7th June 2020

Battle of Messines 1917….Cheshires lost 121 dead, 5th worse daily total of the war…

7/06/1915 Private Alfred Astles (Age 30) 2nd Bn. Nantwich (All Saints) Church Cemetery, Cheshire United Kingdom. ‘8379’ Husband of Ruth Astles, of 17, Pratchetts Row, Nantwich. (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

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7/06/1915 Private William Cardwell 2nd Bn. Portsdown (Christ Church) Military Cemetery, Hampshire United Kingdom. ‘10461’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

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7/06/1915 Private George Davies 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘10111’

7/06/1915 Private Vincent Fletcher (Age 20) 1st Bn. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘11971’ Son of Henry and Ann Jane Fletcher, of 4, Stamford St., Wellington Road South, Stockport.

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7/06/1915 Private John Guest (Age 20) 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘1926’ Son of John and Agnes Guest, of Leigh St., Bridgewater St., Lymm, Cheshire.

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7/06/1915 Private Albert Lindop (Age 19) 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘2041’ Son of Mr. S. and Mrs. M. A. Lindop, of 100, Arthur St., Birkenhead.

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7/06/1915 Private Thomas Stone Lewis Mulley (Age 33) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘6657’ Husband of Mary Ann Mulley, of Hawkins Battery, Maker, Cawsand, Plymouth.

7/06/1915 Private Joe Parkinson (Age 17) 1st Bn. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘10328’ Son of Ada Parkinson, of 62, Burleigh Rd. South, Everton, Liverpool.

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7/06/1916 Serjeant Samuel Lewis 17th Bn. Lymm (St. Mary) Churchyard, Cheshire United Kingdom. ‘8766’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

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7/06/1917 Private Joseph Adamson 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, Nord France. ‘16901’

7/06/1917 Private John Dale Benson 10th Bn. Lone Tree Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘44025’ Husband of Mrs. E. M. Benson, of 34, Union Street, Egremont, Cheshire.

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7/06/1917 Lance Corporal William Bettley (Age 22) 9th Bn. Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘17859’ Native of Weaverham, Cheshire. Son of H. and Mary Ellen Bettley, of 388, High St., Winsford, Cheshire.

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7/06/1917 Serjeant George Bilbie 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50776’

7/06/1917 Private Frank Blackhurst (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘18003’ Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Blackhurst, of Wood Heath Farm, Lower Withington, Chelford, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private William Bowker 13th Bn. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘243199’

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7/06/1917 Private Sydney Boyne (Age 19) 13th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, Nord France. ‘13538’ Adopted son of William and Edith Boyne, of Moss Grange Cottage, 28, Whalley Rd., Whalley Range, Manchester.

7/06/1917 Private Ernest Bracegirdle 9th Bn. Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘49875’

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7/06/1917 Private Tom Bradbury (Age 19) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50035’ Son of Thomas Edward and Bertha Bradbury, of 20, Princess St., Glossop.

7/06/1917 Private Joseph Brady 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘13303’

7/06/1917 Private Albert Victor Brenton 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52748’

7/06/1917 Private Herbert James Brough (Age 20) 10th Bn. Lone Tree Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘49452’ Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Brough, of 22, South Street, Congleton, Cheshire.

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7/06/1917 Private George Ethelbert Brown 9th Bn. Wytschaete Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘35035’

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7/06/1917 Private Thomas Casey (Age 38) 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘25175’ Son of the late John and Maria Casey; husband of Minnie Hardy (formerly Casey), of 6, Moorgate, Staly; bridge. Served in the South African Campaign.

7/06/1917 Private Robert Charleston 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘W/27736’

7/06/1917 Private Christopher Clare (Age 28) 13th Bn Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘45576’ Husband of Annie Clare, of Cledford Lane, Middlewich, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private Frederick Harold Clarke 10th Bn. Messines Ridge British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50871’

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7/06/1917 Private John Edmund Clarke 9th Bn. Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52346’

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7/06/1917 Private Samuel James Clement “D” Coy. 11th Bn. St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Hainaut Belgium. ‘50730’

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7/06/1917 Private William Colman 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘14320’ Son of Mr. C. H. Colman, of 66, Bury St., Stockport.

7/06/1917 Private Arthur Frederick Cook (Age 20) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52294’ Son of A. E. and Martha Ellen Cook, of 25, Eldon Place, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

7/06/1917 Private George Cooper (Age 26) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘W/748’ Son of Martha Fox (formerly Cooper), of Manor Cottage, Noctorum, Birkenhead, and the late Charles Cooper.

7/06/1917 Second Lieutenant William Gordon Curry 12th Bn. attd. 13th Bn. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium.

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7/06/1917 Serjeant William Nicholas Deakin 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘W/1033’

7/06/1917 Lance Corporal David James Dean 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘16875’

7/06/1917 Lance Corporal Edward Dicker 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘W/360’

7/06/1917 Lance Serjeant Ernest Dodd (Age 19) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘24718’ Son of Ralph and Emily Dodd, of Wood Cottages, Wybunbury, Nantwich, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private James Bryson Douglas (Age 29) 13th Bn. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50905’ Son of Alexander and Jeanie Bryson Douglas, of Glasgow; husband of Elizabeth Kirkwood Dobbie (formerly Douglas), of 205, Main South Rd., Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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7/06/1917 Private Walter Thomas Edwards 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘21505’

7/06/1917 Private Wilfred Emmott (Age 23) 11th Bn. Kandahar Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘49865’ Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emmott, of 12, Sun St., Nelson.

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7/06/1917 Serjeant George Henry Etchells MM 10th Bn. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘18846’

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7/06/1917 Private George Evans 13th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, Nord France. ‘202036’

7/06/1917 Lance Corporal Ralph Fairhurst 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘14048’

7/06/1917 Private Michael Finn 13th Bn. Lone Tree Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘28730’ Husband of Mrs. S. Finn, of 2, Nightingale Square, Hopwood St., Liverpool.

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7/06/1917 Private James Cuthbert Foster 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘20820’

7/06/1917 Second Lieutenant Frank Bannatyne Gadsdon (Age 22) 9th Bn. Croonaert Chapel Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. Son of Charles Bertie and Mabel Gadsdon, of “Wymans,” Hutton, Brentwood, Essex.

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7/06/1917 Private Herbert Garside (Age 20) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘49968’ Son of Sam and Alice Garside, of 6, Park Rd., Dukinfield, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private Daniel Greenfield (Age 25) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘49972’ Son of Joseph and Sarah Greenfield, of 107, Oxford Street, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent; husband of Sarah Greenfield, of 24 Clyde Street, Heron Cross, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent,Staffs.

7/06/1917 Corporal Charles Gregory (Age 19) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52659’ Son of John and Jane Gregory, of Sunnyside, Lostock Gralam, Northwich, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private Frederick Grocott (Age 23) 13th Bn. Messines Ridge British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘291214’ Son of Charles Henry and Sarah Ann Grocott, of 65, London Rd., Willaston, Nantwich, Cheshire.

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7/06/1917 Lance Corporal Ernest Guest (Age 24) 11th Bn. Messines Ridge British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘34715’ Son of Joseph and Mary Guest, of 17, Coldmoss Heath, Sandbach, Cheshire.

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7/06/1917 Private Elliott Glostilon Halford 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘51000’

7/06/1917 Private Ernest Hanvey (Age 21) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘35307’ Son of Josiah and Elizabeth Hanvey, of 328, Hunt St., Central Falls, U.S.A.

7/06/1917 Private Robert Hardingham (Age 33) 11th Bn. St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Hainaut Belgium. ‘50696’ Son of Fredrick and Eliza Hardingham, of Lakenham, Norwich; husband of Elizabeth Lilian Hardingham, of 211, Nelson St., Norwich.

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7/06/1917 Private William H. Hayes 1st/5th Bn. Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais France. ‘243588’

7/06/1917 Private George Hewison (Age 24) “D” Coy. 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘36102’ Son of Harry Thomas and Eliza Gertrude Hewison, of ‘Sunnyside,’ Vicars Cross, Chester. Previously wounded Jan., 1917.

7/06/1917 Private John Heywood (Age 25) 13th Bn. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘16915’ Son of James and Esther Heywood, of 5, Albion St., Hyde.

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7/06/1917 Private Joseph Hockenhull 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘35568’

7/06/1917 Private John Hogg 9th Bn. Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52550’

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7/06/1917 Private Thomas Holehouse 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50036’

7/06/1917 Private Bertie Howells (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘12210’ Son of John Howells, of 12, Barnes’ Cottages, Stenhills, Runcorn, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private David Henry Jones (Age 27) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘10073’ Son of David Jones.

7/06/1917 Serjeant George Jones 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘15578’

7/06/1917 Private Ernest Jordan 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50821’

7/06/1917 Lance Corporal Thomas Kelly (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘17873’ Son of James Michael and Hannah Kelly, of 3, Bradbury St., Hyde Lane, Hyde, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private James Kennerley (Age 27) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50768’ Son of Edward and Sarah Kennerley, of 82, Well St., Winsford, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private George Kettleband (Age 22) 10th Bn. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50596’ Son of Demaris Kettleband, of 10, Long Acre Row, Bingham, Nottingham, and the late William George Kettleband.

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7/06/1917 Private Leopold Frederick Kirk (Age 23) “C” Coy. 10th Bn. St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Hainaut Belgium. ‘14705’ Son of Emma Kirk, of Burnham Cottage, Pavement Lane, Mobberley, Knutsford, Cheshire, and the late Frederick William Kirk.

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7/06/1917 Private Thomas Lingard 9th Bn. Croonaert Chapel Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘266788’ Husband of Mrs. M. Lingard, of 11, Chapel Rd., Sale, Cheshire.

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7/06/1917 Private Thomas Little (Age 34) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘243720’ Son of Joseph and Ellen Litde; husband of Phoebe Little, of 25, Carna Rd., North Reddish, Stockport.

7/06/1917 Private Arthur Hopwood Long (Age 22) 10th Bn. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50885’ Son of Thomas and Charlotte Long, of 181, New Line, Greengates, Bradford, Yorks.; husband of Emelia Long.

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7/06/1917 Private William Lund (Age 26) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52359’ Son of James and Anne Lund, of Fisher Gardens, Briggate, Knaresborough, Yorks.

7/06/1917 Private Joseph Martin (Age 19) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52085’ Son of Joseph and Mary Martin, of 18, Summerhill Terrace, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

7/06/1917 Private William Massam (Age 22) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50177’ Son of James and Agnes Massam, of 167, Hornby Rd., Bootle, Liverpool.

7/06/1917 Private Alexander McCrae 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52210’

7/06/1917 Second Lieutenant Edwin Samuel McCullagh (Age 23) 14th Bn. attd. 13th Bn. Messines Ridge British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. McCullagh, of “Roselands,” Rosetta Park, Belfast.

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7/06/1917 Private William McHugh (Age 22) 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘12530’ Son of James and Jane McHugh, of I, Cambrian Row, Boundry Lane, Saltney Chester.

7/06/1917 Private John Moffatt (Age 20) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘26882’ Son of John Alexander and Elizabeth Moffatt, of 197, Arlington it., Stanley Rd., Liverpool.

7/06/1917 Private Owen Mongon (Age 22) 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘33088’ Son of Patrick and Mary Mongon, of 18, New St., Altrincham, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private Burt Morris 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50473’

7/06/1917 Private Henry Charles Neems (Age 33) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘36308’ Son of the late George Frederick and Margaret Jane Neems. Of 54 Vaughan Road, Wallasey, Cheshire. His brother William Francis was lost on the “Lusitania”.

7/06/1917 Private James Brae Nolan 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘49927’

7/06/1917 Lance Corporal Arthur Parker (Age 20) “D” Coy. 10th Bn. Lone Tree Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50602’ Son of Mr. and Mrs. Parker, of 120, Wilberforce Rd., Leicester.

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7/06/1917 Private Thomas Edward Peakman (Age 23) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘13838’ Son of Ernest A. and Martha E. Peakman, of 631, Crewe Rd., Wheelock, Sandbach, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private David Percival 9th Bn. Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘45145’

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7/06/1917 Lance Corporal Sidney Peters (Age 23) 9th Bn. Croonaert Chapel Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘18553’ Son of Samuel and Emma Peters, of Brimstage Rd., Heswall, Cheshire.

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7/06/1917 Private William Price 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘14590’

7/06/1917 Private Albert Sydney Pye (Age 26) 10th Bn. Messines Ridge British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘24066’ Son of William and Mary Agnes Pye, of Market Drayton, Salop.

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7/06/1917 Private Joseph Rayner (Age 23) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52879’ Son of Edward and Francis Rayner, of 92, Love Lane, Heaton Norris, Stockport.

7/06/1917 Lance Corporal Charles Henry Reeves (Age 19) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52478’ Son of Charles and Panny Reeves, of 28, Lark Hill Rd., Stockport.

7/06/1917 Second Lieutenant Charles Frederick Stanley Rhodes (Age 23) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. Son of Charles Stanley and Annie Elizabeth Rhodes, of 9, Earlston Rd., Wallasey, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Lance Corporal David Richards (Age 25) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52610’ Son of Ann Richards, of 38, Glynfach Rd., Cymmer, Porth (Rhondda), and the late Thomas D. Richards.

7/06/1917 Lance Corporal Leonard Riddlesworth (Age 26) 9th Bn. Croonaert Chapel Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50230’ Son of George and Hannah Riddlesworth, of 101, Chestergate, Maccleslield; husband of Mary Jane Riddlesworth,.

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7/06/1917 Private John Roberts (Age 29) 13th Bn. Messines Ridge British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52948’ Son of David Roberts, of “Berwyn View”, Llantysilio, Llangollen, Denbighshire.

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7/06/1917 Private Albert Gordon Robertson (Age 19) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘49167’ Son of John and Charlotte Elizabeth Robertson, of 97, North Hill St., Liverpool.

7/06/1917 Private Peter Robertson (Age 27) 10th Bn Westhof Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘36210’ Son of John and Elizabeth Robertson, of 7, South View, Carrbrook, Stalybridge, Lancs.

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7/06/1917 Private Ben Roebuck (Age 21) 13th Bn. Messines Ridge British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50932’ Son of William and Janet Roebuck, of 86c, Glencairn St., Motherwell.

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7/06/1917 Serjeant Joseph Rogers (Age 31) 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, Nord France. ‘16811’ Son of Daniel and Frances Rogers, of 15, Radstock Rd., Wallasey, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private John William Rowell (Age 24) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘243746’ Son of Walter and Jane Alice Rowell, of 3, Duke St., South Shore, Blackpool.

7/06/1917 Private Robert Waterworth Roxby (Age 36) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘23305’ Son of Thomas George and Sarah E. Roxby, of 6, Oak Bank, Buxton Rd., New Mills, Stockport.

7/06/1917 Private Herbert John Ryder (Age 27) “D” Coy. 13th Bn. Messines Ridge British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘10740’ Son of John and Elizabeth Ryder, of Frodsham Bridge, Frodsham, Cheshire.

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7/06/1917 Private Percy Clarence Shilling (Age 21) 9th Bn. Croonaert Chapel Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52196’ Son of Mrs. E. Shilling, of 59, Purplett St., Ipswich.

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7/06/1917 Private John Edward Siddle (Age 21) 10th Bn. St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Hainaut Belgium. ‘50836’ Son of the late John and Ruth Siddle.

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7/06/1917 Private Albert Edward Simmons (Age 37) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘24156’ Husband of Elizabeth Ellen Lomax (formerly Simmons), of 59, Reddish Rd., South Reddish, Stockport.

7/06/1917 Private William Albert Sissons 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50641’

7/06/1917 Private John Smith 10th Bn. Lone Tree Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘24970’ Husband of Mrs. E. Smith, of 18, Stanley St., Macclesfield, Cheshire.

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7/06/1917 Private William Smith 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘20327’

7/06/1917 Corporal William Lawton Smith (Age 22) 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘16838’ Son of William Wilkinson Smith, and Susan S. Smith, of 18, Edith Rd., Seacombe, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private Dan Stanley (Age 28) 10th Bn. Messines Ridge British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘28780’ Husband of Florence Woodyer (formerly Stanley), of 2, Foster St., Parr, St. Helens, Lancs.

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7/06/1917 Private Daniel Stanley (Age 23) “B” Coy. 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘24461’ Son of James Stanley, of 3, Moreton Terrace, Moreton, Birkenhead.

7/06/1917 Lance Corporal George Stanway 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘14093’

7/06/1917 Private Frederick Steadman (Age 19) 11th Bn. St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Hainaut Belgium. ‘50819’ Son of Samuel and Susan Harris, of 36, Regent St., Willenhall, Staffs.

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7/06/1917 Lance Corporal George Stevenson (Age 28) “A” Coy. 9th Bn. Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50759’ Son of Joseph and Margaret Stevenson.

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7/06/1917 Private William Edward Storrar (Age 29) “C” Coy. 10th Bn. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘16505’ Son of William Edward Storrar, of 24, Colbrook St., St. George’s Rd., Southwark, London; husband of Annie Neald (formerly Storrar), of 47, George St., New Bridge Lane, Stockport.

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7/06/1917 Private John Platts Sumner (Age 19) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50039’ Son of Louisa E. Sumner, of 53, Park Rd., Wallasey, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private Frederick William Swinnerton (Age 19) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘33766’ Son of Joseph and Mary Swinnerton, of Falcons Nest Hotel, Port Erin, Isle of Man. Native of Crosley, Isle of Man.

7/06/1917 Private Arthur Taylor (Age 37) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘45525’ Son of Mrs. Emma Taylor, of 146, Folly Lane, Swinton; husband of Helena Taylor, of South Oak Lane, Fulshaw, Wilmslow, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private James Taylor 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘36701’

7/06/1917 Private Joseph Thomas Taylor (Age 33) 9th Bn. Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘260053’ Son of John and Alice Taylor, of 95, Cottam St., Oldham.

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7/06/1917 Private Thomas Henry Taylor 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘35278’

7/06/1917 Corporal Frederick Teachen 9th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘33627’ Son of Mrs. Christina Teachen, of 12, Burleigh Rd. North, Liverpool.

7/06/1917 Private Joseph Waddington (Age 25) 9th Bn. Croonaert Chapel Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘17168’ Son of Mary Catlow (formerly Waddington) of 1, Yew St., Blackburn, and the late John Waddington.

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7/06/1917 Private David G. Whitton (Age 23) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘50904’ Husband of Agnes Whitton (nee Caldwell), of 34, Crichton St., Springburn, Glasgow.

7/06/1917 Private Frederick Wilkinson MM 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘13186’

7/06/1917 Private Herbert William Williams 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘12106’

7/06/1917 Private Fred Willis (Age 24) 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘18809’ Son of Frederick and Sarah Ellen Willis, of 2, Moreton Terrace, Frodsham, Cheshire.

7/06/1917 Private Joseph William Woodfin (Age 32) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘243732’ Son of Mrs. Ada Woodfin; husband of Florence Woodfin, of 23 Star St., Rockferry, Birkenhead.

7/06/1917 Private Joseph Woodhead (Age 36) 13th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘49587’ Son of the late Joseph and Nancy Woodhead, of 107, Charlestown Rd., Glossop, Derbyshire.

7/06/1917 Private Albert Edward Woodland (Age 19) 9th Bn. Croonaert Chapel Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘200696’ Son of Mr. F. A. and Mrs. A. Woodland, of 23, Brougham St., Lower Tranmere, Birkenhead.

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7/06/1917 Private Bert Robert Woods 13th Bn. St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Hainaut Belgium. ‘1122’

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7/06/1917 Private James Arthur Wright (Age 21) 9th Bn. Wytschaete Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘52372’ Son of John and Lily Wright, of 4, Ashfield Terrace, Beeston Rd., Leeds.

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7/06/1918 Private George Henry Allan (Age 19) 9th Bn. Sezanne Communal Cemetery, Marne France. ‘64562’ Son of Andrew and Annie Allan, of 3, Oswin St., Cuthbert Square, Blaydon-on-Tyne.

7/06/1918 Private Kenneth Joe Richardson (Age 22) 9th Bn. Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais France. ‘53048’ Son of John and Ellen Richardson, of The Rest Bungalow, Polstead Heath, Colchester.

7/06/1918 Private John Wilde 8th Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq. ‘59247’

7/06/1920 Private John Flynn St. Helens Cemetery, Lancashire United Kingdom. ‘23174’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

Pte J Flynn 070620 UK

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