Memorial: Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)

Roscoe, Francis Herbert –

Husband of Emily Thomasson (formerly Roscoe), of 6, Temple Road, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 35, Ellesmere Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Previously enlisted 10/10/1914 at Bolton as Private 47059, Royal Army Medical Corps, and discharged 17/11/1914 as not likely to become an efficient soldier. Re-enlisted January 1915. Missing since 25/05/1915 and subsequently presumed killed on or since that date.

Roscow, James –

Son of James and Sarah Roscow, of 467, Bury Road, Tonge, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted October 1915. Recorded as James ROSCOE on SDGW.

Roscow, William Fielding –

Son of William and Harriet Roscow, of 68, Elgin Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Died at the 44th Casualty Clearing Station, Cologne, from pneumonia.

Rose, Edgar Augustine –

Only son of Walter O. Rose, of 160, Clarence Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Of 132, Clarendon Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Died at the Borough Fever Hospital of cerebro-spinal meningitis.

Rostron, George –

Youngest son of the late James Rostron, and Nancy Rostron, of 711, Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Church Institute. Enlisted June 1916. Formerly Private 36988, 3rd Bn., Cheshire Regiment. Commissioned 26/01/1917. Brother of Captain Harry Rostron, captain of the RMS Carpathia at the time of the Titanic Disaster.

Rostron, Harry –

Only son of John H. and Anne Rostron, of 270, Blackburn Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Old boy of Bolton Grammar School (1900-1904). Enlisted September 1914.

Rostron, Herbert –

Son of Mrs. Rostron, of 59, Bridgeman Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire. Left a lucrative position in Lawrence, Massachussetts, U.S.A. to sail back to England to enlist in April 1916.

Rostron, James –

Husband of Mrs. Rostron, of 11, Green Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Sister resided at 36, Elizabeth Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted August 1914. Shot whilst attempting to rescue a Bolton man wounded as they were clearing Germans from a trench at Bazentin-le-Petit.

Rothwell, Albert Edward –

Son of Alfred and Emily Rothwell (nee Horrocks), of 44, Halliwell Road, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Mary Rothwell, of 5, Ida Street, st. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. Late of Bolton. Eldest of four soldier brothers. Reported missing since an attack at Courcelette on 15/09/1916 and subsequently presumed killed. His father served at Salonika with the Royal Army Service Corps before being discharged as unfit.

Rothwell, Harry –

Son of Joseph and Nora Rothwell, of 32, Winchester Way, Firwood, Bolton, Lancashire.

Rothwell, John Henry –

Of 16, Leicester Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Discharged suffering from nephritis, gastritis, and bronchitis. First discharged Bolton soldier to receive his 1914 Mons Star medal.

Rothwell, John Thomas –

Husband of Elizabeth Ann Rothwell, of Bolton, Lancashire. Killed at Vimy Ridge. Recorded as Thomas Rothwell in local newspaper.

Rothwell, Robert –

Son of Thomas and Mary Alice Rothwell, of Church Road, Bolton, Lancashire; brother of Thomas Rothwell, of 27, Burnham Avenue, Smithills, Bolton, Lancashire. Residence 340 West 37th Street, New York, New York, U.S.A. Previous service as Private 1206, 5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, from 22/06/1910 until discharged to enlist in the Royal Garrison Artillery as Gunner 35884 from 04/09/1911 to early 1914 when he deserted at Jamaica. Killed at the second battle of Marne. Re-interred in St. Peter’s (Halliwell) Churchyard 11/02/1922. Another brother served with the Royal Air Force in France.

Rothwell, Samuel –

Son of Samuel and Ellen Rothwell, of 9, Worcester Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914.

Rothwell, Samuel –

Eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Rothwell, of 2, Maybank Street, Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a collier at Messrs. Scowcroft’s pit, Manchester Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Wounded four times with gunshot wounds. On the Roll of Honour of Emmanuel Church.