WAR GRAVES
Here is a list of the War Graves I have found so far at various cemeteries I have visited.
There are some I have missed especially at the larger cemeteries but
these are those I have photographed.
All these are of the white stone cwg type
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St John's Churchyard, Great Marsden
Location: Barkerhouse Road, Nelson OS ref: 103 SD870378
| BLACKBURN Alfred | East Lancs Rgt | 8 Sept 1916 | 34y |
| BLADES Edwin | Kings Shropshire LI | 27 Oct 1918 | 34y |
| CHADWICK William | Royal Engineers | 19 Nov 1920 | |
| DINSDALE John | East Lancs Rgt | 21 April 1917 | 35y |
| EDMONDSON J H | RASC | 24 Dec 1920 | 49y |
| HIGSON Herbert | East Lancs Rgt | 19 March 1917 | 32y |
| HUGHES Thomas | East Lancs Rgt | 19 Aug 1816 | 35y |
| JONAS W | Royal Defence Corps | 23 Nov 1918 | 24y |
| LYONS J W | Royal Lancaster Rgt | 16 Feb 1919 | |
| MALLINSON Vernon | RAMC | 12 Aug 1917 | 27y |
| SPEAK Harold | RAF | 28 Oct 1918 | 24y |
| STANIFORTH J E | MGC (Inf) | 23 June 1919 | 27y |
| STRACHAN W D | Cheshire Rgt | 24 March 1921 | |
| SUTCLIFFE J H | Army Service Corps | 26 June 1918 | |
| TAYLOR James | Denbigh Hussars Yeomanry | 30 April 1916 | 20y |
| THORNTON W | East Lancs Rgt | 6 April 1918 |
14 other graves - all are remembered on a special memorial in Nelson Cemetery
St Nicholas Churchyard, (Heyhouses) Sabden
Location: Wesley Street, Sabden OS ref: 103 SD781377
| ARKWRIGHT C | Worcestershire Rgt | 2 Jan 1921 | 21y |
| FERRIE J | East Lancs | 7 Feb 1920 | 20y |
| MOSS J | Royal Defence Corps | 1 June 1920 | 44y |
| NORCROSS W E | Welsh Fusiliers | 19 May 1917 | 22y |
1 other grave - F. STANFORD
St Paul's Churchyard, Little Marsden (Nelson)
Location: Halifax Road, Nelson (Little Marsden) OS ref: 103 SD858370
| SELLARS James | RN | 30 Oct 1914 | 19y |
1 other WW1 grave - V. FRANKLAND & 7 WW2 graves
St Leonard's Churchyard, Downham
Location: Chatburn Road, in the village of Downham OS ref: 103 SD784453
| SMITHIES John Lyon | Royal Engineers | 7 June 1918 | 21y |
1 other grave - Benjamin H LONSDALE & 1 WW2
St Thomas Churchyard, Barrowford
Location: Wheatley Lane Road, Barrowford OS ref: 103 SD860395
(this is the churchyard of the old church which is now in ruins)
| SMITH Arthur | Highland Lt Infantry | 27 Dec 1918 | 22y |
1 other grave - Henry E Fardo & 1 WW2
St Helen's Churchyard, Waddington
Location: In the centre of the village OS ref: 103 SD729438
| CHESTER Albert | East Yorkshire Rgt | 11 Nov 1918 | 18y |
1 other grave in churchyard - R. STEWART
St John's Churchyard, Hurst Green
Location: Just out of the centre of the village on the B6243 OS ref: 103 SD683378
| BRADLEY F.C | RFA | 21 Aug 1918 | 21y |
plus 1 WW2 grave
St Josephs RC Churchyard, Hurst Green
Location: On the way out of the village towards Stonyhurst College OS ref: 103 SD684385
| BOLTON W A | RASC | 14 August 1940 | 23y |
| BURNS J H | Royal Navy | 23 February 1946 | 22y |
| HOLDEN J | RFA | 1 July 1915 |
St James Churchyard, Altham
Location: Burnley Rd, Altham OS ref: 103 SD772331
| HEYS Haworth | RFA | 27 July 1916 | 23y |
2 other graves - John CHIPPENDALE & John M GLASGOW & 1 WW2
St Mary's, Newchurch
Location: In village OS ref: 103 SD824394
| PIDWELL R | Manchester Rgt | 30 Oct 1918 |
2 other graves - Richard BENTHAM & Thomas WIGGLESWORTH
