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Printed in the Preston Herald | 29th March 1916
Private Roland Shawcross, one of the Preston ‘Pals’, sends the following graphic account of his observations and incidents in the trenches, which he and his comrades are experiencing:-
IN THE DANGER ZONE
AWAKENING ACTIVITY OF THE ALLIES
The present spell […]
Robert Heaps was born on the 8th April 1885 in Preston the son of Robert and Jane Heaps (nee Hunt). The marriage of his parents took place in the Parish Church of St. John on the 20th July 1872 and later Census information suggests that they had thirteen children altogether but of those only eight […]
James Daniel was born at 1 Adelphi Street in Preston, his birth was registered in the first quarter of 1893. His father, James Daniel was originally from Manchester and he married Alice Pilkington in Emmanuel Church in Preston on Christmas Day 1884. The couple had four sons altogether including James, the other three were; William […]
Henry (a.k.a. Harry) Helm was born in Preston on the 23rd December 1897 to Thomas and Margaret Ann Helm (nee Wilson). Harry`s parents married in Preston in 1896 and they went on to have six daughters and four sons including Harry but sadly their eldest son Arthur died at the age of six.
Arthur (1896-1903) […]
Harry (Harold) Helmn (sometimes Helm, sometimes Helme) was born in Preston in the second quarter of 1876. His father was Thomas Helm, b. 1843 in Freckleton, a painter by trade; his mother was Margaret Sherburn (b. 1840 in Hull), a cotton weaver. Margaret had moved to Preston by 1861 and in 1867 she and Thomas […]
John Joseph Baldwin was one of eight surviving children born in Preston to Joseph Louis and Ann Baldwin (nee Smith). His parents married in Preston in 1887 and they had five daughters and three sons including John, the others being; Mary (1887), Margaret (1889), Agnes (1894), John Joseph (1896)*, Ellen (1899), Henry (1904), Elizabeth Ann […]
James Campbell Houlding was born in 1892 in Preston to Richard and Agnes Mary Houlding (nee Kirkham). Richard and Agnes married in Preston in 1882 and son James was one of six children born to the couple although sadly two of their children, both daughters, did not survive.
In 1901 James and his siblings, Jane […]
Thomas Carter was born and brought up in Preston the son of James and Ann Eliza Carter (nee Daggers). He was one of fifteen children the couple had although sadly five of those died in infancy. James and Ann were married on the 31 March, 1888 in St. Saviour`s Church in Preston and they already […]
Albert Hartley was born in Preston and was the only child of John and Jane Hartley (nee Worsley).
John and Jane were married in St. Matthews Church, Preston on 11 June, 1889 and Albert was born in Cave Street, Preston in April 1890.
By the time of the 1911 Census Albert was working as a […]
Arthur was born on the 10th August, 1891 and was christened at St James the Less Church in Ashted, Warwickshire. His father was Edward George Damsell a Private in the 14th (Kings) Hussars and his mother was Eliza Clarke (nee Glazier).
Arthur`s mother Eliza had previously been married to George Clarke who was also a […]
Henry Hewitt was born in Preston in 1893, he was one of four children born to George and Catherine Hewitt (nee O`Reilly/Riley). Henry`s father George was a native of Preston but his mother Catherine was originally from Belfast and they were married in Preston in 1889. George and Catherine`s other children were Francis (1891), George […]
John Walmsley was born in Preston in 1886 and was the son of Thomas and Isabella Walmsley (nee Alston). John`s parents were married in 1880 in Preston and altogether they had ten children including John. Unfortunately John`s mother Isabella and four of the children died before 1901.
In the 1901 Census John was living with […]
John Hall was the son of James and Sarah Hall of the Post Office, Whitestakes, Preston.
James and Sarah Hall had nine children, Arthur (b. c1888), Elsie (b. c1890), Annie Isabel (b. c1891), Ernest (b. c1893), Madge (b. c1894), John (b. c1896), Dorothy (b. c1898), Harold (b. c1901) and Sarah (b. c1902).
His father, […]
Lawrence Baines was born in George Street, Preston and was baptised at St. Mary`s Church in the town on the 20th January 1895 the son of Thomas and Mary Ann Baines (nee Eccles). Lawrence was the eldest of six children, the others being; Jane (1896-1896), William (1898), Elizabeth (1900-1901), Thomas (1902) and John (1905).
When […]
John Wallace Ward was born in Welburn, Yorkshire in 1883.
By 1891 John and his younger brother Charles were living with their mother Mary Ann Ward in Farnworth, Lancashire. His father was named George but there does not appear to be much information about him.
Pre-war Service
On 7th January 1902, at the age of […]
Alfred Peers was born in Preston and enlisted into the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in Chorley. He was posted into the 6th (Service) Battalion with the number 18789.
Whilst in training attached to the 3rd Battalion in the UK, Alf wrote the following letter to his family (sic);
Felixstowe, May 26th (1915)
Dear Farther […]
Thomas Hatch was born in Preston in about 1895.
On 4th September 1914 Thomas entered the recruiting station at Preston and enlisted in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He was 19 years and 9 months old and had been living with his mother at 3 Birk Street, Preston. Thomas stated that he had tried to […]
Thomas Sedgwick was born in the Parish of St Peters, Preston in 1889.
On 3rd August 1914 Thomas re-enlisted for four years service in the Territorial Force at Preston. He was 25 years old and had previously served with the 4th Battalion for four years, having just completed his original term of service.
Thomas stated […]
William Hackett was born in India in mid-1878.
On 19th September 1914, William was recalled to the Army. He had previously served in the Royal Garrison Artillery (service number 11528), and was still serving his period in the reserves.
At the time of him being recalled, William was 36 years 3 months old and had […]
Henry Brundrett was born on 23 April 1898 at 23 Ward’s Row, Lostock Hall and baptised on 22 May that year at St Paul’s, Farington.
His family background is very complicated and takes some unravelling! If you know, or are related to, the family, and spot any errors, do please get in touch!
In 1901, […]
Ambrose Marginson was the son of James and Elizabeth Marginson of Hoghton Hall, Hoghton, near Preston, Lancashire.
On 23rd November 1914, Ambrose aged 19yrs 7mths, entered the recruitment office in Preston and enlisted for four years service in the Territorial Force. He had no previous military experience.
At his enlistment medical he was described as […]
Christopher Greenwood was 27 years old, and living with his mother and step-father at 26 Seddon St, Preston, when he enlisted for four years service in the Territorial Force on 12th September 1914.
He was given the service number 2265 (in 1917 he got the new style number 200554). Christopher had no previous military experience, […]
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Men of the 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment! I wish to bring home to you the fact that we have a hard task before us. We are out to fight a great nation and men who are out for blood. This Regiment have always been top-dogs even with the boys” (meaning time-serving men: they had that year won nine football cups out of a possible eleven, besides other sporting competitions). “What are we going to do now that we have the men?” (meaning the Reservists). “None of you men will come back–nor the next lot–nor the next after that–nor the next after that again; but some of the next might. But we’ll give those Germans something to go on with, and we’ll give a good account of ourselves! Remember, men, the eyes of the whole world will be upon us, and I know that you will perform whatever task is allotted to you, like men.
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Men of the 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment! I wish to bring home to you the fact that we have a hard task before us. We are out to fight a great nation and men who are out for blood. This Regiment have always been top-dogs even with the boys” (meaning time-serving men: they had that year won nine football cups out of a possible eleven, besides other sporting competitions). “What are we going to do now that we have the men?” (meaning the Reservists). “None of you men will come back–nor the next lot–nor the next after that–nor the next after that again; but some of the next might. But we’ll give those Germans something to go on with, and we’ll give a good account of ourselves! Remember, men, the eyes of the whole world will be upon us, and I know that you will perform whatever task is allotted to you, like men.
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