Memorial: Tonge Moor Methodist Church WWI Memorial

Ashworth, Arthur –

Son of John William and Richander Ashworth, of 28, Moorfield Grove, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire.

Ashworth, Ernest –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ashworth, of Tonge Park Avenue, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly 1250, Scottish Horse.

Booth, Leonard –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Booth, of 19, Wemsley Grove, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted February 1915.

Brooks, Alfred –

Son of J. And Ellen Brooks, of 379, Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, Lancashire.

Calverley, William –

Son of James and Ada Calverley, of Spring Lawn Cottage, Chorley New Road, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. Of 4, Primrose Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Born at Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Killed instantly by the explosion of a concealed enemy mine whilst obtaining water.

Fell, Harold –

Son of Private Joseph Fell and Elizabeth A. Fell, of 37, Union Road, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire. Of 8, Moss Court, Folds Road, Bolton, Lancashire.

Fielding, John –

Son of Susannah Fielding, of Tonge Green Farm, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted about September or October 1914. Service number reported as 8583 in BC.

Liptrot, William –

Son of Private James Liptrot and Mrs. Emily Liptrot, of 32, Angle Street, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire. Previously enlisted 07/11/1914 at Farnworth as Private 17601, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, and discharged 15/11/1914 as not likely to become an efficient soldier, and again 06/02/1915 at Rhyl as Private 20365, 15th Bn., Welsh Regiment, and discharged 03/06/1915 as not likely to become an efficient soldier. Re-enlisted as Private 5208, 5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Claimed to be 19 years old when enlisting. Surname also alternatively recorded as LIPTROTT.

Lowe, William Henry –

Husband of Elizabeth Lowe, of 161, Ainsworth Lane, Tonge, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly an Insurance Agent. Died at the VAD Hospital, Ashington, Northumberland from heart failure following an attack of bronchitis and asthma. Interred 29/07/1918.

Ormerod, Robert Southern –

Son of Thomas and Emma Ormerod, of 416, Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Bertha Ormerod, of 62, Shrewsbury Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Bolton Corporation Tramways. Enlisted February 1916. Gassed in October 1917.

Partington, William –

Son of John and Amelia Partington, of Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Partington, of 211, Tonge Moor Road, Tonge, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted October 1916. Also reported as PARKINSON in BC.

Rogerson, Henry –

Son of John H. and Esther Rogerson, of 541, Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Bolton Corporation. Enlisted April 1915. Fatally hit by shrapnel during a retirement.

Rostron, Herbert –

Son of Mrs. Rostron, of 59, Bridgeman Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire. Left a lucrative position in Lawrence, Massachussetts, U.S.A. to sail back to England to enlist in April 1916.

Sandham, Percy –

Son of Jane Sandham, of George Street West, Brookfields, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and the late Fred Sandham, formerly of Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, Lancashire.

Schofield, Albert –

Husband of Hannah Schofield, of 8, High Street Avenue, Arnold, Nottinghamshire. Formerly 17782, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.

Slater, Robert –

Son of Sarah Ann Slater, of 8, Moorfield Grove, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Albert Slater. Formerly of 288, Halliwell Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Reported as Company Sergeant Major in local press.