More than 200 of the people listed on the War Memorial in Memorial Square, Crewe are featured on a video screen displayed in the Market Hall during the days leading up to Remembrance Sunday.

The 'More Than a Name' project has identified photographs of 206 of those named on the Memorial – approaching a third of the total number of names. These photographs have been combined with background details and personal information to bring the people behind the listed names to life in a commemoration of the men and women who fell during the two World Wars and other conflicts.

The project evolved from previous work undertaken by Mark Potts and Tony Marks, which culminated in the publication of a book in 2014 entitled: "Where the Fallen Live Forever: Commemorating the men on the First World War memorials of Crewe and Nantwich".

Mark Potts initially started investigating his own relatives on the Crewe and Nantwich war memorials, before moving on to the names of others featured on the Crewe memorial with Tony. They have also worked in partnership with Steve Benson – who runs the Cheshire Roll of Honour – to gather photographs and material to support the project.

Mark said: "I thought it would be good that when people come to Crewe for Remembrance that these people were more than a name on the Crewe Memorial. To see that they had jobs, see where they lived, when they died, where they were buried and to see an actual image of them. The majority of people walk past and just see a load of names, but they had wives, husbands and children. We also feature a number of civilian photographs, including families completely wiped out on Earle Street just up the road from us in the 1941 bombings of Crewe."

Mark is hoping that the project will inspire others to get in touch with their own photographs of the remaining names on the Crewe War Memorial and the aim is that the project will continue to build, year upon year.

Anyone with further information about the remaining names featured on the Memorial can contact Mark Potts: Email: [email protected]