Onchan students are asking for family photographs and memories of World War servicemen.

Ashley Hill and Onchan primary schools are hoping to set up an archive of information relating to the men whose names appear on the village’s war memorial.

The items will help create a lasting record for the community of those who died during both conflicts. The items will be treated respectfully and photos will be returned.

Names from 1914 to 1918 on the memorial include: Robert Boyde; George Brew; George Broadbent; Walter Broadbent; John Cannan; Harold Clague; Charles Clague; John Cowley; Robert Croughan; Thomas Cunningham; Charles Dawson; Alfred Dod; John Gordon; Eden Grose; George Harrison; Edward Hull; Joseph Humphreys; John Kelly; Edward Kelly; Robert Kewin; James Kinnish; Albert Kissack; William Kneale; John Leece; Thomas Leece; Thomas Lewin; John Moore; James Nelson; Albert Quine; Patrick Russell; William Springthorpe; Frederick Springthorpe; William Wallace and Thomas Wallace.

From 1939 and 1945: Donald Ardbuckle; Stanley Bogie; Tony Bridson; Robert Callister; John Crisholme; Harold Corkill; Fred Corlett (DFM); John Corlett; Alfred Cormode; Philip Faragher; Donald Godfrey; George Grimshaw; Leslie Hogg (DFC); Bertie Hotchkiss; Billy Hotchkiss; Sydney Jeffery; Joseph Keegan; Eric Kelly; Cyril Kelly; Eric Kennish; Paul Kneen; Tommy Lawton; Allan Minshall; Jack Mercer; Alex Norris; Dennis Pease; William Peers; John Plant; Richard Pope; Paul Quayle; Jack Quirk; James (Sam) Rogers; Roy Rumney; John Shimmin; William Skillicorn; Wilf Smith; Walter Watterson; Michael Sampson and Flt Lt Keith Collister.

Contact Onchan School head teacher Jo Richardson at [email protected] or 673465 or Ashley Hill head teacher Peter Lewis at [email protected] or 401229 to take part.