Memorial: Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth

Clegg, Robert –

Husband of Sarah Ellen Clegg (nee Mills), of 22, Matthew Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly of 62, Lee Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Wounded in head on sentry duty on 14/04/1915 and taken to 14th General Military Hospital, Boulogne. Brother William also killed.

Clegg, William –

Foster son of Mrs. M. Caney, of 35, Back Cross Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Brother Robert also served.

Clough, Alfred –

Son of John and Ellen Clough, of 125, Kildare Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Betsy Clough, of 154, Buckley Lane, Farnworth, Lancashire. Reported wounded and missing since 26/10/1918 and subsequently presumed killed.

Clough, John –

Son of Sam and Mary Jane Clough, of 301, Plodder Lane, Farnworth, Lancashire. Interred in St. James Churchyard on 29/04/1916.

Coleman, Thomas –

Husband of Mrs. Coleman, of 8, Levers Court, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted August 1914. Wounded June 1915 by gunshot to the arm, and resumed duty. Died from influenza in hospital in France.

Collier, Henry (Harry) –

Eldest son of William and Ellen Collier, of 139, Harrowby Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Collier, of 11, Hindley Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted October 1914. Died of pneumonia in 57th General Hospital, Marseilles, France. Memorial in St. James’s Churchyard.

Collier, Albert –

Son of James Collier, of Egerton Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Collier, of 26, Harper Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Died from the effects of heatstroke.

Collier, Arthur –

Youngest son of William and Ellen Collier, of 139, Harrowby Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. A noted amateur athlete of Dixon Green. Enlisted June 1915. Formerly 5051, 3rd/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed by a shell.

Collier, William –

Son of William and Ellen Collier, of 139, Harrowby Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly Corporal 19546, 20th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers. Died of pneumonia in hospital. Memorial in St. James’s Churchyard.

Collinson, Frank –

Son of Henry and Martha Collinson, of 277, Manchester Road, Walkden, Lancashire; husband of Elizabeth A. Collinson (nee Thompson), of 1, Prospect Place, Farnworth, Lancashire. Previously served in the South African Campaign. Enlisted February 1915.

Connor, George Edward –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Connor, of 5, Green Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted August 1915. Formerly 5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Wounded in the foot by a bursting shell in September 1916.

Cook, John –

Grandson of Henry and Alice Isherwood, of 220, Bradford Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Husband of Mrs. Cook, of 19, Raymond Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Memorial in Farnworth (St. John) Churchyard.

Cook, William –

Son of Mary Jane Winstanley (formerly Cook, nee Johnston), of 147, Harrowby Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted June 1915. Formerly Driver 2209, Royal Field Artillery. Served in the Dardanelles and later in France. Killed instantly by a piece from an enemy shell. Memorial in Farnworth (St. James) Churchyard.

Cooke, Percy –

Son of William and Esther Cooke, of 146, Worsley Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1917. Formerly 31984, Welsh Regiment. Killed instantly by a shell whilst on sentry duty. Memorial in Walkden (St. Paul) Churchyard.

Coope, Samuel –

Of 11, Green Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Previously worked for the London and North Western Railway Company as a Labourer at Patricroft. Reported to be Farnworth’s first casualty, killed in a railway accident at Chipping Sodbury.