Son of John Almond, J.P., and of Mary Almond, of Park View, Bolton Road, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Almond, of Park Road, Prestwich, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Enlisted April 1917. Reported as Corporal in F&WJ. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.
Booth, John –
An olf boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Attached 8th Bn., Royal Fusiliers.
Bullough, Clifford –
Son of Mr. R. and Mrs. E. Bullough, of 45, Albert Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Enlisted March 1915 aged 17. Formerly Private 5647, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Had been made a sergeant, and reported to be one of the youngest sergeants in the Army. Reported missing and subsequently presumed killed.
Byrom, Arthur Leslie –
An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School.
Clare, George Thomas –
Third son of Thomas and Charlotte Clare, of 28, Worsley Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.
Clayton, Thomas –
Son of Mr. Clayton, of 59, Trafford Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Anna Clayton, of 1413, Firrst Avenue North, Lithbridge, Alberta, Canada. Served in the South African Campaign.
Dutton, Charles –
Youngest son of Mr. James Dutton, Solicitor, of “Cranford”, Carlton Road, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School.
Fisher, Francis William –
Son of the late James William and Ellen Fisher (nee Challinor), of The Grove, Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, and formerly of Gladstone Villa, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Enlisted 1914.
Gee, Robert Briercliffe –
Youngest son of Evelina Gee, of Highfield House, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire, and the late Arthur Cooke Gee. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Memorial in New Jerusalem Churchyard.
Helliwell, Henry Cartwright –
Youngest son of Rev. James Uttley Helliwell and Harriet Helliwell (nee Cartwright), of 5, Brocklebank Road, Fallowfield, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Lost in the sinking of the troopship Royal Edward.
Hodgkiss, Ernest –
Son of Annie Hodgkiss, of 33, Walkden Road, Walkden, Lancashire, and the late Adam Hodgkiss. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Enlisted November 1915. Died of pneumonia at the 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham.
Hollas, William –
Youngest son of William and Alice Hollas (nee Nuttall), of 9, Seafield Road, Lytham, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School.
Martin, Walter –
Son of the late Mr. T. Alfred Martin and Ann Martin, of 37, Park Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School.
Monks, Charles Phethean –
Only son of the late John Phethean Monks, C.C., solicitor and clerk to Worsley District Council, and of Fanny Moiser Monks, of 35, Bolton Road, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. An Old Boy of Farnworth Grammar School.
Nuttall, Charles –
Son of John Nuttall, J.P., and Elizabeth J. Nuttall, of Wellington House, Bolton Road, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. An olf boy of Farnworth Grammar School.
Oakes, John –
Son of John and Hannah Oakes, of 111, Church Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Killed when shot in the neck whilst on sentry duty near Houplines. Memorial in Farnworth (St. John) Churchyard.
Richardson, Fred –
Son of Frederick and Martha Ann Richardson, of 36, Loxham Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Enlisted October 1914. Killed by a shell.
Robey, Nathan –
Son of William and Betsy, of 328, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire, later of 3, Pine Avenue, Marton, Blackpool. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Formerly worked for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at the Hunt’s Bank offices in Manchester. Enlisted November 1915. Formerly 4220, 21st Bn., Manchester Regiment. Died at Blackpool, Lancashire. First soldier interred in Kearsley (St. Stephen) Churchyard.
Royley, Harry –
Son of John and Hannah Royley, of 60, Church Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly 1st/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Reported missing and subsequently presumed killed.
Rushton, Granville –
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Rushton, of 49, Gower Street, Walkden, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Formerly a teacher at Seedley Council School. Enlisted January 1916. Posted missing and subsequently presumed killed.