Son of Miles William and Maria Blackledge (nee Townsend), of 8, Benson Street, Smithills, Bolton, Lancashire.
Blackshaw, Arthur –
Husband of Annie Blackshaw, of 20, Lyon Street, Roe Green, Worsley, Lancashire, and formerly of 4, Charles Holden Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Police Constable 106 in the Bolton Borough Police Force prior to enlistment. Birthplace recorded as Cheshire in Police Record. (Bolton Archives: ABJ/22/181). On the Roll of Honour of The Saviour’s Church, Bolton.
Blair, Joseph –
Formerly 4568, Border Regiment.
Bland, Harry –
Son of Richard Scholes and Ellen Bland, of 31, Arnold Road, Bromley Cross, Turton, Lancashire. Enlisted October 1915. Formerly 77103, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment; formerly 4228, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Bleackley, John –
Son of the late Robert and Elizabeth Bleackley.
Bleakley, William –
Son of Wiliam and Maria Alice Bleakley, of 217, Folds Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Wounded 04/02/1915.
Blinkhorn, Ernest –
Of 24, Clarke Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted May 1915. Formerly 4555, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. On St. Paul’s, Deansgate, Roll of Honour. Death reported in BJ&G as being 10/05/1917, at which date he was reported missing, and subsequently presumed killed.
Blinkhorn, Ernest –
Son of the late William and Annie Blinkhorn, of 1618, Scant Row, Chorley Old Road, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. A member of the Bolton Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Died from the effects of gas poisoning.
Blinkhorn, James Watson –
Son of the late William and Annie Blinkhorn, of 1618, Scant Row, Chorley Old Road, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. On the Roll of Honour of Christ Church, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire.
Blower, Charles –
Son of Mr. And Mrs. George Blower, of 53, Old Hall Street, Kearsley, Lancashire.
Blundell, John –
Son of Mrs. Blundell, of 13, Caldwell Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted June 1915. Died from an abscess on the brain.
Blunt, John Edward –
Boardman, Albert –
Son of Mary Ann Boardman, of 24, Liverpool Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late John Boardman. Body not recovered for burial.
Boardman, Edmund –
Son of Mrs. Boardman, of 11, Parkfield Road, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Reported wounded July 1916. Killed during “a very gallant and successful raid with bombs, and, along with his company officer, died a most honourable death.”
Boardman, Ellis –
Only son of Andrew and Mary Boardman, of 311, Lever Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915.
Boardman, Frank –
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Boardman, of 13, Hugh Lupus Street, Bank Top, Bolton, Lancashire.
Boardman, Harold –
Son of Thomas and Margaret Alice Boardman, of 99, Deane Church Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Church Institute. Died of Wounds to the leg and head at No.21 Casualty Clearing Station, Le Neuville. Date of death alternately recorded as 09/08/1916.
Boardman, James –
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Boardman, of 19, Ellesmere Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted February 1916. Killed by a shell.
Boardman, Alfred –
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Boardman, of 99, Lumsden Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted February 1916. Reported wounded and missing since 30/11/1917 and subsequently confirmed taken prisoner of war. Died of wounds in hospital at Hamburg, Germany.
Boardman, John –
Husband of Mrs. Boardman, of 21, Lyon Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly 3551, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Reported missing since 09/08/1916 and subsequently presumed killed. His son Jack also served in France.