Eldest son of John Leigh, of 20, Barncroft Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1915.
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.
Lewis, Alfred William –
Son of Charles and Sarah Lewis, of 23, Westbourne Grove, Cheetham Hill, Lancashire; husband of Margaret Lewis, of “Hurst Lea”, Worsley Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly of 51, St. Germain Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Body not recovered for burial.
Lindley, Roger –
Son of Mr. John Lindley, of 24, Ayr Street, Central Falls, and formerly of Taskers Lane, Kearsley, Lancashire. Husband of Mrs. Lindley, of 196, Hall Lane, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly of 25, Cemetery Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. His younger brother served with a Canadian Regiment and was gassed.
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.
Lomax, Nathaniel –
Husband of Jane Annie Lomax, of 161, Bridgewater Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Served 8 years in the 2nd Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers as a regular, including India, Afghanistan and South Africa (1901-2). Taken prisoner of war 22/12/1914 at Givenchy and died at Wittenberg in Germany.
Longworth, John –
Only son of Ralph and Mary Ellen Longworth, of 103, Leach Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, later of 121, Presto Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. St. Gregory’s R.C. Church, Farnworth.
Longworth, Thomas –
Nephew of Mrs. William Brierley (nee Watson), of 1, Alpine Terrace, Kearsley, Lancashire, and the late Private William Brierley. Of 12, Sunny Bank, Prestolee, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1915.
Lonsdale, Frank –
Son of William Lonsdale and the late Hannah Lonsdale (nee Baldwin), of Halliwell Road, Bolton, Lancashire; brother of Margaret Ann (Maggie) Mayoh, of 158, Lorne Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Also had a brother named Robert who received his effects from the Army. Wrongly reported as T Lonsdale in local newspapers.
Lord, David –
Brother of William Lord, of 28, Lower Market Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Lord, of 10, Hodgkiss Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, and formerly of 84, King Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Served 12 years in the Lancashire Fusiliers, including service in Sudan and South Africa. Re-enlisted August 1914. Missing since the fight at La Bassee in December and subsequently presumed killed.
Lord, William –
Son of James and Mary Lord, of 134, Harrowby Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Memorial in St. James’s Churchyard.
Lowery, John Francis –
Husband of Mrs. Lowery, of 206, Church Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. Employed on munitions at Bristol prior to enlisting. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.
Lucas, John William –
Husband of Florence Lucas, of 33, Oak Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly 24137, King’s Liverpool Regiment. Interred in Farnworth Cemetery.
Lythgoe, Herbert –
Husband of Annie Lythgoe (nee Jackson), of 40, Northumberland Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Killed by shrapnel to the head and chest from a shell during a trench raid.
MacDonald, Archibald MacGregor –
Son of Alexander Kidde MacDonald and Margaret Ann MacDonald, of 42, Mucey Road, West Bank, Widnes, Lancashire; husband of Martha Ann MacDonald, of 28, Thorne Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Fireman with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company.
Mann, John James –
Son of Sarah Ann Martin (formerly Mann), and stepson of William Martin, of 10, New Brick Row, Prestolee, Lancashire; husband of Sarah Ann Mann (nee Gratrix), of 10, Edge Fold, Worsley, Lancashire. Enlisted July 1915. Formerly Private 3913, 1st/5th Bn., Manchester Regiment.
Mann, Richard –
Son of Thomas and Jane Mills; husband of Emily Mann, of 72, Kent Street, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire. Also recorded as John Richard Brown / Mann in local records.
Marland, George –
Son of Samuel Marland, of Yorkshire; husband of Jane Marland, of 153, Regina Road, Southall, Middlesex.
Marr, John –
Brother of Mrs. Coleman, of 7, Markland Square, Farnworth, Lancashire. His brother Patrick fell in the Boer War.