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Gunner Joseph Bradshaw 67299 Royal Field Artillery 110 Brigade Died of wounds, 27 April 1918, aged 24y Son of Mrs M J Bradshaw of 5 Ingham St, Padiham, an address of 5 Whittaker St, Padiham is given in Roll of Honour published by Burnley Express Buried at St Sever Cemetery Ext. Rouen, France (also Read memorial)
Gunner Cyril Haines 110988 Royal Field Artillery 50th TM Battery Died a prisoner in France, 21 September 1918 Buckshaw Terrace Buried at Glageon Communal Cemetery Ext. Nord, France (also Read memorial)
Lieut. John Law RAF Died in an accident at Lincoln, 11 June 1918, aged 23y Son of Ezekiel & Phoebe Ann Law of 42 Buckshaw Terrace Buried in Read Churchyard (also Read memorial)
Pte Robert Parrington 30393 Border Rgt. Born: Preston Died from wounds, 16 April 1918, aged 40y Husband of Elizabeth of Brick House, Simonstone An address of The Clough, Simonstone is given in Roll of Honour published by Burnley Express Buried at Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetry
Pte William Ravenscroft Medical Unit, RN Div. Royal Marines Light Infantry Killed in action, 27 March 1918 2 Whalley Road, Read Arras Memorial, France (also Read memorial)
Rifleman Eli Smithies 4387 Kings Royal Rifle Corps Killed in Action, 16 May 1915 Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais (also Read memorial)
Pte Thomas Yates 16976 Kings Own Royal Lancasters Born: Samlesbury Killed in Action, 8 May 1915 Menin Gate Memorial to the missing
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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
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