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The Dunlop Brothers

By On July 2, 2015 · Leave a Comment

John James Dunlop and his brother Frank Dunlop were from Chorley. During the first world war they served with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and were both killed in late 1917.

Family Information

John and Frank were the sons of George James and Alice Dunlop.

Their father, George James, aged 23 of Birkacre Post-Office Coppull, […]

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40378 R.S.M. A. COOP. L.N.LAN.R

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Arthur Coop was born on 19th July 1884. He was the son of James Sparling Coop and Frances Amelia (nee DEUTSHMAN) who were living at 27 Mushroom Street, Newtown, Leeds, Yorkshire. James and Frances (known as Rebecca) were married at St. John’s church in Leeds on 15th March 1868. Arthur was their seventh child of eight.

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265124 PTE. P. I. BLACKSHAW. L.N.LAN.R

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Percy Ingram Blackshaw lived in Little Hulton, Salford. He enlisted in the Army on 11th August 1915 when he was 39 years old, joining the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and given the number 265124.

Percy trained with the 1st/13th Battalion at Clifton Park, Lytham.

The 13th (Home) Battalion was raised in the Winter of 1916, first shown in […]

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243289 PTE. E. JOLLY. L.N.LAN.R

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Ellis Jolly (Jolley) was born in Coppull, Lancashire in August 1896.

Ellis attested into the Territorial Force on 12th December 1915 at Preston. He was 19 years 4 months old and had been working as a cop packer and bundler in a cotton mill. He was unmarried and living with his parents at 106 Spendmore […]

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2964 PTE. R. ROUND. L.N.LAN.R

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Robert Round was born in Accrington, he was the son of Daniel and Catherine Round and by 1914 was living with them at 153 Rippon Street, Preston.

Robert  was seventeen years and eight months old when he enlisted in the Army Special Reserve on 22nd August 1914. He had been working as a weaver, and […]

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265388 PTE. G. CROPPER. L.N.LAN.R

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George Cropper was born in 1879.

George enlisted for four years service in the Territorial Force, at Bolton on 31st August 1915. He was married to Amy Cropper and they had three children. They lived at 17 Chapel Street, Hindley, Wigan.

At his enlistment medical he was described as being 36 years old, 5ft 4in […]

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15303 CPL. M. SOUTHERN. L.N.LAN.R

By On July 25, 2012 · 1 Comment

Mark Southern enlisted in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment at Bolton 02 Sep 1914. Mark was 23 years old, and a Tackler by trade. He was posted into D Company of the 6th Battalion and sailed to Gallipoli on 29 Jun 1915. On 29 Aug 1915 he arrived back in the UK, this coincided with […]

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