Son of James and Esther Lyon, of 33, Old Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 4, Knowles Court, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Bertha F. Lyon, of 99, Astley Lane, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire.
Marshall, William –
Son of the late Francis and Mary Ann Marshall; husband of Millicent Marshall (nee Baron), of 71, Astley Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Lost at sea when the transport ship Transylvania was torpedoed.
McKie, Peter –
Son of Peter and Mary Ann McKie, of 63, Holland Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. Reported missing and subsequently presumed killed.
Monks, John –
Son of James and Ann Monks, of Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Sister resided at 69, Old Road, Astley Bridge Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted February 1915. Enlisted April 1917.
Morris, Norman –
Son of Thomas and Jane Morris, of 103, Bury Road, Ainsworth, Lancashire; husband of Edyth E. Mayoh (formerly Morris), of 13, Park Grove, Old Trafford, Manchester, Lancashire, and formerly of 48, Seymour Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted August 1916. Also recorded under 1st/10th Bn., Manchester Regiment, in the Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour.
Morris, Harold –
Son of the late Harry and of Mrs. E. J. Morris (Confectioner), of 32, Eagley Bank, Eagley, Turton, Lancashire. Wounded 09/08/1916. Died at Abbeville No.2 Stationary Hospital, France.
Norburn, Gilbert –
Son of Robert and Emily Norburn, of 26, Fleet Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 9, Merrick Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 1662, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Pilling, William –
Son of Albert and Nancy Pilling, of 23, Holly Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1915. Attached 2nd Bn., Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died in hospital at Rouen from Influenza and Bronchial Pneumonia.
Rice, James Thomas –
Son of Harry Rice. Formerly 7254/203950, 2nd/5th Bn., King’s Liverpool Regiment. Death date incorrctly recorded as 06/12/1918 on CWGC.
Richards, Edward Cyril –
Son of William and Alice Richards, of 10, Whitehill Cottages, Sharples, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915.
Riley, James –
Husband of Louisa Riley, of 29, Coop Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. A Sergeant of the Bolton Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, which he joined at the start of the South African Campaign. Formerly employed as caretaker of the Co-Operative Society Reading Rooms at Halliwell. Body not recovered for burial.
Rostron, George –
Youngest son of the late James Rostron, and Nancy Rostron, of 711, Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Church Institute. Enlisted June 1916. Formerly Private 36988, 3rd Bn., Cheshire Regiment. Commissioned 26/01/1917. Brother of Captain Harry Rostron, captain of the RMS Carpathia at the time of the Titanic Disaster.
Sandiford, Samuel –
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sandiford, of 20, Almond Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Attained the rank of Sergeant two months after enlisting, and was Musketry Instructor.
Scholes, Thomas –
Son of James and Caroline A. Scholes, of 46, Church Street, Ainsworth, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914. Formerly 16467, 9th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Smith, James –
Son of William and Nancy Smith, of 28, Old Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire.
Stallard, Thomas –
Son of George and Martha Stallard (nee Gardener), of 29, Grasmere Street, Bolton, Lancashire.
Waddicor, Frank –
Nephew of Mrs. Molyneaux, of 299, Great Western Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire, and formerly of 65, Hawarden Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed at Chadwick’s Eagley Mills. Enlisted in September 1914.
Walsh, Robert –
Formerly 4530, East Lancashire Regiment.
Warren, John James –
Son of Joseph Jackson Warren and Emma Jane Warren, of 23, Sherwood Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 3968, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Recorded as John James Wilson on Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour.
Wells, Walter –
Son of William and Joyce Wells, of Marton, Rugby, Warwickshire. Police Constable 187 of the Bolton County Borough Police, of 20, Broad-o’th’-Lane, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire prior to being called out for Army Service 06/08/1914. (Bolton Archives: ABJ/22/203). He was normally resident of Chapen-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, at the time of his death. Died at Broadwater Hospital, Ipswich and interred with full Military Honours at Ipswich. His brother Stephen also served.