Allen, Robert –

Son of Joseph and Alice Allen, of 47, Leinster Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly 5640, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Reported wounded and missing on 31/07/1917, and subsequently presumed killed.

Ashurst, George –

Son of Thomas Dooley Ashurst and Frances Walker Ashurst, of 23, Kildare Street, Farnworth, Lancashire.

Clarke, Harry –

Son of Mr. Clarke, of 120, Piggott Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1916. Reported missing and subsequently presumed killed. His brother Thomas was employed on munitions in London.

Crompton, Carlton Josef –

Son of William Crompton, of 12, Kildare Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Formerly 15162, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Posted missing since 21/03/1918, and subsequently presumed killed.

Crompton, Alfred –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Crompton, of 19, Leinster Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of C. Crompton, of 15, Peel Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1917.

Donaldson, Herbert –

Son of John Gray Britain Donaldson and Rachel Donaldson (nee Partington), of 81, Kildare Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Marion A. Tait Rennie (formerly Donaldson), of 3, Imrie Place, Penicuik, Edinburgh. Enlisted October 1915. Memorial in Heaton Cemetery.

Entwistle, John –

Son of John and Mary Entwistle, of 52, Kildare Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Entwistle (nee Nicholson). Recorded as ENTWISLE on CWGC. Memorial in St. John’s Churchyard.

Hamer, Harry –

Son of Samuel Hamer, of 147A, Lower Rawson Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, and the late Ellen Jane Hamer. Enlisted October 1915. Formerly S/13097, Gordon Highlanders. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.

Knott, John –

Son of Charles and Marjory Knott, of 19, Lark Hill, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted January/February 1915. Died in hospital in France from shell shot wounds to the legs. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.

Mason, William (Willie) –

Of 94, Bridgewater Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Wounded in the head at Thiepval, France 01/07/1916, and died at Netley Hospital, Hampshire. Interred in Farnworth Cemetery 25/07/1916.

Moores, James Henry –

Husband of Mrs. Moores, of 125, Lorne Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Brother Private S. Moores also serving.

Morgan, Ernest –

Son of Thomas and Anne Morgan, of 26, Elsie Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Annie Morgan. Formerly 29190, Manchester Regiment. Attached Royal Engineers at time of death. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.

Rushton, John –

Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Rushton, of 44, St. Germain Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Killed at Passchendaele.

Smith, Rufus –

Son of Richard and Jane Smith; husband of Sarah Louisa Smith, of 30, Mather Street, Kearsley, Lancashire.

Tonge, Adam –

Son of Adam and Ann Tonge, of 132, Albert Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. Died of pneumonia in Fargo Military Hospital, Salisbury Plain. Interred with memorial in Farnworth (St. James) Churchyard.

Williams, Samuel –

Son of George and Betty Williams, of 163, Ellesmere Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Williams, of 132, St. Germain Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Died from peritonitis following an operation for appendicitis. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery. Reported as Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in F&WJ.

Wolfendale, Ernest –

Stepson of James Rostron and son of Eliza Rostron (formerly Wolfendale), of 25, Phethian Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire, and the late John Wolfendale; husband of Emily Wolfendale (nee Gaunt). Killed in the Low Moor Munition Works explosion at Low Moor, near Bradford, Yorkshire.

Wolfendale, George –

Of 8, Leinster Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Of 79, Brackley Street, Walkden, Lancashire.

Wolfendale, Harry –

Son of Albert and Elizabeth Wolfendale, of 6, Lark Hill, Farnworth, Lancashire. Lost at sea when his ship was mined in the Channel. Body not recovered for burial.