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Post by shred on Aug 23, 2015 19:57:30 GMT
St Marys Eccles Albert Smith Born Eccles Resident Eccles Private Lancashire Fusiliers 19th Battalion 18748 Died 13/7/1916 CWG Age 38 Husband of Margaret Ellen Holland formerly Smith of 6 Vicarage Rd Eccles 1.G.17 Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension Wendy   |
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Post by shred on Sept 6, 2015 17:23:15 GMT
St Marys Eccles Harry Wood Born Eccles Resident Wrexham Enlisted Manchester Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion 9950 Died 8/9/1916 CWG Age 30 Son of William and Elizabeth Wood of 12 Ashbourne Rd Eccles Husband of Mary Ellen Wood of 33 Landsdowne Rd Monton 1V.A.62 Heilly Station Cemetery Mericourt Wendy   |
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Post by shred on Oct 17, 2015 10:34:03 GMT
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Post by shred on Nov 7, 2015 10:26:58 GMT
St Marys Eccles Harry Worthington Born Salford Resident Eccles Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion 10519 Died 28/3/1916 CWG Age 36 Son of Henry and Sarah Ann Worthington of Eccles V1.F.S Connaught Cemetery Thiepval At 7:30pm on 28th March 1916 the Battalion marched to the trenches at Authuille. Private Harry Worthington was killed by a rifle grenade and buried in a grave just below the hill where he fell. The Army Chaplain wrote " The little servive at the graveside was attended by his friends and a cross, made by his comrades has been placed on the grave. A single man aged 36 he was the son of Henry and Sarah Ann Worthington of 11 King St Eccles , and he ran a toffee stall at Eccles Cross with his brother and sister in law. The Chaplain also wrote about his musical talents. " He was a great help to the various concerts , for he was a good pianist , and used to enjoy accompanying the songs. Wendy    |
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Post by shred on Nov 27, 2015 20:37:35 GMT
St Marys Eccles James Walsh (James Herbert Walsh) Born Eccles Resident Eccles Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion 10848 Died 1/7/1916 CWG Pier and Face 3C and 3D Thiepval Memorial James Herbert Walsh wasborn and lived in Eccles ,the son of Mr N Walsh of 4 Bindloss Avenue and worked for Gardeners at Peel Green. His brother Harry was in the 15th Lancashire Fusiliers and another brother was with the Canadians(from Gods Own 1st Salford Pals)  |
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Post by shred on Jan 12, 2016 22:11:53 GMT
st Marys Church Eccles Stephen Sharples Born Salford Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion 11757 Died 1/7/1916 CWG Age 34 Son of Stephen Sharples Pier and Face 3C and 3D Thiepval Memorial Probate Stephen Sharples the younger of 83 Ladywell Terrace Regent St Eccles Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion Died 1/7/1916 in France while in actual military service .Administration (with will) Manchester 26th November 1917 to Alice Maude Critchley wife of Joseph Henry Critchley effects £2399 10s 5d Wendy   |
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Post by shred on Jan 23, 2016 14:46:49 GMT
St Marys Eccles Herbert Simpson can not link one Reginald Simpson Born Salford Resident Winton Private Lancashire Fusiliers 19th Battalion 11738 Died 1/7/1916 CWG Pier and Face 3C and3C Thiepval Memorial Wendy Herbert Simpson, Died in Germany 20th Nov 1918. Rank: Corporal Service No: 11380 Date of Death: 20/11/1918 Regiment/Service: Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Bn. Grave Reference III. F. 15. Cemetery HAMBURG CEMETERY  |
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Post by shred on Jan 31, 2016 17:06:46 GMT
St Marys Eccles Fred Maude (Frederick) Born Eccles Resident Patricroft Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion 245366 Died 4/10/1917 CWG Age 19 Son of E.A Barnes formerly Maude of 202 Trafford Rd Patricroft and the late George W Maude Panel 120 to 124, 162 to 162A and 163A Tyne Cot Memorial Wendy  |
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Post by shred on Feb 8, 2016 20:37:08 GMT
st Marys Church Eccles Albert Rowles Born Eccles Resident Weaste Enkisted Salford L/Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 2/7th Battalion 280083 Died 15/4/1917 CWG 111.C.1 Browns Road Military Cemetery Festubert Wendy  |
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Post by lester on Feb 17, 2016 13:29:53 GMT
 ALBERT EDWARD BROWNBILL Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sergeant (Pilot) Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: 106 Sqdn. Date of Death: 05/07/1941 Service No: 995904 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 17. C. 1. Cemetery: REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY |
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Post by shred on Mar 5, 2016 11:39:57 GMT
St Marys Eccles Albert Kay Born Eccles Resident Ulverston Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion 8686 Died 12/6/1917 CWG 11.A.21 Perth Cemetery China Wall Wendy  |
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Post by shred on Mar 5, 2016 12:20:15 GMT
St Marys Eccles Walter Fiddes Walter Grainger Fiddes Born Ayr Enlisted Salford Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion 12491 Died 1/7/1916 CWG Pier and Face 3C and 3D Thiepval Memorial Wendy  |
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Post by shred on Mar 5, 2016 12:59:41 GMT
st Marys Church Eccles E J Salisbury only one on CWG Sergeant Kings Liverpool Regiment 1/8th Battalion 308305 Died 11/6/1917 CWG Garstang St Helen Churchyard Wendy Name: Edgar James Salisbury Birth Place: Churchtown, Lancs Residence: Eccles Death Date: 11 Jun 1917 Death Place: France and Flanders Enlistment Place: Eccles, Lancs Rank: Sergeant Regiment: The King's (Liverpool) Regiment Battalion: 8th Battalion Regimental Number: 308305 Type of Casualty: Died of wounds Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Comments: Formerly 4188, Manchester Regiment.  |
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Post by shred on Sept 11, 2016 13:54:20 GMT
THOMAS HENRY BASTABLE: Name: BASTABLE, THOMAS HENRY Initials: T H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Pilot Officer Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Age: 21 Date of Death: 09/01/1945 Service No: 166362 Additional information: Son of Thomas Reginald and Sarah Bastable, of Worsley, Lancashire, England. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 4. Column 1. Memorial: OTTAWA MEMORIAL On 9 January 1945 the Liberator VI KH173 of 5 OTU RCAF did not return from a flight over the Pacific Ocean and was thought to have crashed in the sea off Bell Island, British Columbia. The eleven men aboard were all lost. link  |
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Post by shred on Feb 21, 2017 22:41:01 GMT
Joseph is remembered on his family grave stone in Cockermouth cemetery. Many thanks to Mike for sending us the image.   This newspaper article taken from the West Cumberland Times was sent to us by Mike Deacon who is researching the men of Cockermouth. Thank you, Mike.  |
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