100 years ago today 30/7/1917: Private J Shaw 9th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.

Private Charles Arthur Jones (Age 33) 10th Bn. Runcorn Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

WW2:

1940 Private Percy James Broughton (Age 22) 4th Bn. Crewe Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Alfred John and Mary Elizabeth Broughton, of Crewe.

1943 Private Denis Whitty (Age 26) 2nd Bn. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Denis and Ann Mary Whitty, of Tranmere, Birkenhead.

1944 Second Lieutenant Donald Mackillop Ridgway (Age 24) 1st Bn. Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Alfred Ridgway and of Anna Ridgway (nee MacKillop). Member of the Pharmaceutical Society, (M.P.S.).

 

31st July 1917: start of Third Ypres

100 years ago today 31/7/1917: Private M Mcgarry 22nd Labour Bn. Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium.

Private W Noble 22nd Bn. Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Samuel Bennett (Age 21) 1st/6th Bn. Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mr and Mrs S Bennett, of 41 Lucas Street, Bury; husband of Mrs Alice Driver, 95, Peel St., Clitheroe, Lancs.

Private Frank Lloyd (Age 24) 1st/6th Bn. Buffs Road Cemetery, Belgium. Son of David and Sarah Jane Lloyd, of 43, Higher Lord St., Stalybridge.

Private J P Egan 1st/6th Bn. Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery, Belgium.

Second Lieutenant T W A Jones 4th Bn. New Irish Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Private J Ashcroft 1st/6th Bn Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium.

Private J Coy 1st/6th Bn. Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium.

Private T A Norton 1st/6th Bn. Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium.

Company Serjeant Major F Phillips (Age 26) 1st/6th Bn. Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Mrs. N. Phillips, of 102, Chestergate, Stockport.

Serjeant William Rhodes (Age 30) D C M 1st/6th Bn. Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Robert and Kitty Rhodes; husband of Annie D. Rhodes, of 20, Lindsay St., Stalybridge.

Private S Spilsbury 6th Bn. Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Edward Ward (Age 25) 1st/6th Bn. Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Annie Ward, of Pinfold Cottage, Hattersley, Mottram, Cheshire.

Private J Smith 6th Bn. White House Cemetery, St. Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium.

Private Jack Allen (Age 20) “A” Coy. 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Tom and Lizzie Allen, of 102, Shaw Heath, Stockport.

Private James Allen 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Arthur Oswald Ashcroft (Age 26) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of William and Margaret Ashcroft, of 69, Ormskirk Rd., Skelmersdale, Ormskirk, Lancs.

Private Thomas Ashton 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Adopted son of Mrs. Meakin, of 128, Wellington Rd. South, Stockport.

Private Edward Bailey (Age 33) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Ann Bailey, of 14, Kendall St., South Reddish, Stockport.

Private Sydney Barnes 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Harold Beard 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Joseph Beard (Age 31) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John and Mary Beard; husband of Margaret Beard, of 67, Sheffield St., Heaton Norris, Stockport.

Private Edward Bennett 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Leonard Blease (Age 21) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mary Florence Blease, of 20, Petersburg Rd., Edgeley, Stockport, and the late George Blease.

Lance Corporal Albert Booth (Age 25) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Booth, of 8, Hugh St., Glossop, Derbyshire.

Private Faux Bound 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Jonas Bowden 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private William Bowden (Age 30) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Joshua and Ann Bowden, of 20, Commercial St., Newton, Hyde; husband of Agnes C. F. Bowden, of 21, Lyddall St., Hyde, Cheshire.

Private George Bowers 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Lance Corporal George Edward Bradbury 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Lance Corporal Wallace Charles Broadhurst 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private James Brown (Age 28) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of James Brown, of 17, Cocker Hill, Stalybridge.

Private Fred Bryne (Age 21) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Charles H. and Mary E. Bryne, of 69, Gladstone St., Glossop, Derbyshire.

Private Harold Matthew Burton 1st/5th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Arthur Cantrell (Age 22) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of J. W. and Mary Cantrell, of 12, Dale St., Buxton Rd., Macclesfield.

Corporal Henry James Chamberlain 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Lance Serjeant Ernest Clarke (Age 22) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mr. A. T. Clarke, of 125, Northgate Rd., Stockport.

Private James Clarke 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private William Joseph Clayton (Age 21) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of George and Mary Clayton.

Private Harry Clegg 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Alfred Cook 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Frank Cooper (Age 23) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Charles Arthur and Ellen Cooper, of 17, Buckingham St., Heavily, Stockport.

Lieutenant George Bleazard Cowpe (Age 22) 6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Alexander and Annie Cowpe, of Pendlehurst, Burnley.

Private Harry Creswell 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Timothy Cronin (Age 19) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John and Minnie Cronin, of 72, Guildford St., Egremont, Cheshire.

Private John Cunningham (Age 19) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Robert Stewart Cunningham and Catherine Cunningham, of Ballasteen Farm, Kirk Andreas, Isle of Man.

Private Morgan David (Age 24) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs. C. J. David, of “Penoyre,” Mary St., Porthcawl, Glam., and the late R. David. Native of Aberdare.

Private Edward John Davies (Age 35) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Harriet Ellen Davies, of 16, William St., Newtown, Chester.

Private Richard Davies 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private John Dean 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Lance Serjeant Walter Depledge (Age 25) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Joseph and Mary Ann Depledge, of 318, Hempshaw Lane, Stockport.

Private Robert Cunningham Dixon 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Frank Dunning (Age 21) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of James and Annie Dunning, of 31, Gatley Green, Gatley, Cheshire.

Private George R. Fearn 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Ernest Ferneyhough 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Company Serjeant Major James Finn 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Lance Corporal Tom Frith (Age 29) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Frith, of 11, St. Matthew’s Terrace, Edgeley, Stockport, and the late William Frith; husband of Annie Frith, of 24, Hart St., Altrincham, Cheshire.

Private Harry Golburn (Age 29) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Henry and Mary Golburn; husband of Mary Grace Golburn, of 14, Don St., Middleton, Manchester.

Private John Gratrix (Age 24) M M “C” Coy. 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Edith Gratrix, of 9, New Zealand Rd., Turncroft Lane, Stockport.

Private James Henry Gregory 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private John Hall 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Joseph Hallworth 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John and Sarah Hallworth, of 22, Hope St., Hazel Grove, Stockport.

Private Walter Handley 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Leonard Hanvey (Age 21) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of James and Sarah Hanvey, of 33, Thompson St., Newton Heath, Manchester.

Private Edward Hayward 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private John Bailey Heap (Age 28) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Joseph Henry and Annie Matilda Heap, of 7, Set St., Stalybridge, Cheshire.

Corporal Norman Holliday 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private George Arthur Hopwood (Age 22) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Samuel and Emma Hopwood, of 140, Higher Bents Lane, Bredbury, Stockport.

Private John Hughes (Age 21) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John and Martha Hughes, of 48, St. Anne St., Chester.

Private Thomas Hussey 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Henry Hynes 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Corporal David John Isaac (Age 28) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Sarah Maria Isaac, of 476, Fourth St., Trafford Park, Manchester, and the late David Ogville Isaac.

Private Frederick C. Jackson (Age 33) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Annie Jackson, of 10, Walton St., Stockport.

Private Edward Robert James (Age 31) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Brother of Miss Jessie James, of 14, Thompson St., Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead.

Private Tom James (Age 22) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Tom and Elinor James, of 24, Hawke St., Stalybridge, Cheshire.

Serjeant Harry Jones (Age 24) M M 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Jones, of 2, Little Egerton St., Heaton Norris, Stockport.

Private Charles King 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private George Henry Lambert (Age 23) “D” Coy. 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Henry John and Emily Lambert, of 33, Greek St., Stockport.

Captain Jack Lee (Age 26) M C 6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs. I. N. Lee, of Woodside, Wilmslow, Manchester; husband of Agnes Muriel Tattersall (formerly Lee), of Whitecroft Park Rd., Timperley, Cheshire.

Private Joshua Makin 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Louisa Makin, of 2, Aldesly St., Chester Rd., Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Private Arthur Markland (Age 22) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Brother of Annie Markland, of 10, Christie St., Hempshaw Lane, Stockport.

Private Joseph Robert Mason 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Harold Mayers (Age 43) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Edward Mayers, of 25, Grimshaw Lane, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire; husband of Martha Ann Smith (formerly Mayers), of 17, Bow St., Willenhall, Staffs.

Private James Mclaughlin (Age 20) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Peter McLaughlin and his wife Mary Ann Scully, of 90, Turkey St., Keighley, Yorks.

Private Duncan Mcwilliam (Age 26) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Alexandra McWilliam; husband of E. M. Jordan (formerly McWilliam), of The Hollies, Clee Hill, Ludlow, Salop.

Private John Molyneux 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Serjeant John Morris 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Fred O’brien 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Martin O’brien 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Lance Corporal Michael O’connor 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private George Parker 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private George Playfoot 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Lance Corporal William Prince 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Frank Renshaw (Age 26) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John and Eliza Ann Renshaw, of 468, Hempshaw Lane, Stockport.

Private Harry Riley 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Richard Robinson (Age 29) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Beatrice Robinson, of 135, Livesey Branch Rd., Blackburn.

Private Ernest Roebuck 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Lieutenant William Ewart Rogers 6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Florence Emily Rogers, of “Rosemount,” Witham Bank, Boston, Lincs.

Private Ernest Salter 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Lance Corporal Albert Edwin Severn (Age 30) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Edith Severn, of 53, Wycherley Rd., Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead.

Private Joseph Seville (Age 19) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Emma Seville, of 48, Market St., Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal Wright Sidebottom (Age 26) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Hannah Halloworth (formerly Sidebottom), of 14, Hall St., Glossop, Derbyshire, and the late James Sidebottom.

Private Isaac Smith (Age 24) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Mrs. E. A. Smith.

Private James Smith (Age 22) 1st/5th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Brother of Mrs. Alice Hartley, of 22, Roman Rd., Preston.

Private James Smith 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private John Smith 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Charles Southgate 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Lance Corporal William Spilsbury (Age 19) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of William and Mary Elizabeth Spilsbury, of 17, Bamford St., Stockport.

Lance Corporal Harry Sproson (Age 20) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Newton and Margaret Sproson, of 17, Read St., Hindley St., Higher Hillgate, Stockport.

Private James Steele 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private John Sumner (Age 33) “A” Coy. 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of James and Mary Sumner, of Morley Green, Morley, Wilmslow; husband of Laura Sumner, of 7, Oak Lane. Fulshaw, Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Private William Sunderland 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private James William Sutton M M 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private F H Swindlehurst 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Lance Corporal Harold Thornley (Age 22) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Eliza Thornley, of 37, Barlow Lane, Reddish, Stockport.

Lance Corporal James William Thorp 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Robert Travis 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of the late Alice May Travis.

Private Albert Edward Turner 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private James Vernon 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Ernest Walkden 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Thomas Percy Warham (Age 20) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Thomas and Clara Jane Warham, of 121, High St., Lincoln.

Serjeant Albert Whalley 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Charles Alfred Williamson 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Harry Woodhead (Age 21) “A” Coy. 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Henry Woodhead, of 202, Lodge Lane, Dukinfield, Cheshire.

Private E Wilkinson (Age 24) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Mary Wilkinson, of 2, Top Row, Godley, Hyde.

Private Robert Allen (Age 37) Stockport (Willow Grove) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Thomas and Mary Allen; husband of Amy Allen (now Mrs. Bowley), of 6, Cecil St., Edgeley, Stockport. Born at Stockport.

 

WW2:

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100 years ago today 24/7/1917: Private Wilfred Hughes (Age 23) 8th Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Frederick and Jane Hughes, of Long Green, Barrow, Chester.

Private A Wake 8th Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

 

WW2:

1942 Corporal George Foale Bickley (Age 29) 2nd Bn. Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of William Foale Bickley and Ann Frances Bickley, of Handbridge, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 25/7/1917: Private H Duckworth 1st Bn. St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Son of Mrs, M. Duckworth, of 43, Lawrence Rd., Altrincham, Cheshire.

Private Joseph Brereton 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Private W Belfield 7th Bn. Macclesfield Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

WW2:

1943 Private John William Mckechnie Stockport Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Fanny McKechnie, of Portwood, Stockport.

 

100 years ago today 26/7/1917: Private Cecil Tombleson (Age 29) 22nd Bn. Gwalia Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of L. J. Tombleson, of 30, Grafton Rd., Acton, London.

Private S Colclough (Age 21) 1st/6th Bn. Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of James and Hannah Colclough.

Private Richard Baron (Age 21) 18th Bn. Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France. Son of Ann Baron, of 21, Norris St., Darwen, Lancs, and the late Richard Baron.

 

WW2:

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100 years ago today 27/7/1917:

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WW2:

1942 Private Stanley Lewis (Age 22) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt.

1942 Lieutenant Mark Antony Elston Lomas (Age 29) 2nd Bn. El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Lt.-Col. A. D. Lomas, T.D., F.S.I., and of Jane Steward Lomas (nee Linaker). Chartered Accountant.

1942 Private Bernard Sidney Majilton (Age 27) MID 2nd Bn. El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Theresa Majilton, of Birkenhead.

1943 Lance Corporal Frank Cooper (Age 25) 2nd Bn. Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya. Son of Joseph and May Cooper, of Plumstead Common. London.

 

100 years ago today 28/7/1917: Serjeant Albert Ellis (Age 23) 19th Bn. Canada Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Eveline Ellis, of 48, Manchester Rd., Mossley, Manchester.

Private W L Maudsley 20th Labour Bn. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension, Belgium.

Private G Hayes 3rd Bn. Durban (Ordnance Road) Military Cemetery, South Africa.

 

WW2:

1943 Private John George Edwards (Age 29) 7th Bn. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of John George and Florence Edwards; husband of Mary A. Edwards, of Fazakerley, Liverpool.

1943 Private David Rimmer (Age 31) 7th Bn. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Thomas and Prudence Rimmer, of Birkenhead; husband of Annie Rimmer, of Birkenhead.

 

100 years ago today 29/7/1917: Private F W Walton 15th Bn. Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Elizabeth Walton, of 27, Paradise St., Altrincham, Cheshire.

 

WW2:

1944 Lance Corporal John Cyril Eyres 6th Bn. Manchester Crematorium, United Kingdom. Son of John and Mabel Eyres, of Heaton Moor, Stockport, Cheshire.

100 years ago today 15/7/1917: Private T Pickup 10th Bn. Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Victor Radley (Age 20) 10th Bn. Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Henry Curtis Radley, and Jane Radley, of 14, Jessamine Rd., Tranmere, Birkenhead.

Private Robert John Brandreth (Age 32) 10th Bn. Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Robert John Brandreth; husband of Edith Green (formerly Brandreth), of 13, Oak Cottage, Styal, Manchester. Native of Wilmslow, Manchester.

Private T Broadhurst 10th Bn. Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Arthur Clare (Age 22) 10th Bn. Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William and Annie Clare, of 6, Hope Rd., Sale, Manchester.

 

WW2:

1942 Serjeant Samuel Patrick Conlon (Age 26) 1st Bn. Pembroke Military Cemetery, Malta. Husband of Ivy Conlon, of Mashaba, Southern Rhodesia.

1943 Private Harold Joseph Hornby (Age 22) 2nd Bn. Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Frederick William and Sarah Jane Hornby, of Lostock Gralam, Cheshire. His brother, Dvr. Frederick William Hornby, died in England.

1944 Private Harry Cowell Kewley (Age 43) 30th Bn. Rome War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Charles E. and Louisa Kewley, of Douglas. Isle of Man; husband of Florence Winifred Kewley, of Douglas. His son Charles Henry Kewley also died on service.

 

100 years ago today 16/7/1917: Private J Dutton (Age 21) 9th Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium. Son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Dutton, of Bebington, Cheshire.

Corporal Richard Heague (Age 24) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Heague, of 17, Southampton St., Liverpool.

Private Fred Hewins (Age 26) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Phyllis Elsie Hewins, of 24, Eagle St., Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

Lance Corporal H J Travis 3rd Bn. Macclesfield Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

WW2:

1943 Private Roy Bernard Izzard (Age 21) 2nd Bn. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Bernard George and Rebecca Izzard, of Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire.

1943 Private George Edward Shakespeare (Age 25) 7th Bn. Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Edward and Lily Asenath Shakespeare; husband of Mary Shakespeare, of Bolton Lancashire.

 

100 years ago today 17/7/1917: Private J Bent 11th Bn. Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Belgium.

Private B Chamberlain 10th Bn. Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Belgium.

Lance Serjeant A Stephens M M 10th Bn. Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Belgium.

Corporal J Andrews 9th Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium.

Serjeant J Ridgway 9th Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Frederic James Sedgley-Turner (Age 32) 9th Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium. (Served as TURNER). Son of Reuben Sedgley-Turner, husband of Charlotte A. Sedgley-Turner, of 6, Camberwell Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

Private John Little 10th Bn. Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

Private Fred Bradshaw (Age 27) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of James and S. A. Bradshaw, of 28, Bridge St., Stalybridge; husband of Katie Bradshaw, of 66, Bridge St., Stalybridge, Cheshire.

Private Sydney Wilfred Cannell (Age 27) “D” Coy. 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Annie Maud Cannell, of Mill Cottage, Kewaigue, Braddan, Isle of Man.

Private Harry Duckworth (Age 21) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Samuel and Mary Jane Duckworth, of 16, Duke St., Great Harwood, Lancs.

Lance Corporal Bernard Gartland (Age 25) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Bernard and Margaret Gartland, of 3, Mottram St., Horwich, Bolton.

Private John Jones (Age 36) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, of 2, Seymour Place West, New Brighton, Cheshire.

Private William Lightford 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private L Mellor (Age 23) 16th Bn. Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of William and Mary Ann Mellor, of 24, Wakefield Road, Stalybridge, Cheshire.

Corporal D Philbin 9th Bn. Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, France.

Private Thomas Burrows (Age 27) 8th Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Mary Arm Burrows, of 502, Victoria Terrace, High St., Over, Winsford, Cheshire, and the late Thomas Burrows. Born at Wharton, Cheshire.

 

WW2:

1943 Private Percy Bowen (Age 21) 2nd Bn. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Hugh and Sarah Anne Bowen, of Chester.

1943 Corporal Samuel Alfred Latham (Age 20) 2nd Bn. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Latham, of Liverpool.

1943 Private Charles Matton (Age 30) 2nd Bn Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Richard Henry and Hilda Matton, of Islington, London; husband of Grace Hilda Matton, of Islington.

1943 Serjeant Thomas John Pierce (Age 34) 2nd Bn. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of J. Thomas Pierce and Elizabeth A. Pierce, of Widnes, Lancashire; husband of Florence Pierce, of Widnes.

1946 Private Samuel Whiteley (Age 30) Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whiteley, of Tue Brook, Liverpool.

 

100 years ago today 18/7/1917: Private Fred Marshall (Age 27) 10th Bn. Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John and Minnie Marshall, of 99A, Forbes St., West Gorton, Manchester. Born at Hazel Grove, Stockport.

Private Frank Gorst (Age 23) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Charles and Eliza Jane Gorst, of 119, Higher Hillgate, Stockport.

Private Samuel Stafford 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Joe Booth (Age 44) Glossop Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Pamelia Booth, of 4, Hadfield Square, Glossop.

 

WW2:

1941 Private Stephen Byrne (Age 22) 2nd Bn. Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Son of John and Catherine Byrne, of Nelson, Lancashire.

1943 Lance Corporal John Keavney (Age 23) 2nd Bn. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of John Keavney, and of Lily Keavney (nee Price).

1945 Private William Naylor (Age 35) 6th Bn. Klagenfurt War Cemetery, Austria. Son of James and Bertha Naylor; husband of Constance Naylor, of Littleborough, Lancashire.

 

100 years ago today 19/7/1917: Serjeant J C Bashford (Age 26) 10th Bn. Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of J. Bashford, of 49, Clarendon St., Birkenhead.

Private J Hewson (Age 19) 10th Bn. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Annie Hewson, of 85, Wybunbury Rd., Willaston, Cheshire, and the late Thomas Hewson.

Lance Corporal W H Bardsley 9th Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium.

Private P N Chatterley 9th Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium.

Serjeant G Covill 9th Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium.

Private John Goddard (Age 18) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Joseph and Hannah Goddard, of 227, Union Avenue, Montreal, Canada.

Private Thomas Jones 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Ernest Latham 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Charles Herbert Lewis (Age 20) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Letitia Lewis, of 43, Milton Rd., Birkenhead, and the late Charles Lewis.

Private William Moorhouse 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private George Sillitoe 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private James Wilford Weaver (Age 20) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Benjamin and Margaret Weaver, of Walkers House, Eastham, Tenbury Wells, Worcs.

Private Richard Williams (Age 24) 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Margaret Williams; husband of Martha Williams.

Private James Wilson 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Emison Wood 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Ada Wood.

Private John Henry Woodworth 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private William Exley (Age 26) 9th Bn. Halluin Communal Cemetery, France. Son of James and Mary Exley, of 790, Stockport Rd. West, Lower Bredbury, Stockport.

Private William Joseph Littleton (Age 36) Depot Bournemouth East Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Joseph and Mary Littleton, of 11, Waterloo St., Stoke, Devonport.

 

WW2:

1942 Private Albert Williams (Age 25) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Williams, of Oldham, Lancashire.

 

100 years ago today 20/7/1917: Private Harold Ambler (Age 20) 10th Bn. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Gabriel and Elizabeth Ambler, of Stanningley, Leeds.

Private J Hargreaves 9th Bn. Locre Hospice Cemetery, Belgium.

 

WW2:

1943 Private Samuel Sherriff (Age 21) 7th Bn. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of James Arthur and Elizabeth Hellen Sherriff; husband of Violet Sherriff, of Openshaw, Manchester.

 

100 years ago today 21/7/1917: Lance Corporal Joseph Leech (Age 26) 10th Bn. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of George Leech, of 2, Ellen St., Mottram Rd., Godley, Cheshire.

Private John Bertrand Dixon (Age 22) 10th Bn. Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John and Elizabeth Dixon, of 42, Ewins St., Wolverhampton.

Private W Nightingale 10th Bn. Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Serjeant Jeffrey Heath (Age 23) 10th Bn. Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Harry and Sarah Hannah Heath, of 11, Primrose Terrace, St. Michael’s St., Shrewsbury, Salop.

Serjeant John Orton 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

 

WW2:

1944 Private Joseph Bancroft (Age 28) 6th Bn. Prague War Cemetery, Czech Republic. Son of Arthur and Florence Bancroft, of Hazel Grove, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 22/7/1917: Private T Moore 8th Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

 

WW2:

1946 Captain Ivan Jones-parry (Age 26) MID Suda Bay War Cemetery, Greece. Son of William and Margaret Jones-Parry, of Pen-y-Groes, Caernarvonshire.

 

100 years ago today 23/7/1917: Private A Conway (Age 27) 10th Bn. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension, Belgium. Son of William J. Conway, of Desertmartin, Co. Derry.

Private James Burdekin (Age 23) 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Alfred and Annie Burdekin, of 22, Platt St., Padfield, Hadfield, Manchester.

Private John William Clay (Age 37) 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Samuel and Emma Clay, of Huddersfield; husband of Gertrude Clay, of 22A, Honoria St., Fartown, Huddersfield.

Private Thomas Kenna (Age 31) 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Step-brother of Patrick Kenna, of 40, Queensbury St., Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Ninnes 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

 

WW2:

1940 Lance Corporal Frederick Dennis Foyster (Age 20) 6th Bn. Hyde Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Frederick and Theodora Foyster, of Hyde.

1943 Serjeant John Oswald Hamman (Age 36) 2nd Bn. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of James William and Mary Ann Hamman, of Knutsford, Cheshire; husband of Gladys Margaret Hamman, of Shaw Heath, Knutsford.

100 years ago today 12/7/1917: Private Herbert Tate (Age 21) 11th Bn. Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Frederick and Annie Mary Tate, of “Oak Dene,” Wetherby Rd., Tadcaster, Yorks.

Private Wilfred Tompkins (Age 28) 11th Bn. Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Thomas William and Annie Tompkins, of 42, Maple Rd., Luton, Beds.

 

WW2:

1942 Private William Josiah Smith (Age 20) 2nd Bn. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Josiah and Mary Smith, of Birkenhead.

 

100 years ago today 13/7/1917: Private Sidney Swift (Age 25) 11th Bn. Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Sidney Ernest Laura Swift, of 14, Willow Tree Road, Altrincham, Cheshire.

Private Thomas John Hamer (Age 19) 11th Bn. Voormezeele Enclosure No.3, Belgium. Son of Richard and Mary Hamer, of 1, Augusta St., Ton Pentre, Pentre (Rhondda), Glam. Native of Llanidloes, Mont.

Serjeant George William Bourner (Age 26) 16th Bn. Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery, France. Son of David Edward and Mary Bourner, of 20, Chestnut Grove, Park Rd., Hull.

Private James Clark (Age 20) 16th Bn. Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery, France. Son of James and Philippa Clark, of 131, Rock St., Oldham.

Lieutenant Irving Gledsdale (Age 24) 15th Bn. Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery, France. Son of James Irving Gledsdale and Martha Gledsdale, of 19, Brompton Avenue, Liverpool.

Private E Hansbury 15th Bn. Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs. A. Hansbury, of 191, Cambridge Rd., Kilburn, London.

Private John Mcgee (Age 21) 12th Bn. Doiran Memorial, Greece. Son of Mrs. Mary McGee, of Adanove, Mullaghbawn, Co. Armagh.

Lieutenant Horace Frederick Denyer (Age 39) Mentioned in Despatches 12th Bn. Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. Son of Edwin and Selina Frances Denyer, of Windsor, Berks.

Private S Jackson 8th Bn. Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.

 

WW2:

NIL

 

100 years ago today 14/7/1917: Lieutenant Roger Christian Brierley (Age 44) 6th Bn. Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of the late Dr. Thomas Booth Brierley and Mary Brierley, of Tattenhall, Cheshire.

Private E Smith (Age 25) 10th Bn. Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Martha Smith, of 146, Victoria St., Burton-on-Trent.

Second Lieutenant Henry Lester-Smith (Age 20) 4th Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Jane Lester-Smith, of 29, Lorne St., Chester, and the late Henry Lester-Smith. Born at Halkyn, Flints.

Corporal Arthur Edwin Didcott (Age 24) 12th Bn. Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. Son of Henry and Jane Didcott, of 6, Tollemache St., New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private John Williams 8th Bn. Trimulgherry Cantonment Cemetery, India. Son of William and Edith Williams, of 16, Monmouth St., Salford, Gtr. Manchester.

Private Charles Cliffe (Age 42) 8th Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq. Born at Runcorn, Cheshire.

 

WW2:

1943 Major Astley John Cooper (Age 31) AFC Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Maj. A. S. Cooper and Evelyn E. Cooper, of Dundrum, Co. Tipperary, Irish Republic.

1943 Private Norman Albert George Cox (Age 20) 2nd Bn. Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy.

1943 Private John Donald Elson (Age 21) 2nd Bn Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Charles William and Lily Elson, of Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire.

1943 Private Thomas Gibson (Age 30) 2nd Bn. Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Alexander and Mary Gibson, of Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.

1943 Private William Henry Goosey (Age 27) 2nd Bn. Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy.

1943 Private James Walter Way (Age 27) 2nd Bn. Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Harriet Amelia Way, of Clapton, London.

100 years ago today 8/7/1917: Private Arthur Nield (Age 40) 6th Bn. Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.

 

WW2:

1942 Private Thomas Johnston Harbinson (Age 21) 2nd Bn. Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Son of William and Ellen Harbinson, of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

1944 Private Ronald Harry Baker (Age 21) 2nd Bn. Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville, France. Son of Harry and Rose Clara Baker; husband of Gladys Irene Baker, of Ipswich, Suffolk.

1944 Corporal David Reginald Barker (Age 25) 2nd Bn. Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery, France. Son of William Reginald and Elsie Marion Barker, of Heswall, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 9/7/1917: Serjeant Edwin Lester (Age 23) 1st/4th Bn. Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Son of John and Ellen Lester, of Millers Hay, Irby, Birkenhead.

 

WW2:

NIL

 

100 years ago today 10/7/1917: Private A Goodier 8th Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

 

WW2:

1943 Private James Joseph Richardson (Age 21) 2nd Bn. Cassino Memorial, Italy. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson, of Hulme, Manchester.

 

100 years ago today 11/7/1917: Private Harry Whitehead (Age 22) “A” Coy. 9th Bn. Locre Hospice Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William H. and Elizabeth E. Whitehead, of 67, Woolley Lane, Hollingworth, Manchester.

Private D Davies 11th Bn. Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Belgium.

Private S Middleton (Age 44) 8th Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq. Husband of Mary Emma Middleton, of 110, Woolley Bridge, Hollingworth, Manchester. Served in the South African Campaign.

Private Fred Whalley (Age 29) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of Mrs. Emma Whalley, of 58, Lloyd St., Heaton Norris, Stockport.

 

WW2:

NIL

100 years ago today 6/7/1917: Private G Lomas 6th Bn. Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Private S Catlow 9th Bn. Gwalia Cemetery, Belgium.

Private G Knowles (Age 25) 6th Bn. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of James and Frances Knowles; husband of E. Pickersgill (formerly Knowles), of 10, Colonial Rd., Heaviley, Stockport, Cheshire. Native of Portwood, Stockport.

Private J Madden (Age 22) 6th Bn. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John and Mary Jane Madden, of Stockport, Cheshire.

Private Alexander Rose (Age 23) 1st/6th Bn. Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Alexander and Emma Rose, of 63, John St., Stockport.

 

WW2:

NIL

 

100 years ago today 7/7/1917: Private James Woolley (Age 31) 1st/6th Bn. Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William and Martha Woolley, of Stockport.

Private Joseph Stanton (Age 27) 2nd (Garr.) Bn. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Son of the late Joseph and Ellen Stanton. Native of Walsall.

Corporal S Jackson 1st Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

 

WW2:

1944 Private Leslie Jones (Age 29) 2nd Bn. Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery, France. Son of Richard and Catherine Jones; husband of Dorothy Barbara Jones, of Chester.

1947 Private Alan Tosdevine (Age 21) 2nd Bn. Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya. Son of William James Tosdevine and Alice Sarah Tosdevine, of Buckland, Portsmouth.

100 years ago today 1/7/1917:

NIL

 

WW2:

NIL

 

100 years ago today 2/7/1917: Private John Pollard (Age 23) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of Sarah Frances Pollard, of Corner House Farm, Willaston, Birkenhead, and the late Joseph Pollard.

Private James Garvey (Age 51) Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Mary Garvey, of 49, Fosbrook St., Boughton, Chester. Born at Chester. Served in the Burma and South African Campaigns.

Private T W Stanton (Age 33) 3rd Bn. Nantwich (All Saints) Church Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of William and Martha Stanton, of Nantwich; husband of Elizabeth Ann Stanton, of 7, Millstone Lane, Nantwich.

 

WW2:

1942 Private Joseph Brown 1st Bn. Imtarfa Military Cemetery, Malta. Of Southern Rhodesia.

 

100 years ago today 3/7/1917: Lance Corporal G S Simpson 12th Bn. Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece.

 

WW2:

NIL

 

100 years ago today 4/7/1917: Private William Canavan (Age 26) 19th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Son of Mrs. C. Canavan, of 63, Scott St., Barrow-in-Furness.

 

WW2:

1944 Private Andrew Carey Rule (Age 23) 2nd Bn. Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, France. Son of Alexander Muir Rule and of Robina Crawford Rule (nee Carey), of Paisley, Renfrewshire.

 

100 years ago today 5/7/1917: Private A Bell (Age 21) 6th Bn. Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William and Margaret Bell, of 14, Brickground, Norden, nr. Rochdale, Lancs.

Private Thomas Wilson Brierley (Age 22) 6th Bn. Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Samuel Henry and Sarah Hannah Brierley, of Stalybridge, Cheshire.

Private L Cheshire (Age 27) 6th Bn. Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Adopted son of Joseph and Jane Ashley, of Meadow Bank, Winsford, Cheshire.

Private George Griffiths (Age 35) 6th Bn. Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William and Rose Griffiths, of Worcester; husband of Ada Griffiths, of 63, Keogh Rd., Stratford, London.

Lieutenant Dennis Meirville Crew 7th Bn. Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension, Belgium. Brother of Miss Esme M. Crew, of Park Villa, Macclesfield, Cheshire.

 

WW2:

1942 Private John Arthur Dixon (Age 31) 2nd Bn. Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya. Son of Edward Clayton Dixon and Florence Dixon, of Lancaster; nephew of Mr. W. Dixon, of Lancaster.