Collinson, Frank –

Son of Henry and Martha Collinson, of 277, Manchester Road, Walkden, Lancashire; husband of Elizabeth A. Collinson (nee Thompson), of 1, Prospect Place, Farnworth, Lancashire. Previously served in the South African Campaign. Enlisted February 1915.

Collinson, James –

Son of Henry and Martha Collinson (nee Rushton), of 277, Manchester Road, Walkden, Lancashire.

Collinson, William Rushton –

Son of Henry and Martha Alice Collinson (nee Rushton), of 277, Manchester Road, Walkden, Lancashire; husband of Alice Collinson (nee Heath). Formerly employed in the Milk Department of the Walkden Co-Operative Stores. Formerly Private 1124, 7th Bn., Australian Infantry. Suffered pneumonia March – May 1915.

Conley, John –

Husband of Alice Conley, of 46, Fallows Court, Old Hall Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914. Reported missing and wounded during the German offensive in March 1918, and subsequently reported died of wounds. St. Gregory’s R.C. Church, Farnworth.

Connor, George Edward –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Connor, of 5, Green Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted August 1915. Formerly 5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Wounded in the foot by a bursting shell in September 1916.

Conroy, Ernest –

Son of William and Mary Conroy, of 12, Old House Croft, Kearsley, Lancashire.

Cook, John –

Grandson of Henry and Alice Isherwood, of 220, Bradford Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Husband of Mrs. Cook, of 19, Raymond Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Memorial in Farnworth (St. John) Churchyard.

Cook, William –

Son of Mary Jane Winstanley (formerly Cook, nee Johnston), of 147, Harrowby Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted June 1915. Formerly Driver 2209, Royal Field Artillery. Served in the Dardanelles and later in France. Killed instantly by a piece from an enemy shell. Memorial in Farnworth (St. James) Churchyard.

Cooke, Percy –

Son of William and Esther Cooke, of 146, Worsley Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1917. Formerly 31984, Welsh Regiment. Killed instantly by a shell whilst on sentry duty. Memorial in Walkden (St. Paul) Churchyard.

Coope, Arthur Reginald –

Second son of the late John Tonge Coope and Ellen Coope, of 28, Balmoral Road, South Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire, and formerly of 412, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted March 1917. Wounded and taken prisoner 24/03/1918, and died whilst prisoner of war in Germany. Memorial in Kearsley (St. Stephen) Churchyard. Reported as Corporal in F&WJ.

Coope, Samuel –

Of 11, Green Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Previously worked for the London and North Western Railway Company as a Labourer at Patricroft. Reported to be Farnworth’s first casualty, killed in a railway accident at Chipping Sodbury.

Coope, John Haigh –

Son of William and Mary Ann Coope; husband of Elizabeth Coope (nee Dooley), of 15, Bentinck Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, and formerly of 8, Green Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly Private 41050, Training Reserve. Mobilised for active service 12/12/1916. Served in Mesopotamia and India.

Cooper, Joseph –

Son of Uriah Cooper, of 41, Victoria Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly 63187, Manchester Regiment. Reported missing 01/06/1918 and sunsequently presumed killed.

Coucill, Nathan –

Son of Nathan and Mary Coucill, of Egerton Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Carrie Coucill (nee Goode), of 54, Devon Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Killed at Messines Ridge.

Coulton, Arthur –

Son of James and Lydia Coulton, of 9, Crompton Road, Prestolee, Lancashire. Formerly of 29, Market Street, Stoneclough, Lancashire. Joined up September 1917.

Coward, Walter –

Son of Mrs. Mary Coward, of 34, Venture Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Posted missing since 26/10/1917 and subsequently presumed killed.

Craven, Thomas William –

Husband of the late Mrs. Craven, of 14, Edward Street, Stoneclough, Lancashire. Formerly 44305, Cheshire Regiment. Memorial in Ringley churchyard.

Crawshaw (Crowshaw), John –

Son of Jacob and Ellen Crawshaw, of 28, Elizabeth Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. NOTE: Surname also sometimes recorded as CROWSHAW.

Crilley (Royle), Ernest –

NOTE:- Also known as Ernest ROYLE. Foster son of Mrs. Sarah H. Royle (Aunt), of 16, Devon Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire.