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John Berchman Poulton was born on the 2nd September 1889 in Preston the son of Joseph and Ann Poulton (nee Turner). He was one of nine surviving children born to his parents after they married in Preston in 1880, the others being; Edward (1880), Joseph Francis (1885), Thomas Ignatius (1887), Vincent (1890), Mary Catherine (1893), […]
Civilian Occupation: Horwich Locomotive Works
Thomas Bibby was 21 when he died at on the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele on 31/7/1917.
His sacrifice is recalled at Ypres on the Menin Gate Memorial and he is recorded in the Chorley Memorial Album in Astley Hall on page CMB/II/18b. He attended Sacred […]
Charles Ratcliffe was born in 1893 in Chatburn, near Clitheroe, first child of Robert Ratcliffe (b. 1863 in Bamber Bridge) and Margaret Ada Sherlock (b. 1865 in Willaston, Cheshire). Robert and Margaret had 7 children, 5 of whom survived infancy: Charles, then Robert Arthur (b. 1895), Harry Sherlock (b. 1898), Lucy (b. 1901) and Frank […]
Alexander Nelson was born in Preston in 1896 and was the only child born to George Henry and Hannah Nelson (nee Newsome/Newsham).
In 1911 Alexander and his parents were living at 77 Marsh Lane in Preston. Alexander`s father was a weaver in a local mill and his mother Hannah was working for the County Council […]
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 […]
Harold Foster was born in Wigan, Lancashire on 16th August 1888.
In 1911, Harold and his wife Margaret (nee Morley) were living at 7 Coop Street, Wigan. They had a two year old son named Charles, and a three year old daughter named Lydia. Harold was working as a Coal Miner (Hewer).
Private Foster served […]
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