Charles ACKERLEY The son of Charles and Elizabeth, of 11, Ventnor Avenue, he was born in 1893. Before he enlisted, he was a painter and decorator. A Lance-Corporal in the Cheshire Regiment, he died of wounds on 1.7.1916 and is named on theThiepval Memorial. Service no. 1343, later 240081.
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Charles Edward ACTON He was the eldest son of Herbert and Elizabeth, of Derby House, Grosvenor Square, Ashton-on-Mersey. He was born on 25.3.1892 in the Liverpool area. He was educated at Langworthy Road Schools, Seedley and had been a member of St Luke’s Company of the Church Lads’ Brigade, and the Lancashire Fusiliers Territorials.
He was employed at the Westinghouse Works, Stretford (later Metropolitan-Vickers Ltd.) prior to joining the Royal Navy, where he served for 9 years, reaching the rank of Leading Seaman. He received a Silver Medal for his part in the Battle of Jutland, and at 23, lost his life at sea on December 23rd 1917, when his ship, HMS Surprise, hit a mine. Surprise, an R-class destroyer, was on convoy escort duty when a sister ship, Torrent, was mined. In the attempt to rescue the ship’s company, Surprise was also sunk. Of her crew, only 7 survived, and 48 died. Charles Acton is buried in Vlissingen (Flushing) Cemetery, Netherlands. Service no. J/4297.
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James ARTHUR The son of William and Florence Annie, of Mayfield, Belmont Road, was born about 1891 in the Manchester area. He was a member of Ashton-on-Mersey Congregational Church Sunday School, and employed prior to enlisting by Mr C C Scott, decorator, of Chapel Road, Sale. A Private in the Royal Fusiliers, he died on 2.10.1916 and is named on Thiepval Memorial. Service no. SPTS/4797.
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James AXON Born in Altrincham in 1870, the son of William and Alice, he was married to Mary Anne, of 12 Florence Street, Ashton on Mersey. They had 6 children: Agnes, James, Annie, Alfred, Lucy and Harold; and prior to enlistment he had been a stone mason. A Private in the Cheshire Regiment, he died of wounds on 9.9.1917 and is buried in Reninghelst New Military Cemetery. Service no. 12593; later 49207 (Labour Corps).
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Daniel BALL The son of Daniel and Alice, of 109 Glebelands Road, he was born in 1893. He was a Sergeant in the Manchester Regiment, and was killed in action on 20.8.1916. He is named on the Thiepval Memorial. Service no. 22834.
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Herbert BARNES Eldest son of John and Annie, of 9 Eden Terrace, Glebelands Rd, he was born in 1892. He was educated at St Martin’s Schools, and prior to enlistment was employed by Turner Bros., Royal Laundry. He enlisted in March 1916 and was wounded the following August. A Private in the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, he was killed in action on 26.9.1917 and is named on the Tyne Cot Memorial. At that time two of his brothers were also in the Army, and one was seriously wounded in 1915. Herbert’s service no. 22471.
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George Harold BEETON Born on 9.8.1891 in Miles Platting, he was the son of George and Martha Lizzie of 65 Washway Road, where his father had a butcher’s shop. A Lance-Bombardier in the Royal Field Artillery, he died on 21.7.1918 and is buried in Caestre Military Cemetery. Service no. 118641.
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Charles Frederick BRIDGWOOD The son of George and Matilda Jane of Southern Road, he was born in 1882. He had previously been employed as a merchant’s clerk before enlisting. A Private in the Lancashire Fusiliers, he died of wounds on 28.5.1918, and is named on the Soissons Memorial. Service no. 26164.
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William Lake BRIGGS Born on 1.5.1893, he was the son of William Willoughby and Margaret Helena of Brentwood, Ashton Lane. His mother died in 1915. A Captain in the Lancashire Fusiliers, he was killed in action on 31.7.1917. His name appears on the Menin Gate Memorial and also the family grave in St Martin’s Churchyard. Service no. 3030.
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Vivian John BROCKLEHURST Son of Henry and Ada Mary, of Rivershill, he was born in March 1896, and was at one time a choirboy at St Mary’s Church. He was educated at Sale Central School, and was a member of All Saints’ Church Lads’ Brigade, and of Sale Harriers. Prior to enlistment he was employed by Ashton-on-Mersey District Council. A Private in the Cheshire Regiment, he was sent to France in 1915. He was killed in action on 1.7.1916 and is named on the Thiepval Memorial. Service no. 1736.
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John William BUCKLEY He was married to Emily and the father of Fred and Mary (and possibly a third child), living at 5 Whittle Street. Born about 1884, he was a bricklayer, working for Mr Alec Gayter, before his enlistment as a Private in the Cheshire Regiment. He was killed in action on 3.5.1916, and is buried in Ecoivres Cemetery. His service no. was 24223. His brother ‘Fred’ died during the Boer War in 1901 when he was struck by lightning in Bloemfontein, and their father, William, of Stamford Street, was an old Volunteer. There is a commemorative plaque to Fred next to the rear entrance of St Mary’s Church. At the time of John’s death another brother, James, was about to join the Colours under the Derby Scheme.
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William Thoday CARRIER He was born in the Leeds area in 1888, the son of James and Eden of Olive Terrace, Lyons Fold. A Private in the Cheshire Regiment, he was killed in action on 3.10.1915 and is named on the Loos Memorial. Service no. 25637.
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Ernest CARTER Born in 1883, he was the son of Henry and Jane. He was educated at the Township Schools, Sale, and was married to Grace, with a son, Ernest Jnr., of Woodfield Grove. He had worked as a gardener for Mr H V Kilvert, and prior to enlisting was head gardener at a lodge in West Didsbury. He was a Lance-Corporal in the King’s (Liverpool Regiment) and had been at the front for a year, during which time he was wounded twice. He died of wounds on 12.10.1917, and is buried in Bailleul Cemetery extension. Service no. 47259.
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Arthur Edward CLARKE (Teddy) The son of Thomas and Harriet of 7 St Mary’s Road, he was born in 1899. He was educated at St Mary’s School, and later was in the Mercantile Marine. In January 1917 his boat, the Manchester Inventor, was sunk by an enemy submarine off the coast of Ireland. The crew were saved by H.M.S. Iris, and Teddy enlisted on 3 April of that year. He became a Private in the Northumberland Fusiliers, and was killed in action on 13.4.1918. He is buried in Choques Communal Cemetery, and also named on the family grave in St Martin’s churchyard. Service no. 65318.
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John CLEGG He was born in the Leyton area in 1894, the son of Alfred and Edith Louisa (nee Stevens), but his mother died in 1898. In 1900 Alfred married Marion Clegg, with whom he had 2 more children. The family moved to the North-West, and were living at 2 Doveston Road in 1916. John was a Private in the Manchester Regiment, and was killed in action on 5.4.1916; he is buried in Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery. Service no. 28213.
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Frederick COE He was the son of William R and Helen M, born in 1890. He was married to Ethel (nee Walker), with a baby son Oliver, born in early 1917. Their home was in Nicholas Road, Chorlton, although in 1908 his family were living in Grosvenor Square, Ashton on Mersey. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers and died of wounds on 28.4.1917. His grave is in Stretford Cemetery. Service no. unknown.
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Henry COOPS Born in 1898, Henry was the 2nd son of Alfred and Emily Harriet, of 9 Florence St. He was educated at Springfield Schools, and was a former member of Egerton Street Mission Sunday School. He was employed by Mr J F Dean, builder, but enlisted when he was just 16 years old. He had seen heavy fighting, including the first Battle of the Somme. As a Rifleman/Private in the South Wales Borderers he had been wounded twice. He died of influenza at a clearing station on 25.10.1918 and is buried in Vadencourt British Cemetery. Service no. 228956.
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Joseph COWIN The son of Thomas N and Fanny C of Holly Villas, Mersey Road, he was born in 1893. He was a Private in the Royal Fusiliers, and was killed in action on 13.11.1916. He is buried in Ancre British Cemetery. Service no. 7675.
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Stephen Lacy CRAVEN The only son of Samuel and Annie, of Daisy Bank, Grange Road, he was born in 1899 and was a Private in the Machine Gun Corps. He was at first reported missing, then killed in action on 27.5.1918, and is named on the Soissons Memorial. Service no. 136968.
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Henry DAVENPORT (May be known as Ralph??) His mother, Mrs A Davenport, was later living on Hale Road, Hale Barns.
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Samuel DAVENPORT He and his wife Emma (nee Moss) lived on Green Lane with their young son. Born in 1882 to Henry and Elizabeth, he had been a carter before enlisting. A Private in the South Wales Borderers, he died of wounds on 23.11.1917 and is named on the Cambrai Memorial. Service no. 40163.
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Wynne Parry DAVIES The third son of Charles H and Elizabeth Davies of Peel Cottage, Lyons Fold, he was born in 1899 and baptised in Bowdon Parish Church. As a Private in the Manchester Regiment, he died of wounds at the age of 19 on 28.3.1918. He is buried in Gezaincourt Community Cemetery extension. Service no. 57129. |
James Walter DIXON He was born in 1878, the son of Walter and Elizabeth, and was married to Louisa Ellen. They had a daughter, Hilda Mary, born in 1906, and lived in Brighton Grove. He had been a bricklayer before enlisting as a Private in the King’s Own Royal Lancashire Regiment. He was killed in action on 27.10.1917, and is buried in the Birr Crossroads Zillebeke Cemetery. Service no. 30125.
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Cecil DODD Born in 1888, he was the son of Alexander and Annie Dodd of Cross Street. He was married to Mary Emily (nee Moore), and they also lived on Cross Street. He had previously been employed at the Westinghouse Works, Stretford, a Sergeant in the Cheshire Cadets, and one of the first Boy Scouts in the Sale district. A Private in the Manchester Regiment, he was killed in action on 22.8.1916, and is buried in the Quarry Cemetery, Montaubon. Service no. 21848.
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C Leonard DUDLEY He was the son of Charles and Charlotte, and married to Lilian (nee Bird). Their home was at Aysgarth. Born on 3.9.1880, he had worked for the Great Central Railway before joining the Cheshire Imperial Yeomanry and had fought in the South African (Boer) War, being awarded a medal with 4 clasps. He then worked with the Canadian Railway, but enlisted at the outbreak of WW1 and was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Manchester Regiment. He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 4.6.1915 and is buried in Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Turkey. There is a commemorative brass plaque in St Mary’s church. Service no. unknown.
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Stanley DUNLOP Born in 1891, he was the third son of William and Emma, of Rivershill. He was educated at All Saints School and Sale Township School. A Private in the Army Service Corps, M.T., Field Ambulance, he was awarded the Military Medal for ‘signal bravery in the field’, and was killed in action on 24.3.1918. He is buried in Noyon New British Cemetery. Service no. M2/077515.
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Frederick DUNNING He was born in 1896, the son of Elijah and Annie, who lived at 23 Field Road. He was a Private in the Cheshire Regiment, and was killed in action on 14.9.1916. He is buried in the Faubourg d’Amiens Cemetery. Service no. 23100.
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Herbert GARDNER Born about 1880, he was the husband of Eliza Mary, of 15 Crossley Road, and was a Private in the King’s Own Royal Lancashire Regiment. He died on 12.12.1918, and is buried in Brooklands Cemetery. Service no. 18257.
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George Henry GARNER Born about 1897, he was the son of Arthur S. and Fanny S E, of Ash Villa, Park Road. A Lance-Corporal in the Royal Fusiliers, he died on 15.6.1918 and is buried in the Sandpits Cemetery. Service no. G48273.
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Percy GARNER Born in 1894, he was the son of William and Mary Anne of Rydal Mount, Mersey Road. He was an old boy of Sale Township Schools and a member of the Sale Wesley Men’s Bible Class; he had previously worked for the Manchester and Salford Co-operative Society. He enlisted in November 1914 and was a Sergeant in the King’s Own Royal Lancashire Regiment, serving at the front for two years. He was wounded twice, and was killed in action on 26.9.1917 while dressing a comrade’s wounds. He is named on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Service no. 15506.
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William GOTHARD He was the son of John William, of 23 Beech Grove. He was born about 1899 and was a Private in the East Yorkshire Regiment. He was killed on 22.9.1918 and is buried in the Glageon Community Cemetery extension. Service no. 41627.
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Donald R GOULDEN He was born in 1898, one of 6 children of Thomas F and Frances, of The Haven, Park Avenue. A Signaller in the Royal Field Artillery, he died of wounds on 29.9.1918, and is buried in the Doingt Community Cemetery extension. Service no. 711580.
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Harry Vincent GREAVES He was the son of William and Maggie, of Briarfield, Belmont Road, and born on 30.9.1898. He was educated at the Higher Elementary Schools and, until he enlisted in 1917, was employed by Messrs. Stewart and Lloyds, engineers. A Rifleman in the King’s (Liverpool Regiment), he was killed in action on 21.10.1918, and is buried in Froidmont Community Cemetery, in one of just 9 graves of British soldiers. Service no. 51476.
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William GRIFFIN He was born about 1888 and was a Private in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He was killed in action on 15.6.1915, and his name appears on the Le Touret Memorial. Service no. 200958.
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Arthur HALLAM He was born about 1890 and was the son of Archibald J and Elizabeth Anne, of Gordon Avenue. He went to live in Australia before the war, and later became a Lance-Corporal in the Australian Infantry. He was killed in action on 25.4.1915, and is buried in the 4th Batt. Parade Ground Cemetery. Service no. 935.
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William Alfred HANNELL He was born in 1884, one of 9 children of William and Emily, of North View, Southern Road. He was a Private in the Lancashire Fusiliers, killed in action on 6.9.1917, and his name is recorded on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Service no. 242448.
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John HARTLEY He was born in Warwickshire about 1875 and was the husband of Beatrice. They lived in Park Road and had 6 children: John, David, Elsie, Maud, Tom and Winifred. He was a Private in the Cheshire Regiment, and was killed in action on 24.3.1918. His name appears on the Arras Memorial.
Service no. 25178.
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Thomas HILL Born about 1897, he was the son of Charles Edwin and Martha, of 27 Grange Road. He was a Private in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, killed in action on 14.11.1917 at the age of 20. He is buried in Poelcapelle British Cemetery. Service no. 36009.
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Robert James HITCHENS Born in 1892, he was a Lance-Corporal in the 2nd Batt. Welsh Regiment. He was killed in action on 24.9.1916 and is listed on the Thiepval Memorial. Service no. 53546.
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Harold Richard HOLLAND He was the son of Frederick and Maria, later of Holly Lodge, School Road, and was born on 27.11.1895. He enlisted in the Manchester Regiment, but transferred to the Middlesex Regiment on receiving his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was killed in action on 12.4.1918, and his name is recorded on the Arras Memorial. Service no. 6756 (as Private in Manchester Regiment).
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Charles A HOLT-TOLE He was born in 1899 and adopted by his uncle and aunt, Charles Tole and his wife, of Heywood Grove. He was educated at All Saints’ School and obtained a scholarship at Sale Central Schools. He was in the choir of St Mary’s Church for some years as a boy, and was a skilful pianist. He worked, prior to enlistment, for Messrs. Price, Allen & Co., cotton merchants. A Private in the Lancashire Fusiliers, he was killed in action on 22.10.1918 and is buried in Belle Vue British Cemetery, Briastre. Service no. 52890.
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Benjamin HUDSON He was the son of David and Emma, of 2 Barwick Place, and born about 1894, the older brother of T Henry Hudson. He was a Private in the Manchester Regiment (2nd Pals), and was killed in action on 15.10.1916. He is named on the Thiepval Memorial. Service no. 9299.
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T Henry HUDSON The son of David and Emma and brother of Benjamin, he was born about 1898. He was a Private in the Royal Scots Regiment, and had served in Egypt, but was in Belgium when he was killed in action on 27.9.1917. He is buried in the Coxyde Cemetery, Flanders. Service no.275582.
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William Henry INGRAM He was the husband of Mary Florence, and father to 4 children, of 4 Windsor Avenue. He was born about 1865, and was a Private in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He died of heart failure on 26.1.1917, and is buried in Wrexham Cemetery. Service no. 102240.
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Frederick JACKSON The youngest of 8 children of George and Harriet Ann, of Park Avenue, he was an old boy of Sale Central School and a member of Ashton-on-Mersey Congregational Church Sunday School. He was a keen and respected football player, and secretary of the Ashton-on-Mersey Lads’ Association Football Club. He was a Private in the Cheshire Regiment, and was killed in action on 16.11.1916. He is buried in Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt. His three brothers also served in the Army. Service no. 36910.
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Fenton Graham JEFFERIES He was married to Elizabeth Ellen, of Grange Road, and reportedly well-known in the area. He responded to the recruitment drive at the outbreak of the war, and became a Lance-Corporal in the Cheshire Regiment. He died of wounds on 12.4.1918, and is buried in Lijssenthoeke Cemetery, West Flanders. Service no. 293387.
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James JONES He was the son of James and Hannah, of 14 Grange Road, born about 1890. A Private in the Manchester Regiment, he was killed in action on 2.6.1915 and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial. Service no. 1838.
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Joseph JONES The son of William and Mary, of Lima Terrace, Southern Road, he was born in 1898 and was educated at Worthington Road School. He was a member of St Mary’s Church, singing in the choir for several years. He worked for T Robinson, butcher, until he enlisted in 1916 in the King’s (Liverpool Regiment). Rifleman Jones was sent to the front in July 1917 and was killed in action on 30.10.1917. He is named on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Service No. 50773.
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William JONES He lived in Elm Grove, and was a Private in the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. He was killed in action on 20.10.1914, and is named on the Ploegsteert Memorial. Service no. 8295.
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John KERWIN The son of Thomas and Emma, of Grange Road, he was born in 1895. He was a Private in the Manchester Regiment and died of wounds at Gallipoli on 6.6.1915. He is buried in the Lancs. Landing Cemetery. Service no. 1755.
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James LAVERY Born about 1890, he was the husband of Elizabeth, of Barwick Place. A Sergeant in the Royal Field Artillery, he died from gas poisoning on 27.10.1918, and is buried in Etaples Cemetery. Service no. W/1000.
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John Samuel LEE He was the brother of Enoch Lee of Alexander Terrace, who was named as his next of kin. He had been an employee of Messrs. Henry Blacklock & Sons, of Manchester, before he enlisted at the outbreak of war, as a Private in the Northumberland Fusiliers. At the age of 38 he was killed in action on 7.10.1918, and is buried in Basra War Cemetery, Shatt-al-Arab. Service no. 26621.
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Thomas LEWIS The son of George and Martha, Thomas was married to Annie, with a young daughter, and their home was in St Leonard’s Terrace. Born in 1888, he was educated at Sale Township Schools, and had been a chauffeur in Hale. A Lance-Corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps X-Ray Unit, he died of wounds on 23.3.1918, and is buried in Achiet-le-Grand Cemetery extension. Service no. M2/147723.
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William LOMAS He was the son of Mr and Mrs R Lomas, and married to Annie, with 3 children, of Barwick Place. Born about 1873, he was an athlete and prize-winning sprinter. He enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war, and was a Private in the Border Regiment. He was killed in action on 2.3.1916, and his name appears on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres. Service no. 16119.
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James LOMAX The son of James and Emma of 10 Firs Road, he was born about 1892. He was a Private in the North Staffs. Regiment, and died on 12.7.1916. He is buried in the Fort George Military Cemetery, St Peter Port, Guernsey. Service no. 27340.
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Joseph McNALLY He was born in early 1888, was married to Mary, and lived in Stamford Street. Before enlisting as a Private in the Machine Gun Corps, he worked at the Exchange Hotel, Manchester. He was an enthusiastic athlete, at one time having been a member of football and cricket clubs in Longsight. He was killed in action on 5.4.1918, and is buried in Bienvillers Military Cemetery.
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John Sinclair MASON The son of John and Lily, of Glebelands Road, he was born in 1889. He was a Sergeant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers, and was killed in action on 31.1.1917. He is named on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres.
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James MASSEY The son of James and Anne, of Elm Grove, he was born in 1888. He became a Lance-Corporal in the Manchester Regiment, and was killed in action on 4.10.1917. His name appears on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Service no. 21272. |
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Edwin MATHEWS The son of William and Mary, of 7 Edge Terrace, Southern Road, he was born about 1891, and had sung with St Mary’s choir for 5 years. He was employed as a wireman at Manchester Corporation’s Tramway sheds until he enlisted as a fitter in the Royal Field Artillery in September 1914. Towards the end of the war, he had been invalided home, but caught a chill which turned to pneumonia, and he died on 23.10.1918. He is buried in Sale Cemetery. Service No. 1351
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Arthur MISSETT The son of Robert and Harriet, of 2 Gordon Avenue, he was born about 1887. A Private in the South Lancashire Regiment, he was killed in action on 21.10.1916 and is named on the Thiepval Memorial. (His name is recorded on the website of Soldiers Died in the Great War as ‘Messett’). Service no. 31432.
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Charles Thomas PARKER Probably the oldest man on the Roll of Honour, he was born on 7.5.1865. Married to Catherine, and of Fern Bank, Mersey Road, he was the father of 7 children, two of whom were serving in the Army at the time of his death. He had been a professional soldier, serving with the Lincolnshire Regiment, and had lived with his young family in Egypt, Madras and Singapore. He eventually retired and lived in Mersey Road as an Army pensioner, working for Henry Bannerman and Company. During the war, he rejoined his regiment, applying for his commission, which he eventually received, and was transferred to the Northumberland Fusiliers as a Captain. He died of illness on 11.7.1918, and is buried in St Martin’s Church graveyard. Service no. 8433.
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Arthur PAYNE Born in 1893, he was one of 7 children of Harry and Elizabeth, of Somerset Place. He was a Driver in the Royal Field Artillery, and was killed in action on 31.10.1917, at the age of 24. He is buried in Bleuet Farm Cemetery, Elverdinghe. Service no. 36712. A younger brother, Thomas, also died during the war.
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Reginald Harry PAYNE He was born in 1892, the son of Richard and Louisa, and was a Private in the 3rd Pals Manchester Regiment. He was killed in action on 1.7.1916, and is named on the Thiepval Memorial. Service no. 9912.
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Thomas PAYNE The younger brother of Arthur, Thomas was born in 1894 to Harry and Elizabeth, of Somerset Place. He was married to Elsie, and at the time of his death, they had one daughter, Iris, born in 1916. He was a Lance-Corporal in the Cheshire Regiment, and was killed in action on 22.3.1918. His widow gave birth to their son, Thomas Henry, on 4.8.1918. He is named on the Arras Memorial. Service no. 34819.
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Harry Norman PULFORD Born about 1890, he was the third son of Harry E. and Louisa, of High Bank, Church Lane. He was educated at St Mary’s Schools and Sale Central Schools, and had been employed with Manchester accountants Messrs. Hodson, Haley and Company. He was a member of Sale Oakfield Baptist Church, and a Scout quartermaster and patrol leader. A Lance-Sergeant in the Manchester Regiment, he was killed in action on 28.9.1918, and is buried in Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery. Service no. 300491.
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John Reginald Newton RILEY He was born on 13.4.1892, one of four sons of Edward James and Annie, of Beech Holme, Moss Lane. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Duke of Wellington’s (W. Riding) Regiment, and was killed in action on the Somme on 3.9.1916. He is buried in the Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval. Service no. not known.
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Rowland RILEY Born in 1889 in the Leeds area, he was the son of Charles and Emily, of 94 Cross Street. He was a Driver in the Royal Army Service Corps, and died of wounds on 21.11.1917. He is buried in the Arneke British Cemetery. Service no. T31680.
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Evan W ROBERTS Born in 1879, he was married to Elizabeth and had a daughter. Their home was at 2 Spring Cottages, Glebelands Road. He was a Private in the Sherwood Foresters (Notts. & Derby) Regiment, and was killed in action on 12.7.1918. He is buried in the Harponville Community Cemetery extension.
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Cecil Gordon ROBINSON The son of Thomas and Margaret of 59 Urban Road, he was born in the Leeds area about 1895. Before enlisting he had been employed as a railway clerk with the North Eastern Railway. He was a Private in the 1st (King’s) Dragoon Guards, and was killed in action on 23.8.1917. He is buried in Vadencourt British Cemetery. Service no. GS 8329.
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Joseph ROBINSON He was the son of Mr and Mrs T Robinson, of Barkers Lane, born about 1892 in the Crewe area, and until his enlistment had been a teacher at Springfield Road School, Sale. He served as a Private in the Royal Fusiliers, and was killed in action on 20.7.1916. His name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial. Service no. 5546.
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James ROYLE The son of James and Annie, of Albany Terrace, Cross Street, he was born in 1898. He enlisted under-age as a Private in the Border Regiment and was killed in action on 14.6.1915, aged 17. His name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial. Service no. 17644.
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Claude A G RUTTER He was born on 13.7.1891, one of 7 sons of John Clement and Elizabeth Annie of Coton House, Queen’s Road, 3 of whom died in the war. He was a Corporal in the Manchester Regiment, and was killed in action on 25.5.1915. He is named on the Helles Memorial, Turkey; also on a memorial plaque in the NatWest Bank, Sale. Service no. 1479.
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Frederick William Gilbert RUTTER He was the 4th son of the late Mr John Clement Rutter and Mrs Elizabeth Annie Rutter, Coton House, Queens Road. He was born on 27.7.1883 in Bondi, Australia, before the family returned to England, and had already served 5 years in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He then returned to his birthplace, where he enlisted as a Private in the Australian Imperial Force. He was posted missing, believed killed in Gallipoli on 27.8.1915, and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial in Turkey. Service no. 637.
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Geoffrey R M RUTTER He was one of the 7 sons of John C and Elizabeth A of Coton House, Queen’s Road. The 3 sons who died in the war are listed on St Mary’s Roll of Honour. Born in 1898, he was a Private in the Durham Light Infantry, and was killed in action on 27.5.1918. His name appears on the Soissons Memorial, Aisne. Service no. 91727.
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Margaret Olive Mary RYLANCE The daughter of William and Edith, of Rostrevor, Moss Lane, she is the only wo man named on the Roll of Honour. She was born in 1892, and worked as a VAD nurse at Linden Lea hospital, then as a Red Cross nurse in France. She contracted tuberculosis and died in a Scottish hospital on 4.8.1918. She is buried in the family grave in St Martin’s Churchyard. St Mary’s communion table was donated by her mother in memory of Olive and her father.
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Frank Stainton SANDBACH He was born in 1888, the 2nd son of Edward and Sarah Jane. His father was a wine merchant and a local JP, and the family lived for a time at ‘Dunedin’, Oakfield. Frank studied law at Owens Park (Manchester University) and became a solicitor, working with his brother at the firm of Messrs. Slater Heelis until his enlistment. He was married in 1914 to Beatrice E (nee Clifton), and lived on Park Road with their 2 sons: Richard, born in 1915 and Hubert, born in 1916. He enlisted as a Gunner in the Royal Field Artillery and was later commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. On 19th June 1917 he was sent to France, and was killed in action on 29.7.1917. He is buried in the Canada Farm Cemetery, Elverdinghe. Service no. 194294.
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Harry SAVAGE He was born about 1893 to Samuel and Elizabeth, and he and his wife Emily lived at 9 Albany Terrace, Cross Street. He was a Private in the Manchester Regiment, and died of wounds on 27.8.1916 aged 23. He is buried in Dernancourt Community Cemetery extension. Service no. 12914.
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Ernest SCHOFIELD He was born about 1890, the son of Mr and Mrs T Schofield, of Timperley, and married to Margaret E, of The Lodge, The Avenue. He enlisted in May 1916, as a Driver/Private in the Army Service Corps, and had previously been employed by Mr G Walker, of Woodheys Grange. He was educated at St Margaret’s Schools in Altrincham, and was a member of the Church Boys’ Brigade. He died of pneumonia on 20.10.1918, and is buried in Beirut War Cemetery. Service no. M2/181939.
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Albert SMITH
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Lionel Stockdale SMITH He was born on 25.5.1890, one of 5 children of Lionel C F and Eliza, of Lyndon, Oakfield. He was a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, serving as a Dispatch Rider in the Motor Cyclists’ Special Reserve. He was injured in an accident while riding in the darkness, and died on 23.3.1919. He is commemorated in St Martin’s Churchyard. Service no. 18195.
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Clifford TAYLOR Born in the Salford area in 1900, he was the son of Joseph and Emily. He was a 3rd Class Air Mechanic in the Royal Air Force, and died on 28.12.1918. He is buried in the family grave in St Martin’s Churchyard.
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Frederick John TOURNAY The elder son of Mr and Mrs J Tournay, of Chester Road, Stretford, he was married to Florence, with an infant son, of The Cottage, Ashton Grove. He was born about 1892, and worked at the British Westinghouse Company until he enlisted in the Army in August 1914. He was a Corporal in the Manchester Regiment, and was wounded at the front on June 3rd 1917. After a short illness he died of pneumonia in the Princess Street Hospital on 30.6.1918. He is buried in St Martin’s Churchyard, Ashton-on-Mersey. Service no. 250587.
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Alexander TURNER He was born on 19.4.1893, the son of William and Sarah Ann, of Grosvenor Square. He was a butcher until his enlistment as a Private in the Royal Army Service Corps, and was lost at sea on 8.1.1916. His name is recorded on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton. Service no. S4/144172.
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Frank WARDLEY He was the son of George and Ellen, of Linden Avenue, born about 1897. He was a Driver in the Royal Field Artillery, and was killed in action on 1.12.1916. He is buried in Choques Cemetery. Service no. 168302.
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Joseph W WATSON The son of Arthur and Mary E, he was born in Lincolnshire in 1876. He was married to Fanny (nee Johnson), with whom he had 4 children, and lived at Alvanley, Hollins Grove. He was a Lance-Corporal in the King’s (Liverpool Regiment), and was killed in action on 13.7.1917. He is buried in the Brandhoek Cemetery, Ypres. Service no. 66627.
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J. Leonard WHIPP He was the son of James E and Annie Whipp, of High Bank, Church Lane, Ashton-on-Mersey, and brother of Willy Whipp. A committed Christian, he was a member of Sale Oakfield Baptist Church, and also assistant secretary of the Sale and Ashton Liberal Association. He was a 2nd Airman Mechanic in the Royal Flying Corps, and died on 6.1.1916 aged 26 after a motorcycle accident. After a military funeral, he was buried in Brooklands Cemetery. Service no. 5616.
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Willy WHIPP He was the 2nd son of James E and Annie Whipp, of High Bank, Church Lane, Ashton-on-Mersey, and the younger brother of J Leonard Whipp. He too had been a member of Sale Oakfield Baptist Church, but had been living for the last 6 years as a farmer in the Moose Jaw area of Canada. He enlisted in the Army at the outbreak of war, and had been serving in the trenches for 12 months. He was a Sergeant in the Sasketchewan Regiment of the Canadian Infantry and was killed in action on 15.9.1916. He is named on the Vimy Memorial. Service no. 73188.
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Cyril WINTERBOTTOM The only son of Samuel & Margaret Winterbottom, of Norman Villas, Barkers Lane. A 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, he was killed in action, aged 21, on 14.4.1918. His name is recorded on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Cemetery extension. Service no. 242778.
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E Leonard WOODWARD The eldest son of Frank and Annie, of Grange Road, he had been employed by Messrs. J F & H Roberts, of Manchester. He was called up at the start of the war to serve in the Yeomanry, and later became a Private in the South Lancashire Regiment. He died of wounds on 1.5.1918, and is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. Service no. 31678.
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Harold Percy WORTH He was the son of James and Emma, of Ivy Cottage, Southern Road. Born about 1897, he was a Private in the Manchester Regiment and was killed in action on 1.7.1916. He is buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery. Service no. 17539.
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Joseph Eric YOUNG Born about 1886, he was the 3rd son of Alexander and Elizabeth, of Sandiway Road, and a Sergeant in the Royal Fusiliers. He was killed in action on 29.7.1916, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Service no. 5997.
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