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War Memorial - Foulridge, Lancashire, England


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Thomas Albert Grindrod
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Private
52965
abt. 1890
02 June 1917
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13th Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Belgium
Son of Thomas and Ann Grindrod,
of 21, Pendle View, Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.
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Samuel Gothorp
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Private
5760
abt. 1893
07 July 1916
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2nd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of Charles and Annie Gothorp,
of 7, Holme St., Cotton Tree, Colne, Lancs.
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Walter Hargreaves
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Gunner
141395
abt. 1893
22 September 1917
24
148th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Amos and Maria Hargreaves,
husband of Dorothy Hargreaves,
of 31, Station Rd., Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.
Native of Burnley.
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Jim Johnson
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Private
32459

11 August 1918

1/5th Bn. Border Regiment
Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France
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Albert Kimberley
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Private
32092
abt. 1890
08 July 1918
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1/4th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Houchin British Cemetery, France
Son of Alfred and Ann Kimberley,
of 69, North St., Colne,
husband of Sarah E. Kimberley,
of 14, Warehouse Lane, Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.
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Fred Kimberley
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Private
202870

19 April 1917

1/4th Bn. Norfolk Regiment
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Husband of Mrs. Kimberley,
of 37, Liverpool Avenue, Ainsdale, Southport.
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Fred Kneller
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Private
39773
abt. 1893
20 November 1916
23
15th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France
Son of Emma Kneller,
of 34, Shelton Row, Foulridge, Lancs,
husband of Ann Cash (formerly Kneller),
of 11, Giles St., Nelson, Lancs.
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Enoch Hartley
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Gunner
161366
abt. 1886
03 July 1919
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101st Bde. Royal Garrison Artillery
attd. Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Basra War Cemetery, Iraq
Husband of Lily Hartley,
of 45, Lane House, Trawden, Colne, Lancs.
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James Hartley
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Gunner
112768
abt. 1889
01 May 1917
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226th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
Etaples Military Cemetery, France
Son of Jonathan and Mary Jane Hartley,
of 40, Town Top, Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.
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Chester Wray Lonsdale
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Private
M2/184125
abt. 1888
22 October 1918
30
708th M. T. Coy. Army Service Corps
Skopje British Cemetery, Republic of North Macedonia
Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lonsdale,
of West Cliff, Foulridge,
husband of Mary Lousia Lonsdale (nee Kendall),
of Hawthorne Terrace, Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.
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John Lewis
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Wireless Operator




Canadian Navy

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Walter William Lund
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Private
242689
abt. 1899
31 October 1918
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24th (Denbighshire Yeomanry) Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Vichte Military Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Mark and Nancy Lund,
of 26, Shelton Row, Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.
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Walter Leech
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Private
201864

30 November 1917

1st/5th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France
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Harry Pickhover
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Private
32530
abt. 1887
14 October 1918
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1st/5th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Loos Memorial, France
Husband of Margaret Pickhover,
of 19, Waller Hill, Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.
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Clifford Birch
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Gunner
1607192
abt. 1915
21 September 1944
29
3 Lt. A. A. Regt. Royal Artillery
Singapore Memorial, Singapore
Son of Arthur and Alice Birch,
husband of Nellie Birch,
of Nelson, Lancashire.
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Francis John Slinger (CWGC: Frank John Slinger)
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Airman 1st Class
1032829
abt. 1911
22 May 1943
32
211 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia
Son of Sarah Ratcliffe,
of Foulridge, Lancashire.
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Joseph Winston Hargreaves
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Trooper
3858385
abt. 1919
13 October 1943
24
18th (5th Bn. The Loyal Regt.) Regt. Reconnaissance Corps
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar
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Stephen Argent Ffennell Pilgrim
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Second Lieutenant

abt. 1899
24 September 1918
19
13th Bn. Tank Corps
Brie British Cemetery, France
Son of William Argent Pilgrim and Lydia Roberta Pilgrim,
of Noyna, Mede, Colne, Lancs.
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George Henry Rodgers
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Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Edward Pickup
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Labour Company

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James Leonard Roberts
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Private
5476
abt. 1896
18 December 1914
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11th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Foulridge (St. Michael) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
Son of Charles and Priscilla Roberts,
of 26, Station Rd., Foulridge.
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Samuel Smith
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Private
23380

22 June 1917

12th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Grevillers British Cemetery, France
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Thomas Morphet Slinger
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Private
41230

05 October 1916

12th Bn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Thiepval Memorial, France
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W. F. Albert Slinger
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Private
56152
abt. 1890
19 January 1917
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12th Bn. King's Liverpool Regiment
Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, France
Son of William and Mary Slinger,
of Foulridge, Colne,
husband of Florence Slinger,
of 62, Windsor St., Colne, Lancs.
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Rennie Shuttleworth
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Private
26352
abt. 1893
04 March 1917
24
2nd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, France
Son of Charles J. and Jane Shuttleworth,
of 13, Town Gate, Foulridge, Colne.
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Myers Thompson
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Private
29905
abt. 1888
28 April 1918
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1st/6th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Tyne Cot Memoroal, Belgium
Husband of Janey Thompson,
of 37, Allendale St., Colne, Lancs.
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Harold Veevers
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Private
24512
abt. 1894
25 April 1918
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11th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
Cinq Rues British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, France
Son of Robert and Hannah Veevers,
of Montrose, Pendle View, Foulridge, Lancs.
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Thomas Wildman
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Private
30450

23 October 1918

2nd/4th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Tournai Communal Cemetery, Belgium
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Albert Walker
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Private
12629
abt. 1892
14 November 1916
24
7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France
Son of Alfred and E. A. Walker,
of 19, Charles St., Nelson, Lancs.
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Ralph Roberts
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Private
34843

08 November 1916

12th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers (CWGC: 10th Bn.)
Thiepval Memorial, France
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James Ernest Fothergill
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Aircraftman 1st Class
212009
abt. 1894
17 June 1940
46
73 Sqdn. Royal Air Force
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK
Son of James and Charlotte Ann Fothergill,
husband of Hilda Fothergill,
of Foulbridge, Lancashire.
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Herbert Fothergill
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Third Radio Officer

abt. 1908
07 December 1942
33
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Ceramic" (Southampton)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, UK
Son of John and Florence Fothergill,
husband of Norah Fothergill,
of Nelson, Lancashire.
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John Banks
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Fusilier
4204837
abt. 1915
15 September 1944
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6th Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
Kasterlee War Cemetery, Belgium
Son of Henry and Rubina Ethel Banks,
of Foulridge, Lancashire.
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Ernest Calvert Wildman
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Lance Serjeant
2720300
abt. 1917
17 September 1944
27
2nd Bn. Irish Guards
Groesbeek Memorial, Netherlands
Son of Herbert and Maria Wildman,
of Foulridge, Lancashire.
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Tom Elsworth Armistead
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Lieutenant

Military Cross

03 May 1917

6th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Arras Memorial, France
Brother of Maj. R. B. Armistead, M. C.,
of Selby House, Granby Rd., Harrogate.
Military Cross
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John Pickles Barritt
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Private
78849
abt. 1894
01 December 1917
23
"H" Bn. Tank Corps
Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France
Son of David H. and Sarah Barritt,
of "Brantwood", Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.
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Paul Bannister
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Private
34833
abt. 1898
21 March 1918
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1st Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
Arras Memorial, France
Son of John Sampson Bannister and Phoebe Bannister,
of 10, Cromwell St., Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.
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William Banks
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Driver
57087
abt. 1899
27 April 1918
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"D" Bty. 112th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
Etaples Military Cemetery, France
Son of Henry and Susannah Banks,
of 4, Skipton Rd., Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.
Native of Foulridge.
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Frank Barritt (Probably)
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Private
69798

22 March 1918

Lancashire Fusiliers (CWGC: 1st Bn. Royal Fusiliers)
Jeancourt Communal Cemetery, France
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Frank Bracewell
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Senior Reserve Attendant
M/10546
abt. 1890
13 February 1919
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Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve, H. M. H. S. "Classic"
Foulridge (St. Michael) Churchyard, Lancashire
Son of Alfred and Hester Bracewell,
of Foulridge,
husband of Elsie Bracewell,
of 6, Warehouse Lane, Foulridge.
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John Blackburn
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13th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers

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Clarence Baldwin
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Private
39799
abt. 1893
20 November 1916
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15th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Thiepval Memorial, France
Son of Edmondson and Mary Baldwin,
of 94, Glen St., Colne, Lancs.
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John Robert Barritt
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Private
29087
abt. 1898
01 October 1918
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1/4th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Fouquieres Churchyard, France
Son of Oates Sagar Barritt and Margaret Alice Barritt,
of 38, Station Rd., Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.
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Thomas Marsden Crewe
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Private
95412
abt. 1896
23 November 1917
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"B" Bn. Tank Corps
Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France
Son of Edward and Elizabeth Crewe,
of 25, Hawthorn Terrace, Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.
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Fred Emmott
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King's Liverpool Rifles

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John Willie Driver
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Private
45833
abt. 1880
17 October 1917
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12th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers (CWGC: 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn.)
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of Sarah and the late Benjamin Driver
husband of Martha Driver,
of 11, Town Top, Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.
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Thomas Foster
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East Lancashire Regiment

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