Memorial: Daisy Hill (St. James) C.E. Church WWI

Atherton, James –

Son of James and Mary Atherton, of 41, Kearsley Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire, and formerly of 74, Wigan Road, Westhoughton, Lancashire.

Bashall, Richard –

Son of John and Elizabeth Bashall, of 357 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Initially reported missing since 04/04/1918, subsequently reported to have died in the field hospital at Provins on 29/04/1918. However, he was also reported to have sent a postcard 10/04/1918 stating he was a prisoner of war in Germany and was Limburg.

Beard, Thomas –

Son of James and Elizabeth Beard, of 32, Hunt’s Bank, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire, formerly of 123, Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Lancashire; husband of Alice Beard, of 37, Market Street, Westhoughton, Lancashire.

Blundell, Frank –

Son of William and Isabella Blundell, of 18, Lower Leigh Road, Westhoughton, Lancashire, and formerly of 14, St. James Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Enlisted February 1916. Formerly Private 159, West Lancashire Division Cycle Company, Army Cyclist Corps. Posted as missing since 05/04/1918 and subsequently presumed killed at St. Christ, Peronne.

Booth, Thomas –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Booth, of 522, Leigh Road, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1915. Attached Royal Flyiing Corps. Electrician and photographer.

Buck, Albert Edward –

Son of the late Alfred Buck, of Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire; husband of A. A. Buck, of 5, Lower Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Bolton, Lancashire. Served 15 years in Royal Navy. Died from Influenza.

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.

Coop, Henry –

Husband of Mrs. Coop, of 212, Church Street, Westhoughton, Lancashire.

Cowburn, Frank –

Son of Benjamin and Margaret Cowburn, of 235, Leigh Road, Westhoughton, Lancashire, and formerly of 253, Hindley Road, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1916. Formerly 291236, Monmouthshire Regiment.

Crompton, James –

Son of Henry and Jane Crompton, of 40, St. James Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire.

Crooks, Robert –

Son of James and Elizabeth Crooks, of 147, Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Recorded as surname CROOK in local newspapers.

Dickson, Angus –

Son of James and Margaret Hogg Dickson, of 31, Lugsmore Lane, St. Helens, Lancashire; brother of Mrs. John Aspinall, of 2, St. James Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Enlisted September 1914. Formerly Private, 5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Commissioned September 1916. Killed by accident.

Edwardson, Norman –

Son of Thomas and Ann Edwardson (nee Halliday), of 8, St. James Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Enlisted into the 3rd Bn., Border Regiment. Contracted dysentery in Gallipoli and died in hospital in Malta.

Ellis, John –

Son of William and Sarah Ann Ellis, of Tyldesley, Lancashire; husband of Margaret Ellis, of 2, New Rock Cottage, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire.

Farrimond, William –

Son of Edward and Elizabeth Farrimond, of 26, Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire.

Garner, Joseph –

Adopted nephew of Henry and Margaret Harrison, of 288, Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire.

Glennerster, Wright –

Son of Frederick William and Margaret Glennerster, of 2, The Avenue, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Formerly of Rownthorne Farm, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. He died to save 5 companions during a bombardment.

Hardman, Robert –

Of 935, Atherton Road, Hindley Green, Lancashire. Formerly 4916, Royal Field Artillery. Previous service in the South African Campaign (Queen’s Medal with 5 bars; King’s Medal with 2 bars).

Harrison, John –

Son of John and Hannah Harrison, of Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire; brother of Mrs. Sidney Boulton, of 333, Manchester Road, Westhoughton, Lancashire with whom he resided. Wounded in France by gunshot through ankle about 02/08/1916, died from gas gangrene at the County of London War Hospital at Epsom, Surrey.

Harrison, John –

Son of John Henry and Margaret Harrison and husband of Mary Harrison (nee Holmes), of 288, Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire. BJ&G reports a brother killed 17/11/1916 and another serving since the beginning of the war.