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Rifleman Moses BARTLETT Y/234 Kings Royal Rifles 2nd Bn Died of wounds, 10 September 1916, aged 27y Born Wiswell Son of George & Emma Bartlett of Back Lane, Wisell, husband of Mrs S. Chapman (formerly Bartlett) of South Ulverston Buried at Millencourt Cemetery, Somme (also Whalley memorial) Pte Harry BRAYSHAW 2212 East Lancs 1/4th kia 4 June 1915, aged 25y Born Clitheroe Son of James & Jane Brayshaw of Standen Cottage, Whalley Rd, Clitheroe Helles Memorial, Gallipoli (also Whalley memorial) Pte William CLUTTON 20451 East Lancs. 6th Bn (formerly 28300 RFA) kia 9 April 1916 Mesopotamia Born Wiswell Basra Memorial, Iraq Driver John CRAGGS 42639 RFA d Bty, 108 Bde kia 12 April 1917, aged 0y Son of John & Sarah Craggs of Nethertown, Whalley Buried Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, France (also Whalley memorial) Pte Bertie CROWTHER 2197 East Lancs. 1/4th Died of wounds, Gallipoli, 16 June 1915, aged 21y Born Bacup, resident of Whalley Son of Walter Ellis Crowther Buried East Mudros Military Cemetery, Greece (also Whalley memorial) Pte James DEAN 241430 East Lancs. 1/5th Died of wounds 31 August 1918 Born Wiswell Buried Bagneux British Cemetery, Somme Pte William Herbert DOXEY 21038 Manchester Rgt 22nd 8 July 1916 Born Whalley Buried St Marys Churchyard, Whalley (also Whalley memorial) Pte Samuel Lowe HINDLE 18610 East Lancs. 1st Bn kia 26 August 1916, aged 24y Born Whalley Son of Christopher & Mary Haslam Hindle of 4 Coronation Gnds, Great Harwood Buried Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Somme (also Whalley memorial) Pte William KNOWLES 19385 East Lancs 9th Bn (formerly 4450 Lancs Fus) kia Salonika, 13 September 1916, aged 24y Born St Matthews, Blackburn, resident of Whalley Son of Daniel & Elizabeth Ann Knowles of 36 Factory Row, Billington Doiran Memorial, Greece (also Whalley & Billington memorials) Pte Simon MOUNT 20641 Kings Own Royal Lancasters 7th Bn Died of wounds, 27 May 1916 Born Lancaster Buried Bailleul Communal Cemetery Ext, France Cpl Thomas SMITH 13712 RFA A Bty, 74 Bde 4 September 1917 Husband of E.A. Smith of Kew Rd, Wiswell Buried Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium (also Whalley memorial) Pte James WALTON 47014 Northumberland Fusiliers 25th Bty Tyneside Irish (formerly 3207 Hants R.E) 28 April 1917 aged 25y Born Wiswell Son of late Mr & Mrs William Hargreaves Walton of Glebe Farm, Wiswell Arras Memorial, France (also Whalley memorial) Pte John Ellis WALTON 40727 East Lancs 1/5th 6 November 1918, aged 21y Born Wiswell Son of Edward & MAry Walton of Laneside, Grindleton Buried Hautmont Communal Cemetery, France (also Whalley memorial) Pte William Henry YATES 8672 Scotts Guards, 3rd Bn Died Home, 10 October 1915, aged 25y Born Blackburn, redident of Whalley Son of John & Ann Yates of The Gatehouse, The Abbey, Whalley Buried Brompton Cemetery, London (also Whalley 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. Soldiers Died CD at LRO, Preston
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