Regiment: Royal Engineers

Beswick, Herbert –

Son of William and Clara Beswick, of Salford, Lancashire; husband of Grace Ellen Beswick, of Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire.

Bethel, Albert –

Son of James Bethel, of 32, Philip Street, Patricroft, Lancashire. Previously 295411 on enlistment.

Bewicke, Sydney Harold –

Of 326, Ainsworth Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 1380, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment; formerly Acting Sergeant 7856, Royal Engineers.

Bibby, P –

Of 691, St. Helens Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted October 1915.

Biggs, James –

Of 61, Smith Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly 227670, Monmouthshire Regiment. Caught aged 23 as an absentee from Heaton Park and from Quebec Barracks, Hampshire since 11/11/1918 appearing before Bolton Magistrates 09/05/1918 and 15/11/1918 to be sent back to his unit under escort. (Bolton Archives: JBO/1/29).

Billington, Whitworth Leonard –

Son of Whitworth and Sarah Ann Billington, of “Tilia”, Dodds Bank, Shavington, Crewe, Cheshire, and formerly of 11, Victoria Road, Horwich, Lancashire. An old boy of Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School. B.Sc.(Man.) Killed by the explosion of a shell.

Birch, Eli –

Of 6, Longcauseway, Farnworth, Lancashire. Caught aged 26 as an absentee from Biggleswade since 25/07/1918 appearing before Bolton Magistrates 29/07/1918 to be sent back to his unit under escort. (Bolton Archives: JBO/1/29).

Birchby, James –

Husband of Lottie Birchby, of 265, Ainsworth Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1915. Formerly Private 8700, Territorial Royal Engineers.

Birley, Sydney Herbert –

Husband of Elizabeth Ann Birley (nee Porter), of 3, Benson Street, Salford, Lancashire. Recorded as E. J. Birley on CWGC. Died from broncho-pneumonia following influenza. Christ Church.

Blears, John –

Husband of Ann Elizabeth Blears, of 16, Plank Lane, Leigh, Lancashire

Bleasdale, F –

Of 75, Settle Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted August 1915.

Blenkinship, Albert –

Husband of Edna Blenkinship (nee Halliwell), of 47, Clay Street, Eagley, Turton, Lancashire. Enlisted December 1914.

Blinkhorn, Percy –

Of 11, Sunninghill Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted July 1915. Formerly Sapper 8320, Royal Engineers. In a Keighley hospital in October 1917 recovering from gas poisoning.

Blood, H –

Of 37, Hatton Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted July 1915.

Blower, Thomas B –

Of 44, Tasker’s Lane, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915, reported in newspaper as Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Formerly Sergeant 19297, 3rd Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Gassed.