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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)
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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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