Ministry of Defence
Lest We Forget
The Royal British Legion
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Lest We Forget |
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| HACKING | Harold | Private
25741, 1st/4th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).
Missing presumed killed in action 20 November 1917. Born, resident
and enlisted Blackpool. Son of Martha Ann Hacking, of 17, Princess
Street, Blackpool. Attested 25 May 1916 in Blackpool, aged 18 years
7 months, resident 17, Princess Street, Blackpool, a Grocer's Assistant
by trade, single, height 5 feet 5 inchesm weight 119lbs, chest 35
inches. Classified 1st Signalling Course at Devonport 16 June 1917,
Army Reserve 26 May 1916, mobilized 12 October 19176, Depot 13 October
1916, posted 3rd Battalion 19 October 1916, posted Base Depot, B.E.F.
France 11 July 1917, posted 1st/4th Battalion 11 August 1917. No
known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 5 D and 12 B.
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| HADALL | Raymond | Lance
Corporal 8640, 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment).
Killed in action 13 November 1916. Born Chesterfield, enlisted Blackpool.
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A.
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| HAGUE | Joseph Eugene | Private
3915, 1st/5th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).
Died of wounds 4 August 1916. Aged 23. Born Withington, Manchester,
enlisted Blackpool. Son of Thomas and Annie Hague of 111, Albert
Rd., Blackpool. Attested 2 September 1915 at Blackpool, aged 22
years, resident 62 Hornby Road, Blackpool, baker by trade, height
5 feet 5¾ inches, chest 34 inches, weight 122½lbs,
served in France from 16 January 1916. Buried in LA NEUVILLE BRITISH
CEMETERY, CORBIE, Somme, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 59. |
| HALEY | Robert Craven | Private
10600, 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company (Infantry). Killed
in action 30 June 1917. Born Sowerby Bridge, resident Holborn, enlisted
Blackpool. Aged 33. Husband of Gertrude Haley, of 108, North Rd.,
Longsight, Manchester. Buried in MORY ABBEY MILITARY CEMETERY, MORY,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row J. Grave 6. |
| HALL | George | Private
3445, 1st/7th (Reserve) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment).
Missing in action presumed killed 3 October 1915. Born, resident
and enlisted Blackpool. Son of Edward Hall (a widower), of 2 Salthouse
Avenue, Rigby Road, Blackpool later 55 Handsworth Road, Blackpool.
Resident 55 Handsworth Road, Blackpool. Attested and embodied 8
December 1914 at Blackpool. Height 5 feet 3 inches, weight 126 lbs,
chest 35 inches. Plasterers Apprentice by trade. No known grave.
Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 27 to
30. |
| HALL | H | Royal
Horse & Royal Field Artillery |
| HALL | Henry Morton | Private
30025, 1/5th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Killed
in action 11 April 1918. Born Patricroft, Manchester, enlisted Blackpool.
Husband of A. Hall, of 5, Sheaf St., Poulton-le-Fylde, Preston,
Lancs. Buried in GORRE BRITISH AND INDIAN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot VI. Row B. Grave 16. |
| HALL | Harry | Sergeant
305829, 2nd/8th (Irish) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
attached to 171st Brigade, Light Trench Mortar Battery. Suffered
gunshot wounds to right side of chest and abdomen, 2 April 1917,
subsequently died of those wounds 3 April 1917. Aged 25. Resident
and enlisted Blackpool. Son of Mr. Robert (Chief Fire Officer) and
Mrs. Hall, of Fire Station, Albert Road, Blackpool; husband of Sarah
Jane Hall, of 10, Dale St., Blackpool. Attested 3 November 1914
in Blackpool, aged 22, resident Fire Station, Blackpool, Plumber
by trade, height 5 feet 10 inches, chest 37 inches. Embodied 13
Nove,ber 1914, promoted temporary Corporal 31 December 1914, temporary
Sergeant 8 March 1915, Acting Sergeant Major 26 June 1915, reverted
to Temporary Sergeant 15 February 1916, Sergeant 13 February 1917.
Embarked Southmapton 12February 1917, disemabrked Havre 13 February
1917, employed with Trench Mortar Battery 13 February 1917. Buried
in ESTAIRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY AND EXTENSION, Nord, France. Plot
III. Row N. Grave 2. |
| HALL | R H | Unknown |
| HALL | Thomas | Lance
Corporal P/1873, Military Foot Police, Military Police Corps. Died
on service 21 November 1918. Aged 25. Resident and enlisted Burnley,
born Blackpool. Son of Jonathan and Agnes Hall, of 39, Kirkham Avenue,
Marton, Blackpool; husband of Ada Hall, of 36, Ferguson Rd., Marton,
Blackpool. Buried in DENAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Row
B. Grave 35. |
| HALSALL | Thomas | Private
21181 [SDGW and Service Records] or 21811 [CWGC], 8th Battalion,
King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died of wounds 24 September
1918. Aged 20. Born and enlisted Blackpool. Son of Albert and Emma
Halsall, of 40, Belmont Avenue, Blackpool. Attested 21 October 1915
in Blackpool, aged 19 years 5 months, a Printer's Improver, resident
with his parents, height 5 feet 3 inches, chest 35½ inches,
weight 125lbs. Buried in SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY, BOISLEUX-ST. MARC,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row F. Grave 11. |
| HALSTEAD | Frank Eversley | [Transcribed
as HALLSTEAD] Lance Corporal 38407, 4th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool
Regiment). Killed in action 28 October 1916. Aged 19. Born, resident
and enlisted Blackpool. Son of Henry and Laura Halstead, of 37,
Dickson Rd., Blackpool. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C.
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| HAMILTON | Samuel | Private
3497, 9th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed
in action 7 July 1916. Born Preston, enlisted Blackpool. No known
grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 11 A.
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| HAMPTON | George Frederick | Gunner
283412, 33rd Battalion, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died April to
June Quarter 1922 in the Fylde Registration District, Lancashire.
Aged 39. Attested 10 December 1915 in Blackpool, aged 33 years 3
months. Resident 20 Kay Street, Blackpool. Electrician by trade.
Height 5 feet 11 inches, chest 37 inches. Husband of Alice Ann Hampton
(nee Todd), of 34 Erdington, Road, Blackpool, married 2 October
1909 in All Saints Church, Blackpool; one child. Served in France
qwith B.E.F. 28 February 1917 to 23 October 1917 suffering from
shell shock. Formerly 29012, Royal Field Artillery, enlisted 1902.
Issued Silver War Badge 443431, discharged 9 August 1918. |
| HAND | Thomas Bentley | Private
204000, 10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Died 12 October 1918.
Aged 29. Son of James B. and Margaret A. Hand husband of Margaret
Hand, of 31, Hill St., Blackpool. Buried in NEUVILLY COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION, Nord, France. Row A. Grave 19. |
| HANLON | A | Royal
Garrison Artillery |
| HANSON | Charles |
Private
5232, 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Killed in action in Mesopotamia
13 April 1915. Born St. John's, Blackpool, enlisted Manchester.
No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 31 and
64. |
| HANSON | N | The
King's (Liverpool Regiment) |
| HARDING | Cyril | Private
235055, 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Died 23 April 1917. Aged
36. Son of Hugh Lovatt Cecil and Ada Harding, of 8, Clarence Rd.,
Moseley, Birmingham; husband of Maggie Harding, of 247, Central
Drive, Blackpool. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 5.
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| HARDING | Leonard N | [Served
as NIXON] Private 356384, 1st/10th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool
Regiment). Died 20 July 1917. Aged 22. Son of Joseph Henry and Mary
Harding, of 9, Brighton Parade, Blackpool, Lancs. Buried in VLAMERTINGHE
NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. PLot I. Row G.
Grave 39. |
| HARDMAN | Thomas | Private
2355392, 31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Killed in action 25
June 1918. Born Blackpool. Son of John R. and Julia Blanche Hardman,
of 19, Layton Avenue, Blackpool. Rubber Worker by trade. Single
when enlisting. Attested 6 September 1917 in London, Ontario, Canada,
aged 21 years 7 months, height 5 feet 6½ inches, chest 34
inches, medium complexion, grey eyes, dark brown hair, religious
denomination Church of England. No known grave. Commemorated on
VIMY MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. National Archives of Canada
Accession Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4047
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| HARE | Harold | Private
31045, 2nd/5th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action
21 March 1918. Born Leeds, Yorkshire, enlisted Blackpool. No known
grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 42
and 43. |
| HARGREAVES | George William | Air
Mechanic 1st Class 121003, 1st Aircraft Stores Depot, Royal Air
Force. Died 23 September 1919. Aged 22. Son of Henry Hudson Hargreaves
and Annie Victoria Hargreaves, of 47, Grosvenor St., Blackpool.
Buried in BLACKPOOL (LAYTON) CEMETERY, Lancashire. Section T. Grave
393. |
| HARGREAVES | P | Unknown |
| HARLAND | Harry | Private
20729, 328th Protection Company, Royal Defence Corps. Died on service
in United Kingdom 18 January 1918. Resident Marten, Blackpool, enlisted
Blackpool. Formerly 20341, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Buried in MARTON (ST. PAUL) CHURCH BURIAL GROUND, Lancashire. Plot
VIII. Grave 115. |
| HARLING | Craven | Private
49777, Royal Defence Corps. Died at sea on service 10 October 1918.
Resident and enlisted Blackpool, born Sladen Bridge, Yorkshire.
Formerly 39339, Manchester Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated
on HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON, Hampshire. |
| HARRISON | Ellis | Private
M2/082500, 5th Auxiliary Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps.
Died on service 21 November 1916. Aged 30. Born Accrington, Lancashire,
resident Blackpool, enlisted London. Husband of Ella Syndonia Harrison,
of 124, Raikes Rd., Blackpool. Buried in ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
EXTENSION, Somme, France. Plot I. Row F. Grave 22. |
| HARRISON | G | Royal
Horse & Royal Field Artillery |
| HARRISON | Reynold Hartley | Private
5720, 5th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in
action 18 September 1916. Aged 27. Resident and enlisted Blackpool.
Son of Jesse and Mary Harrison, late of Colne, Lancs. Buried in
DANTZIG ALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, MAMETZ, Somme, France. _Plot I.
Row B. Grave 2. |
| HARRISON | Thomas William | Private
18102, 7th Battalion, Border Regiment. Died 26 April 1917. Aged
24. Native of Blackpool. Husband of Gertrude Maria Harrison, of
4, Enfield Rd., Blackpool. Buried in DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row F. Grave 40. |
| HARTLEY | Benjamin | Private
23115, 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Died of wounds 1
April 1918. Aged 25. Born and enlisted Burnley, Lancashire. Son
of Mr. and Mrs. Hartley. of 5, Hesketh Rd., South Shore, Blackpool.
Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France.
Section P. Plot VII. Row G. Grave 2B. |
| HARTLEY | Herbert | Lance
Corporal 36734, 2nd Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).
Died on service 4 October 1918. Aged 19. Born Colne, enlisted Blackpool.
Son of Smith and Annie Hartley, of 19, Burlington Rd., Blackpool.
Buried in KIRECHKOI-HORTAKOI MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece. Grave 223. |
| HARTLEY | Wilfred | Private
2649, Warwickshire Yeomanry. Killed in action at Gallipoli 21 August
1915. Aged 20. Resident Blackpool, enlisted Warwick. Son of Mr.
and Mrs. Smith Hartley, of 19, Burlington Rd., Blackpool. Buried
in GREEN HILL CEMETERY, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Plot II. Row
C. Grave 5. |
| HARVEY | Frederick Ernest | Rifleman
R/3261, "C" Company, 11th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifles
Corps. Killed in action 23 December 1915. Aged 19. Born and enlisted
Blackpool, Lancashire, enlisted Barrow-in-Furness. Son of Ernest
John and Ellen Harvey, of 81, Handsworth Rd., Blackpool, Lancs.
Buried in RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot II. Row K. Grave 21. |
| HARVEY | Joseph | Gunner
680295, "B" Battery, 276th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Died of wounds 12 July 1917. Born Oldham, lancashire, enlisted Blackpool.
Buried in DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot I. Row C. Grave 9. |
| HASLAM | Harry | Private
18639, 1st Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed
in action 25 September 1915. Born Bolton, enlisted Blackpool. No
known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 89 to 91. |
| HASLAM | Joseph | Pioneer
237927, 184th Brigade Signals, 61st Division Signal Company, Royal
Engineers. Died of wounds 15 May 1918. Aged 33. Enlisted Blackpool.
Son of the late Robert and Hannah Haslem, of Halifax, Yorks; husband
of Sarah Jane Haslem, of 37, Rawdiffe St., Blackpool. Formerly 195360,
Royal Army Service Corps. Buried in AIRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot III. Row A. Grave 7. |
| HAWORTH | Herbert | Lieutenant,
11th Battalion attached to 8th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire
Regiment. Died 7 June 1917. Aged 26. Son of John and Ellen Haworth,
of "Aldersydes," 117, Holmfield Rd., Blackpool. Buried
in KLEIN-VIERSTRAAT BRITISH CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot II. Row C. Grave 3. |
| HAYES | John Douglas Rivers |
Lance Corporal 306428, 2nd/8th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool
Regiment). Killed in action 26 October 1917. Aged 21. Born, resident
and enlisted Blackpool. Son of William and Margaret Jane Hayes,
of 8, Simpson St., South Shore, Blackpool. No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 to 34 and
162 and 162A and 163A. |
| HAYES | S | Northumberland
Fusiliers |
| HAZELTINE | Thomas | Private
305931, 1st/8th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed
in action 8 August 1916. Born, resident and enlisted Blackpool.
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C.
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| HEAP | Edgar John | Sapper
188702, 130th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 23
October 1918. Born Nantwich, Cheshire, enlisted Blackpool, Lancashire.
Buried in HIGHLAND CEMETERY, LE CATEAU, Nord, France. Plot III.
Row C. Grave 15. |
| HEATON | James | Private
241451, 2nd/5th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).
Died of wounds 29 March 1917. Enlisted Blackpool. Buried in ESTAIRES
COMMUNAL CEMETERY AND EXTENSION, Nord, France. Plot III. Row M.
Grave 6. |
| HELM | George | Private
240243, 5th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died
possibly 4 November 1918. Enlisted 4 March 1913 at Blackpool, aged
20 years 4 months. Discharged as being no longer phsyically fit
for service, at Preston, 8 February 1918, gunshot wounds to the
right knee without fracture. Aged 27 years 7 months. Born June 1890.
Height 5 feet 5 inches, chest 34 inches, fresh complexion, blue
eyes, grey hair, Labourer employed by Arkwright Norbreck Hydro,
intended place of residence 16 Lewtas Street, Blackpool. Served
in France from 4 June 1915 to 16 August 1917, wounded 31 July 1917.
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| HENTHORN | Joshua | Private
37976, 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action
10 April 1918. Resident and enlisted Blackpool. Buried in LE GRAND
BEAUMART BRITISH CEMETERY, STEENWERCK, Nord, France. Plot II. Row
D. Grave 16. |
| HEPWORTH | Henry | Private
RX4/263712, Remounts (Ormskirk), Royal Army Service Corps. Died
in United Kingdom 19 March 1917. Aged 40. Born, resident and enlisted
Blackpool. Son of John William Hepworth; husband of Lizzie Hepworth,
of 61, Central Drive, Blackpool. Buried in BLACKPOOL (LAYTON) CEMETERY,
Lancashire. Section R. Grave 279. |
| HEYES | G | Unknown |
| HEYWOOD | Walter | Private
2092, 1st/6th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Killed in action at
Gallipoli 7 August 1915. Aged 23. Born and resident Blackpool, Lancashire,
enlisted Manchester. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Heywood, of 445,
Promenade, South Shore, Blackpool. No known grave. Commemorated
on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Panel 159 to 171. |
| HIGGINS | Henry | Private
22898, 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Killed in action 10
June 1916. Aged 31. Born and enlisted Blackburn, resident Blackpool.
Husband of Emily Higgins, of 26, Ibbeson St., Blackpool. Buried
in AUCHONVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot II. Row
A. Grave 19. |
| HIGH | A | Manchester
Regiment |
| HILDEBRANDT | A A | Gordon
Highlanders |
| HILL | F Y | Royal
Horse & Royal Field Artillery |
| HILTON | George Whalley | Private
201985, 1st/6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Died of wounds 30
March 1918. Aged 20. Born Bolton, Lancashire, resident Blackpool,
enlisted Hyde, Cheshire. Son of George and Mary Hilton, of Moss
Lodge, Marton Moss, Blackpool. Buried in NAMPS-AU-VAL BRITISH CEMETERY,
Somme, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 7. |
| HILTON | Walter | Private
35804, 1st/4th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed
in action 7 June 1918. Born and enlisted Blackpool. Formerly 4/17927,
Training Reserve Battalion. No known grave. Commemorated on SOISSONS
MEMORIAL, Aisne, France. |
| HINCHCLIFFE | John [Arthur] | Private
306431, 8th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Died of
wounds 27 October 1917. Aged 19. Born, resident and enlisted Blackpool.
Son of Annie Hinchliffe (now France), of 85, Drummond St., Rotherham,
and the late John Hinchliffe. Buried in DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XI. Row C. Grave 7. |
| HINDLE | J | East
Lancashire Regiment |
| HINDLE | John Albert | Private
7724, 2nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action
15 August 1918. Aged 22. Born at Blackpool, Lancashire. Son of Albert
Edward and Nellie Hindle, of 81, Old Canterbury Rd., Lewisham, New
South Wales. Emigrated aged 16. Labourer by trade. Unmarried. Religious
denomination Church of England. Enlisted 15 August 1917. Embarked
for England at Sydney, aboard HMAT Ulysses, 19 December 1917 with
the 2 Infantry Battalion - 24 to 26 Reinforcements (February-December
1917). No known grave. Commemorated on VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL,
Somme, France.
Australian War Memorial Circular |
| HINKLEY | Albert | Lance
Corporal 13075, 7th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Killed in action 23 July 1916. Born Sheffield, resident Blackpool,
enlisted Preston. Buried in CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL,
Somme, France. Plot V. Row D. Grave 18. |
| HIRST | John | Private
12040, 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment. Missing presumed killed in
action 25 September 1915. Born Holy Trinity, Blackpool, and enlisted
Blackpool. Attested 30 August 1914 at Blackpool, aged 27 years,
a Shoemaker, married to Ethel Tinker 26 July 1910 in Blackpool,
one child, resident Blackpool, height 5 feet 7 inches, weight 124lbs,
chest 33½ inches, dark complexion, brown eyes, black hair,
religious denomination Church of England. Embarked Southampton 21
April 1915. Wounded, gunshot wound to the knee, 15 May 1915. No
known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Panel 68 and 69. |
| HIRST | John Stevenson | [Spelt
HURST on CWGC] Private 21737, 47th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical
Corps. Killed in action 9 June 1918. Aged 21. Born Rawtenstall,
Lancashire, enlisted Blackpool. Buried in FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY,
ARRAS, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row F. Grave 11. |
| HODGES | James | Private
201205, 1st/4th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).
Killed in action 31 July 1917. Aged 23. Born Hadfield, Derbyshire,
enlisted Blackpool. Son of Albert and Mary Annie Hodges, of 1A,
Harewood St., Blackpool. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN
GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 12.
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| HODGSON | T L | Unknown |
| HOGARTH | W V | Unknown |
| HOLLAND | John | Private
260236, 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Killed in action 23 October
1918. Aged 18. Born Middleton, Lancashire, enlisted Blackpool. Son
of Mr. H. and Mrs. M. Whittaker, of 33, Holmfield Rd., Blackpool.
Formerly 5406, The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Buried in ROMERIES
COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Plot IV. Row C. Grave
17. |
| HOLLIDAY | Cecil | Private
27775, 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed in
action 21 August 1918. Born and enlisted Blackpool. Formerly 020045,
Royal Army Ordnance Corps. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 8. |
| HOLLINGWORTH | Bert aka Bertie | Private
34749, 1st/5th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).
Died of wounds 11 April 1918. Aged 31. Born Skegness, Lincolnshire,
enlisted Blackpool. Son of William and Betsy Hollingworth, of Blackpool;
husband of Ethel Hollingworth, of 37, Durham Rd., Blackpool. Buried
in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France.
Section P. Plot IX. Row H. Grave 8A. |
| HOLROYD | C | Royal
Navy |
| HOLT | G | Trimmer
2971/TS, H.M. Trawler "Triton", Royal Navy. Died 19 September
1917. Husband of Mary Jane Holt, of 8, Laburnum St., Blackpool.
Buried in BLACKPOOL (LAYTON) CEMETERY, Lancashire. Section T. Grave
153. |
| HOLT | Leo | Private
39151, 11th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Killed in action 4 October
1917. Born and enlisted Blackpool, Lancashire. Son of Mary Jane
(aka Florry) Holt, of 88 Lord Street, Blackpool. Formerly 28557,
Cameron Highlanders. Attested 31 May 1916 at Blackpool, aged 18
years 6 months, single, a Cinema Operator by trade, height 5 feet
4½ inches, weight 123lbs, chest 34 inches. Posted 17 October
1916 2nd Garrison Batatlion, Manchester Regiment, transferred 1st
Garrison Battalion, Cameron Highlanders, 8 February 1917, transferred
to 3rd Battalion, Machester Regiment 16 June 1917, B.E.F. France
22 August 1917, embarked Folkestone 26 August 1917, disembarked
Boulogne 26 August 1917, Etaples 27 August 1917, joined 11th Battalion,
Manchester Regiment 3 September 1917. No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 120 to 124
and 162 to 162A and 163A. |
| HOPKINSON | William | Private
785044, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry. While on duty as runner
with battalion headquarters during an advance near Cayeux he was
hit in the stomach by a bullet from an enemy machine gun; owing
to the heavy enemy fire it was impossible to give him immediate
aid and he died shortly after, 8 August 1918. Born 13 October 1896
in Blackpool. Baker by trade. Resident 549 King Street East, Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada. Foster son of Mrs Alice Cross, of 8 Alice Street,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Attested 15 March 1916 at Bartonville,
Ontario, Canada, aged 19 years 3 months, height 5 feet 2½
inches, chest 31 inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair,
religious denomination Church of England. Buried in TORONTO CEMETERY,
DEMUIN, Somme, France. Row B. Grave 20. National Archives of Canada
Accession Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4493
- 43 |
| HOPWOOD | Frank | Company
Sergeant Major 3070, 1st/8th (Irish) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool
Regiment). Died of wounds to left and right shoulders 16 September
1916. Aged 20. Born and resident Blackpool, enlisted Liverpool.
Son of William Bertram and Elizabeth (aka Eliza) Hannah L. Hopwood,
of 20, St. Anthony's Place, Blackpool. Attested 18 November 1914
in Liverpool, aged 19 years 2 month, height 5 feet 9½ inches,
chest 35½ inches, weight 9st 6lbs, Ironmonger by trade, embodied
8th (Irish) Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment 18 November 1914,
appointed Lance Corporal 16 October 1915, promoted Corporal 20 March
1916 and Sergeant 29 May 1916. With B.E.F. 3 May 1915. Buried in
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot X. Row D.
Grave 16A. |
| HORNBY | John William | Private
1390, 1st/5th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).
Killed in action 9 August 1916. Born Marton, Lancashire, enlisted
Blackpool. Buried in QUARRY CEMETERY, MONTAUBAN, Somme, France.
Plot III. Row F. Grave 3. |
| HORNE | Hubert | Lance
Corporal 241915, 2nd/5th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster
Regiment). Killed in action 28 March 1917. Enlisted Blackpool. Son
of Ellen Horne, of 1, Rangeway Avenue, Watson's Lane, South Shore,
Blackpool. Buried in ERQUINGHEM-LYS CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Nord,
France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 9. |
| HORRIDGE | Frank Victor | Stoker
2nd Class K/18475, H.M.S. "Amphion", Royal Navy. Killed
or died as a direct result of enemy action 6 August 1914. Aged 19.
Born 1 January 1895 in Leith, Lancashire. Son of Joseph and Sabina
Horridge, of 29, Caunce St., Blackpool. No known grave. Commemorated
on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 3.
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| HORSFALL | G H | The
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment |
| HORSFIELD | William [Henry] | Private
12623, 6th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died
of wounds 11 July 1915. Aged 18. Born and enlisted Blackpool. Son
of Squire Horsfield, of 45, Abbey Rd., Blackpool and late of Bradford,
Yorks. Buried in LANCASHIRE LANDING CEMETERY, Turkey (including
Gallipoli). Row D. Grave 97. |
| HOWARD | F | Canadian
Infantry |
| HOWARTH | Benjamin | Private
306258, 1st/8th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed
in action 8 August 1916. Born Bradford, Yorkshire, resident and
enlisted Blackpool. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C.
|
| HOWARTH | F J Y | King's
Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) |
| HOWARTH | Tom Hartley |
Second Lieutenant, 59th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
Died 6 December 1917. Aged 19. Born at St. Anne's-on-the-Sea. Son
of Hartley and Elizabeth Howarth, of 28, Leeds Rd., Blackpool. Buried
in LE CATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot III. Row E. Grave
3. |
| HOWARTH | William | Private
15298, Depot, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Died
on service in United Kigdom 23 June 1916. Born Bradford, enlisted
Huddersfield, resident Blackpool. Husband of Ada Howarth, of 33,
Seed St., Blackpool. Buried in BLACKPOOL (LAYTON) CEMETERY, Lancashire.
Section K. Grave 835. |
| HOYLE | Abraham James Ed | Private
M2/050836, M.T., Royal Army Service Corps. Died 5 April 1919. Aged
37. Born Blackpool. Son of Giles and Alice Hoyle; husband of Ethel
Annie Hoyle (nee Harding), of Kaiapoi, Eyre, New Zealand, married
1908 in Lancashire. In the 1901 census he was aged 19, born Blackpool,
Lancashire, a Mechanic, resident with his parents, Giles and Mary
Eliz Hoyle, at 45, Lyndhurst Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Buried
in BLACKPOOL (LAYTON) CEMETERY, Lancashire. Section Z. Grave 204. |
| HOYLE | John Wilfred | Private
29773, 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action
31 May 1917. Born Huddersfield, Yorkshire, enlisted Blackpool, Lancashire.
Formerly 33500, Royal Lancashire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6.
|
| HUGILL | Charles Edward | Private
22283, 2nd Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Killed
in action 27 October 1917. Born Boothtown, Yorkshire, resident Blackpool.
Brother of Mrs Eva Pearson, of 20 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool. Attested
27 March 1916, aged 35, resident 20 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool,
a Miner by trade, height 5 feet 5½ inches, chest 36 inches,
weight 144lbs. Posted Depot 26 March 1916, 10th Battalion 31 March
1916, 2nd Battalion 7 August 1916. Buried in STRUMA MILITARY CEMETERY,
Greece. Plot VII. Row B. Grave 15. |
| HULL | Harry | Private
S/4/159449, 55th Division Train, Royal Army Service Corps. Died
of wounds 5 February 1917. Aged 41. Born, resident and enlisted
Blackpool. Husband of Sarah Ann Hull, of 20, Heald St., Devonshire
Rd., Blackpool. Buried in MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot I. Row C. Grave 18. |
| HULL | Richard | Private
119631, 24th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Killed in
action 14 October 1918. Born and enlisted Blackpool. Son of Annie
Hull of 14 Heald Street, Blackpool; husband of Mary Edith (nee Clarke)
Hull of 98 Buchanan Street, Blackpool formerly 6 Glen Street, Blackpool,
married 17 January 1912 in Blackpool, two children. Attested 12
December 1915 at Blackpool, aged 26 years 11 months, resident Blackpool.
Butcher by trade. Height 5 feet 5½ inches, weight 131lbs, chest 34½ inches. Buried in ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY,
ARLEUX-EN-GOHELLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row C. Grave
25. |
| HULL | T | Royal
Army Service Corps |
| HULME | John | Private
M2/049927, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 4 March 1919. Aged 33.
Husband of Ada Hulme, of 2, Eaton Avenue, Dunelt Rd., South Shore,
Blackpool. Buried in STOKE-ON-TRENT (HARTSHILL) CEMETERY, Staffordshire.
Grave 11284. |
| HULME | Samuel | Private
47840, 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.
Died of wounds 10 April 1917. Aged 25. Native of Blackpool, enlisted
Blackpool. Son of James and Elandine Adelaide Hulme, of 11, Tyldesley
Terrace, Blackpool, Lancs. Formerly 186068, Royal Engineers. Buried
in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XXII.
Row F. Grave 18. |
| HUMPHRIES | Benjamin | Gunner
109331, "Z" 24th Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery.
Died 23 December 1916. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 A and 8 A.
|
| HUNT | J | Cheshire
Regiment |
| HUNT | Joseph Henry | Private
24594, 7th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Killed
in action 22 September 1917. Aged 37. Born Liverpool, enlisted Blackpool.
Son of William H. and Elizabeth J. Hunt; husband of Sarah Anne Hunt
(nee Worthington), of 109, Warbreck Rd., Blackpool, married 19 July
1907 in Runcorn, two children. Attested 13 November 1915 at Blackpool,
aged 36 years 7 months, Bricklayer by trade, Resident 109 Warbreck
Road, Blackpool, height 5 feet 7½ inches, chest 38 inches.
Embakred Folkestone 1 December 1916. disembarked Boulogne 1 December
1916, Etaples 2 December 1916, posted 7th battalion 11 December
1916. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 18 to 19. |
| HUTCHINSON | Frank L C | Rifleman
4627, 4th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed
in action 15 March 1915. Aged 24. Born Ripon, Yorkshire, resident
Blackpool, enlisted Birmingham. Son of Mrs. E. Hutchinson, of 4,
William St., Layton, Blackpool. No known grave. Commemorated on
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 46
- 48 and 50.
|
| HUTCHINSON | George | Guardsman
6925, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards. Killed in action 25 January 1915.
Born Liverpool, resident Blackpool, enlisted Preston. No known grave.
Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
3 and 4. |
| HYDE | Frank | Gunner
118014, "B" Battery, 277th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Died of wounds 27 July 1917. Aged 29. Born and enlisted Blackpool,
Lancashire. Native of Ashby, Lincs. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hyde,
of 74, Peter St., Blackpool. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XVI. Row I. Grave 5. |
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