Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, of 15, Lark Hill, Farnworth, Lancashire. Died in a field ambulance whilst being operated on for a gun shot wound in his right leg. Step-brother Harry Allen served in France.
Higginbotham, Frank –
Son of Mary Alice Higginbotham, of 7, Leigh Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; son-in-law of Peter and Hannah Jones; Husband of Edith Higginbotham (nee Jones), of 3, Green Side, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Memorial in Farnworth (St. James) Churchyard.
Jackson, Stanley –
Son of John and Ellen Jackson, of 15, High Stile Fold, Kearsley, Lancashire. Formerly 36277, King’s Liverpool Regiment. Killed instantly by a shell. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.
Jeffries, Herbert –
Johnson, James –
Of 12, Osbourne Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. St. Gregory’s R.C. Church, Farnworth.
Kenyon, Frederick –
Adopted son of Miss Windle, of 14, Queen Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1915. Died from heatstroke in Mesopotamia.
Lancaster, Fred –
Of 123, Ellesmere Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1914. Formerly 18099, 6th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Shot through the lung in 1915 and spent 3 months in hospital in Malta and a further 2 years in England. Returned to France in May 1918 with the King’s Liverpool Regiment. Killed by gunshots to the head. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.
Leigh, John Richard –
Of 51, Park Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly a member of the Farnworth police force. Enlisted October 1915. Formerly Pioneer 114075, Labour Bn., Royal Engineers. Died at Whalley Hospital. Interred in Great Lever (St. Michael) Churchyard.
Leigh, Charles Robert –
Son of Alfred and Eliza Leigh, of 12, Bridge Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. Killed by a shell.
Lever, James –
Son of William and Mary J. Lever, of 22, Bridge Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1916. Formerly 22988, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Lindsay, Roger (Robert) –
Son of Thomas and Betsy Lindsay (nee Brooks); husband of Mary Ellen Lindsay (nee Christie), of 81, Peel Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Note:- Recorded as Robert on some of the military records.
Marsh, Frederick William –
Son of James William and Elizabeth Ann Marsh, of 12, Co-operative Street, Seedley, Salford, Lancashire. Of 29, Mather Street, Kearsley, Lancashire.
Martin, Thomas –
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin, of 4, Hilton Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. Grandfather served in the Crimean War, and great-Grandfather at Waterloo.
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.
Mather, Edwin –
Husband of Mrs. Mather, of 92, Bridgewater Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Marksman. Reported missing and subsequently presumed dead. Brother John served in France and Egypt.
Morgan, Lloyd Philip –
Son of John and Julia Morgan, of 22, Nelson Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Possibly formerly 6th Dragoon Guards. Died in Salonika of malaria and dysentery.
Moss, Harry –
Adopted son of Mrs. William Brierley (nee Watson), of 1, Alpine Terrace, Kearsley, Lancashire, and the late Private William Brierley. Resided at 15, Alpine Terrace, Kearsley, Lancashire.
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.
Openshaw, John –
Preston, John Thomas –
Husband of Annie Preston, of 17, Georgiana Street, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 27, Princess Street, Farnworth, Lancashire.