HORN Jonathan Died 14 January 1918 Age 31 Buried Oxford Road Cemetery V K 12 Belgium

Photograph of his grave

HORN Jonathan Service Record

Rifleman B/200918 Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) 2nd Battalion

Killed in action near Wieltje in Ypres

Son of Jonathan and Margaret Horn of Low Finley, Warcop, Penrith Also on the headstone in Warcop

HOUGHTON Richard Died 20 September 1916 Age 39 Buried St Oswald’s Church, Warton

HOUGHTON Richard Service Record

Sergeant Major 5045 Loyal North Lancaster Regiment 3rd Battalion.

Richard was born 16 May 1878 in Pilling, Wyre Borough, Lancashire, he dies in West Yorkshire.

The 1891 census shows Richard (12) living with his parents John (33), Sarah Ann (33) and his siblings Ellen (9), Elizabeth Ann (6) Clara (2) and Ada 4 1/2 months

They were living in LNWR Cottage in Warton and his father was a railway porter. LNWR was the London North West Railway which built cottages across the west coast as the railways expanded.

The 1901 and 1911 shows only Sarah Ann, (Ellen (1901 census only) Elizabeth, Clara and Ada were at their home which was now in Sedbergh.

Richard attested at Lancaster on the 25 January 1896. He was shot in his left arm on the 13 October 1915 and was discharged from the Army on the 17 September 1916. When discharged he was suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.

HUTCHINSON WILLIAM EDWARD Died 5 July 1916 Age unknown Remembered at Thiepval Memorial Pier 6A, France

HUTCHINSON William Edward Service Record

Private 15841 Border Regiment 8th Battalion

Born and raised in Priest Hutton, enlisted in Carnforth. Son of Mr Thomas Hutchinson and brother of Mr John Hutchinson of 44 Graham St, Lancaster

Employed as a gardener by Mr Briggs, Linden Hall, Borwick

William was reported missing on 3 July 1916

Also remembered at St Oswald’s Church, Warton.

His probate record shows that his father Thomas Hutchinson retired stone breaker received £200 2s and 5d.

The 1911 census shows him aged 26 living with his parents Thomas aged 67 and Jane aged 69. Also on the census record are Elizabeth Wilson born Priest Hutton aged 30 and Hilda Annie Hutchinson born Shoeburyness, Essex, aged 4 grandchild and Margaret Lowler born Carnforth aged 72 widowed. The address they were all at was Priest Hutton.

IRETON George Died 21 May 1921 Age 25 Buried St Oswald’s Church, Warton

IRETON George Service Record

Private 14500 Border Regiment 7th Battalion

Son of James and Margaret who are also on the gravestone, Margaret died in 1932 age 61 and James died in 1955 age 84.

1911 Census shows George was born in Morecambe and was living in Priest Hutton, Lancashire with his parents and his siblings James (13), William (10), Margaret (8), Roger (3), along with three servants.

JACKSON Anthony Siddall Died 13 February 1944 Age 19 Buried Arlington Cemetery, Virginia, USA

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JACKSON Anthony Siddall Service Record

Infantryman 33832493 of the USA 6th Army

He lived at 24 Market Street (now Redmayne Court), Carnforth with his parents Dr. Edward Siddall and Ruth Jackson. He was born 18 July 1925. His father was the 4th generation of Jackson family doctors to be based in the area, the line beginning with Edward’s great grandfather who was an army surgeon at the Battle of Waterloo.

On 2 June 1923, Edward married Ruth Wheeler, an American citizen, in Delaware, Pennysylvania, but both Anthony and his brother Raymond were born in Carnforth.

At the outbreak of WW2 Anthony was a pupil at Sedbergh School. On 19 July 1940, Anthony sailed from Liverpool with his brother and mother, on the Duchess of Atholl, bound for Montreal. On 18 October 1942 he was confirmed into the Episcopal church in Philadelphia.

In 1943, when he turned 18, he became eligible for conscription into the US armed forces, as his mother was an American citizen. According to his draft card, he was living on his own in Elkins Park, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, working for a local plumbing company. He was described as 5ft 9ins, 145lbs with blue eyes and blond hair and his father was listed as next of kin. Due to a fire at the US Army Records Office in 1973, there are no further surviving details of his military service.

He was killed in action during the US invasion the Phillippines.

According to the obituary in the Lancashire Guardian on 16 March 1945, he was killed in the early stages of the Battle of Luzon in the Phillippines

JENKINSON Thomas Died 14 February 1942 Age 31 Buried Kranji War Cemetery Singapore

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JENKINSON Thomas Service Record

Lance Bombardier 1073904 6th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery 3 Battery. There appears to be a typographic error, as in some publications he is shown as being aged 39.

He was the son of John and Ada Mary Jenkinson born on the 22nd December 1910 in Carnforth, Lancashire. The 1911 census shows him living at 10 Ramsden Street with his two older brothers John Jenkinson Junior (4 years old) and Leonard Jenkinson (2 years old). His father John was a railway guard.

His brother John died in 1915. Two sisters were born Margaret in 1921 and Norah in 1923.

He was married to Mary Agnes nee Wilson in 1938 and, they lived at 9 Highfield Terrace, Carnforth with their son Keith.

He was killed in action fighting against the Japanese. The records show that he was ambushed at Gap Ridge and was bayonetted. This was the Battle of Pasir Panjang which happened between 13 and 15 February 1942, it was part of the final stages of the Emperor of Japan’s invasion of Singapore.

The 6th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment surrended in Java in March 1942.

KEEN George William Died 16 August 1915 Age 25 Buried Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery Belgium

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KEEN George William Service Record

Private 1950 King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1st/5th Battalion.

Only son of Townson and Emma Keen of Silverdale, Lancashire

KIDD Harold Died 20 February 1944 Age 30 Remembered Runnymede Memorial Panel 207

Photograph of Harold

KIDD Harold Service Record

Flying Officer 145374 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 630 Squadron

Son of Henry and May and husband of Edith Lucie (nee Smith of Burnley)

1921 census has Harold living with his parents Henry (37), May (47), his step sister Zetta Douglas (16), and siblings Olga (13), Maureen (11), and Sadie (5). The address was 49 Highfield Road, Carnforth, Lancashire.

In 1939 he was employed as a Police Constable based in Burnley, Lancashire.

KING Morris Died 28 August 1914 Age 28 Remembered La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre France

Photograph of the Memorial

KING Morris Service Record

Private 8377 King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has his name spelt Maurice, this may be that when he signed up, the person filling out the application assumed the spelling of Maurice rather than Morris or the 1911 Census writer. The 1911 Census shows he was living with his parents William and Mary and his brothers Carl, Oscar, Walter and Harry at 4 Hunter Street Carnforth.

KIRBY Richard Died 16 January 1943 Age 32 Remembered Brookwood Memorial, Surrey, England Panel 3 Column 2

KIRBY Richard Service Record

Gunner 11263547 Royal Artillery 488 Battery 145 Lt AA Regiment

Richard Kirby died at Nuelogical Military Hospital, Bristol which is reported in the Lancaster Guardian 14 January 1944 there are three memories from his wife and their children, his parents and his brother Tom all from Millhead, Carnforth.

The Army records suggest he died on 12 January 1943

Gerald KIRK Died 24 April 1915 Age 31 Buried Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery Belgium

Photograph of Gerald and his grave

KIRK Gerald Service Record

Second Lieutenant King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1st and 5th Battalion.

Gerald was born 14 July 1883 in Leeds, Yorkshire 3rd son of the late Alfred Samuel Kirk of Greenwood Leghe, Ingleton, Yorkshire and his 2nd wife Isabella Ann nee Balderstone.

He married Sarah Ann Capstick on 21 April 1909 at Casterton near Kirby Lonsdale, Yorkshire.

More details about Gerald can be found in the link to his photograph above.

KIRKBY James Sarginson Died 3 May 1915 Age 24 Remembered Ypres Menin Gate Panel 12 Belgium

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KIRKBY James Sarginson Service Record

Sergeant 376/A King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion. The 1911 Census shows he lived at 93 Market Street with his parents Richard and Mary and his brothers Richard and Edgar and his sisters Jane and Mary

The Lancaster Observer of the 14th of May 1915 reported on page 5: “Kirkby J S Sergeant 5th Battalion King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment killed in action 3 May, 1915. Secretary of Carnforth FC, and Carnforth Cricket Club and a member of the church choir and Choral Society. First Non-Commissioned Officer in Carnforth to be killed.

Extract from the Battalion War Diary: 3rd May 1915 Frezenberg, Heavily shelled. C Coy in the morning sent to support Rifle Brigade. Lost heavily from shell fire and got held up. Proceeded on left on road. B Coy attached to East Yorks and York & Lancs in afternoon. Proceeded on right of road via Zonnebecke. Got close to trenches laid down and waited for dark. After dark ordered to dugouts as trenches were to be evacuated.

Lancaster Observer of the 14 May 1915 also reported “Private Tom Ryan writing to Mrs Watson of North Road, Carnforth, states that Sgt James Kirby had been killed and his brother Sgt H H Kirby wounded in the head. He also said that Private J Watson, Mrs Watson’s husband had again been wounded in the right hand after being wounded in the head on Apr 13; he had only just returned to the firing line.

In a letter to Sgt Kirby’s sister at 93 Market Street, Sgt W Simpson, whose home is at Crag Bank confirmed that Sgt Kirby had been killed; he had carried Jim back and buried him in the corner of a small churchyard.

A letter had been received from Sgt Kirby that, on the Sunday before he was killed they were to come out of the trenches and not going in again. Several interesting letters had been received from Sgt Kirby and published in the Observer. He was a prominent footballer and had figured prominently at half back for Lancaster, Carnforth and the Warton elevens. Writing from Ypres to Kirby’s sister, Captain Evans said: ” . . . . Sgt Kirby was killed whilst assisting in an advance by the Rifle Brigade who were in sore need of help. At the moment of his death he had been treating a wounded comrade; he had been hit in the neck by a shell and had died instantaneously. Colonel Lord Richard Cavendish has asked me to express his deepest sympathy. I cannot express to you any words which measure our sorrow at the loss of a true comrade, hero and friend. We laid him to rest in a soldiers grave in Verlorenbock; the Colonel said a service. It must be some consolation to you that he gave his life to save you all at home from the horrors of this sorrowing land”.

The Barrow News reports on 22 May 1915, of a letter from Corporal H Ratcliffe who was from Grange, writing to his parents, saying he had received his wounds on Monday 3rd May and had lain in a hedge for 8 hrs before he could be attended by Sgt Kirkby.

LAMBERT Gilbert Harley Died 16 July 1917 Age 25 Buried Ballieul Communal Cemetery Extension France

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LAMBERT Gilbert Harley Service Record

Private 914 Australian Infantry 15th Battalion

Enlisted 18 September 1914 Lismore New South Wales. He was born in Ulveston, Cumbria 18 December 1892 an was schooled at Silverdale, Lancashire. He was employed as a farm labourer.

Died of wounds (accidental) at a casuality clearing station during the Battle of the Somme

Son of Richard George and Lydia Ann Cole

He was also registered as Gilbert Harry LAMBERT, this may be a transciption error

LAWSON Eric Stanley Died 29 May 1945 Age 24 Buried Rangoon War Cemetery

LAWSON Eric Stanley Service Record

Lance Corporal 1784024 East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

The 1921 census shows him living in Warton, Carnforth with his parents William (occupation railway goods guard) and Gladys Lawson and his brothers George Harold (2 yrs old) and Albert William (1 year old). He was born on 20 December 1920 and was killed in Burma (now Myanmar). His brother Albert was born on 13 July 1919. His occupation before he signed up was railway wagon guard and in 1939 he was living at 4 Grosvenor Place, Carnforth with his parents and Albert.

LEE John Died 10 August 1918 Age 20 Buried Pernes British Cemetery France

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LEE John Service Record

Private 26681 King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1st and 5th Battalion.

1911 Census shows John was living with at 32 William Street Carnforth with his parents Peter (42) Hannah Elizabeth (40) and his siblings David (19), Jane (17), Tom (8) Peter (3). John is shown as a school boy and his father was an iron works labourer.

John Lee is also referenced on a stone at St Oswald’s Church alongside Lance Corporal Stanley Lee

LEE Stanley Died 9 March 1917 Age 22 Buried Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Belgium

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LEE Stanley Service Record

Lance Corporal 242511 Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1st/5th Battalion.

1901 census shows Stanley living in Warton with his parents Peter (32), Hannah Elizabeth (30) and his siblings David (9), Jane (7), James (5) and John (3). It shows that he was born in Crosscanonby, Cumbria.

At his death in 1918, his parents were living at 10 Jackson Terrace, Millhead, Warton

LITTLE Richard Died 6 July 1916 Age 24 Buried Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1, France

LITTLE Richard Service Record

Private 17562 King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion.

Census 1911 shows him boarded at 25 King Street, Carnforth with the Taylor family

LUND Minnie Western
Died 16 March 1919 Age 24
Buried St John’s Church Yealand Conyers

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Service Record

Forewoman 12180 Queen Mary’s Army Auxillary Corps

Daughter of Jane Lund of Yealand Redmayne. Minnie was born on 18 October 1894.

The 1901 census shows she was living at 2 Hill Street, Carnforth with her parents David (34), Jane (33) and her siblings Ruth (8) and Samuel David (3).

The 1911 census shows they had moved to Yealand Redmayne

MACEFIELD Percy Evelyn
Died 7 October 1917 Age 34
Remembered Tynecot Memorial Panel 120, Belgium
Photograph of him and the Memorial

Service Record

Private 270145 Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battallion.

He was the son of William and Mary Macefield of 29 Hill Street, Carnforth and husband of Jessie Macefield of 11 Otley St, Skipton, Yorkshire.

MARSHALL Christopher Died 1 October 1918 Age 20 Remembered Tynecot Memorial, Belgium Panel 54

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MARSHALL Christopher Service Record

Sergeant 46924 Lancashire Fusiliers 18th Battalion.

1911 Census shows him living with his parents William and Mary at 105 North Road, Carnforth with his brothers George, Harold and Albert and his sisters Agnus and Elsie

MARTIN John James Died 29 January 1944 Age 22 Buried Abenra Cemetery, Denmark

Photograph of his grave and him in uniform.

MARTIN John James Service Record

Flight Sergeant 1040315 Navy Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 83 Squadron

He lived at 127 North Road, Carnforth with his parents Arthur (dob 15 August 1892) and Emily. He also had a sister Joan.

He was shot down while returning from raid on Berlin. At the time the 83 Squadron was equipped with Lancaster Bombers and was part of the RAF’s Bomber Command’s elite Pathfinder force. At the time he was based at Wyton RAF Base, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire He was shot down by a Ju88 Night fighter at Varnaes, 6 miles South East of Aabenraa, four of the crew survived and were captured by the Germans.

His will shows that his father Arthur was a bank manager and he left £179.

MARTINDALE William Died 1 July 1916 Age 19 Buried Morlancourt British Cemetery No 1 France

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MARTINDALE William Service Record

Private 22309 Border Regiment 2nd Battalion.

Died of wounds at a casuality clearing station during the Battle of the Somme

MORLEY George Henry Died 20 February 1918 Age 25 Buried Giavera British Cemetery, Arcade, Italy

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MORLEY George Henry Service Record

Sapper 34904 5th Signal Company 2nd Section

George Morley signed up in August 1914 to the Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment and started in France. He was killed by a bomb in Italy. 1911 census shows him living with his parents Joseph and Mary at 10 Midland Terrace, Carnforth with his brother Alfred.

MOSS Richard Died 13 September 1917 Age 32 Buried Longuenesse (St Omar) Souvenir Cemetery, France

MOSS Richard Service Record

Private 201219 Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st/4th Battalion

Died of sickness at the Base Hospital at St Omar

Son of William and Mary Moss of West View, Priest Hutton, Richard was born in Lancaster.

Also remembered at St Oswald’s Church, Warton, Lancashire, Silverdale War Memorial and Borwick and Priest Hutton’s War Memorial

MOSS Thomas Died 7 December 1917 Age Remembered Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium

MOSS Thomas Service Record

Private 49253 The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) 18th Battalion