8 lost

27/12/1915 Private Peter Fowles (Age 27) 10th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Hainaut Belgium. ‘13590’ Son of William and Mary Jane Fowles, of 44, Townfields, Over, Winsford, Cheshire.

27/12/1915 Private Walter Brown (Age 23) 9th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’avoue, Pas de Calais France. ‘17600’ Son of James and Betsy Louisa Brown, of Moss Nook, Cheadle, Cheshire.

27/12/1916 Private William Knowles (Age 31) 2nd (Garrison) Bn. Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. ‘26385’ Son of Joseph Knowles; husband of Edith Barton (formerly Knowles), of 33, Rotherham Rd., West Melton, Rotherham, Yorks.

27/12/1917 Lance Corporal George Anthony (Age 20) 1st/4th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). ‘200881’ Son of Mr. W. Anthony, of 53, Liscard Village, Wallasey.

27/12/1917 Lance Corporal Albert Davies (Age 27) 1st/4th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). ‘202519’ Son of William and Sarah Davies, of 2, Avenue, Hadfield, Manchester.

27/12/1917 Private Robert Naylor East (Age 24) 1st/4th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). ‘201479’ Son of Walter Herbert and Elizabeth Jane East, of Claughton Rd., Birkenhead.

27/12/1917 Private Richard Whelan (Age 31) 1st/4th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). ‘201095’ Son of Richard and Mary A. Whelan, of 464, Price St., Birkenhead.

27/12/1918 Lance Corporal Edward Heaton 10th Bn. Sale Cemetery, Cheshire United Kingdom. ‘14325’ (pic from http://www.findagrave.com – with thanks)

Boxing Day

6 lost

26/12/1914 Serjeant John Brown 16th Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, Cheshire United Kingdom. ‘20547’ (pic from http://www.findagrave.com – with thanks)

26/12/1914 Private Charles James Robinson Hursley (All Saints) Church Cemetery, Hampshire United Kingdom. ‘7814’(pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

26/12/1915 Private Joseph Brassey 9th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord France. ‘18068’ Son of Joseph Brassey, of Thornton Hough, Birkenhead.(pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

26/12/1917 Private Thomas Cotterill 17th Bn. Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais France. ‘46840’

26/12/1917 Private Harry Woolley 11th Bn. Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais France. ‘16936’

26/12/1917 Second Lieutenant Eric Reynolds Eccleston (St. Mary) Churchyard, Cheshire, Cheshire United Kingdom. (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

Christmas Day – happy Christmas to all…

5 lost

25/12/1915 Private John Jones 9th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’avoue, Pas de Calais France. ‘16600’

25/12/1916 Corporal William Bishop (Age 32) 11th Bn. Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut Belgium. ‘17068’ Son of Hannah Bishop, of 26, Edmondstowe, Pen-y-Graig, Glam., and the late Edwin Bishop.

25/12/1917 Private Samuel Fitsimmons 2nd/5th Bn. Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais France. ‘6170’

25/12/1917 Company Serjeant Major Charles Lowth DCM 11th Bn. Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais France. ‘14634’ Croix de Guerre (France). (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

25/12/1917 Corporal Frank Broadhead (Age 22) 5th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime France. ‘291380’ Son of Harry and Hannah Ann Broadhead, of 100, Windsor Terrace, Bollington, Macclesfield. (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

15 lost – Christmas Eve…

24/12/1914 Private John Carruthers (Age 18) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘1436’ Son of John and Margaret Carruthers.

24/12/1914 Private Henry Roberts (Age 23) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘2150’ Son of Mrs. Eliza Roberts, of 4, Brosscroft, Hadfield, Manchester.

24/12/1914 Private Wilfred Platt 6th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, Nord France. ‘1562’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

24/12/1914 Corporal James Smith 1st Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, Nord France. ‘8336’

24/12/1914 Private Edward James Green 1st Bn. Le Touquet-Paris Plage Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais France. ‘9506’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

24/12/1915 Private Alexander Scholes (Age 41) 10th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Hainaut Belgium. ‘26517’ Son of James Taylor Scholes, of Birkenhead, Cheshire.

24/12/1915 Private Frank O’Neill (Age 19) 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, Nord France. ‘27883’ Son of Joseph O’Neill, of 16, Hawthorne Grove, Seacombe, Wallasey, Cheshire.

24/12/1916 Private William Southern 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Hainaut Belgium. ‘27221’

24/12/1916 Private Samuel Frost 1st Bn. Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, Pas de Calais France. ‘25239’ Son of Mrs. S. Frost, of 28, Raglan St., Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent.

24/12/1916 Private Edward Kelly (Age 27) 1st Bn. Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, Pas de Calais France. ‘49066’ Son of Patrick and Mary Kelly, of 35, Gradwell St., Stockport, Cheshire.

24/12/1916 Private Wilfred Robbins 1st Bn. Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, Pas de Calais France. ‘28443’ Son of Mrs. H. Robbins, of 81, Newgate St., Worksop, Notts.

24/12/1916 Private Frank Cartwright (Age 26) 12th Bn. Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. ‘13994’ Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Cartwright, of 15, Kershaw St., Glossop, Derbyshire. (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

24/12/1917 Private Thomas Knowles 9th Bn. Ribecourt British Cemetery, Nord France. ‘291841’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

24/12/1918 Private Charles Maurice Worth (Age 31) 9th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais France. ‘12715’ Husband of Esther Worth, of 44, Spragg St., Congleton, Cheshire. (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

24/12/1918 Private John Forster Depot Northwich (St. Helen) Churchyard, Cheshire United Kingdom. ‘24048’ (pic from http://www.findagrave.com – with thanks)

3 lost

23/12/1916 Private James Cleminson (Age 26) 19th Labour Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais France. ‘39323’ Son of John and Mary Cleminson, of 12, Robinson St., Fulwood, Preston.

23/12/1917 Private Walter Hallworth 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. ‘27270’

23/12/1917 Private Harry (R?) Bithell 10th Bn. Gosforth (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Northumberland United Kingdom. ‘201887’ (pic from http://www.findagrave.com – with thanks)

4 lost

22/12/1915 Private Arthur Pratt 11th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais France. ‘24318’

22/12/1916 Private John Minshull 12th Bn. Liverpool (Kirkdale) Cemetery, Lancashire United Kingdom. ‘11627’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

22/12/1916 Private Albert Edward Gresty 58th Training Reserve Bn. Royton Cemetery, Lancashire United Kingdom. ‘54289’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

22/12/1918 Private Charles Ford Depot Birmingham (Witton) Cemetery, Warwickshire United Kingdom. ‘50992’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

4 lost

21/12/1914 Private Harry Turner (Age 19) 1st Bn. St. Peter-In-Thanet Churchyard, Kent United Kingdom. ‘9808’ Son of Tom Cyrus Turner and Mary Jane Turner, of Altrincham, Cheshire. (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

21/12/1917 Private William Edward Roberts 21st Bn. Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg Germany. ‘47808’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

21/12/1918 Private Harry Sherwood 1st Bn. Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg Germany. ‘7063’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

21/12/1918 Private Charles Sherratt 2nd Bn. Congleton (St. Stephen) Churchyard, Cheshire United Kingdom. ‘8052’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

14 lost

20/12/1914 Private Joseph Price 1st/6th Bn. Wulvergem Churchyard, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘1367’

20/12/1914 Private Benjamin Turner (Age 18) “A” Coy. 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘1626’ Son of John and Eliza Turner, of 93, High St., Stalybridge, Cheshire.

20/12/1914 Private Frederick Riley 1st Bn. Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Hessen Germany. ‘7008’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

20/12/1915 Private Walter William Whittaker 1st/7th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli). ‘1819’

20/12/1916 Private Alfred Edwards (Age 22) 13th Bn. Berks Cemetery Extension, Hainaut Belgium. ‘49200’ Son of Jacob and Sarah Edwards, of Vennington, Westbury, Salop.

20/12/1916 Private Wilfred Stevenson 13th Bn. Berks Cemetery Extension, Hainaut Belgium. ‘49572’

20/12/1916 Private George Crosby Franks 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. ‘35404’

20/12/1916 Lance Corporal William George Higgins (Age 24) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. ‘9307’ Son of Minnie Higgins, of Tudors Farm, Upper Stoke, Rochester, Kent, and the late William Higgins.

20/12/1916 Private Thomas Knott 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. ‘33189’

20/12/1916 Private John Foy Moores 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. ‘11548’

20/12/1916 Private Alexander John Thompson 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. ‘33023’

20/12/1916 Private Richard Williamson 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. ‘24219’

20/12/1917 Lance Corporal James Edwin Riley (Age 27) 9th Bn. Ribecourt British Cemetery, Nord France. ‘17643’

20/12/1917 Lance Serjeant Charles Mitchell 1st/7th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). ‘290339’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

9 lost

19/12/1915 Private George Wright (Age 24) 10th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Hainaut Belgium. ‘14366’ Husband of Mabel Wright, of 35, Thomas St., Congleton.

19/12/1915 Second Lieutenant William Robert St. Clair Warrick 1st/4th Bn. Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

19/12/1916 Lance Corporal George Parnell 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Hainaut Belgium. ‘9240’

19/12/1916 Private Thomas Fairbrother (Age 36) 1st Bn. Stalybridge (St. Paul) Churchyard, Cheshire United Kingdom. ‘26930’ Son of William and Mary Ann Fairbrother; husband of Jane Battley (formerly Fairbrother), of 54, Knowl St., Stalybridge. (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

19/12/1916 Private Samuel James Wilson 1st/6th Bn. Stockport Borough Cemetery, Cheshire United Kingdom. ‘2581’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

19/12/1917 Private Thomas Thomas 16th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais France. ‘51721’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

19/12/1917 Private William Thomas Gosling (Age 29) 9th Bn. Ribecourt British Cemetery, Nord France. ‘60296’ Son of John Samuel and Catherine Eliza Gosling, of 169, Boundaries Rd., Balham, London. (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

19/12/1917 Private Charles Dawson 1st/7th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). ‘291167’ (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

19/12/1918 Serjeant John Pearson (Age 25) DCM “D” Coy. 12th Bn. Doiran Memorial, Greece. ‘13081’ Son of George and Eliza Ann Pearson, of Stockport; husband of Mary Pearson, of 1, Lancaster St., Portwood, Stockport.

8 lost

18/12/1915 Private Harold Hancock (Age 23) 10th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Hainaut Belgium. ‘15132’ Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Hancock, of 21, Fowls Place, Nrthwich, Cheshire.

18/12/1915 Serjeant William Maddocks (Age 37) 8th Bn. Hale Cemetery, Cheshire United Kingdom. ‘11261’ Husband of Florence Maddocks, of 14, Oakfield St., Altrincham. (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

18/12/1917 Private Daniel Hankin Veitch 15th Bn. St. Julien Dressing Station Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘30247’

18/12/1917 Private William Lear 7th Bn. White House Cemetery, St. Jean-Les-Ypres, West-Vlaanderen Belgium. ‘3773’

18/12/1917 Private Albert Nolan (Age 22) 10th Bn. Favreuil British Cemetery, Pas de Calais France. ‘35405’ Son of Peter Nolan and Elizabeth Nolan, of 322, Beckwith St., Birkenhead. (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

18/12/1917 Private Henry Stubbs (Age 21) 1st/7th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). ‘291113’ Son of William Henry and Hannah Stubbs, of 13, Oxford St., Crewe. (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)

18/12/1918 Signaller George Thomas Woodward (Age 20) 9th Bn. Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.2, Somme France. ‘62420’ Only son of Elizabeth Woodward, of Goostrey, Holmes Chapel, Crewe.

18/12/1918 Lance Corporal Robert Cheetham (Age 18) 52nd Bn. Salford (Weaste) Cemetery, Lancashire United Kingdom. ‘TR4/53550’ Son of Mrs. Rose Cheetham, of 8, Granville St., Salford. (pic from findagrave.com – with thanks)