St. Walburge's, Preston
Statistical Analysis
Men with known graves: France 37 Belgium 20 Preston 16 Others 8 Total 81
Names on memorials France 48 (Thiepval 18) Belgium 17 (Menin Gate 11) Others 10 Total 75
No of cemeteries France 36 Belgium 15 Others (inc Preston 10)
113 of the names on the Saint Walburge’s War Memorial are recorded on the Preston Roll of Honour in the Harris Museum entrance hall.
Awards for Bravery
The Military Medal - James Woods, John Walmsley, James Smith, Thomas
Hooper
Silver Cross of Karageorge with Swords - Robert Raby
Mons Ribbon with four blue stripes - Richard Jackson (2)
Mentioned in Dispatches - James McDermott
Merit Card - Albert Emmett
Promotion in the field for bravery - William Robinson to Lance Corporal
Extremes of Age
About 75% of the 156 entries have a recorded age.
Aged 19 or under
William Whittle, L/Cpl, died 1915 aged 18, joined when 17
John Cornwell, L/Cpl died 1917 aged 19
George Lawrenson, Pte, died 1918 aged 18
Aged 19 or under (cont)
John Billington, Pte, died 1917 aged 19
Francis Atherton, Pte, died 1915 aged 18
Herbert Dewhurst, Pte, died 1918 aged 18
Thomas O’Neill, Pte, died 1915 aged 18
William Park, Pte, died 1916 aged 19
John Smithson Pte, died 1915 aged 18 (wounded three times and gassed)
Fred Whittaker Pte, died 1914 aged 19
Joseph Billington Pte, died 1915 aged 18
Christopher Walker, Pte, died 1916 aged 19
Walter Brodie, Pte, died 1918 aged 19
Thomas Hooper MM, Cpl, died 1917, aged 20* (joined up August 1914 aged 17)
John Hodson, Pte, died 1918 aged 18
William Forbes Pte, died 1918 aged 19
Thomas Holmes, Pte, died 1915, aged 17 (joined August 1914 aged 16)
Aged 40 or over
Francis Walpole, Pte, died 1916 aged 46
John Leonard Pte, died 1915 aged 46
Henry Unsworth, Pte, died 1918 aged 47
Francis Yates, Pte, died 1914 aged 42
John Hardiker, Gnr, died 1918 aged 41
Causes of Death
Killed in Action 34
Died of Wounds 18
Missing, presumed dead 12
Shot by sniper 5
By Explosion 4
Poison Gas 2
At Sea 1
Died on Active Service:
Influenza 3
Pneumonia 2
Peritonitis 1
Cholera 1
Nephritis 1
Malaria 1
Cause not known 71
Trades, Professions or Places of Work
About 65% of the men represented have their employment recorded.
Cotton Industry 33 (Weavers 13 Spinners 6 Others 14)
Dock Work 11
Dick, Kerr Ltd Engineering 8
Iron and other metalworking 6
Labourers 5
Professional Soldiers 5
Railways 5
Clerical 5 (inc Bank 1 Insurance 1 County Offices 1)
Machinists 3
Decorators 3
Transport (Haulage) 2
Tram drivers 2
Stonemasons 2
Sailors 2
Professional Footballer 1
Saddler 1
Plumber 1
Leyland Rubber Co Ltd. 1
Steeplejack 1
Printer 1
Postman 1
Sawyer 1
Butcher 1
Grocer 1
Telegraph Operator 1
Munitions worker 1
Margerison’s Soap Works 1
Unknown 44
Streets where most of the dead lived.
Ashmoor Street 5
Poplar Street 5
Peel Street 5
Wellfield Road 4
Mona Street 4
Shelley Road 4
Brieryfield Road 3
Bedford Street 3
Lodge Street 3
Beverley Street 3
Wellington Terrace 3
Priory Street 3
Calendar of Anniversaries
1914
September (Battle of the Marne)
29 William Woods d at the Marne comm. La Ferte-sous-Jarre, nr River Marne
October (First Battle of Ypres 14 October - 22 November)
23 Thomas Scott comm. Menin Gate
Archibald Hammond k at Ypres b Harlebeke
26 George Duckett k at Ypres comm. Menin Gate
31 John Breakell comm. Menin Gate
Hugh Costello comm. Menin Gate
November
2 James Parry k Armentières comm. Ploegsteert Memorial
8 Henry Brown k First battle of Ypres comm. Menin Gate
James Mc Dermott k near Ypres comm. Menin Gate
9 John Roach b Boulogne Eastern Cem
12 Frederick Whittaker comm. Tyne Cot Memorial
December
22 William Smith comm. Le Touret Memorial
28 Francis Yates k Aachen b Cologne Southern Cem.
1915
February (Allied offensive in Artois and Champagne 1 January - 30 March)
7 William Hackett w Heard Labasse b Preston
1915 (continued)
May (22April - 25 May Second Battle of Ypres)
9 Robert Watson comm. Le Touret Memorial
13 Henry Clitheroe b St Patrick’s Cemetery, Loos
16 William Lang k Festubert comm. Le Touret Memorial
27 Edward O’Brien comm. Soissons Memorial
June (Battle of Festubert and Second Battle of Artois May-June)
5 George Shea b Preston Cemetery
15 Thomas O’Neill k Festubert comm. Le Touret Memorial
Henry Hewitt k Festubert comm. Le Touret Memorial
John Howarth k Festubert comm. Le Touret Memorial
Thomas McDonald b Pietà Military Cemetery, Malta
16 John H Leonard comm. Le Touret Memorial
July
9 John Murphy comm. Menin Gate
August
9 Edward Fitzgerald k Gallipoli comm. Helles Memorial
September (25 September - 26 November offensive in Artois inc Battle of Loos)
23 Joseph Leggett d and b Alexandria, Egypt
October
13 Joseph Billington k Loos comm. Loos Memorial
17 William Wells b Divisional Cemetery Ypres
William Whittle k Loos comm. Loos Memorial
November
18 Francis Atherton k Loos comm. Loos Memorial
1916
April (7 December 1915 - 29 April 1916 siege and fall of Kut al Amara to the Turks; 65% of other ranks died)
9 John Kenworthy d at the siege of Kut comm. Basra Memorial
John Walsh d at the siege of Kut comm. Basra Memorial
18 Thomas Delaney d at the siege of Kut comm. Basra Memorial
27 Charles Ryan d at the siege of Kut b in Amara War Cem., Iraq
May
15 Henry Mee d of cholera at Filayish b Amara War Cem, Iraq
31 John Quigley d on HMS Queen Mary at Battle of Jutland
June
7 John Charnock Jnr k Messines comm. Menin Gate
July (Battle of The Somme 1 July - 18 November)
1 Thomas Calverley b Serre No. 3 Cemetery
Stephen Flynn comm. Thiepval Memorial
5 (perhaps 3) Francis Wilson comm. Thiepval Memorial
23 John Wright k at Albert comm. Thiepval Memorial
24 Ernest Markland comm. Thiepval Memorial
25 Thomas Clitheroe comm. Thiepval Memorial
August
1 John Higginson b Heilly Station Cemetery, Somme
8 Joseph Mc Govern comm. Thiepval Memorial
Albert Emmett comm. Thiepval Memorial
Albert Gregson k at Guillecourt comm. Loos Memorial
Francis Walpole comm. Thiepval Memorial
August (continued)
15 William Ellithorn comm. Thiepval Memorial
John Simpson b Flatiron Copse, Mametz, Somme
18 Christopher Walker comm. Thiepval Memorial
September
9 William Park b Delville Wood Cemetery, Somme
William Robinson k Delville Wood, comm. Thiepval Memorial
27 Francis Anderton k Thiepval Ridge, Somme, b Lonsdale Cemetery,
Authuile
October
9 James Dewhurst k Armentières b Tancrez Farm, Hainault, Belgium
12 John Charnock comm. Thiepval Memorial
14 William Salisbury b Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Somme
November
15 Albert Becconsall comm. Thiepval Memorial
19 Joseph Quigley b Mailly Wood Cemetery Somme
December
30 Martin Wall d London of wounds b Kensal Green (St Mary’s RC)
1917
January
3 James Smith b Adanac Military Cemetery, Somme
February
11 William Bradley comm. Basra Memorial
21 John Butler b Salonika Military Cemetery
March
18 Richard Flowers d.o.w. Preston, b Preston Cemetery
April (9-15 April Battle of Arras - Vimy Ridge: 16-20 April 2nd Battle of the Aisne,
3rd Battle of Champagne)
11 Robert Aspinall k Arras comm. Arras Memorial
Thomas Hooper MM k Vimy Ridge comm. Arras Memorial
14 John Lovick k “West of Ypres” b Klein-Vierstraat Cemetery, Belgium
15 John Billington d Gricourt, nr St. Quentin comm. Thiepval Memorial
23 Robert Dewhurst comm. Arras Memorial
28 William Flynn b Chili Trench Cemetery, Gavrelle, France
John Higham comm. Arras Memorial
Thomas McCue comm. Arras Memorial
May
9 John Flanagan b Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St Laurent-Blangy
17 Richard Standing comm. Pozières Memorial
19 Joseph Rossall b Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery Ypres
June (Battle of Messines June-July)
7 John Charnock Jnr k Messines comm. Menin Gate Ypres
20 Joseph Hogarth k Ypres b Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery
24 Robert Bailey k Messines, b Bailleul Communal Cemetery
July (31 July- 10 November 3rd Battle of Ypres-Passchendaele)
18 George Brown k at Ypres b Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery
20 Arthur Brown b Gwalia Cemetery Ypres
William Hayes (possible) comm. Menin Gate Ypres
23 Christopher Stewart comm. Menin Gate, Ypres
31 Thomas Cosgrove comm. Menin Gate, Ypres
1917 (continued)
August
11 George Woodcock comm. Thiepval Memorial
14 Francis Bashall d Coxyde b Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde
17 Richard Whittle b Dozinghem Mil Cemetery, Poperinge
September
18 Richard Marsden b New Irish Farm Cemetery, Ypres
20 John Walmsley MM comm. Tyne Cot Memorial
William Wilson b Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde
25 John Cornwell d.o.w. b Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinge
Richard Jackson d “at battle of Menin Road”, b Nine Elms British Cemetery
27 Albert Helm comm. Tyne Cot Memorial
October (continuing Offensive in Palestine until 11 December)
3 Joseph O’ Donnell b Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge
9 Richard Dean k Passchendaele, b Cement House Cemetery
Langemark-Poelcapelle
Francis Whelan b Artillery Wood Cemetery, Ypres
17 George Nevin b Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
22 Thomas Keefe b Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge
26 Frederick Sharrock comm. Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke
November (Battle of Cambrai 20 November - 3 December
3 John Gallagher comm. Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke
12 Frederick Whittaker comm. Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke
26 George Hart b Jerusalem War Cemetery
30 Richard Holmes b Saulcourt Churchyard Extension, Guyencourt- Saulcourt
Thomas Holmes b Aveluy Communal Cemetery
December
1 John Collier comm. Cambrai Memorial, Louverval
1918
January
7 William Singleton w Cambrai, d hospital in Rouen, b St. Sever Cem, Rouen
28 William Garth comm. Thiepval Memorial
February
8 John Hardiker gassed at Arras, d hospital in Warrington, b Preston
March (German Somme offensive and breakthrough 21 March - 5April)
21 Robert Marsden comm. Pozières Memorial, Somme
23 Thomas Haggar k NE of Arras, b Mindel Trench British Cem. St Laurent - Blangy
Thomas Wareing comm. Pozières Memorial, Somme
Charles Silcock pres k nr Cambrai, comm. Pozières Memorial
25 Thomas Morris d.o.w. German hosp Villers Faucon b Villers Faucon, Somme
Henry Unsworth d Fulwood Hospital (nephritis) b Preston
26 Owen Lynch comm. Pozières Memorial, Somme
April (German offensive nr River Lys 5 April - 8 May
9 George Lawrenson b Brown’s Road Military Cemetery, Festubert
Albert Thorpe b Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Bethune
17 Wilfred Partington b Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Morbecque Nord
26 Robert Raby w the Balkans, d and b Preston
May (German offensive nr the Aisne 27 - 30 May)
22 James McHale d and b Preston
Thomas Mashiter comm. Soissons Memorial, Aisne
1918 (continued)
May (continued)
27 John Doran comm. Soissons Memorial, Aisne
Joseph Kirby comm. Soissons Memorial, Aisne
June (Battles of Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood 30 May - 17 June. German offensive at Noyon Montdidier 9-13 June)
8 Richard Jackson d Menin Road b Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinge
16 John Taylor b Noeux - les - Mines Communal Cemetery, Bethune
July (German offensive at champagne - Marne and 2nd Battle of the Marne 15 -19 July. Allied counter offensive Aisne - Marne 18 July - 5 August)
27 John Hodson b Terlicthun British Cemetery, Wimille
August (Allied Amiens offensives 8 -11 August, 21 August - 4 September)
7 Robert Kellett d.o.w. hospital, Rouen, b St Sever Cemetery, Rouen
21 William Forbes b Aire Communal Cemetery, St Omer
24 John Bird b Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt
Walter Brodie comm. Vis - en - Artois Memorial
September (Hindenberg offensive 27 September - 17 October: British final Flanders offensive 28 September - 14 October)
2 John Livesey d and b Monchy - le -Preux (Windmill British Cemetery)
John McCann b Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
22 Ephraim Turner d Fulwood Hospital b Preston
23 J. Leo Woods MM k Richburg, Neuve Chapelle b Choques Miltary Cemetery
James Helm k Lens b Aix - Noulette Communal Cemetery nr Bethune
27 Frank Turner k Hermies b Ruyaulcourt Military Cemetery
28 Herbert Dewhurst k Cambrai b Anneux British Cemetery
Ted Reeder b Messines Ridge British Cemetery
October (Allied Sambre - Scheldt offensive 17 October - 11 November)
1 Henry Singleton d.o.w. Cambrai b Sunken Road Cemetery Boisleux - St Marc
Edward Cooper b Grevillers British Cemetery
4 James Bramby d.o.w Mesopotamia comm. Teheran Memorial
5 Robert Clarkson d.o.w. Tourgeville, b Tourgeville Military Cemetery, Calvados
11 Jack Robinson k Cambrai comm. Vis-en-Artois Memorial
27 George Dickinson b Vichte Military Cemetery, Anzegem
November (Armistice November 11)
13 William Hastie d Fulwood Hospital b Preston
22 George Rossall d as prisoner of war b Berlin South Western Cemetery
23 William Goody d Dovercourt Hospital, Essex b Preston
1919
February
19 Eugene Williams b Preston
March
7 Martin McAiney d Fulwood Military Hospital b Preston
25 Cuthbert Bradshaw d Arras b Duissons British Cemetery Etrun
September
21 Edward Taylor d at sea b Preston
1920
December 7 James Bolton
1921
May 17 Henry Kitchen b Preston (on 17 May)
Researched, compiled and set out by John Garlington 7 October 2004 - 21 October 2005
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