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Post by Spitfire on Feb 22, 2012 1:48:19 GMT
Tom Rathbone Ainsworth  Birth Place: Swinton, Lancs Residence: Little Lever, Lancs Death Date: 27 May 1918 Death Location: France & Flanders Enlistment Location: Preston Rank: Private Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Battalion: 9th Battalion Number: 41788 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Comments: Formerly 2958, Training Reserve Battalion Son of Daniel and Mary Ainsworth (stepmother), of 2 Alice St., Little Lever, Bolton. Memorial SOISSONS MEMORIAL The book from the church details that he lived on Church Street, Swinton |
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Post by Spitfire on Feb 22, 2012 1:50:20 GMT
Ernest Berry Birth Place: Swinton, Lancs Residence: Swinton Death Date: 22 Aug 1918 Death Location: France & Flanders Enlistment Location: Manchester Rank: Private Regiment: East Lancashire Regiment Battalion: 1st Battalion Number: 32362 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Comments: Formerly 6072, Middx. Regt. Panel Reference Panel 5 and 6. Memorial PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL The book from the church details that he lived on Cheetham Road, Swinton |
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Post by Spitfire on Feb 22, 2012 1:51:21 GMT
Stephen Joseph Chase Birth Place: Llanfyllin, Montgomery Residence: Swinton, Lancs Death Date: 25 May 1917 Death Location: France & Flanders Enlistment Location: Lower Broughton, Manchester Rank: Private Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers Battalion: 1/8th Battalion Number: 306658 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Panel Reference Pier and Face 3 C and 3 D. Memorial THIEPVAL MEMORIAL The book from the church details that he lived at 104 Folly Lane, Swinton |
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Post by Spitfire on Feb 22, 2012 1:52:28 GMT
Peter Clarke :poppy:
Birth Place: Swinton, Lancs
Death Date: 27 Sep 1915
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Mexborough
Rank: Private
Regiment: King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
Battalion: 9th Battalion
Number: 19023
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Panel Reference
Panel 97 and 98.
Memorial
LOOS MEMORIAL
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Post by Spitfire on Feb 22, 2012 1:54:05 GMT
Herbert Mason :poppy:
Birth Place: Swinton, Lancs
Residence: Swinton
Death Date: 10 Oct 1917
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Manchester
Rank: Private
Regiment: East Lancashire Regiment
Battalion: 2/4th Battalion
Number: 30171
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Comments: Formerly 32379, Border Regt.
Panel Reference
Panel 77 to 79 and 163A.
Memorial
TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Husband of Harriet Eva Mason, of 1 Princess St., Swinton,
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Post by Spitfire on Feb 22, 2012 1:55:27 GMT
Tom Longworth Wardleworth :poppy:
Rank: Private
Service No: 23319
Date of Death: 16/09/1916
Age: 22
Regiment/Service: Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1st Bn.
Panel Reference
Memorial CATERPILLAR VALLEY (NEW ZEALAND) MEMORIAL
Son of William and Lois Wardleworth, of 19, Piako Rd., Hamilton. Native of Swinton, Manchester, England.
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Ben
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Post by Ben on Feb 22, 2012 14:48:15 GMT
Tom Longworth Wardleworth
Sailed with his family to New Zealand 9th Jan 1907.
Address for him and his family at the time of his death:
13 Vauxhall road,
Devonport,
Auckland, NZ.
His father William's occupation at the time: Carpenter.
Ben
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Post by Spitfire on Feb 22, 2012 19:34:25 GMT
Cheers Ben  |
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Post by shred on Feb 22, 2012 21:48:07 GMT
Newspaper articles have been added to post numbers 3 & 5.
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Post by shred on Feb 5, 2014 0:07:26 GMT
Here is the memorial that hung in the church (thanks to Salford Local History Library).  |
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Post by shred on Jun 11, 2014 21:39:34 GMT
Herbert Mason :poppy: Birth Place: Swinton, Lancs Residence: Swinton Death Date: 10 Oct 1917 Death Location: France & Flanders Enlistment Location: Manchester Rank: Private Regiment: East Lancashire Regiment Battalion: 2/4th Battalion Number: 30171 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Comments: Formerly 32379, Border Regt. Panel Reference Panel 77 to 79 and 163A. Memorial TYNE COT MEMORIAL Husband of Harriet Eva Mason, of 1 Princess St., Swinton,   |
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Post by shred on Dec 26, 2014 18:48:37 GMT
Lance Corporal (31163) Henry Worthington Smith, of "D" Coy., 11th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers was killed in action on 24 March 1918 aged 28 years. He was the son of Luke and Immin Smith, of 42, Monton Rd., Eccles. He was born and lived in Swinton, and enlisted in Eccles. He is remembered on Bay 5 of the Arras Memorial. :poppy:  |
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Post by shred on Oct 1, 2015 20:02:36 GMT
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