Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery

Richards, William –

Husband of Ethel Richards, of 29, Brancker Street, Chequerbent, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Formerly Sapper 426542, West Lancashire Division, Royal Engineers.

Rigby, James –

Of 17, Ainsworth Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914.

Rigby, Bernard –

Son of Thomas and Mary Ellen Rigby, of 123, Davenport Street, Bolton, Lancashire.

Riley, George –

Of 6, Clay Street, Eagley, Turton, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1915.

Roscoe, Harry –

Son of Mr. Walter Roscoe, J.P., of Fern Cottage, Worsley, chairman of the Worsley District Council. Promoted.

Rostance, Thomas –

Husband of Maria Rostance (nee Vickers), of 34, Sandwich Street, Walkden, Lancashire.

Rowley, Walter James –

Son of William and Jane Ellen Rowley, of Little Hulton, Lancashire. Former centre half for Bolton Wanderers. Later manager of BWFC around WWII.

Runnett, John –

Eldest son of John Henry and Mary Ann Runnett, of Sunnyside, 21, Rigby Lane, Bradshaw, Lancashire. Formerly employed on the elextrical staff of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. Enlisted November 1914. Formerly Bombardier 51316, 32nd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Commissioned 05/05/1918.

Ryder, Reginald (Reggie) –

Son of Nathan and Elva Ryder (nee Lamb), of 19, Harrogate Street, Wigan, Lancashire. Formerly a clerk in the Wigan Post Office. Grandson of Richard and Mary Ann Lamb, late of Blackrod, Lancashire. Killed while eating breakfast when a shell landed in his trench.

Scowcroft, Frank –

Son of Emily Scowcroft, of 24, Harding Street, Pendleton, Lancashire, and the late James Scowcroft; husband of Mary Ann Scowcroft (nee Welsh), of 8, Travis Street, Broad Street, Pendleton, Lancashire, and formerly of 11, Nuttall Street, Pendleton, Lancashire. Previously served with the 7th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers. Demobilised suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.

Seddon, James –

Son of Mrs. Alice Knight, of 22, Middlewood Street, Oldfield Road, Salford, Lancashire.

Sellon, Marmaduke Heckford –

Son of Ernest and Annie Sellon, of Eccles, Lancashire; husband of Mary Sellon, of 23, Hopwood Avenue, Eccles, Lancashire.