Memorial: St. Stephen's (Kearsley Moor) C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour (Killed)

Settle, Robert Jackson –

Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Settle, of 139, Lorne Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Alice Settle, of 19, Green Lane, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1915. Formerly XIX Platoon, “E” Company, 20th Bn., Manchester Regiment. Wounded in the shoulder July 1916.

Shippobottom, Frank –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shippobottom, of 85, Station Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Of Kearsley Mount House, Manchester Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Played football as a full back for Bolton Wanderers. Previously served as Corporal GS/1926 in the 26th (Bankers) Bn., and 31st Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Commissioned 26/06/1917. Fatally wounded by a gunshot to the head. Surname recorded as Shippobotton on SDGW.

Stones, Joseph –

Son of George T. and Jane E. Stones, of 318, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted October 1914. Formerly 025075, Royal Army Service Corps. Died of severe wounds to the chest received 26/06/1918, and pneumonia, at 55th General Hospital, Boulogne, France.

Swingewood, George –

Son of George and Mary Swingewood (nee Smith); husband of Emmin Swingewood, of 73, Slackey Brow, Kearsley, Lancashire. Formerly South Lancashire Regiment. Enlistment wrongley reported as Royal Scots in BJ&G under the name Livingewood. Died at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire. Memorial in Little Lever Methodist Churchyard.

Tatlock, William –

Son of Jonathan and Betsy Tatlock, of 37, Bent Spur Road, Kearsley, Lancashire, and the late Jonathan Tatlock. Reported missing 28/04/1917 and subsequently presumed killed.

Tatlock, William –

Son of Mr. Thomas Tatlock, of 14, Victoria Road, Kearlsey, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1915. Died in France from the poison of a gas shell.

Taylor, Matthew –

Son of James and Mary Ann Taylor, of 421, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1916. Formerly 32043, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.

Tyldsley, William –

Son of Mrs. Tyldsley, of Back Tonge Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted aged 15 in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment from Antelope Street. His mother had him released after 11 months. Re-enlisted at Warrington aged 17«. Died of Appendicitis in hospital in England.

Vickers, Jesse –

Son of John and Annie Vickers (nee Lindley), of 4, Victoria Road, Kearsley, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly of 51, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire.

Vickers, William –

Son of Samuel and Nancy Vickers, of 15, Manchester Road, Kearsley, Lancashire.

Wolstencroft, John Nelson –

Son of Thomas and Mary Wolstencroft, of Clifton, Lancashire. Nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Rushton, of Beechwood House, Baker Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. A shell burst near to his machine gun position killing him and another man.

Wolstenholme, William –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wolstenholme, of 141, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Of 16, Antelope Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. Formerly 19298, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.

Woodall, William Henry –

Son of William and Elizabeth Woodall (nee Waddicar), of Canada Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Mary Elizabeth Woodall (nee Hardman), of 4, Tonge Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. Originally reported missing, later presumed killed. Reported as WOODHALL in F&WJ.

Yates, Joseph –

Son of John Thomas and Sarah Jane Yates; husband of Sarah Ellen Yates, of 7, Manchester Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1916. Memorial in Kearsley (St. Stephen) Churchyard.