Son of Frederick and Margaret A. Brown, of 2, Whitby Street, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915.
Brown, John (Jack) –
Son of George and M. A. Brown, of 28, Darley Grove, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Enlisted September 1914. Formerly 20th Hussars and West Yorkshire Regiment. before attending cadet school and obtaining commission. Reported missing and presumed drowned when the transport Transylvania was torpedoed off the Italian coast.
Brown, John H –
Husband of Mrs. Brown, of 71, Kent Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Died at Birkenhead, Cheshire.
Brown, Robert –
Son of Mr and Mrs Brown, of 8, Lee Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1914. Formerly 17767, 6th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Brown, William Henry –
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, of 117, Egerton Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Brown, of 58, Balmoral Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. Previously worked as a conductor on South Lancashire Tramways. Enlisted January 1915. Formerly 19401, Border Regiment. Died in a French field ambulance and buried in Belgium. Brother of David and James Albert Brown, of 117, Egerton Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire, who also served. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.
Brown, David –
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, and husband of Mrs. Brown, of 117, Egerton Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Brother Lance Corporal James Albert Brown in Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in Ireland, and brother Sergeant William Henry Brown in the Machine Gun Corps (died).
Brown, Alfred –
Son of Albert Edward and Elizabeth Hannah Brown, of 88, Leach Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted May 1915. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.
Brown (Barlow), Mathew –
NOTE:- Served as Matthew BARLOW. Brother of Mrs. Margaret Ellen Brown, of 7, Lucy Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, and Mrs. Hannah Heathcote, of 73, Bentick Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted from 25, Smithfold Lane, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Died of pneumonia and asthma at No.3 Canadian General Hospital.
Buckley, Charles –
Son of William and Jane Buckley of 26, Lord Street, Kearsley, Lancashire, and later of 66, Old Hall Street, Kearsley, Farnworth, Lancashire.
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.
Bunce, Frederick Robert –
Son of John William and Ann Bunce (nee Baldwin); husband of Martha Bunce (nee Hall), of 50, Georgiana Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly a railway porter with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. His two brothers also served.
Bunting, John Frederick –
Husband of Alice Bunting, of 67, Corson Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted June 1915. Reported wounded, then missing and subsequently presumed killed.
Burgess, Fred –
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Burgess, of 4, Moss Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Burgess, of 76, Devon Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted February 1916. Reported missing and prisoner of war since 30/11/1917 but subsequently reported presumed killed.
Burgum, Josiah –
Son of John Dean Burgum and Mary Burgum, of 79, Lorne Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted July 1915. Attached 1st/2nd Bn., King’s African Rifles since July 1917. Killed while working a machine gun and interred at Mtama Cemetery, East Africa. Memorial in St. Michael’s Great Lever Churchyard.
Burke, John –
Son of Ellen Burke, of 58, Kent Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Rachel Burke, of 85, Brackley Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Of 12 or 26, Kent Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted December 1914.
Burke, Joseph –
Son of Catherine Burke, of 66, Crompton Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; grandson of Mrs. Burke, of 12, Kent Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1914. Seriously wounded in the legs and right arm in France on 11/08/1918, and died that day.
Burke, Patrick –
Husband of Mrs. Burke, of 56, Kent Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly of 129, Darley Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Previously served in the South African Campaign.
Burke, Peter –
Son of Catherine Burke, of 7, Gregson Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, and the late Patrick Burke, and formerly of 12, Kent Street. Formerly 3646, Lancashire Fusiliers.
Burrows, Fred –
Youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Burrows, of 149, Bradford Street, Farnworth, Lancashire.
Burton, James –
Son of John and Betsy Burton, of 3, Green Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.