Ainsdale's fallen Service men and women
Ainsdale’s War Memorial is situated on the village green, Liverpool Road, Ainsdale and lists the names of 49 Service men and one military nurse who died in battle during WW1.
Some of the men and women have additional information about their lives and where they were born or lived before the war.
Surname | First Name | Rank | Service No. | Regiment/Ship/ Squadron | Last known address | Died | Age at death | Burial place and/or memorial where commemorated | Biography | Medals |
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Aughton | Edmund Wadsworth | Stoker 1st Class | K/132401 | Royal Navy, HMS "Invincible" | 54 Eastbourne Road, Birkdale | 21/05/1916 | 21 | Portsmouth Naval Memorial | Edmund was killed at the Battle of Jutland on 31st May 1916 whilst serving aboard HMS Invincible. | |
Ball | (Robert) Ernest | Private | 212072 | Labour Corps | 17/10/1918 | Birkdale Cemetery, Southport | Ernest was born in Ainsdale. He enlisted in the Devon Labour Corps as a private in June 1917. He died on October 10th, 1918 and was buried in Birkdale Cemetery. | |||
Ball | Leonard | 332061 | 9th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 19 Pinfold Lane, Ainsdale | 24/03/1918 | 28 | Leonard's pension records show that he enlisted on 10 March 1916. His original service number was 5008, which was later changed to 332061. He was posted overseas on the 18 February 1917, but by this date he had already started to exhibit the symptoms of diabetes. He spent just over a month on the Western Front before he was invalided back to the UK on 20 March 1917. He was described by the medical board as wasted. He was discharged from the army with a 100% pension on 17 May 1917, dying on 24 March 1918. He is not officially war dead as he died after being discharged. | |||
Barron | Norman | Sapper | 44930 | 88th Field Company, Royal Engineers | 39 Station Road, Ainsdale | 13/09/1915 | 20 | Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey | Norman died on a hospital ship from exhaustion following an acute attack of dysentry, and was buried at sea. | |
Boue-Blandy | Claude Reginald | Second Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) | 5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment | 34 Delamere Road, Ainsdale | 18/04/1916 | 32 | Birkdale Cemetery, Southport | Claude volunteered at the outbreak of the war, and joined the Manchester Regiment. After training on Salisbury Plain he was sent to France. Read more about Claude | ||
Boue-Blandy | Stella Rose | Sister | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service | 34 Delamere Road, Ainsdale | 13/01/1919 | 32 | Birkdale Cemetery, Southport | Stella joined the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service in 1912. Read more about Stella | ||
Charters | James | Private | 5313 | 24th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force | Seaview Crescent, Black Rod, Melbourne, Australia | 4/09/1918 | 38 | Warloy-Baillon Communal Extension, Somme, France | James completed his training in Australia, and was sent to France. He was fatally injured while serving in the trenches of Northern France. He died at the Casualty Clearing Station in Warloy-Baillon. | |
Clark | Wilfred | Private | 427761 | 58th Battalion, Canadian Infantry(Central Ontario Regiment) | Massams Farm, Pinfold Lane, Ainsdale | 10/08/1916 | 30 | Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme, France | Wilfred is thought to have died on Sunday 8th October during an attack on the village of Courcelette, on the Somme battlefields. Wilfred was reported missing on 16th October and 'presumed killed' on 5th November. | |
Drummond | Alan John | Corporal | 99302 | 5th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. | 07/02/1916 | Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension, Pas de Calais, France | Alan enlisted with the Royal Horse Artillery in October 1915, and then volunteered to swap to the Royal Field Artillery. This enabled him to serve on the front line sooner. Alan was killed in action between 9 -10 o’clock in a front-line trench during heavy shelling. | |||
Eccles | Robert | Private | 28793 | King's Liverpool Regiment and 6th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment | Pinfold Lane, Ainsdale | 22/11/1916 | 30 | Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, Bombay, India | Robert was killed while his battalion were on training exercises in Amara, Southern Iraq. | |
Elkes | Frederick John Gausson May | Lieutenant-Commander | Royal Naval Reserve, HMS "Ocean" | 12 Isabel Grove, Tuebrook | 12/07/1914 | Basra War Cemetery, Iraq | Frederick was killed during an operation to take Kurnah, in the Persian Gulf, after his ship was disabled by heavy fire. | |||
Fletcher | Joseph Saul | Cadet | Mercantile Marine, S..S "Chupra" | 19 Station Road, Ainsdale. | 22/09/1914 | 17 | Madras (St Mary's) Cemetery, Chennai, India | Joseph was killed when the S.S. Chupra was hit by a shell when the German battleship S.M.S. Emden attacked the city of Madras, India. Joseph was the first from Ainsdale to die in combat, he was just 17. | ||
Green | Thomas | Driver | 243944 | 40th Division, Small Arms, Section Royal Field Artillery attached to North Staffordshire Regiment | 17 Hargreaves Street, Southport | 20/08/1918 | 34 | Longueness (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | Thomas died of his wounds at a casualty clearing station, behind the lines at St Omer | |
Hackett | Nicholas | Sapper | 5155 | 11th Field Company, Royal Engineers | 20/05/1917 | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France | Nicholas was a pupil at Birkdale Farm School. He is listed as 'killed in action' on 20th May 1917. | |||
Harrison | Frank Cyril | Second Lieutenant | 1st/5th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 11 Station Road, Ainsdale | 05/04/1918 | 22 | Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | Frank joined up in 1914 and was first wounded in 1916. He was fatally wounded in 1918, by a bursting shell. He died shortly afterwards at a casualty clearing station. | ||
Hawthorne | Harry | Private | 265827 | Notts and Derby(Sherwood Foresters) Regiment | 17/06/1917 | Fosse No 10 Communal Cemetery extension, Sans-en-Gohell, Pas de Calais, France | Harry was killed in action | |||
Hawxby | Samuel Harold | Sergeant | 617 | 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment | 22 Station Road, Ainsdale | 28/08/1916 | 26 | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France | Samuel was killed during an attacked on the Sunken Road east of La Briqueterie, on the Somme. He is listed on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing alongside 72,000 others who lost their lives on The Somme battlefields | |
Hawxby | Harold | Company Sergeant Major | 7115 | 16th Battalion, Manchester Regiment | 30 Gordon Road, Seaforth | 07/091918 | 34 | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France | Harold resided in Ainsdale and enlisted at Manchester. A married man, he resided at 30 Gordon Road, Seaforth with his wife Hilda. He was drafted to France on 8/11/1915. | |
Hodkinson | William | Lieutenant | 6th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment, and Royal Air Force | 22 Knowsley Road, Southport | 10/09/1918 | 21 | Preseau Communal Cemetery, Nord, France | William was flying as an observer when his plane was shot down, and reported missing on 9th October 1918. He had previously served with the 6th Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment. | ||
Holden | William | Sergeant | 48850 | 87th Company, Royal Engineers | 65 Leamington Road, Ainsdale | 08/05/1917 | Feuchy British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | William joined the Royal Engineers in 1914 and was awarded a Military Medal for gallantry during the Somme campaign. He was mentioned in despatches for bravery displayed in the fighting at Loos and had also been recommended for the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He was killed in action | Military Medal | |
Houghton | E | We can find no information about E Houghton, it is possible that this is a mis-spelling of Edmund Wadsworth Aughton. | ||||||||
Jackson | William | Drummer | 48533 | 4th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 34 Leamington Road, Ainsdale | 17/04/1918 | 21 | Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium | William joined up at 17 and spent just over two years on the front line, before his death during the Battle of Lys | |
Jenkins | William Henry | Mechanician | 308004 | Royal Navy H.M.S. "Warrior" | 72 Leamington Road, Ainsdale | 06/03/1916 | 34 | Dalmeny Parish Cemetery, South Queensferry, Linlithgowshire, Scotland | William was born in Liverpool on 20th March 1883 and died on 3rd June 1916 as a result of wounds sustained at the Battle of Jutland, whilst serving aboard HMS Warrior. | |
Little | Thomas | Private | 44611 | South Wales Borderers | Shore Road, Ainsdale | 11/10/1917 | 21 | Passchendaele New British Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium | News of Thomas' death was reported in the Southport Visiter on 4th Dec, 1917: "News has been received that Private T Little , Shore Road, Ainsdale has been killed in action. At the time of his enlistment in 1916, he was an engineering student at Liverpool University" | |
Lloyd | Peter | Sapper | 146051 | 152nd Field Company, Royal Engineers | 15/11/1916 | Thiepval Memorial, Somme France | Peter was killed in action, in the Battle of the Somme, in November 1916. The battleground came to a halt on 18th November with the onset of winter, three days after Peter's death. Peter's father John collected his effects which were valued at £3.11.4s (£360.46 at todays' value) | |||
Makinson | Frederick Valentine | Second Lieutenant | 3rd Battalion, attached 4th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 49 Claremont Road Birkdale | 14/04/1918 | 20 | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium | Frederick volunteered for service on 12th August 1914, aged only 16. He rose through the ranks to Second Lieutenant, attending officer training in Britain. According to his commanding officer he was 'killed instantly by a shell and was buried where he fell' | ||
Marshall | William | Private | 36040 | 20th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 14 Segars Lane, Ainsdale | 8/01/1917 | 29 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium | William was killed in action during the Battle of Pilkem Ridge. His battalion were pinned down in a shallow trench under heavy shelling. He died alongside one officer and 41 other ranks. | |
McLaren | Royal | Second Lieutenant | 16th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment | Mossgeil Avenue, Ainsdale | 17/07/17 | 35 | Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-Le-Sec, France | Royal joined the Cheshire Regiment in April 1915, and went over to the front in January 1916. He was wounded at Waterlot Farm, Delville Wood on the Somme. He died of his wounds. | ||
Nixon | Anderson | Private | 204120 | 12th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | Nixons Farm, Ainsdale. | 20/11/1917 | Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France | Anderson enlisted with the 6th King's when he was 18. On his first deployment to France Anderson contracted trench fever and was sent to England for treatment. Anderson was killed during the Battle of Cambrai. | ||
Pinnington | Richard | Private | 49812 | 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment, formerly King' Liverpool Rgiment and Sherwood Foresters | 29 Leamington Road, Ainsdale | 15/10/1918 | 22 | Terlincthun British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | Richard endured a gas attack while serving in Ypres, after treatment he transferred to the Essex Regiment. Richard died of spinal injuries at the 2nd Australian General Field Hospital at Terlincthun. | |
Prescott | Arthur | Lance Corporal | 8677 | 1st Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 670 Liverpool Road, Ainsdale. | 19/05/1915 | 28 | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France | Arthur was an army reservist and one of the first to be called up at the onset of war. He was wounded in the retreat at Mons in 1914 and after treatment he return to the front line. He was killed in the Battle of Festubert, his body was never recovered. | |
Rimmer | Charles | Trooper | 3155 | 1st Life Guards, Household Cavalry | 569a Liverpool Road, Ainsdale | 26/01/1916 | 20 | Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais | Charles was killed alongside three comrades by a shell explosion. | |
Rushworth | Arthur Cyril | Gunner | 190797 | C Company, 77th Brigade, Royal Artillery | Delamere Road, Ainsdale | 4/04/1918 | Poziers Memorial, Somme, France | Arthur travelled to France towards the end of 1917, and was killed in action just over 6 months later. His body was found by soldiers returning from the front line, he had been killed by shellfire. The soldiers collected Arthur’s papers and effects and ensured they were returned to the family. They also buried him in a shallow grave just outside the village Poziers. | ||
Sawyer | Henry | Private | 266049 | 7th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 168 Kew Road, Birkdale | 18/06/1918 | 36 | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | Henry joined the army in 1914 and spent two years fighting before he was severely wounded and gassed on June 13th 1916. Just over 2 years later he died of wounds received in action at one of the general hospitals along the coast between Calais and Boulogne. | |
Shaw | Robert | Captain | 7th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 4 Buckingham Avenue, Sefton Park | 20/09/1917 | 25 | Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium | Robert obtained his commission in December 1914, and went to France in spring 1915. Robert was killed during the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, during a German counter attack. | ||
Snowden | Walter | Lance Corporal | 13984 | C Company, 12th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 22 Segars Lane, Ainsdale | 16/08/1917 | 21 | Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium | Walter joined the King's Liverpool Regiment and was sent to France. He died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Langemarck ( Part of the Third Battle of Ypres) His body was never found or identified. | |
Sumner | John | Acting Bombardier | 112824 | 216th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery | 20 Leamington Road, Ainsdale | 15/08/1917 | 33 | Calais Southern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. | John died of his wounds on 15th August 1917 at the Number 9 British Red Cross Field Hospital near Calais. | |
Sutton | Richard | Sapper | Royal Engineers | 26/11/1919 | Ainsdale War Memorial booklet states: "Sapper Richard Sutton - Joined Royal Engineers on April 12th 1915. Was killed in whilst serving in France on November 26th 1919" | |||||
Sutton | Richard Stuart | Corporal | 2043 | A Company, 7th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 20 Leamington Road, Ainsdale | 23/05/1915 | 23 | Lillers Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | Richard joined the King's Regiment in August 1914, and was sent to France after completing basic training. He was wounded in the shoulder by a Maxim Machine Gun bullet. He was taken to a casualty clearing station but died of his wounds. | |
Sutton | Thomas | Private | 12002 | 1st Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 17/11/1915 | Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | Thomas was a reservist so was one of the first to be called up at the beginning of the war. He took part in several battles including Nueve Chappelle, La Bassee and Givenchy, where he was wounded in the foot. After returning to the front line he contracted a chill, he went to hospital but never recovered. | |||
Taylor | William John | Private | 357561 | 2nd/10th Battalion, attached to 1st/10th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 73 Burnley Road, Ainsdale | 27/04/1918 | 38 | Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | William joined the King's Regiment and was sent to France where he was awarded a Military Medal for his bravery. He died of wounds received in action, in the Labouse area of France. | Military Medal |
Thompson | George | Private | 52340 | 13th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 10 Station Road, Ainsdale | 16/08/16 | 20 | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France | George was killed while in his dugout during an attack on an offensive line from Gommecourt to Maricourt. The losses during the fighting were catastrophic. | |
Tough | Arnold Banatyne | Captain | 11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment | 34 Delamere Road, Ainsdale | 7/01/1916 | 26 | Queens Cemetery Puisieux, Pas de Calais, France | Arnold was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. His battalion were attacking a line from Matthew Copse to Mark Copse in the Gommecourt area of the battlefield. He died alongside 6 other officers. His brother John James Tough also fell. | ||
Wall | Sydney Frith | Private | 18880 | 12th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 27/08/1915 | 24 | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium | Sydney died from concussion as a result of a shell explosion. His brother Wilfred Ewart Wall was killed at Ypres. | ||
Wall | Wilfred Ewart | Private | 46503 | 23rd Battalion, Manchester Regiment and Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry | 22/10/1917 | 21 | Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium | Wilfred was killed in action during the Third Battle of Ypres, known as Passchendaele. He was buried were he fell. His brother Sydney Frith Wall was also killed in action. | ||
Whittaker | Herbert | Private | 52557 | 2nd Garrison Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | August 7, 1917 | Basra War Cemetery, Iraq | Herbert initially enlisted in the King's Liverpool Regiment, before transferring to the Easts Lancashire Regiment. He was attached to the Northumberland Regiment in Iraq when he succumbed to illness and died. | |||
Wilkinson | Richard Hartley Sagar | Private | 51433 | 13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers | 4/11/1917 | 40 | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France | Richard originally enlisted in Southport to the 105th Training Reserve before transferring to Royal Fusiliers. He was killed in action in the Arras area of France. | ||
Williams | Ernest | Private | 352322 | 2nd (East Lancashire) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps | 6 Green Walk, Ainsdale | 10/10/1917 | 36 | Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium | Ernest was killed in action on 10th October 1917, at Ypres. | |
Wilson | John | Trooper | 357 | Royal Canadian Dragoons | 47 Mill Road, Ainsdale | 23/04/1918 | 28 | Tourgeville Military Cemetery , Calvados, France | John joined The Royal Dragoons and saw action at Cambrai. He died from wounds he suffered at Vimy Ridge, whilst trying to save a friend. He was awarded the Military Medal for his bravery. | Military Medal |
Wyatt | Arnold Baker | Midshipman | Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Partridge" | 5 Burnley Road, Ainsdale | 12/12/1917 | 20 | Fredrikstad Military Cemetery | Arnold was lost on the 12th December 1917 when a convoy which included the destroyer HMS Partridge was torpedoed and sunk en route to Bergen, Norway. Read more about Walter |