Regiment: Leicestershire Regiment

Bird, Charles Samson –

Son of James Richard and Nora Bird, of 203, Garnett Street, Leeds Road, Bradford, Yorkshire; husband of Emily Bird, of 87, Joseph Street, Leeds Road, Bradford, Yorkshire.

Campbell, Colin –

Son of Charles and Mary Alice Campbell, of Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Beatrice Campbell (nee Hope), of 20, Maybank Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly of 11th Bn., and 8th Bn., The King’s Regiment.

Crompton, William –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Crompton, of 11, Newton Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted in 15th Bn., Sherwood Foresters April 1915.

Cunliffe, John T –

Younger son of Mr. W. Cunliffe, J.P., of Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Trained of commission at Inns of Court Officer Training Corps, and gazetted to the Gloucester Regiment.

Dale, Charles William –

Son of Mrs. L. Taylor, of 4, Brussel Terrace, Bunbury Street, Meadows, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.

Eaton, Charles William –

Son of Christiana Eaton, of 24, Evington Drive, Leicester, Leicestershire, and the late John Eaton; husband of the late Mrs. Eaton (nee Baxendale). Late of Hawthorn Road, Deane, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly an architect in the employ of Messrs. Bradshaw and Gass.

Entwistle, John James –

Son of Richard and Ann Entwistle, of Darwen, Lancashire. Formerly 28489, East Lancashire Regiment.

Foster, Selwyn –

Husband of Elizabeth Foster (nee Pool), of 45, Earl Street, Pendleton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 35373, Lancashire Fusiliers.

Galloway, Thomas –

Formerly 106927, Royal Army Service Corps. Recorded as G. T. Galloway on CWGC.

Gandy, John –

Son of Mrs. Gandy, and the late Mr. Gandy, of 25, Bolton Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly of the Lancashire Fusiliers, served in the South African Campaign. His father served in the Scots Guards during the Crimean War and was present at the siege and capture of Sebastopol.

Grimley, Thomas Arthur –

Son of Patrick and Rose Grimley, of Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Recorded as GIMELEY on the ‘Army WWII Roll of Honour.’

Hobin, William –

Of 9, Water Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Caught as an absentee from Out Newton since 26/12/1916 appearing before Bolton Magistrates Court 09/01/1917 to be sent back to his unit under escort. (Bolton Archives: JBO/1/27).

Holland, John Ernest –

Husband of Sarah Holland, of 49, Brunswick Street, Leigh, Lancashire. Formerly 35410, Lancashire Fusiliers.