STOTT Edward Hargreaves Died 30 May 1943 Age 24 Buried Thanbyuzayat War Memorial, Burma (now Myanmar)

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STOTT Edward Hargreaves Service Record

Gunner 938110 Royal Artillery 137 Field Regiment

Born 6 November 1918, son of James Hargreaves and Mary Hunt nee Stephens Stott.

1921 Census shows that he lived at 132 Kellet Road, Carnforth with his sister Hilda Lona (aged 1). It shows that both parents were alive, however, his father is not at the address on the day of the census. His parents also had Ida Lily in 1923

He married 1941 to Olive Mary and moved to 18 Moore Street, Kirkham, Lancashire

He was registered as a Prisoner of War by the Japanese at Port Dickson.

STOTT Joseph Died 23 March 1918 Age Remembered Arras Memorial France Bay 6

STOTT Joseph Service Record

Private 14672 Border Regiment 8th Battalion

Born in Lancaster, enlisted in Kendal and resided at Greaves Lancaster

WALKDEN James Watson Died 18 September 1944 Age 29 Buried Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, France

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WALKDEN James Watson Service Record

Lance Corporal 3710098 Royal Armoured Corps (7th Buffs) 141st Regiment (Royal East Kent Regiment)

The 1921 census shows him living at 26 Hill Street with his mother and his three sisters Mary (12), Bessie (10) and Constance (8). He was 5.

In 1939 the census shows he lived at 26 Hill Street, Carnforth with his wife Mary Elsie Nee Wren who he married at Kendal in 1936. They had three sons at the time of his death, Colin born in 1941. His mother died in 1962.

He died of his wounds

He was the son of James Walkden who died in WW1 and is also remembered on the Carnforth War Memorial.

Other records show he was 30 years old

WALKDEN James Died 21 November 1916 Age 30 Buried Lahana Military Cemetery Greece

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WALKDEN James Service Record

Private 16692 King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 2nd Battalion.

James was born 26 August 1887 at Bolton-Le-Sands, Lancashire.

1911 Census shows that he lived with his wife Mary at 1 Park Terrace, Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire by the time he had signed up he had moved to 29 Hill St, Carnforth and was a blacksmith striker. His military pension record shows that he had four children Constance Cottam, Mary Margaret, Bessie and Constance Walkden. The 1911 census shows Mary Margaret 2 (23 July 1908, Bolton le Sands) and Bessie 4 months (11 November 1910, Bolton Le Sands). It also shows that James had been married to Mary for two years.

By the time of James’s death he and Mary had also had Constance (22 December 1912) and James Watson 15 August 1915

His son James Watson Walkden was killed in WW2 and is also remembered on the War Memorial.

WALKER Harry Died 18 November 1943 Age 20 Buried Carnforth Cemetery

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WALKER Harry Service Record

Flying Officer 151300 Royal Air Force

He was a flying instructor in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He lived at 79 Market St, Carnforth with his parents George Hebson Walker and Mary Anne Jefferson nee Watson

He was killed along with his pupil Robert Barr in a flying accident caused by a faulty compass. He dived into the Severn Bank, near Elmore, Gloucestershire, when control was lost in poor visibility. He was based at RAF Ternhill near Market Drayton.

WALKER Williiam Halkett Died 26 October 1917 Age 27 Remembered Tyne Cot Memorial Panel 18 Belgium

WALKER William Halkett Service Record

Private 241724 King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion.

Killed in action at Poelcapelle during the 3rd Battle of Ypres

Son of Joseph and Sarah Ann Walker of Townsfield, Silverdale

WARWICK Harry Died 1 August 1916 Age 21 Remembered Thiepval Memorial Pier 6A France

WARWICK Harry

Service Record Private 14684 Border Regiment 8th/11th Battalion

Harry was born in Chester in 1894, resided in Kirby Lonsdale and enlisted in Kendal on 14 September 1914.

Son of Pearson and Isabella Warwick, East Lodge, Caperwray, Carnforth.

Employed as a motor driver/chauffeur to Miss Townson of Borwick

Also remembered at St Oswald’s Church Warton.

In 1921 his mother Isabella writes “I beg to apply for the memorial plaque for my son Harry Warwick”

Source Lancaster Guardian 12 August 1916 page 8

WATSON Edward Died 26 April 1917 Age 23 Remembered at Arras Memorial Bay 2 France

WATSON Edward Service Record

Private 241421 King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 8th Battalion.

1911 census shows that he lived with his parents Thomas and Margaret at 11 Edward St with his brother James and was a grocers apprentice. His military record shows his next of kin as his father Thomas of 118 Stretford Road, Manchester.

WATSON George Collinson Died 24 June 1917 Age 31 Buried Lijssenthoek, Belgium

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WATSON George Collinson Service Record

Sapper 388757 Royal Engineers 4th Siege Company (Royal Monmouth)

He was the son of Henry and Elizabeth Watson of Newbiggin, Middleston-in Teasdale, Durham and husband of Ellen Grace Watson who is shown as living in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria. They had a son Douglas Garland Watson who is recorded as being baptised at Carnforth Methodist Church on 16 November 1915 and had been born the previous month.

The night the 1901 census was taken it showed George staying with his grandparents

The Lancashire electoral role shows for 1914-1916 he was living at 5 North Road, Carnforth Lancaster.

WATSON John Cochrane Died 12 May 1917 Age 23 Remembered Arras Memorial Bay 2

WATSON John Cochrane Service Record

Private 240291 King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 8th Battalion.

Military records showed that he lived at 61 North Road with his wife Jennie also called Jane. The 1911 census shows that he was born in Carlisle and was living at 3 Shield Court Currock St, Carlisle with his mother Elizabeth (58) and his siblings John Joseph (32) Robert Humphries (27) and Daniel George (21). His occupation was a number catcher which was a job on the railways.

WESTERN Joseph Died 28 July 1916 Age Buried La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, France

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WESTERN Joseph Service Record

Private 14579 Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 8th Battalion

Joseph was a native of Warton, his father was Mr R Western, now living in Caperwray, Carnforth.

WHARTON Richard Horatio (Ray) Died 7 December 1942 Age 39 Remembered Tower Hill Memorial, London UK Panel 27

WHARTON Richard Horatio Service Record

Merchant Navy – Assistant Steward SS Ceramic (Southampton) The story of the SS Ceramic is published here

Son of Olivier Horatio and Mary Hannah Wharton of Warton.

WHITESIDE William Benjamin Died 24 March 1916 Age 20 Buried Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Belgium

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WHITESIDE William Service Record

Private 11872 of Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

Military records show that he lived at 19 Grosvenor Place with his parents Benjamin and Bertha and his sister Evelyn and his brother Robert (he also died during WW1).

The 1911 census shows that his father Benjamin (47) was a railway guard and there was another son John Markey aged 10

WHITESIDE Robert Baden Powell Died 24 July 1920 Age 20 Remembered Basra Memorial Iraq

WHITESIDE Robert Baiden Powell Service Record

Lance Corporal 3513644 Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion.

Military records show that he lived at 19 Grosvenor Place with his parents Benjamin and Bertha and his sister Evelyn and his brother William (he also died during WW1). Robert died of his wounds.

The 1911 census shows that his father Benjamin (47) was a railway guard and there was another son John Markey aged 10

WILSON George Myles Died 20 September 1917 Age 20 Remembered Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium

WILSON George Myles Service Record

Private 32650 Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st and 5th Battalion

Son of Joseph and Annie Wilson of Bowick. When George died like so many other next of kin they received a memorial war penny.

WILSON John Newman Died 30 November 1917 Age 30 Remembered Cambrai Memorial Louverval France Panel 3

WILSON John Newman Service Record

Corporal 241176 King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1st/5th Battalion.

Baptised 24 Jan 1886 in Warton, his parents were William and Elizabeth. 1911 Census shows he was living at 18 Grange View with his parents who were William (63) and Elizabeth (54) along with his siblings Arthur (22), William (20), Alfred (18), Agnes (13), and George (9). His occupation was sawyer and the timber merchant.

WILSON Richard Henry Died 10 November 1918 Age 36 Buried Gaza War Cemetery Palestine/Israel

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WILSON Richard Henry Service Record

Private 315177 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st/7th Battalion

Husband of Mary J. Wilson of Main Street Warton

1911 Census shows he was living with his mother Hannah and was a house painter. In 1901 he was also living with his grandmother Elizabeth who was 71 and Hannah (41).

WINTER Thomas (Tom) Died 7 May 1945 Age 24 Buried Labuan War Cemetery, Malaysia

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WINTER Thomas Service Record

Driver T/258393 Royal Army Services Corp

Son of John (30) and Jane (28 of 8 Jackson Terrace, Millhead, Carnforth, Lancaster, on the 1921 census, Tom was not born on the day of the census but his sibling Peggy was 3. By 1939, Jane was widowed and was living back with her parents at Lancaster Road, Lancaster. The people in the household were Peter Lee (born 1868), Peter (born 1907), Norman (born 1915), Jane Winter (born 1893) and Tom Winter (born 1921). He was working as a telegraph messenger in 1939.

WOOD James Died 26 March 1942 Age 41 Buried St Oswald’s Church, Warton

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WOOD James Service Record

Sapper 92941 Royal Engineers 30th Division Signal Company

He lived at 110 Hewthwaite Terrace with his wife Elizabeth Jane Wood on the 1911 census he was working as a civil servant in the post office.

Son of John and Mary Ann Wood

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