AINSCOUGH

Thomas

Private 8th Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regt.) who died on Thursday 2nd March 1916. Age 19. Son of James and Mary Ainscough, of Grimshaw Cottages, Coppull, Chorley, Lancs Commemorated at Ypres - Menin Gate Memorial Belgium Panel 12

ALKER

Leonard

Sapper 438594 529th Field Coy., Royal Engineers who died on Monday 18th June 1917. Commemorated at Arras Memorial, pas de Calais, France Bay 1

ALKER

William

Private 49588. 21st Battalion, Manchester Regiment who died on Saturday 12th May 1917 Age 27. Commemorated at Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France Bay 7

ATHERTON

John William

Private 33012 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died on Tuesday 16th April 1918. Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France VII. D. 22

BAINES

John William

Private 12690 8th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Wednesday, 22nd December 1915 Age 24 Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. I.C.5.

BALL

Eli

Private 201720. 1st/4th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Saturday 9th September 1916. Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11A

BALL

Richard

Private 7316. 10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Friday 7th July 1916. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 3C and 3D

BAMBER

Walter

Private 203555 10th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Tuesday 9th October 1917 Age 28.

BANKS

Harold

Private 5557 10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Wednesday 5th July 1916 Age 20 Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 3C and 3D

BANKS

Herbert

Private 12922. 7th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Tuesday 28th May 1918 Age 36. Commemorated in Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. LXVIII. D. 30.

BERRY

Edward

Private 12718. 8th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Monday 10th July 1916. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11A.

BERRY

Edward

Private 21057. 'B' Coy. 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Sunday 28th January 1917 Age 27 Commemorated at A.I.F. Buriel Ground, Flers, Somme, France. V.A.I.

BERRY

Thomas

Private 15526. 11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment who died on Saturday 1st July 1916. Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 6C

BIBBY

John

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BIRCHALL

Nathan

Private 12724 8th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Monday 10th July 1916 Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11A

BIRCHALL

Thomas

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BIRCHALL

John Edward

Private 203813. 2nd/4th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Friday 26th October 1917 Age 19. Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 102 to 104.

BRETLAND

James

Private 22357. 10th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Thursday 23rd November 1916 Age 23 Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11A.

BROOKS

Alexander

Private 21469. 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Wednesday 1st December 1915. Commemorated at Helles Memorial Turkey. Panel 58 to 72 or 218 to 219

CALLAN

William Robert

Serjeant 17007. 8th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regt) who died on Wednesday, 5th June 1918 Age 22. Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Brandenburg, Germany I.A.G.

CATTERALL

John

Private 243265. 4th/5th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Friday 26th October 1917 Age 23. Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 102 to 104.

CARRINGTON

George

Private 202157. 9th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Sunday 9th June 1918 Age 29. Commemorated at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France XVI.B.19.

CHAMBERLAIN

William

Private 35822. 6th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Sunday 22nd July 1917 Age 31 Commemorated at Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Irag. XX.G.2.

CHARNOCK

Hugh Gordon

Serjeant 67222. Royal Army Medical Corps who died on Friday 8th November 1918. Buried at Whittle-le-Woods (St John) Churchyard, Lancashire. In North-West Part.

CROOK

William

Private 41272 13th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment who died on Saturday 5th October 1918 age 19 Buried at Pont-D'Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe, Nord, France III.E.5

DERBYSHIRE

Joseph

Private G/24309 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) who died on Friday, 12th October 1917. Age 22 Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West Vlaanderen, Belgium Panel 17

DERBYSHIRE

Samuel

Private 203655 4th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Friday 6th April 1917 . Age 28 Buried at Adlington Cemetery, United Kingdom A.247.

DEWHURST

Henry

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DOMAN

Ryder

George Herbert Ryder Doman, Second Lieutenant 12th/13th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers who died on Tuesday 11th June 1918. Age 21

DOUGLAS

James

Private 32179 1st Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Wednesday 2nd October 1918. Age 32. Commemorated at Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France Addenda Panel

EDWARDS

George

Private 7622 12th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Thursday 14th September 1916. Age 18. Commemorated at Doiran Memorial Greece.

EDWARDS

James

Private 12697 10th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Monday 9th April 1917. Age 26 Buried at Beaurains Road Cemetery, Beaurains, Pas de Calais, France B.21.

EVANS

George

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EVANS

Robert Thomas

Lance Corporal 20717 14th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers who died on Monday 10th July 1916. Age 36. Commemorated at The Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Pier and Face 4 A

EVANS

William

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FAIRCLOUGH

John

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FAIRCLOUGH

Robert

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FAIRCLOUGH

Walter

Private 73553 16th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers who died on Thursday 16th May 1918. Age 19 Buried at Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France IV.A.9.

FARNWORTH

William

Senior Reserve Attendant M/8995 Royal Navy who died on Thursday 11th March 1915. Age 28. Commemorated at Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, United Kingdom. 10

FINCH

John

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FOSTER

Roland

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GENT

Thomas

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GRAY

John

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GREAVES

Benjamin

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HAMER

Edward

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HARPER

Arthur

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HARPER

Ben

Private 241673 2nd/5th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Thursday 21st June 1917. Age 21 Buried at Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais, France I.N.43

HARPER

Tom

Second Lieutenant 1st/2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Monday 4th June 1917. Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaandered, Belgium Panel 33

HARPER

William Heald

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HARVEY

John Ellis

Company Quartermaster Serjeant 5572 'D' Coy. 10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Monday 25th February 1918. Age 25 Buried at Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France I.G. 24.

HEAPS

James

probably J Heaps MM. Serjeant 200057 1st/4th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Friday 30th November 1917. Age 26 Buried at Unicorn Cemetery, Vend'huile, Aisne, France. III.G.11.

HIGSON

Walter

Private 52902 1st/7th Battalion, Lancashire Flusiliers who died on Wednesday 23rd October 1918. Age 19. Buried at Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France IV.A.2.

HITCHEN

Herbert

Private 12705 8th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Saturday 26th August 1916. Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Pier and Face 11A

HOLDING

James

Corporal 17590 2nd Battalion, Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regt.) who died on Thursday, 31st May 1917. Age 32. Son of William and Elizabeth Holding: husband of Mary Alice Holding, of Brisbane, Australia. Native of Adlington, Chorley. Buried at Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece. III. C. 25.

HOLLAND

Alfred

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HOLLAND

Samuel

Private 11714 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment who died on Friday, 22nd March 1918. Commemorated at Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France Panel 48 and 49

HOLLAND

William

William Holland MM Corporal 241300 1st/5th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Friday 30th November 1917. Commemorated at Cambrai Memorial, Louveral, Nord, France Panel 8

HOLT

John

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HOUGH

John

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HOUGHTON

Edward

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HOUGHTON

James Edward

Deck Hand 5090/SD HMS Colleen, Royal Naval Reserve who died on Saturday 8th March 1919. Age 21. Son of Thomas and Annie Houghton of 63 Railway Road Adlington, Chorley Buried at St Joseph Anderton Churchyard Lancashire.

HOUGHTON

William

Private 5554 1st/7th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Tuesday 2nd April 1918. Age 24. Son of James and Sarah Houghton of 9 Meadow St Adlington Lancs Buried at Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, XII. C. 7.

HOWARD

Frank

Private 16632 2nd Bt., King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regt.) who died on Wednesday 19th May 1915. Age 19. Son of Thomas and Annie Howard of 174 Park Road Adlington. Buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France VIII. D. 29.

KELLOCK

Robert Henry

Private S/12572 8th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) who died on Friday, 30th June 1916. Age 25. Son of J J and M A Kellock of Adlington, Lancs Buried at Maroeuil British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France II. H. II.

KING

Edward

Private 87531 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers who died on Sunday 17th August 1919. Age 21. Son of William and Hannah Jane King of Huyton House Adlington Lancs Buried at Limerick (King's Island) Military Cemetery, County Limerick, Ireland, Republic of. Grave ref 89.

KING

John

Corporal 17578 'D' Coy. 2nd Battalion, King's Won (Royal Lancaster Regt.) who died on Sunday 22nd September 1918. Age 30. Son of John and Elizabeth King of 24 Broad Oak Cottage, Heath Charnock Chorley Buried at Rivington Churchyard Lancashire

LAVIN

John

Private 7530 'A' Coy. 12th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Thursday 14th September 1916. Age 25. Son of Patrick and Lucy Lavin of 80 Chorley Rd Adlington Lancs Commemorated at Doiran Memorial, Greece

LEADBETTER

Asa

Private 12720 8th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Monday 10th July 1916. Age 22. Son of Amy Swift (formerly Leadbetter) of 24 Lynton St., Salford and the late Joseph Leadbetter. Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme France Pier and Face 11A

LISTER

William

Private 17347 1st Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regt.) who died on Saturday 1st July 1916. Age 34. Husband of Mrs Jane Ann Lofthouse of 5 Back Railway View Adlington Chorley Lancs Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial. Somme, France. Pier and Face 5D and 12 B

LOFTHOUSE

Edward

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LOWE

Howard

Private 24207 1st Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Friday 22nd December 1916. Buried at A.I.F. Burial Ground, Flers, Somme, France Sp. Mem.6

LYTHGOE

John

Sapper 139266 183rd Tunnelling Coy., Royal Engineers who died on Thursday 4th January 1917. Age 46. Son of Ralph and Sarah Ann Lythgoe; husband of Mary J Lythgoe, of 4 Walton St., Adlington Buried at Combles Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France II. E. 29.

MAYOH

Fred

Steward M/10615 HMS 'Theseus' Royal Naval Reserve who died on Wednesday 23rd October 1918. Age 23. Buried at Syra New British Cemetery, Syra, Greece II. F. 8

MIDDLETON

Arthur Claud

Second Lieutenant 8th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Monday 7th June 1915. Age 27. Son of Arthur Thomas and Madge Middleton of 'The Beeches', Ashton Bank Preston. Buried at The Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkey. A. 14.

MOLYNEAUX

Harry

Ordinary Seaman J/84340 HMS 'Terrible', Royal Navy who died on Thursday 11th April 1918. Age 18. Son of William and E.A. Molyneaux of 28 Church St Adlington Lancs Buried at Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery Hampshire, United Kingdom E.31.8

MOSS

William

Lance Serjeant 6615 'C' Coy. 6th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Friday 8th November 1918. Age 21. Son of William and Alice Moss of 6 Back Railway View Adlington Lancs Buried at Pont-Sur-Sambre communal Cemetery Nord, France B. 24.

NAYLOR

John William

John William Naylor MM. Private 17993 20th Battalion, Manchester Regiment who died on Tuesday 5th September 1916. Age 23. Son of the late Henry Naylor of Jubilee Villa, Anderton, Nr Chorley Lancs Buried at La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, Somme, France II. B. 55

NORMANTON

Jonas

Private 16633 2nd Battalion, King's Won (Royal Lancaster Regt.) who died on Saturday 8th May 1915. Commemorated at ypresd (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, Belgium Panel 12

NORRIS

John Henry

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OPENSHAW

Fred

Second Lieutenant 1st/2nd attd. 8th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment) who died on Tuesday 8th October 1918. Age 20. Son of Abraham and Eliza H Openshaw of 18 Church St Adlington Lancs Biroed at Anneux British Cemetery, Nord, France I.C. 9.

PARKER

Fred

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PARRY

John

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PERRIGO

John

Lance Corporal 11370 6th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Saturday 17th June 1916. Buried at Amara War Cemetery, Iraq XV.G.2

PIERCE

Eric

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PLATT

Fred

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POXON

Samuel

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RAINFORD

Thomas

Private G/74757 7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers who died on Tuesday 27th August 1918. Age 19. Son of Mrs Margaret Rainford, of Adlington Lancs Buried at A.I.F. Burial Ground, Flers, Somme, France X. J. 8.

RATCLIFFE

Thomas

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RIGBY

John

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RITSON

Eustace Blackburn

Second Lieutenant 204th Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Inf) who died on Monday 8th October 1917. Age 34. Son of the late Rev. Wlliam and Lucy Margaret Ritson Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 154 to 159 and 163A

ROBINSON

Robert

Lance Corporal 5563 10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Sunday 19th December 1915. Age 27. Son of Edward and Mary Ann Robinson of 113 Railway Road Adlington Lancs Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 33

SCHOFIELD

James

Corporal 14474 17th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Friday 25th August 1916. Age 22. Son of John and Betsy Schofield of 27 Back Lane Heath Charnock Chorley Lancs. Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme France. Pier and Face 3C and 3D.

SEAGER

Herbert

Stoker 1st Class K/0..3. HMS 'Tiger' Royal Navy who died on Monday 20th December 1915. Age 26. Husband of Lily Seager, of 152 Park Road Adlington. Buried at Adlington Cemetery Lancashire C588

SHAW

John

Corporal 12706 2nd/4th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who diedon Friday 26th October 1917. Age 20. Son of David and Ellen Shaw of 3 Springfield Terrace Heath Charnock Chorley Lancs Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Panel 102 to 104.

SLATER

Harry

Private 23092 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards who died on Wednesday 5th January 1916. Buried at Rue-du-Bacquerot no 1 Military Cemetery, Laventie, Pas de Calais, France II.E.I.

SMITH

Frank

Lance Corporal 12678 'A' Coy. 10th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Friday, 11th August 1916 age 26. Son of Robert and Mary Anne Smith Commemorated at Theipval Memorial, Somme France. Pier and Face 11A

SMITH

James

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SMITH

Thomas

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SOUTHWORTH

Wilfred

Private 243671st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Friday 12th April 1918 Age 19 Brother of Mr J R Southworth of Chorley Lancs Commemorated at Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium Panel 4.

STURGESS

Henry

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SUMNER

Harry

Private 58836 Royal Army Medical Corps who died on Friday 30th June 1916 Age 26. Son of Mrs Margaret Cowell of Adllington Chorley Commemorated at Basra Memorial Iraq. Panel 42.

SUTCLIFFE

Joseph

Lance Corporal 17236 1st Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regt) who died on Saturday 1st July 1916. Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Pier and Face 5D and 12B

TAYLOR

Thomas

Private 201710 1st/4th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Tuesday 25th September 1917. Buried at St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France P III.I.9B

THORPE

John

Private 17645 19th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Saturday 1st July 1916 Age 26 Son of John and Elizabeth Thorpe Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial Somme, France Pier and Face 3C and 3D.

THORPE

Thomas

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TOOTELL

Joseph

Private 8714 18th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Tuesday 26 March 1918 Age 27. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Tootell of Adlington. Husband of Esther Ellen Tootell of Blackrod Lancs.

URMSTON

Nathan

Private 28969 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment who died on Friday 13th September 1918 Age 21. Son of John and Elizabeth Urmston of Adlington Buried at Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France II.H.2.

WASS

Ellis

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WATERWORTH

Sydney

Private 201721 1st/4th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment who died on Tuesday 8th August 1916 Age 19. Son of Dorning and Jane Ann Waterworth of Adlington. Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial Somme, France. Pier and Face 11A

WEBSTER

Benjamin

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WEBSTER

George

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WILDMAN

James

Private 6631 11th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers who died on Monday 25th October 1915. Age 21. Son of Henry and Mary Ann Wildman of Adlington. Buried at Gunners Farm Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. D.4.

WILKINSON

Percy

Private 242090 2nd/5th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment who died on Monday, 15th October 1917 Age 20 Son Of Jonathan and Alice Wilkinson of Adlington. Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium. XXI. F. 14A.

WILSON

Frederick B

Private 28702 11th Battalion, Border Regiment who died on Tuesday 10th July 1917 Age 19. Son of William and Mary Wilson of Adlington. Buried at Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, Belgium. I. K. 59.

WOOSEY

Fred

Private 24201 11th Battalion, Manchester Regiment sho died on Thursday 21st September 1916. Commemorated at Theipval Memorial Somme France. Pier and Face 13A and 14C

WORSLEY

Thomas

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WRIGHT

Egerton Lowndes

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YATES

John Robert

Private 36841 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment who died on Saturday 29th June 1918 Age 36. Son of John and Sarah Yates of Anderton Lancs. Buried at Aire Communal Cemetery Pas de Calais, France III. F. 21.

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AINSCOUGH

Ronald

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ALMOND

William

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ARROWSMITH

William

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ATHERTON

Ellis

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BALL

Thomas

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BARLOW

Henry

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BARNES

Harry

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CHIPPENDALE

Wilfred

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COWEL

Wilfred

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COWLEY

Herbert

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CROOK

Cyril W

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CROOK

George

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CROSS

Eric

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DICKINSON

John

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DONNELLY

James

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ENTWISTLE

Harold

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FAIRCLOUGH

Thomas

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GAUNT

Albert Charles

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HARDING

Ronald

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HARPER

Eric

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HART

William

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HARWOOD

Robert

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HAYDOCK

Walter

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HOLDING

Jack

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HOPE

Jack

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HOTCHKISS

Thomas

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HOUGH

Charles

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HOUGHTON

Frank

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JOLLY

Jack

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LEACH

John

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LOWE

Jack

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MACLACHLAN

Robeert

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MARTIN

James

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MOLYNEAUX

Joseph

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MOSS

Colin

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OLLERTON

Henry

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PEMBERTON

Robert

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POLLARD

Tom

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RAINFORD

Arnold

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RATCLIFFE

George

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RATCLIFFE

Gordon

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ROBERTS

Harold

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ROSBOTTOM

Robert

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SETTLE

Arthur

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SMITH

Alexander

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SOUTHWORTH

James

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SPINKS

William

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SQUIRES

William

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STRATTON

Herbert

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TAYLOR

Richard

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TITTERINGTON

Robert

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William Alker

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Joseph Thomas

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