PENNINGTON Edward Died 14 December 1942 Age 21 Buried St Oswald’s Church, Warton, Lancashire

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PENNINGTON Edward Service Record

Gunner 11052446 Royal Artillery 208 Battery

Son of Edward and Esther Blanche Pennington, he died at Worthing West Sussex. In the 1939 register for England and Wales it shows that he was born on 17 June 1921 and was living at Crag Foot Cottage with his parents Edward born 1897, Esther Blanche born 1898, his sibling John was born in 1926. His occupation was shown as agricultural worker.

RAWCLIFFE William Hoult Died 26 June 1942 Age 22 Buried Beirut War Cemetery Lebanon

RAWCLIFFE William Hoult Service Record

Second Lieutenant 198522 Royal Corps of Signals

Son of Benjamin Porter and Kate Hoult Corfe Rawcliffe. The 1921 census shows he is living at 2 Hawes Hill, Warton, he was one year old with no siblings.

He signed up on 19 July 1941. His probate shows his last address as Corfe Cottage, Warton and that his father was a poultry farmer. He left £235

STEPHENSON Walter Edward Died 7 August 1944 Age 26 Buried Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery

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STEPHENSON Walter Edward Service Record

Private 156146 Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh) 4th Battalion

Son of James and Rachel Stephenson of Millhead, Carnforth and husband of Hilda nee Smith also of Millhead, Carnforth.

The 1921 census shows Edward was living at 4 Archer Hill, Millhead with his parents and was 3 years old. His father was working on the railways. In 1939 Walter was a shop assistant in an ironmongers.

He married in September 1940 and had a daughter Jean who was born in 1942.

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

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.

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.