HIGHAM MEMORIAL DETAILS

 

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    Pte Daniel Ayrton  

    32085  Cameron Highlanders

    Died 22 Nov 1919

    buried in Padiham, St Leonards graveyard, Blackburn Rd    

    (also Padiham memorial)

 


    Pte James William Ayrton  

    36520  East Lancs

    Born Padiham

    Killed in action  23 March 1918, aged 29y

    Husband of Emily Jane of 9 Station Rd, Padiham

    Poziers Memorial, Somme    

    (also Padiham memorial)

 


    Pte Wilfrid Calverley

    242791  East Lancs

    Born Burnley

    Killed in action, 28 April 1917, aged 22y

    Son of William, 10 Wilkinson St, Higham

    an address of Hencock Farm  is given in Roll of Honour, published by Burnley Express

    Buried at Epeny Wood Farm Cemetery, Somme

 


    Pte Walter Haworth

 


    Pte Horace Kay

    33987  Lancashire Fusiliers

    Born Higham

    Died 21 March 1918, aged 24y

    Son of Alfred & Catherine of 1 Edward St, Nelson

    Poziers Memorial, Somme

 


    Cpt Thompson Linford

 


    Bomb. Richard Sagar   

    Royal Field Artillery

    Born Brierfield

    Died from wounds, 14 Nov 1918, aged 28y

    Son of Richard & Amelia Sagar of Forest House, Fence

    Buried at Tertincthan British Cemetery, France    

    (also Fence & Wheatley Lane memorials)

 


    Pte Harry Teasdale  

    9/21291 Queens Own Royal West Kent Regt.

    Killed in action, 10 Nov 1917, aged 32y

    Born Burnley

    Husband of Mary Ann of Southfield Rd, Nelson

    Tyne Cot Memorial to the missing    

     (also Brierfield memorial)

 


    Serg. Harry Wild  

    36647  East Lancs

    Died from wounds, 12 April 1917, aged 31y

    Born Newton Heath, Lancs

    Husband of A. Wild of 11 Thomas St, Burnley

    an address of 12 Bright St, Padiham  is given in Roll of Honour, published by Burnley Express

    Buried Aubigny Communal Cemetery Ext., France    

    (also Padiham memorial)

   

 

 

 

 

These are the sources I have used in order to find information about those commemorated on the Memorial

a.    Commonwealth War Graves site    

b.    Roll of Honour for Greater Burnley compiled and issued by the Burnley Express at Burnley Library

c.    Roll of Honour for Greater Burnley compiled and issued by the Burnley Express at Burnley Library

d.   Soldiers Died CD  at  Lancashire Record Office

 

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