Burnley Cemetery, Memorial Wall

Burnley, Lancashire

Burnley Cemetery contains 188 burials of the First World War and a screen wall near the entrance to the cemetery records the names of 173 of these casualties whose graves could not be individually marked. A Cross of Sacrifice stands before the screen wall. The cemetery also contains 93 scattered burials of the Second World War.

The names recorded on the panels are:

Number Rank Name Regiment Date of Death Age Additional Information
327069 Gunner John Robinson Ackroyd Royal Garrison Artillery 11-09-1920 22 Son of Mrs. Isabella Ackroyd, of 25, Brown St., Burnley.
19883 Private Ernest Astin 11th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 01-03-1916 16 Son of Mrs. Margaret E. Astin, of 47, Elm St., Burnley.
4670 Private S. Atkinson 1st Bn. East Lancashire Regiment 16-05-1916 37 Son of James Ormerod Atkinson and Alice Atkinson, of Burnley; husband of Elizabeth Atkinson, of 4, White Bull St., Burnley.
240639 Company Sgt. Major A.G. Avery  (DCM) 2nd/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment 12-11-1918    
25224 Corporal Harry Baldwin Royal Army Medical Corps 19-10-1919 25 Son of the late William Robert and Mary Ann Baldwin.
3969 Private W. Balshaw 5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment 18-08-1917   Son of Joseph and Mary Balshaw, of Burnley; husband of Elizabeth Balshaw, of Bouth, Lancs.
106195 Gunner J. Bannister 200th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery 16-04-1920 28 Son of William and Sarah Jane Bannister, of 44, Cardinal St., Burnley.
19438 ACC

422972 Labour Corps

 Originally Private, promoted to Corporal in Labour Corps. Frederick Roberts Basnett

Inscribed as Bassnett

 Army Cyclist Corps transferred to Labour Corps. 07-08-1919 46 Husband of M. E. Basnett, of 15, Ebor St., Queensgate, Burnley.
84911 Private G. H. Berry Royal Army Medical Corps. 14-06-1920    
377632 Private John William Berry 2nd/10th Bn. Manchester Regiment 23-09-1918 23 Son of Mrs. Nancy Ann Berry, of 33, Elmwood St., Burnley.
4633 E L

351058 LC

 Corporal W. Bird East Lancashire Regiment transferred to Labour Corps. 08-12-1917    
11420 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Edgar Boothman Royal Air Force 28-11-1918 26 Son of John and Lettice Ellen Boothman, of 216, Briercliffe Rd., Burnley.
5426 Guardsman T. H. Bradshaw 3rd Bn. Scots Guards 20-03-1919    
5791 MR

648768 LC

 Private H. P. Bridge 10th Bn. Manchester Regiment transferred to 532 Coy. Labour Corps 21-11-1918 22 Son of Alfred and Louisa Bridge, of 77, Albert Rd., Blackpool. Born at Burnley.
3859 Private R. Brooks Royal Army Medical Corps. 30-01-1921 39 Husband of R. Brooks, of 19, Simpson St., Whittlefield, Burnley. Born at Burnley.
58445 Airman 2nd Class W. Broome Royal Flying Corps 29-02-1917    
55018 Lance Corporal Joseph Francis Brothwood 193rd Bn. Machine Gun Corps. (Infantry) 01-12-1917 21 Son of Joseph and Ellen Brothwood, of 25, Lower Rose Grove Lane, Burnley.
7001 Private E. Brown 3rd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment 02-11-1916 20 Son of Frank and Caroline Brown.
23679 Air Mechanic 1st Class Frank Brunton Royal Air Force. No. 6 Field Art. Co-operating Squadron. 21-12-1918 28 Son of John Robert and Henrietta Brunton, of 4, Park Lane, Ightenhill, Burnley.
38185 Private W. Buggs East Lancashire Regiment, Depot Bn. 04-05-1919 24 Son of George and Rachel Buggs, of Burnley; husband of Frances Buggs, of 119, Oxford Rd., Burnley Wood, Burnley.
83 Corporal J. H. Bullock 1st/5th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment 03-06-1917 42 Husband of the late Ellen Bullock.
7707 MR

614557 LC

 Private P. Burke Manchester Regt, transferred to Labour Corps. 03-02-1919 29  
2059 Driver M. Cain Royal Field Artillery, 3rd/1st East Lancashire Brigade. 23-06-1916 35 Husband of Annie Cain, of 42, Red Lion St., Burnley. Born at Burnley.
12822 Private Arthur Calverley 7th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 26-03-1919 26 Son of William and Esther Ann Calverley, of Burnley.
  Second Lieutenant Percy Camm Royal Air Force, 22nd Training Depot Station. 20-10-1918 23 Son of James Edward and Emma Camm, of 148, Oxford Rd., Burnley.
9183 Corporal William Charles Carr Lancashire Fusiliers 09-02-1921 36 Son of Daniel and Mary Ann Carr, of Burnley; husband of Mary Elizabeth Holdsworth (formerly Carr), of 86, Dall St., Burnley.
K/27497 Stoker 1st Class Wilfred Charlton Royal Navy, H.M.S. Vivid II. 06-10-1918 28 Husband of Maud Walton (formerly Charlton), of 77, Parkinson St., Burnley.
20887 Corporal William Chew Royal Fusiliers 29-09-1916 26 Son of Charles and Elizabeth Chew, of 417, Manchester Rd., Burnley.
110508 Gunner John Henry Clark Royal Field Artillery, "B" Battery. 55th Brigade. 31-05-1919 24 Son of Henry and Marion Emily Clark, of 118, Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley.
37354 Private T. A. Cliffe-Riley East Lancashire Regiment 12-06-1919 34 Born at Leyland, Preston. Son of John Riley and Alice Riley; husband of Sarah Lavender (formerly Riley), of 7, Randall St., Burnley.
L/18603 Gunner Frederick Close Royal Field Artillery, "C" Battery, 148th Brigade. 20-08-1917 42 Husband of Mrs. Close, of 19, John St., Cheapside, Burnley.
24261 Lance Corporal J. A. Coar 1st/5th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 27-04-1918    
14864 Private Peter Conway King's Own Scottish Borderers. 24-10-1918 49 Son of J. and Kate Conway, of Wigan; husband of Jane Conway, of 46, Baron Terrace, Healey Wood, Burnley.

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