | Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | ||
| George Henry Tetlow | 1880 Stockport | Company Sergeant Major | 6200 | Lancaster | 3rd Bn., King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regt.) | 26th Jun 1918 | 38 | Stockport Borough Cemetery, Cheshire, United Kingdom | W.O. Class II D. home. Bronze Medal for Military Valour (Italy). Husband of Elizabeth Stroud (formerly Tetlow), of 6, Bailey St., Stockport. |
| George Henry Tetlow | Heywood | Driver | 10063 | Rochdale | "C" Bty. 149th Bde., Royal Field Artillery | 12th Jul 1917 | 25 | Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | Son of John and Caroline Tetlow. |
| George William Tetlow | Sheffield | Driver | 786411 | Sheffield | 312th Bde., Royal Field Artillery | 2nd Jul 1917 | 26 | Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | Son of Mrs. Kate Tetlow, of 44. Herschell Rd., Abbeydale Rd., Sheffield. |
| Harold Tetlow | Rochdale | Private | 156720 | Barnsley | 30th Bn., Machine Gun Corps | 12th Oct 1918 | 21 | La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord, France | Formerly 29047, York & Lancs Regt. Son of Uriah and Sarah Elizabeth Tetlow, of 25, Western Street, Barnsley. |
| Harry Tetlow | Crawshawbooth | Private | 12517 | Haslingden | 2nd Bn., East Lancashire Regiment | 10th Jul 1916 | 22 | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France | Son of the late William and Sarah Anne Tetlow. |
| Herbert Tetlow | Bradford | Private | 47190 | 9th Bn., West Yorkshire Regt. (Prince of Wales's Own) | 27th Aug 1917 | 40 | New Irish Farm Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | Son of James and Mary Tetlow. | |
| Herbert Tetlow | 13 Mar 1881 Hulme | Private | 28643 | Manchester | 1st/8th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers | 23rd Oct 1918 | 37 | Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France | Next of Kin: Eliza Tetlow of 52 Bury Old Rd, Heaton Park Manchester, mother. |
| James Tetlow | Manchester | Lance Corporal | 37646 | Ashton under Lyne | 11th Bn., Manchester Regiment | 17th Aug 1917 | - | Cement House Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-V., Belgium | |
| James Tetlow | Private | 57063 | 12th, Manchester Regiment | 25th Aug 1918 | 19 | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France | |||
| James Edward Tetlow | Heywood | Private | 21101 | Bury | 2nd Bn., East Lancashire Regiment | 4th Aug 1916 | - | Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France | Formerly 8519 Lancs Fus. |
| James Edward Fitton Tetlow | 1877 Crompton, LAN | Corporal | 20061 | 13-Mar-15 | 1st Bn., Border Regiment | 25th Oct 1916 | 39 | Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Somme, France | Served before in the 4 Batt, Manchester. Next of Kin: Ann Tetlow of 18 Scowcroft Lane, Shaw, Oldham, wife. |
| John Tetlow | Corporal | 58913 | 147th Bde. Ammunition Col., Royal Field Artillery | 17th Apr 1915 | 25 | Helles Memorial, Turkey | |||
| John Tetlow | Openshaw, Manchester | Private | 2012 | 5 Aug 1914 Ashton under Lyne (Droylsden) | 1st/9th Bn., Manchester Regiment | 7th Jun 1915 | 18 | Redoubt Cemetery, Helles, Turkey | Killed in action at Gallipoli. Also named on Droylsden War Memorial. Next of Kin: Thomas Tetlow, father. |
| John Tetlow | Heywood | Private | G/3712 | Bury | 2nd Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers | 23rd Jun 1918 | - | Pernes British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | |
| John Tetlow | Private | 276354 | Manchester (Newton Heath) | 12th, Manchester Regiment | 24th Aug 1918 | 20 | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France | ||
| John Tetlow | 29 Aug 1893 Hollinwood, Oldham | Private | 85627 / 52791 | Oldham | Royal Fusiliers, "A" Coy. 5th Bn., Machine Gun Corps (Inf) | 13th Oct 1918 | 25 | Caudry British Cemetery, Nord, France | Son of Joseph E. and Alice Tetlow, of 30, Grammar School Rd., Hollinwood, Oldham. |
| Joseph Tetlow | Tonge | Gunner | 213986 | Middleton | "B" Bty. 315th Bde., Royal Field Artillery | 31st Jul 1917 | 34 | Locre Hospice Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | Son of Abraham and Hannah Tetlow, of Middleton Junction, Manchester. |
| Joseph Tetlow | Lancaster | Lieutenant | - | Attd. 13th Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps | 25th Aug 1918 | 37 | Bucquoy Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France | Son of Scott and Mary Tetlow; husband of Elizabeth Robertson Tetlow, of 57, St. Kilda's R.D., Stoke Newington, London. | |
| Kenneth Burgess Tetlow | Second Lieutenant | - | 7th Bn. attd. 2nd/8th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment | 21st Mar 1918 | - | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France | |||
| Lot Tetlow | 9 Mar 1896 Ashton under Lyne | Private | 3513576 / 25333 | 2nd Bn., Manchester Regiment | 24th Jul 1920 | 25 | Basra Memorial, Iraq | Son of Lot and Sarah Jane Tetlow. Next of Kin: Annie Tetlow, 159 Fleet St, Ashton, sister. | |
| Luke Mallinson Tetlow | Cleckheaton | Lieutenant | - | "B" Coy. 1st/7th Bn., Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.) | 30th May 1915 | 21 | Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais, France | Son of John and Florence Tetlow, of Prospect Mills, Cleckheaton, Yorks | |
| Thomas Tetlow | Oldham | Private | 29845 | Oldham | 2nd Bn., East Lancashire Regiment | 24th Apr 1918 | 30 | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France | Formerly 37947, Manch R. Son of William & Mary Ann Tetlow. |
| Thomas Robinson Tetlow | Newton Heath | Private | 304626 | Rochdale | "D" Coy. 12th Bn., Tank Corps | 2nd Sep 1918 | 35 | Ecoust-St. Mein British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | Formerly 030505, Royal Army Ordinance Corps. Son of James and Emily Tetlow; husband of Sarah Tetlow, of 12, Lonsdale St., Haslingden, Manchester. |
| Uriah Tetlow | Littleboro | Private | 4581 | 2nd Regt., South African Infantry | 23rd Jul 1916 | 46 | Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France | Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Tetlow, of 25, Western St., Barnsley, Yorks. | |
| William Tetlow | 1883 Old Trafford, Manchester | Private | 8072 | Manchester | "A" Company, 1st Bn., King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regt.) | 20th Oct 1914 | 31 | Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium | Husband of Annie Tetlow, of 90, Junction St., Hulme, Manchester. |
| William Herbert Tetlow | Askam, LAN | Private | 11337 | London | 1st Bn., Grenadier Guards | 3rd Jul 1916 | - | La Brique Military Cemetery No.2, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | Formerly L.H.L. Regt. |
World War II: 1939-1945 (11 lives lost)
| Name | Rank | Number | Regiment | Date of Death | Age | Place of Burial/Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Tetlow | Sergeant | 1876137 | 2 Field Coy., Royal Engineers | 18th Apr 1944 | 24 | Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma |
| Douglas Stanfield Tetlow | Sergeant | 518689 | Royal Air Force | 30th Nov 1940 | - | Hitchin Cemetery, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Eric Tetlow | Petty Officer Air Fitter | D/MX.728519 | HMS Dart, Royal Navy | 23rd Jul 1945 | 20 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, United Kingdom |
| Frank Tetlow | Acting Sub Lieutenant (E) | - | HMS Dasher, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | 27th Mar 1943 | 28 | Liverpool Naval Memorial, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
| George Walter Tetlow | Pilot Officer | 60757 | 115 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 30th Jun 1941 | 21 | Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany |
| Harry Tetlow | Fusilier | 3528974 | 2nd Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers | 2nd Apr 1944 | 28 | Cassino War Cemetery, Italy |
| James Tetlow | Private | 3389776 | 4th Bn., East Lancashire Regiment | 11th May 1943 | 27 | Middleton (Boarshaw) Cemetery, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
| James Henry Tetlow | Driver | T/122014 | Royal Army Service Corps | 26th Apr 1941 | 21 | Athens Memorial, Greece |
| Robert Tetlow | Able Seaman | D/JX418798 | HMS Searcher, Royal Navy | 14th Aug 1945 | 21 | Trincomalee War Cemetery, Sri Lanka |
| Royston Tetlow | Flying Officer | 157563 | 622 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 26th Aug 1944 | 23 | Volmerange-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery, Moselle, France |
| Sydney Herbert Tetlow | Lieutenant | - | HMS Daedalus., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | 20th Aug 1942 | 34 | Soham Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom |