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

 

B
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

 

 

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