Eldest son of Thomas Witton Barlow and Sarah Hannah Barlow, of Witton House, 31, Redcar Road, Blackpool, Lancashire and formerly of Darley Grove, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School.
Bentley, Oswald Vaughan –
Son of Elizabeth Bentley, of Hodgson Howe, Portinscale, Keswick, Cumberland, and formerly of 129, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire, and of the late William Bentley. An old boy of the Hollands School. Born Farnworth, Lancashire. Wounded multiple times. Formerly 5th Bn., Rifle Brigade. Reported locally to have been awarded the DCM, but no evidence currently found of this award.
Birch, John –
Son of John and Sarah Jane Birch, of 6, Newport Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School.
Bramwell, Frederick –
Husband of Gwendoline Bramwell, of 7, Church Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School. B.Sc.
Bridge, John Lever –
Son of Thomas and Martha Bridge, of 16, Hilton Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School.
Fox, James –
Son of James William and the late Mary J. Fox (nee Lindley), of 14, Ann Street, Kearsley, Lancashire, and stepson of Margaret Ritchie Fox (nee Jeffrey). An old boy of the Hollands School. Enlisted July 1915. A scout and a sniper. Killed instantaneously by a shell.
Fray, John –
Son of Joseph Fray, of 9, Jackson’s Buildings, Kearsley, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School.
Fray, Matthew –
Son of Lincoln and Clara Fray, of 45, Greendale Road, Port Sublight, Birkenhead, Cheshire. Native of Kearsley, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School. A Farnworth man who went down with HMS Viknor, an armed merchant cruiser, off the north coast of Ireland. Body not recovered for burial.
Gaskell, George Edward –
Son of Edward and Margaret Alice Gaskell, of 82, Carlton Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School. Taken prisoner 10/04/1918 and died of exhaustion 22/09/1918.
Green, J –
An old boy of the Hollands School.
Hacking, Fred –
Son of Joseph and Jane Hacking, of 47, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School.
Hindley, Thomas Henry –
Husband of Annie Hughes Hindley (nee Scrivens), of 38, Darley Grove, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School. Enlisted September 1914. Wounded early 1916 and attached to Manchester Regiment. on return to service after recovery. Reported missing and subsequently presumed killed. Brothers Sam and Albert also served.
Hipwood, Fred –
Of 6, Vernon Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School. Formerly employed in the canal department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. Found drowned in the canal between the Radcliffe Road and Hall Lane bridges.
Rennie, James Ewart –
Son of James and Elizabeth Rennie, of Greenfold Cottage, New Bury, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Hilda Emma Rennie, of 275, Deane Church Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School. Enlisted February 1916. Formerly 162394, Royal Army Service Corps.
Walker, Arthur –
Son of Abraham Walker, of 112, Lord Street, Kearsley, Lancashire, and the late Ellen Walker (nee Mann). An old boy of the Hollands School. A reservist who went through the the South African Campaign. Killed at Mons?
Walker, Albert –
Son of Abraham Walker, of 112, Lord Street, Kearsley, Lancashire, and the late Ellen Walker (nee Mann). An old boy of the Hollands School. Enlisted at start of war. Killed at Neuve Chapelle?
Wilkins, Albert –
Son of Emanuel and Martha Wilkins, of 9, Lime Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, and formerly of 32, Clammerclough Road, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Ethel Wilkins, of 150, Market Street, Stoneclough, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School. Memorial in Kearsley (St. Stephen) Churchyard.
Wilkins, George –
Son of Emanuel and Martha Wilkins, of 9, Lime Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, and formerly of 32, Clammerclough Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of the Hollands School. A bugler, he was knocked down by a motor lorry when sounding the Last Post, and died the next day. Memorial in Kearsley (St. Stephen) Churchyard.