Son of Reverend William Henry and Rose Eliza Claxton, of 46, Hampton Road, Forest Gate, London. Father was former pastor of the New Jerusalem Church, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Husband of Clara Claxton, of Rosslyn House, Colby, Isle of Man. Died in hospital in Bonn, Germany after six days’ illness.
Claxton, Samuel Henry –
Son of Reverend William Henry and Rose Eliza Claxton, of 46, Hampton Road, Forest Gate, London. Father was former pastor of the New Jerusalem Church, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Municipal Secondary School. One of four out of five sons lost.
Claxton, William –
Son of Reverend William Henry and Rose Eliza Claxton, of 46, Hampton Road, Forest Gate, London. Father was former pastor of the New Jerusalem Church, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Municipal Secondary School. One of four out of five sons lost. Posted missing following an attack on Turkish outposts and subsequently presumed killed.
Clayton, Norman –
Son of John Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Clayton, of 65, Castle Street, Haulgh, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of the Ridgways Endowed School. Enlisted June 1915. Formerly Corporal 5239, 4th/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment; formerly Lance Sergeant 241521, 4th/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Promoted from Lance Corporal to Corporal 16/08/1915. Commissioned 30/01/1918, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed by a shell.
Clegg, Alexander (Alec) –
Youngest of six sons of Samuel and Ellen Clegg (nee Caughey), of 20, Cobden Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire; brother of Detective Sergeant J. Clegg of the Bolton County Borough Police; and husband of Ellen Clegg, of 20 Cobden Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. A teacher before joining up.
Clough, Fred –
Third son of James Ernest and Alice Gough, of Rose Hill House, Leigh Road, Westhoughton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Machine Gun Section.
Coleman, Harry Robinson –
Son of Charles Henry and Annie Robinson Coleman, of 43, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Pikes Lane, Oxford Grove and Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Enlisted April 1915. Wounded by gunshot in the right leg and right eye on 30/06/1916 and died on 05/07/1916 according to BJ&G.
Constantine, William –
Eldest son of William and Mary Ann Constantine, of 10, Southfield Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of South View, Croft Street, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Formerly a Private in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and a Second Lieutenant in the 6th Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment. Also served as a cadet in the trenches with the Durham Light Infantry.
Cooper, Herbert Allen –
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, of 14, Melbourne Grove, Horwich, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Returned from South America to join up for war service. Wounded 09/04/1916.
Cooper, Roland –
Brother of Thomas E. Cooper. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School.
Corbett, Arthur –
Son of George and Emma A. W. Corbett, of Heaton Grange Gardens, Chorley New Road, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed in the Borough Treasurer’s Department of Bolton Corporation. Wounded by shrapnel in the thigh 12/05/1917. Died of gunshot wounds in the spine at the 24th Stationary Hospital, El Kantara, Egypt.
Cordingley, Archibald Stanley Pearse –
Of 44, Weston Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School.
Cordingley, George Arnold –
Only son of the late Mr. Walter Cordingley, of 11, Gregory Avenue, Breightmet, Bolton, Lancashire; brother of Elizabeth Cordingley, of 5, Davenport Fold, Harwood, Turton, Lancashire. Formerly 32670, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Crank, John –
Youngest son of John and Sarah Ann Crank, of 34, Starcliffe Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Wireless radio operator. Also Royal Flying Corps. Wounded 24/04/1917 and subsequently died from his injuries.
Dagg, Thomas Albert –
Son of Richard and Lucy Ann Dagg, of 8, Lower Market Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School (incorrectly reported as Lieutenant and Royal Field Artillery in “Supera” school magazine).
Davies, Norman –
Son of Richard Samson Davies and Elizabeth Ellen Davies, of “Wigmore”, Bradford Street, Haulgh, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Enlisted July 1917.
Draper, James –
Son of James and Sarah Ellen Draper, of Bolton, Lancashire; brother of Miss E. Draper, of 13, Miller Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Promoted from Lance Corporal to Sergeant 16/08/1915. Formerly Company Quartermaster Sergeant 5279 / 242545, 4th/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Commissioned 30/01/1918. Attached 2nd Bn. at time of death.
Dutton, Walter –
Youngest son of William and the late Susannah Dutton, of Cleveleys, Lancashire, and formerly of Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Betsy Dutton, of Harkaway, Victoria, Australia; brother of Thomas Dutton, of Westgarth, Albert Road, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Died at 44th Casualty Clearing Station, France.
Eckersley, Herbert –
Son of George and Elizabeth Eckersley, of 16, Bertrand Road, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School.
Eckersley, James –
Elder son of Thomas Henry and Mary Alice Eckersley, of Myrtle House, 77, Park Road, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Formerly 41023, Cheshire Regiment. Formerly a Lance Corporal in the King’s Liverpool Regiment.