Bolton, Thomas –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, of 40, Conway Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at Moses Gate. Enlisted April 1915 into the Lancashire Fusiliers and transferred to the Railway Company of the Royal Engineers. Wounded in left arm and side in October 1917, and on recovery returned to the Lancashire Fusiliers.

Booth, Stanley –

Husband of Mrs. Booth, of 16, Vernon Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Killed by a shell.

Booth, Harry –

Husband of Margaret Ellen Wilson (formerly Booth), of 49, Bangor Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly of 12, Gladstone Place, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Served 7 years as 13745, Lancashire Fusiliers until about 1912.

Booth, James –

Brother of the late Josepth Booth, of 26, Piggott Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Of 5, Cole Street, New Bury, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted October 1915. Killed by the bursting of a shell.

Booth, John –

Husband of Mrs. Booth, of 5, Cole Street, New Bury, Farnworth, Lancashire. Former regular soldier with South Africa Medal, clasps for Orange Free State and Cape Colony. Shot in chest and thighs 27/03/1918, died in Canadian Hospital.

Booth, Joseph –

Husband of Ellen Carr (formerly Booth, nee Bates) of 1, Dootson Square, Farnworth, Lancashire, and formerly of 1, Hodgkiss Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Brother of Thomas Latham, of Chapel Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly 3rd Battalion, Border Regiment. Service number recorded as 22130 on SDGW.

Booth, Joseph –

Husband of Alice Booth (nee Clarke), of 26, Piggott Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Attended St. James’s Church. Previously employed as a dyer at Burgess, Ledward & Co., Walkden, Lancashire. Enlisted 1914. Sailed for Dardanelles June 1915, landed Gallipoli 04/05/1915. Brother of Robert (Loyal North Lancashire Regiment), James (Royal Garrison Artillery), Nathaniel (Lancashire Fusiliers) and Walter (Royal Army Medical Corps).

Booth, Nathaniel –

Brother of Isaac Booth, of Worsley Road, Farnworth, Lancashire, with whom he previously resided. Formerly 19th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers.

Booth, Robert –

Of 26, Piggott Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Of 2, Gordon Row, New Bury, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly a carter for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at Moses Gate. Enlisted September 1915.

Boothby, Thomas James Hibbert –

NOTE:- Served as James Boothby. Son of Harry and Mary Elizabeth Ann Boothby, of 22, King Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Of 53, Queen Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted March 1915.

Bowers, Woodville –

Brother of Mrs. White, of 18, Gladstone Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. Lodged with Mrs. Tyldesley, of 42, Church Street, Kearsley, Lancashire.

Boydell, Samuel –

Husband of Mrs. Boydell, of 18, Charles Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Of 22, Cross Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Worked for A. Knowles at Lumn’s Pit, Pendleton, Lancashire.

Brabin, George –

Son of James and Elizabeth Hannah Brabin, of 71, Central Avenue, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly of 42, Harrowby Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted March 1915. Brought home with cancer in the knee. Died at Frodsham Military Hospital. Interred in Farnworth Cemetery.

Brabin, James –

Husband of Elizabeth Hannah Brabin (nee Dunbobbin), of 42, Harrowby Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Wounded in France 04/08/1916.

Bradbury, Benjamin –

Son of the late John and Ann Bradbury; husband of Betsy Bradbury, of 82, Albert Road, Farnworth, Lancashire, and formerly of 11, King Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915.

Bradbury, Ernest –

Son of the late John and Mary Bradbury; husband of Ruth Bradbury, of The Strand, Quainton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Of 11, King Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly 25889, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.

Brade, William Henry –

Grandson of Thomas Battye, of 4, Tonge Street, New Bury, Farnworth, Lancashire. Memorial in St. John’s Churchyard.

Bradley, Richard –

Son of Daniel and Ellen Bradley, of Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Frances Bradley, of 54, Bridgewater Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted May 1916. Died at a casualty clearing station of wounds received 13/04/1918.