Bootle’s Fallen – Sefton WW1

Bootle's fallen Service men and women

Bootle’s War Memorial is situated in Stanley (or King’s) Gardens on Stanley Road, Bootle and lists the names of 1311 Service men and three women, 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.

Bootle’s Fallen A-C

Surname	First Name	Rank	Regiment/Ship/Squadron	Service No.	Last known address	Died	Age	Burial Place	Biography	Medals
Abrahams	Ernest Glendywr	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	17036	5 Clare Road, Bootle	22/05/1916	29	La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, France	Ernest was a member of the clerical staff at the Cunard Steam Ship Company. He joined the Liverpool "Comrades" shortly after war broke out. He was killed by machine gun fire at the southern end of the British Line, when out with a working party.
Ahern	James	Corporal	Royal Field Artillery D/306 Brigade	840899	35 Hertford Road, Bootle	22/08/1917	22	White House cemetery, St. Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium	Prior to the war James sailed with the White Star Line. After the out-break of war he became an Engineer on a hospital ship, joining the Army in 1915. James was recommended to be awarded the DCM for bravery on August 12th; An ammunition dump was set on fire by an enemy shell at a very large ammunition store. James used his coat and some blankets, and succeeded in extinguishing the flames, although the shells had commenced exploding. He thus averted the loss of thousands of rounds of ammunition.	Military Medal, Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Ainsworth	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Irish Battalion	4858	10 William Henry Street, Bootle	07/09/1916	22	Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Thomas served in France from 8th March 1916 to the 7th August 1916. He sustained injuries after being hit by the wheel of a passing artillery wagon and trampled by a horse. He later spraining an ankle. Thomas was discharged from the army on 28th August 1916. He died in Bootle Borough hospital from general peritonitis on 7th September 1916.
Aitken	Charles Stanley	Private	Border Regiment, 8th Battalion	10602	26 Grove Street, Bootle	11/08/1918		Villers-Bretinneux Military Cemetery, Somme, France	Charles enlisted in the army in Liverpool. He was posted to the front on the 5th October 1914, later marrying Clara Hannah Jones at St. Leonard's C.of E. Church, Bootle on the 16th April 1918. Charles died in France on the 11th August 1918 of wounds received in action.
Alderson	Thomas	Joiner	Mercantile Marine, HMS Ausonia		197 Strand Road, Bootle	30/05/1918	28	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Thomas died on his 24th birthday, when the transport vessel S.S. Ausonia was torpedoed without warning and sunk by gunfire by U55, 620 miles from Fastnet on 30 May 1918. 44 lives lost.
Algeo	John	1st Class Stoker	Royal Navy, HMS Black Prince	K/23707	12 Chaucer Street, Bootle	31/05/1916	23	Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England	John signed up in the Royal Navy for 12 years on the 16th December1914. He was killed during the Battle of Jutland on 31st May 1916 whilst serving aboard HMS Black Prince.
Allanson	Charles Herbert	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, 285th Brigade	676109	18 Cowper Street, Bootle	26/10/1917	28	Cement House Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Charles enlisted in the army and was posted to the front some time after January 1916. He was killed in action.
Allison	Hugh Stanley	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	356330	55 Thornton Road, Bootle	09/04/1918		Loos Memorial, France	Hugh was killed in action in France, he had enlisted in June 1915. Before the war, he was employed by the Cunard Marine Service. He was the youngest son of William and Jane (nee Caffrey) Allison. His brother, William, was also killed in action.
Allison	William	Gunner	Tank Corps, 13th Battalion (Formerly Army Cyclist Corps 231 and 18135)	301626	23 Dryden Street, Bootle	05/07/1918	31	Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy Sur Somme, France	William was the son of William and Jane Allison (nee Caffrey). He enlisted in Wavertree. William died of wounds whilst serving with the Tank Corps. His brother, Hugh Stanley Allison, was killed in action three months earlier on the 9th April 1918.
Alty	John Henry	Fireman	Mercantile Marine, SS Westmoreland		50 Flint Street, Bootle	06/02/1918	19	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was killed when his ship, the S.S. Westmoreland , was torpedoed on the 6th February 1918 whilst returning from Australia. He was the only member of the crew killed and the Westmoreland continued in service.
Alty	Peter		Coldstream Guards, 3rd Battalion	16815	50 Flint Street, Bootle	13/04/1918		Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium	Peter joined the Coldstreams in August, 1915 and served in France. He was wounded on March 17th 1917 and spent some time in hospital. On recovering he rejoined his unit and was home on a short leave during Christmas 1917. He was killed in action in April 1918
Anderson	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	49488	The Nest, Hawthorne Road, Bootle	10/04/1917		Henin Crucfix Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	For three years William was a member of the counting-house staff of the Liverpool Echo. He joined the Lancashire Hussars in 1916, and went to France in November 1916, later being attached to the King's Liverpool Regiment. During an engagement he was instantaneously killed by an exploding bomb.
Andrew	William Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	20620	12 Tudor Street, Bootle	14/07/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	William was the husband of Mary Elizabeth Andrew of 12 Tudor Street, Bootle and later 5 Leslie Buildings, Brasenose Road, Bootle. He was killed in action on The Somme Battlefields
Annison	Daniel Robert	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 6th Battalion	20106	23 Brookhill Road, Bootle	08/11/1915		Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey	Daniel was killed in action in the Dardanelles. Before the war he was employed as a carter in the city of Liverpool Co-operative Society's coal department. He left a widow and five children. Daniel formerly played as goalkeeper for Brookhill Recreation.
Appleton	Harry	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	24517	41 Walker Street, Bootle	29/09/1918		Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Harry was born at Bootle on the 2nd September 1895. He was the second son of William and Constance Appleton (nee Parkinson). Having completed four years service, he died of wounds received in action. Before the war, he worked as a farm servant at Pantllan Llanddarog, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Arcus	William	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1156	14 Duncan Street, Bootle	09/08/1916	25	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Prior to the war William was employed by Messrs. H. and C. Grayson of Bootle, where he was greatly esteemed by his fellow workers. He was killed in action when in the act of moving a wounded officer to a place of comparative safety. A shell burst nearby, killing him instantly.
Armes	Richard Duke	Able Seaman	Mercantile Marine, SS Port Hardy		34 Akenside Street, Bootle	01/04/1921	32	Unknown	Richard was the son of John and Margaret Armes (nee Duke). He was aboard the S.S. Port Hardy , a cargo ship when it was torpedoed and sunk by U-91 with the loss of seven of her crew. It is probable that Richard's death was directly attributable to an injury or illness contracted at the time of the sinking. He left a widow, Roberta, and four children.
Armitage	Joseph A	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	2080	95 Moore Street, Bootle	19/09/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Joseph was a plasterer by trade and was married to Mary Halladay. They had two children, one of whom was not born until after the death of her father. Joseph enlisted with the King’s Liverpool Regiment in Bootle on the 5th August 1916 and was drafted to the front on August 26. He was killed in action only a few weeks.
Armstrong	John	Fireman	Mercantile Marine, HMS Duke Of Albany			24/08/1916		Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	John was killed when H.M.S. Duke of Albany was torpedoed and sunk off The Orkneys, Scotland on the 24th August 1916.
Armstrong	Eric William	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion	45800	98 Stanley Road, Bootle	25/04/1918	18	Loos Memorial, France	Eric was the son of Percy Staniland Armstrong and the late Phillipine Armstrong. Phillipine was born in Belgium. He was killed in action in France.
Arnold	Albert John	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 15th Battalion	21236	140 Brookfield Road, Bootle	04/04/1918		Douchy-Les-Ayette British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Albert was born at Kirkdale in 1887, the son of Walter and Alice Arnold. He was living at 140 Brookhill Road, Bootle when he married Hannah Davies (nee Cowley) at St.Matthew's C.of E. Church, Bootle on the 29th May 1917. He was killed in action.
Arnold	Bertie	Private	Royal Welch Fusiliers, 8th Battalion	33045	417 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	13/11/1915		Helles Memorial, Turkey	Bertie enlisted in the army at Stepney in London in 1915. By the time he was killed at Gallipoli on the 13th November 1915 he had acquired two wives. His first was Elizabeth Ann Stokes , whom he married in Barry, Cardiff, and to whom he had a daughter. Elizabeth last lived with her husband in July 1912 and only heard of his death through a report in the local press. Bertie also married Ethel Margaret Roberts at St. Philip's C.of E. Church, Litherland in 1915. Ethel was in receipt of a separation allowance when Bertie was killed.
Asbury	Joseph	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	52802	7 Store Street, Marsh Street, Kirkdale	12/10/1916	26	Warlencourt Britsh Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France	Joseph was the son of Richard Asbury. He was killed in action during very heavy fighting in the Butte de Warlencourt and Eaucourt-L'Abbaye area of France.
Ashcroft	Stephen	Private	Canadian Infantry, 7th Battalion	16394	The Maples, Waterloo Park, Waterloo	26/06/1915		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Stephen enlisted at Valcartier in Canada on the 23rd September 1914. His unit sailed for Europe on the 3rd October 1914 and saw active service from the 9th February 1915. Stephen went missing in action in Belgium on the 24th April 1915. It was later communicated by the enemy that his body had been found and been buried (by them) between April 26th and April 28th, near Bellewaarde and Poelcapelle, east of Ypres.
Ashcroft	Thomas Howard	5th Engineer	Mercantile Marine, SS Mexico City		37 St John's Road, Bootle	05/02/1918	20	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	During WW1 Thomas served on the SS Mexico City , which was torpedoed and sunk by enemy submarine U-101 on 5th February 1918. The ship was 15 miles from South Stack, Holyhead, Wales. 29 lives were lost including Thomas. The ship was on route from Liverpool to Alexandria with a general cargo.
Ashurst	Albert Henry	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 76th Siege Battery	174918	2 Lathom Road, Bootle	05/11/1917	25	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Albert married Margaret Ethel Ashurst (nee Parker) at Bootle Methodist Chapel in 1914. He enlisted with the Kings Liverpool Regiment, in Liverpool. Albert died of wounds on 5th November 1917, only 9 weeks after arriving in France. His officer paid tribute to his splendid qualities as a soldier.
Askew	John Joseph	Seaman	Royal Naval Reserve, HMD Dewy	6893a	Eighton Banks, County Durham	12/08/1917	20	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	John Joseph was the son of Mary Ann Askew. He was a member of the Royal Naval Reserve using the name Joseph Askew. He was killed when the patrol boat H.M. Drifter Dewey was sunk in a collision in English Channel, with the loss of eleven lives.
Askin	James Douglas	Private	The King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/10th [Scottish] Battalion	359152	56 Keble Road, Bootle	30/11/1917		Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France	James is one of the 7,000 servicemen listed on the Cambrai Memorial , most of whom died in the Battle of Cambrai. He was born at Bootle in 1898, the only surviving child of Isaac Askin and Margaret (nee McCreath).
Atherton	George	Fireman	Mercantile Marine, HMS Duke Of Albany		31 Hooton Place, Marsh Lane, Bootle	24/08/1916	27	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	George served as a fireman on HMS Duke of Albany (formerly a Fleetwood-Belfast ferry) and was lost at sea when the ship was attacked and sunk off the Orkney Islands in August 1916. All 24 crew members perished.
Atkins	Frederick James	Sergeant	Royal Field Artillery, 148th Brigade	L/17529	Kent	10/11/1916	26	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	In 1912 Frederick became a constable in the Bootle Borough Police Force. In 1915 he enlisted in the army, and was quickly promoted to sergeant due to his ability, keenness, and attention to duty. He contracted pneumonia and died in a military hospital in France.
Atkinson	William Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	20825		08/12/1917		La Brique Military Cemetery No. 2, West Vlaandeeren, Belgium	William enlisted for service in Seaforth and was drafted to France. He was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres.
Bahan	James	Private	Bedfordshire Regiment, 6th Battalion	12378	3 Balliol Terrace, Millers Bridge, Bootle	19/10/1915	23	Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	James Bahan was the son of Thomas and Margaret Bahan. James was killed in action, most probably whilst serving with the 37th Division. His younger brother John was killed less than a year later.
Bahan	John	Private	13th Battalion, The King's Liverpool Regiment,	11544	3 Balliol Terrace, Millers Brigade, Bootle	14/07/1916	20	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	John Bahan was the son of Thomas and Margaret Bahan. He was killed in action on The Somme battlefields, his older brother also perished.
Bailey	A	Rifleman	Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion	S/13180	50 Dryden Street, Bootle	20/01/916		Menin Road South, Military Cemetery, Belgium	Andrew was born in 1892, the son of Matthew and Margaret Bailey (nee Taggart). Before the war, Andrew worked as a dock labourer. He was killed in action during the attack at Fromelles. The 61st Division attack failed, with the loss of over 1,500 officers and men. 3,400 commonwealth troops took part in the attack.
Bailey	Andrew	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 60th Battalion	688	58 Dryden Street, Bootle	19/07/1916		V.C Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Nord, France	Andrew was born in Everton on the 4th December 1892. Before the war, he worked as a dock labourer. His records state that he was missing in action. His body was later found and buried at the Australian cemetery at Fromelles.
Bainbridge	Percy	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 259th Siege Battery	112980	197 Litherland Road, Bootle	21/04/1917	40	Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, Pas de Calais, France	Percy joined the Bootle Police Force in 1899, and served for eight years. Afterwards, he was for years in the employ of Messrs. Shipton, Anderson and Co. grain merchants. Gunner Bainbridge, joined up in August 1916, he trained in the South of England and went to France in February 1917. Percy was killed in action.
Baldwin	John Edward	Trumpeter	Royal Field Artillery, 80th Brigade	36856	23 Church View, Bootle	10/08/1916	21	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	John was born in 1894, by trade he was a carter general carrier. He enlisted in the army in Liverpool and was posted to the front on the 14th July 1915. John died of wounds received in action.
Baldwin	Thomas	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, A/275th Brigade	675120	133 Gloucester Road, Bootle	09/04/1918		Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France	Thomas joined the Territorials in March 1912, and was called up to the Colours on August 5th, 1914. He was drafted to France in 1915. Thomas had nearly three years' unbroken service at the front and was under orders for six months' duty in England, when he was killed in action on April 9th 1918.
Bank	Julius Matthias	2nd Assistant Engineer	Mercantile Marine, SS Lake Portage		69 Downing Road, Bootle	03/08/1918		Presumed drowned in the sea	Julius emigrated to the USA. in 1898, becoming an American citizen in 1904. He worked as a machinist in Detroit, Michigan. Julius returned to Liverpool in July 1914, and married Annie Taylor in 1916. He then went to sea and was lost when the American vessel S.S. Lake Portage was sunk by enemy submarine 4.5 miles south of Audierne, France.
Banks	John William	Private	East Lancashire Regiment, 8th Battalion	32167	52 Berry Street, Bootle	21/09/1916		Tranchee De Mecknes Cemetery, Aix-Noulette, France	John was born on the 15th July 1893, the son of Thomas and Ellen Banks. He was killed in action on 21st September 1916
Barkway	Allan Gordon Thom	Private	Middlesex Regiment, 7th Battalion	202638	276 Gloucester Road, Bootle	03/05/1917	21	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Alan was born at Bootle in 1895. He enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment on the 6th July 1916 and was killed in action.
Barnes	George	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 6th Battalion	2286	St Anthony's Road, Blundellsands	09/10/1915	21	Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France	George was educated at the Merchant Taylors School, and after serving part of his Engineering apprenticeship with a Liverpool firm, he was finishing his time with the Northumberland Engineering Works when the war broke out. He returned and joined the Kings Liverpool Regiment and went out to France in February 1915. George was wounded on Hill 60, during the First Battle of Ypres and returned home to convalesce in May 1915, re-joining his unit in August. He was killed in action in October 1915.
Barratt	John Thomas	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 298th Siege Battery	165276	204 Wadham Road, Bootle	01/05/1918		Godewaersvelde Britis Cemetery, Nord, France	John was born in Birkenhead in June 1891, the son of William Barratt and Mary Barratt. He was attached to the Signal Company, when was killed in action on 1st May 1918.
Barratt	George	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 279th Siege Battery	137455	57 Keats Street, Bootle	11/08/1917	21	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	George was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Barrett. Before the war he was articled to Messrs. F. Hilditch and Co., Chartered accountants. George enlisted with the Territorials. He was wounded in action on 6th August 1917and died of those wounds 5 days later.
Bateman	Robert Tate	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	36239	2 Windsor Road. Orrell	04/05/1917		Savona Town Cemetery, Italy	Robert attended Hawthorne Road School, and was subsequently employed at Litherland Rubber Works. He joined the Kings Liverpool Regiment and went with the Labour Battalion to France in March 1917. He transferred to the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and was being transported to Egypt, when the transport ship HMT Transylvania was torpedoed by German U-Boat U63. He was one of the 412 lives lost in the attack.
Bates	Alfred Neville	2nd Lieutenant	Sherwood Foresters, 3/5th Battalion		44 Midland Avenue, Lenton, Nottingham.	01/07/1916	23	Foncquevillers Military Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France	Alfred was the son of Arthur John and Emily Bates . He was a master at Bootle Secondary School before enlisting in the Army. Alfred was killed in action on the front line between Foncquevillers and Gommecourt
Baxendale	John Thompson	2nd Lieutenant	Royal Field Artillery, D Battery, 149th Brigade		13 Worcester Road, Bootle	17/07/1917	26	Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was killed in action in the early hours Wednesday 17th July . The area was very heavily shelled and all had retired into dug-outs when one of the enemy shells hit an ammunition heap. The heap exploded and blew in the dug-outs. Twelve men were killed outright, and several others wounded
Baxendale	Thomas	Sergeant	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 8th Battalion	15427	20 Johnstone Street, Bootle	02/10/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France,	Thomas had directed gangs of Dockers before joining the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He gained rapid promotion, and ended his days as a sergeant. He was killed by a shell bursting in the trenches. Thomas left a widow and three young children.
Bebington	Neil Campbell	Private	Manchester Regiment, 16th Battalion	252628	25 Nevada Street, Bootle	27/04/1918	21	Haringhe Bandaghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Neil died of wounds at No. 36 Casualty Clearing Station, based at Rousbrugge near Poperinge. Before the war James was a freight clerk with the Canadian and Pacific Railways
Beckley	William Henry	Bombardier	Royal Garrison Artillery, 12th Heavy Battery	53448	Shelley Street, Bootle	31/07/1916	28	Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly Le Sec, Somme, France	William received The Distinguished Conduct Medal for an act of gallantry which saved the lives of many comrades. He showed great bravery and coolness in a moment of imminent danger, and unfused the bomb in time to prevent a shell from bursting. William died of wounds at a dressing station near Amiens, France.	Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Beddows	Edward Andrew	Private	Canadian Infantry, 116th Battalion	303163	126 Gloucester Road, Bootle	27/08/1918	30	Dury Crucifix Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Edward joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Toronto on the 23rd August 1917. He gave his home address as 169 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn, U.S.A. and his occupation as mechanic. He was shot through the heart and in the arm, his death was instantaneous.
Beeston	John Barton	Company Quartermaster	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	15004	3 Oriel Road, Bootle	10/02/1916	30	Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France	John was killed when the billet he was stationed in collapsed. Before the war John was employed as cotton salesman with Messrs. A.V. Paton and Co., Orleans House, Liverpool
Beevers	Arthur	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/8th [Irish] Battalion	308515	290 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	20/09/1917	27	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Before the war Arthur was a waiter. He was killed in action on the Battle fields of Ypres
Beigin	Peter Edward	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 116th Company	44806	81 Wadham Road, Bootle	21/10/1916	19	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Peter joined up at Park Street, Bootle on the 4th March 1913, he was 17 years 6 months old and a porter employed by Leyland. Peter was reported missing on October 21st, 1916, he was later officially presumed killed, just eight days before his twentieth birthday.
Bell	Eric Norman Franklin	Captain	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 9th Battalion and 109th Light Trench Mortar Battery		22 University Road, Bootle	01/07/1916	20	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Eric Bell was awarded the Victoria Cross - For most conspicuous bravery. He was in command of a trench Mortar Battery and advanced with the Infantry in the attack. When the front line was held up by machine gun fire Captain Bell crept forward and shot the machine gunner, three times. Eric was killed whilst rallying and reorganising infantry parties who had lost their officers.	Victoria Cross
Bell	Francis John	Lance Corporal	Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	267140	Fire Station, Bootle	22/03/1918	21	Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	Before the war Francis resided at the Fire Station, Bootle, with his parents. He was officially reported missing on March 22nd, later presumed dead. He was 21 years of age, and has served two years in France.
Bell	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	24692	29 Boswell Street, Bootle	03/07/1916	23	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	John enlisted on 14th September 1914 and was posted to the Western Front on the 7th November 1915. He was killed in action in France on the 2nd July 1916.
Bell	John Coates	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	6062	5 Breeze Hill, Bootle	18/07/1916	36	Bootle Cemetery, England	John was the son of George and Jane Bell; husband of Flory Bell of 'North Ville' 5 Breeze Hill, Bootle. He was killed as the result of an accident and is buried at Bootle Cemetery
Bell	Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	3886	30 Rufford Street, Bootle	05/10/1916	22	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Robert joined the colours shortly after the outbreak of war, and served in France for approx. ten months. He was wounded in the shoulders, thigh, leg and was badly gassed on September 28th. He died at a base hospital in France
Bellas	William Wadeson	Private	Scots Guards, 2nd Battalion	10551	14 Bowles Street, Bootle	16/05/1915	41	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	William joined the Guards at the outbreak of war and was drafted to France in October 1914. He was killed in action, leaving a wife and two children.
Bellew	Matthew	Driver	Royal Field Artillery, V/11 Trench Mortar Battery	33044	18 Falconer Street	10/08/1917	34	New Irish Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium	Matthew was killed in action. Before joining up he was a boiler maker in the employment of the Leyland line. He was 34 years of age, and left a widow and two children
Bennett	Thomas Edmund	Sergeant	Royal Army Medical Corps, H.M.H.S."Gambria."	56273	Brook Road, Bootle	21/07/1916		St, James's Cemetery, Dover, England	Thomas had been serving on hospital ships as sergeant, for 12 months when he contracted fever and died aboard ship. He was interred at Dover with full military honours. Before joining the Army Thomas was a timekeeper at Messrs. Harland and Wolff's. He was well known as a footballer, and kept goal for Orrell.
Bennett	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	267366	46 Waterworks Street, Bootle	31/07/1917	34	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	William was killed in action. Prior to the war he worked as a gardener at Derby Park, employed by the Corporation Parks Committee. He later went to the Rubber Works. William took great interest in football and cricket. He left a widow and two children.
Bennett	William James	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	21865	15 Clare Road, Bootle	09/04/1917	25	London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, Pas de Calais, France	William was awarded the Military Medal for Gallantry in Action. 'When under a heavy fire and at great danger to himself, Sergeant Bennett carried back to safety a number of wounded men'. William fell in action on Easter Monday 1917	Military Medal
Berge	Augustus James	Able Seaman	Royal Naval Division, HOWE Battalion	Mersey Z/227	197 Bedford Road, Bootle	13/11/1916		Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont Hamel, Somme, France	James joined in the Royal Naval Division and served with the Howe Battalion from the 3rd November 1914. On the 14th July 1915, during the Dardanelles campaign, he suffered severe burns and in August 1915 was invalided to the UK. In February 1916 he had recovered sufficiently to be drafted to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and was posted to the Howe Battalion at Stavros. He was killed in action in France.
Berry	Edward	Greaser	Mercantile Marine, SS Drina		39 Armstrong Street, Bootle	01/03/1917	26	Tower Hill Memorial, England	Edward was the son of James and Ellen Berry. He was killed when the S.S. Drina was sunk by a mine off the coast of Wales
Berry	Thomas William	Able Seaman	Mercantile Marine, HM Armed Trawler 'Garmo'	SS/2084	30 Brookhill Road, Bootle	20/12/1914	27	Chatham Naval Memorial, England.	Thomas was killed when ' Garmo ' struck a mine laid by the German ship 'Kolberg' and sank off Scarborough. Her skipper died of injuries received during the explosion, five ratings were also lost. The survivors were saved by HM Drifter. Thomas left a widow Gladys Berry.
Bettens	Arthur Charles	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/10th [Scottish] Battalion	355781	73 Linacre Lane, Bootle	08/03/1917	21	Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Nord, France, Nord, France	Arthur died in hospital in France from ongoing complications with shrapnel wounds, which were sustained during his first spell in the trenches. Arthur had to undergo an operation before being passed fit by the Army doctors. He later had the opportunity of leaving the Army and work in munitions, but with characteristic pluck he determined to "see it through" as a soldier.
Bevan	Frank Clarke	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	36127	Clydesdale, Breeze Hill, Bootle	24/01/1917	20	Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Somme, France	Frank died from wounds received in action. He Joined the army in March 1916 and went to France in June. Before the war he was a clerk in the Liverpool Co-Operative Society's offices at Walton.
Beverdge	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	2087	24 Oakland Street, Litherland	17/03/1915		Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France,	William enlisted in Bootle on 5th August 1914 and was drafted to France. He was part of an advanced working party, outside the advanced trenches when was killed instantly. William was the first man in the 7th Kings Liverpool Regiment Battalion to be killed.
Bibby	Harold Mowbray	Lieutenant	Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Yacht “ Verona”		44 Oxford Road, Bootle	24/02/1917	24	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Harold died when H.M. Yacht Verona was almost blown in two by a mine from German submarine UC-33 (Martin Schelle). He died alongside 23 comrades.
Bibby	Robert	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	380348	Benedict Street, Bootle	18/01/1919		Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France	Corporal Bibby had served for two and a half years in the Army, when he died after contacting pneumonia. Before the war he was employed by the Bootle Estate Company. He left a widow and four children
Bibby	William	Private	Royal Irish Regiment, 2nd Battalion	7737	Not found	13/09/1914		La Ferte Sous Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France, France	William enlisted in the army at Blackburn and was posted to the Western Front on the 13th August 1914. He was killed in action in France just a month later. He was survived by his sister, Jessie.
Bickerstaff	Robert	Driver	Royal Field Artillery , C/148th Barrage	L/2298	148 Berry Street, Bootle	24/07/1917	20	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Driver Bickerstaffe died in hospital in France, from wounds received the previous day. He was severely wounded transporting ammunition up to the guns on the front line. Three of his comrades were also killed.
Bill	Ernest	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	52373	3 Kent Street, Bootle	16/08/1916	30	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Before the war Ernest worked for the Health Department of Bootle Corporation. He was killed in action in the Somme battlefields, after being sent to the front in July. He left a widow and one child
Birch	John Parker	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 1st Battalion	2383	37 Miranda Road, Bootle	25/04/1915	21	Helles Memorial, Turkey	John enlisted at Bury, Lancashire. He was killed in action in the Dardanelles on the 25th April 1915. His brother William Birch also fell.
Birch	William Alfred	Signaller	Lancashire Fusiliers, 11th Battalion	2400	37 Miranda Road, Bootle	23/03/1918	31	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	William is one of the almost 35.000 men remembered on the Arras Memorial, who's bodies were never recovered. He married Margaret Rutherford Baker in the West Derby in 1916, His brother John Birch also fell.
Birchall	Alfred	Able Seaman	Mercantile Marine, S.S. Dundee	Mersey 1/150	62 Park Street, Bootle	16/03/1917	34	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Alfred joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1912, serving overseas with the HMS Hood until the October 1914. He was aboard H.M.S. Dundee when she engaged the German vessel S.M.S. Leopard in the North Sea. Leopard was sunk with all hands, including Dundee's boarding party; Alfred was one of the party. Alfred was ‘Mentioned in Despatches’ for his involvement in the incident that led to his death.
Birkett	Sydney	Private	Devonshire Regiment, 1/5th Battalion	32432		12/09/1918		Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	Sidney was the son of Elizabeth Birkett. He enlisted in the army in Liverpool, at the time he was living in Bootle. He was killed in action in France, during the advance to victory in Picardy and Artois.
Birtles	Robert	1st Class Boy	Royal Navy, H.M.S “ Hampshire.”	J/35535	366 Marsh Lane, Bootle	05/06/1916	17	Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England	Robert died when H.M.S. Hampshire sank off the Orkney Islands after striking a mine laid by a German submarine. She was sailing to Russia, as an escort to the Secretary of State for War, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener. Of the 667 people aboard only 12 survived
Black	Robert Alexander	Guardsman	Scots Guards, 2nd Battalion	16022	56 Wordsworth Street, Bootle	20/10/1918		Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	Robert died of wounds received during the 'Advance to Victory' in the Picardy and Artois area. Before the war Robert worked as a messenger.
Blakemore	John Albert	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	242890	30 Eleanor Road, Bootle	26/04/1917		Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was killed by a bomb whilst out wiring, and although death was not instantaneous, his comrades report that "he did not recover consciousness". Before the was he was a tannery labourer
Blanchard	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	48282	Hemer Terrace, Bootle	25/04/1917	22	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	James was killed in action during the battle of Arras. He was the son of John and Henrietta Blanchard.
Bligh	John Alfred	Steward	Mercantile Marine, SS Scotian
Blythyn	Robert William	Steward	Mercantile Marine, RMS Lusitania		22 Bank Road, Bootle	07/05/1915	40	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Robert was the son of the late William and Jane Blythyn; husband of Mary Thompson Blythyn (nee Ferguson). Robert was a ship's steward and had been married 14 years, and had 5 children. He was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland.
Boardman	Edwin	Private	Royal Field Artillery, 63rd Battery	65584	5 Recreation Street, Bootle	02/10/1916		Baghdad North Gate War Cemetery, Iraq	Edwin died of dysentery at Afion Kara, Hissar, Turkey, on October 2nd. He was with General Townshend at the fall of Kut, where he was taken prisoner on April 29th 1916. Before the war Edwin was a carter (coal merchant)
Boradman	James	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 22nd Battalion and 64th Labour Corps	55514	1 Second Street, Bootle	29/10/1917	41	Dozinghem Nilitary Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	James was the son of Henry and Hannah Boardman. He died of wounds at one of the casualty clearing stations set up in the Dozingham area. He left a widow, Emily.
Bodel	Frederick Ernest	captain	The King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Irish Battalion		Wadham Road, Bootle	31/07/1917		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Frederick received a Military Cross for gallantry and devotion to duty. He joined up at the outbreak of war, and went to France in June 1915. He was later was transferred to a trench-mortar battery. Frederick went through the Battle of the Somme, returning home on leave in October 1916 . He was killed in action	Military Cross
Bolderston	James	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 10th Battalion	57021	24 Brasenose Road, Bootle	13/11/1916	23	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	James initially enlisted in the Denbighshire Hussars, and later transferred to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He went missing on the Somme battlefields, on 13th November 1916. James’ parents placed an advert asking for news on their son’s whereabouts on the 8th December 1916.
Bolton	George Arthur	1st Class Stoker	Royal Navy, H.M.S. “ Dartmouth.”	SS/113883	Not found	15/03/1915		Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	George was killed whilst serving in the Dardanelles aboard HMS Dartmouth . At 11.30pn on the 14th March 1915 the ship was at anchor in the Gulf of Xeros when a boiler exploded killing eleven men. George and the other casualties were buried at sea at 4.25pm the following day
Bolton	Stanley Reeves	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	17550	Wadham Road, Bootle	30/07/1916	27	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Stanley was the son of Samuel Reeves and Elizabeth Bolton. He was killed in action on the Somme Battlefields.
Booker	Alexander	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	358432	45 St Andrew's Road, Bootle	12/04/1918	32	Loos Memorial, France	Alexander enlisted in Liverpool and was drafted to France. He was killed in action. Probate of his estate, which was left to his widow in December 1918, was valued at £176 (£11,000 at current values.)
Booth	Allen john	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 3rd Battalion	30505	410 New Chester Road, Rock Ferry	26/05/1916	27	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	Allen was the son of Allen and Sarah Booth. He was living at Walton when he enlisted in the army in Liverpool, he was posted to the Western Front on the 7th December 1915. Allen died of wounds. His brother, John, also died in action.
Booth	John Jospeh	Stoker	Royal Navy, HMS Bullfinch	SS/115149	410 New Chester Road, Rock Ferry	15/08/1914		Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	John joined the Royal Navy on the 21st November 1913. He was based at HMS Vivid II, then he was transferred to H.M.S. Bullfinch (a tender to HMS Leander). He went missing on the 15th August 1914 after H.M.S. Bullfinch was involved in a collision with a merchant steamer. The accident took place in British waters, and cost four men their lives.
Borlase	Stephen	Driver	Royal Filed Artillery, 22/105th Battery	2683	126 Brookhill Road, Bootle	08/04/1917		Croisilles Railway Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Stephen was hit in the back of the head by shrapnel, death was instantaneous. Before the war had worked as a Steward for Messrs. Holt the Blue Funnel Line.
Borthwick	Arthur Pollock Sym	Lieutenant	Machine Gun Corps, 58th Battalion		60 Bank Road, Bootle	15/04/1918	30	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	Arthur obtained a commission with the Machine Gun Corps and was serving with them as Second Lieutenant when he died at Rouen, France of wounds received in action. Arthur married Caroline Doodson on the 8th November 1916 at St.Matthew's C.of E. Church, Bootle. He gave his occupation as Sergeant in the Second Canadian Park Regiment.
Bostock	Samuel	Engineer	Mercantile Marine, RMS Franconia		8 Hornby Road, Bootle	04/10/1916	61	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Samuel was the son of Robert Bostock and husband to Elizabeth, they had five children. He was a member of the crew of the R.M.S. Franconia , which was serving as a troop carrier, when she was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean whilst en route from Alexandria to Marseilles. Samuel was one of twelve lives lost.
Boston	Samuel	Private	South Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	6095	64 Keats Street, Bootle	15/07/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Samuel was killed in action on the Somme battlefield. He left a widow Esther Margaret Boston
Bourne	George Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	5713	47 Norton Street, Bootle	10/01/1917	20	Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, Enland	George was accidentally killed while engaged in night operations. He was one of a company of thirty men who were being instructed in bomb-throwing. The night was pitch dark, and the bomb which he threw caught the top of a sandbank, rebounding and falling at his feet. He was wounded in 18 places and died an hour later.
Bowen	John Arthur	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/10th Battalion	109661	22 Queens Road, Bootle	26/10/1919	20	Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, France	John was the son of John Arthur (senior) and Catherine Bowen and brother to Bob and Will. He was killed in action.
Bowler	James Herbert	Private	Grenadier Guards, 4th Battalion	26605	87 Knowsley Road, Bootle	12/10/1917	22	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Before the war James worked as an assistant greengrocer James enlisted in Seaforth, and was drafted to France and Belgium. He was killed in action on the Battlefields of Ypres.
Boyce	John Andrew	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	265027	139 Hornby Road, Bootle	20/09/1917	29	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John served in the Territorial Force for some years prior to the war and volunteered for active service as soon as war broke out. He received a promotion to sergeant in the field. He was wounded in the thigh at the Battle of Festubert in May 1915, once recovered he returned to active duty. John was killed in action on September 20th.
Boyce	William George	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1468	9 Browne Street, Bootle	25/09/1916	25	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	William's company had been in action and had "won through" successfully and captured a German trench. Whilst they were "digging themselves in" a shell burst overhead, and killed seven men, including William.
Bradshaw	George	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1393	98 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	18/05/1915	23	Lillers Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	George was killed in action in the charge made at Festubert by the 7th Kings Liverpool Regiment. Prior to the war, George was a member of the Bankhall Bible Class and a well-known player of the Bankhall football and cricket teams.
Bradshaw	John Edward	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 49th Training Reserve Brigade	4639	105 Thornton Road, Bootle	14/07/1917	66	Unknown	John married his wife, Emily, at West Derby Register Office on the 22nd May 1909. They had two children, Violet and John. John had previously served with the Royal Fusiliers and was working as a ship's inspector prior to the war. He served with the King's Liverpool Regiment before being transferred to the 49th Training Reserve Battalion (with the rank of Colour Sergeant) on the 1st September 1916. He was discharged from the Army at Prees Heath, Shropshire on the 23rd December 1916 having developed a heart condition.
Brady	Joseph	Trimmer	Royal Navy, HMS Champagne	900536		09/10/1917	18	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England
Brady	Thomas	Private	42nd Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)	42708	152 Irlam Road, Bootle	24/08/1916	19	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Thomas was the son of Catherine Brady
Braithwaite	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	265854	20 Stepney Grove, Walton	29/07/1917	34	Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, France	James had served for two years, when he died of wounds received in action. He had been employed by the Liverpool United Gas Company, based in Bootle. He left behind a widow and three children.
Branney	William Henry	Able Seaman	Royal Navy, HMS Pembroke	202923	40 Beatrice Street, Bootle	16/05/1915	32	Bootle Cemetery, England	William married Esther Garrett at St. John's C.of E. Church, Bootle on the 15th December 1914. He was serving in the Royal Navy when he died of tuberculosis at Moore Park Hospital, North Shields, Northumberland on the 16th May 1915.
Brebner	Alexander Stuart	Sergeant Major	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion		11 Church Road, Seaforth	09/09/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	On 19th June 1916, Alexander was mentioned in dispatches for good service in the field and devotion to duty. At the time of his death, he was Acting Regimental Sergeant-Major. He was shot through the head, death being instantaneous, and was buried at dawn on the Sunday morning. He left a wife and two children.
Breen	James	Bombardier	Royal Garrison Artillery, 284th Siege Battery	98178	80 Gray Street, Bootle	01/06/1917	34	Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	James attested on the 11th December 1915 at Bootle and was placed in the Army Reserve. He was mobilised on the 8th June 1916 and was posted to the front on the 23rd March 1917. He was killed in action .
Brennan	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	265255	46 Garden Lane, Bootle	02/08/1917	20	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Edward enlisted in the army at Bootle and was probably posted to the front after January 1916. A stretcher-bearer, Edward was killed by a shell burst.
Brennan	James Frederick	Greaser	Mercantile Marine, SS Princess Royal		30 Tennyson Street, Bootle	26/05/1918	41	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	James was lost at sea when the S.S. Princess Royal was torpedoed and sunk on the 26th May 1918 by U-101 off the coast of Cornwall.
Brennan	Michael	Trimmer	Mercantile Marine, HMHS Llandovery Castle		34 Stafford Street, Bootle	27/06/1918	30	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Michael died when serving as a fireman on the Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, which was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland on the 27th June 1918. Prior to the war, Michael had been a well-known footballer and it is believed he had played as an international.
Brereton	George Henry	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery 113th Brigade	25090	33 Campbell Street, Bootle	23/09/1918	20	Mendinghem Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	George joined the army in January, 1915, and in that June was drafted to France. He saw much campaigning and was killed by a splinter from a hostile aircraft bomb on September 23rd 1918.
Breslin	John Austin	Seaman	Mercantile Marine SS Missanabie		40 Boswell Street, Bootle	09/09/1918	19	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was employed at Blackledge's, Derby Road Mills. He died when the S.S. Missanabie was torpedoed and sunk off Ireland. He was on the look-out in the aft crows-nest when the ship was struck. The mast carried away John, wearing oilskins and sea-boots, he had no chance of escape in a heavy sea.
Brewer	George Ashbrooke	Private	Royal Fusiliers	13729	Orrell Lodge, Orrell Lane, Bootle	27/11/1917	33	Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension, Moeuvres, France	George worked for the Daily Post and Echo. He enlisted on 10th March 1915 and two months later was in East Africa. He returned to England in October 1916 and by February 1917 was at the front. He was killed by a sniper's bullet.
Brien	Andrew	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery 324th Siege Battery	284749		22/03/1918		Bac Du Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval, Pas De Calais, France	Andrew was living in Bootle when he enlisted in the Army at Seaforth in 1902. Andrew was killed in action in the Arras area on 22nd March 1918.
Brindle	Arthur William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	265675	9 Devon Street, Bootle	18/04/1917	20	Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Nord, France, Nord, France	Arthur worked as a carter's help (coalman's assistant). He died of wounds received whilst returning across No Man's Land after a successful raid on German trenches.
Briscoe	Robert	Fireman	Mercantile Marine SS Drina		64 Shelley Street, Bootle	01/03/1917	27	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Robert was the son of Richard and Elizabeth Briscoe, he was killed when the S.S. Drina was sunk by a mine off the coast of Wales on the 1st March 1917.
Broomhall	Robert	Lance Corporal	Royal Welch Fusiliers 1st Battalion	9259	105 Moore Street, Bootle	25/09/1915	25	Loos Memorial, France	Robert was the son of the late Charles Broomhall and Mrs Maria Maddock and the stepson of James Maddock.
Brown	Albert	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment	11249	66 Cyprus Road, Bootle	09/08/1915	26	Helles Memorial, Turkey	Arthur was the nephew of Mrs J Rowlandson of 66 Cyprus Road, Bootle. He married Elizabeth Hall at Chapelizod, Dublin in 1909 . He was killed at Gallipoli.
Brown	Andrew	Private	Kings Liverpool Regiment, 1st/7th Battalion	267907	358 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	09/04/1918	36	Post Office Rifles Cemetery, Festubert, France	Andrew was born in Bootle in March 1882, the son of William and Ann Brown (nee Burns). Prior to the war Andrew was employed in Bootle gas works. Andrew married Elizabeth Ann Lockley at St.Mary's Church, Kirkdale in 1905; they went on to have three children. He enlisted in the King's Liverpool Regiment and was drafted to the Western Front after January 1916. He was killed during the Battle of Estaires defending the village of Givenchy.
Brown	Charles Samuel	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	3029	8 Burns Street, Bootle	05/09/1916	20	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Charles was born in Kirkdale in 1896; the son of the late David Brown and Grace Newell (nee Williams). He was killed in action on the Somme Battlefields.
Brown	Henry	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 10th Battalion	13797		23/07/1917		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Henry was born at Liverpool in 1879, the son of John and Mary Brown. His father was born in Germany and was a master cabinet maker. Henry enlisted in the army at Liverpool. His service records have not survived but his medal card records that he was posted to the Western Front on the 31st July 1915. He was killed in action July 1917.
Brown	Henry Bernard	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	14719	9 Antonio Street, Bootle	03/09/1916	24	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Henry was born at 2 Malcolm Grove, Kirkdale, in 1892. He was the son of William Brown and Jane (nee Goodman). he was killed on the battlefields of the Somme
Brown	James Robert	Sub Lieutenant Engineer	Mercantile Marine, HMS Laurentic		63 Kingfield Road, Orrell	25/01/1917	33	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	James worked for the White Star Line, and had previously sailed on The Arabic . When the Laurentic was taken over by the Admiralty, he was given his commission in the Royal Naval Reserve. He was killed when HMS Laurentic was sunk by a mine off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland .
Brown	Thomas	Private	The King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	3041	98 Brookhill Road, Bootle	16/05/1915		Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Thomas enlisted on November 12th 1914, leaving England for France in March 1915. He was killed in the 7th's famous charge at Festubert on 16th May 1915.
Brown	William	Sergeant	Machine Gun Corps, 6th Light Armoured Motor Battery	80082	4 Park Grove, Bootle	19/06/1918		Basra Memorial. Iraq	William married Mary Hargreaves in 1909, they went on to have had four children. He was the licencee at the Langton Hotel, in Bootle. William enlisted on 8th March 1918 and was promoted to Sergeant after just eight days in uniform. William departed for Mesopotamia (now Iraq) on the 18th April 1918 reaching Basra on the 24th May. He was accidentally drowned whilst bathing from a barge in the River Tigris near Kut.
Brown	William Alexander	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, 41st Brigade	L/13740	15 Melling Road, Bootle	13/08/1917	21	Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	William was working as a shop assistant at the time of the 1911 census. He enlisted in Liverpool, his medal card records stating that he was posted to the front on the 28th November 1915. He died of wounds on the 13th August 1917.
Brownlie	Leonard Charles	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	16050	24 Cambridge Road, Bootle	14/01/1916	25	Cerisy Gailly Military Cemetery, Somme, France	Leonard enlisted in the Liverpool Pals at Liverpool and was posted overseas with his battalion on the 7th November 1915. He was killed in an accident, alongside two comrades, whilst in action in France on January 14th 1916. A bomb exploded whilst being prepared for discharge at the enemy.
Bryce	Archibald	Chief Engineer	Mercantile Marine. RMS Lusitania		5 College Road, Crosby	07/05/1915	54	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Archibald was the chief engineer of the R.M.S. Lusitania. He joined the Cunard service in 1884, as a junior engineer on S. S. Cephalonia and served on a large number of the steamers of the fleet. In January 1913, he was transferred to the Lusitania as senior second, and July 1914 was promoted to chief engineer. Later he became chief engineer of the Aquitania , but returned to the Lusitania . The Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat on 7th May 1915 and Archibald's body was recovered from the water some days later off the West coast of Ireland.
Buck	Sidney	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/5th Battalion	2776	21 Antonio Street Bootle	08/08/1916	30	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Sidney was a postman in civilian life and was one of ten children. Both his mother and father passed away while he was serving at the front. He was killed in action at Guillemont. His eldest brother died a year later.
Buckley	John H	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	5174	20 Spring Grove, Bootle	22/08/1916		Oisemont Communal Cemetery, Somme, France	John was born at Kirkdale in 1879, the son of David Buckley and Jane (nee Leighton). He joined the 7th Btn Kings Liverpool Regiment and was killed in the Somme area.
Bullen	Joseph	Private	Welsh Regiment, 2nd Battalion	65333	11 Brookhill Road, Bootle	30/06/1918		Pernes British Cemetery. Pas de Calais, France	Joseph was the son of Joseph and Ellen Bullen of Bootle. At the age of 18, he enlisted in the army, spending 10 months training, before be drafted to France. Joseph was caught in a gas attack on the 18th June, and he died in hospital 12 days later.
Buls	August Henry	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 4th Battalion	2454		11/04/1917	30	Villers Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France	Before the war August Henry was employed as a marine fireman. He enlisted in the Australian Forces at Melbourne as Henry Buls on the 2nd September 1915. His father was from Hamburg, Germany and his mother was born in Scotland. He was declared missing in April 1917 and was presumed to have died on or about that date.
Burke	Michael Joseph	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	17272	8 Hornby Road, Bootle	18/10/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Before the war Michael resided with his brother Patrick at 8, Hornby Road, Bootle and was employed by the Cunard Steamship Company. He enlisted in the Kings Liverpool Regiment at the outbreak of war and was killed in action on the Somme.
Burnett	Alexander	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	42643		14/04/1917	37	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Alexander was the son of Peter William Burnett and Christina Isabella Philipson of 44 Somerset Road, Bootle. He attended St John's CofE School and prior to enlistment in the army he worked for the Post Office. Alexander died in the Etaples area of France.
Burns	Michael	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	303235	8 Seaforth Street, Bootle	16/07/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Michael was killed in action in the early stages of the Battle of the Somme on 16th July 1916.
Burns	William James Edward	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 143rd Company	85695	21 Brookhill Road, Bootle	14/08/1917	28	Hospital Farm Hospital, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	William married Alice Cheetham, of Burscough, on the 26th November 1906 and they went on to have a daughter and two sons. William fought in the 3rd Battle of Ypres in 1917 and was either killed in action or died of injuries sustained.
Burrows	Alfred	Private	King's Royal Rifles, 2nd Battalion	4559		17/09/1914		La Ferte Sous Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France	Alfred Burrows, who served in the Boer war, was married with one child. His loss was deeply felt by his work colleagues at the C. P. R., Sandon Dock. Alfred was killed during the Battle of the Marne on 17th September 1914.
Burslem	Harry	Private	Grenadier Guards, 4th Battalion	1844	11 Brewster Street, Bootle	11/08/1916	23	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Before joining the army in November, 1914, Harry worked for the Cunard Company. He went to France in August, 1915, and was wounded at the Battle of Loos on Sept. 25th. Exactly a year later he was posted missing on the battlefields of the Somme
Burton	John Henry	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1844	262 Derby Road, Bootle	11/08/1916	22	Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France	Prior to the war worked as a gardener in Derby Park. He enlisted with the Kings Liverpool Regiment and became a medical officer's orderly. John was killed whilst bandaging a wounded comrade on the battlefield at Mametz, on 11th August 1916. He was posthumously awarded the Military Medal.
Bushell	Robert William	1st Class Stewart	Royal Navy, HMS Exe	SS/R/3717	24 Burns Street, Bootle	02/04/1918	22	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Robert joined the Royal Navy c1909, and was promoted to Chief Stoker. He died on the 2nd April 1918 as the result of injuries sustained when his ship H.M.S. Exe was damaged by a mine off the east coast of England on the 27th March 1918. His cause of death was acute congestion of the lungs due to inhaling irritating vapor. Robert was given a funeral with full naval honours .
Bushell	Thomas Charles	1st Class Stoker	Royal Navy, H.M.S. “ Defence.”	1200	24 Burns Street, Bootle	31/05/1916		Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Thomas was born in Liverpool and was educated at Gray Street and Salisbury Road Schools, and then worked on the Cheshire Lines before joining the Royal Navy. He was killed at the Battle of Jutland on 31st May 1916.
Byrne	John	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	9129	Bala Street, Bootle	17/05/1915		Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	John Byrne was born on the 17th November 1891, the son of James Byrne and Margaret (nee Murray). He was fatally shot whilst serving with the 7th Kings at the Battle of Festubert, and died later of his wounds.
Byrne	Richard	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	9129	39 Clifford Street, Boolte	22/12/1914	33	Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Richard served with the King's Liverpool Regiment. He died at 39 Clifford Street Bootle and was buried in a public grave at Ford R.C. Cemetery on the 28th December 1914. Richard is commemorated on a Screen Wall near the entrance gates.
Cadwallader	James	Private	Devonshire Regiment, 16th Battalion	67815	106 Bank Road, Bootle	18/09/1918		Emilie Valley Cemetery, Somme, France	James served with the Devonshire Regiment in Egypt and then transferred with his unit to France. He was killed in action on 18th September 1918.
Cain	Benjamin John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	3129	41 Sandon House,Merton Road, Bootle	16/05/1915	34	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	Benjamin was the son of Alderman Benjamin Cain J.P. He was also a keen cricketer for Bootle Cricket Club. Benjamin enlisted in the 7th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment at Bootle on the 14th November 1914. He was drafted to France from Southampton with his battalion on the 7th March 1915 and was killed in action at Festubert.
Cain	Harold Joseph	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	358025	41 Sandon House, Merton Road, Bootle	09/04/1918	33	Loos Memorial, France	Harold was the son of Alderman Benjamin Cain J.P. He was a prominent member of the Bootle Cricket Club. Joseph enlisted in the Liverpool Scottish in May, 1916, and after training at Blackpool and Oswestry was drafted to France in September. He returned to England invalided the following Christmas, and for some time was in a military hospital in Scotland. After returning to the front he was fatally wounded in action in France 18 months later.
Cain	John Stirling	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/6th Battalion	241561	160 Stanley Road, Bootle	09/04/1920	30	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	John joined the 6th King's Liverpool Regiment in June 1915. In February1917 he was drafted overseas and took part in much heavy fighting, being badly wounded on September 1st, 1918. So serious was his condition that he spent the remainder of his life in hospital.
Campbell	Finlay	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	3174	124 Gloucester Road, Bootle	20/09/1915	20	Chocoques Military Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France	Finlay enlisted on the 19th November 1914 at Bootle aged 19 years, he was a joiner's apprentice. He was wounded in France on September 19th; his 20th birthday. Finlay died a few hours later.
Campbell	John	Corporal	Seaforth Highlanders, 2nd Battalion	S/6330	Not given	14/10/1916		Combles Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France	John enlisted in the army at Fort George, Inverness, Scotland. His medal card records that he was posted to the Western Front on the 13th May 1915 and was killed in action in France on 14th October 14th 1916.
Campbell	John Douglas	Sergeant	Canadian Division, 14th Battalion, 3rd Brigade Quebec Regiment	25934	174 Bedford Road, Bootle	03/06/1916	24	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	John Douglas was the husband of Mrs Thomasina Campbell and was killed in Action at the Battle of Mont Sorrel.
Campbell	William	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1797	20 Middlesex Road, Bootle	16/05/1915	27	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	William was the son of Robert Campbell and Mary Campbell and the husband of Dinah Campbell, he was killed in action at Festubert on the 16th May 1915.
Campbell	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1503	93 Chesnut Grove, Bootle	25/10/1916	28	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	William was the husband of Daisy Gertrude Campbell and was working as a steward on the White Star Lines, prior to the outbreak of war. He died of his wounds in hospital at Rouen
Campbell	Alexander Rennie	Engineer	Royal Navy, HMS Osmaniah	M/25893	35 Queens Road Bootle	31/12/1917		Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Alexander joined the Royal Navy in 1916. He was killed aboard the fleet messenger HMS Osmanieh when it was mined and sunk off the Egyptian coast on the 31st December 1917. 198 souls were lost.
Campion	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 15th Battalion	37054	246 Derby Road Bootle	28/03/1918	39	Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	Born in 1879, Thomas was the eldest son of James Campion and Mary (nee Molloy). He had previously worked as a ship's boiler scaler and was living with widowed mother.
Cardwell	Samuel Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	265443	25 Lander Road, Litherland	26/02/1917	19	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool	Samuel was the son of Edward and Annabella Cardwell. He died of wounds.
Carney	Daniel	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/8th [Irish] Battalion	1519	5 Sussex Street, Bootle	12/08/1916	22	Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France	Daniel was the son of John Carney and Catherine Carney and was killed in action in France.
Carran	Samuel Thornley	Able Seaman	Royal Naval Division, [RN] HAWKE Battalion	Mersey Z/104	16 Ursula Street	02/04/1918	21	Le Chateau Military Cemetery, Nord, France	Samuel was the son of (the late) John and Jane Carran. Prior to the war Samuel was a clerk and was living in Bootle, when he joined the Royal Naval Division on the 11th September 1914. He served overseas with the Nelson Battalion from the 2nd November until the 26th February 1916 when he was granted leave to the UK. He re-joined the Nelson Battalion as part of the British Expeditionary Force on the 6th June 1916. He was treated for Bronchitis on the 20th January 1918 and on recovery joined 7th Entrenching Battalion on the 22nd February 1918. He was posted to the Hawke Battalion on the 14th March 1918. He went missing on the 27th March 1918 and his naval records state that he died of wounds (Shot wound Brain) whilst a prisoner of war in hospital at Le Cateau.
Carroll	Richard Daniel	Bombardier	Royal Field Artillery, C/79th Brigade	160164	24 Croxteth Road, Bootle L20 5EA	24/10/1917	26	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Richard was the only son of Richard and Elizabeth Carroll and husband to Norah Carroll. He died from his wounds in France .
Carruthers	Sidney Albert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	3130	254 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	16/06/1915		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Sidney was part of the original contingent of the 10th (Scottish) Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment who were posted to the Western Front on the 1st November 1914. Sidney was killed in the charge at Hooge, Belgium.
Carruthers	George Hunter	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	655	37 Talbot Street, Bootle.	18/02/1921	35	St. Mary's Churchyard, Bootle, England	George was the youngest son of John William Carruthers and Agnes (nee Scott). George married Elizabeth Proffitt and they had three children. He served at home until the 16th July 1916, when he was posted to the Western Front with the 7th Battalion. He was badly wounded on The Somme in 1916 and after treatment he was assigned to permanent base duties at Dieppe. George returned home on the 5th February 1919 and was de-mobilised in March. On the 1st June 1920 he re-joined the Liverpool Territorials. He died in Bootle.
Casey	Nicholas	Private	Royal Marines Light Infantry, [RN] HMS Lion	PO/16326	55 Bala Street, Bootle	31/05/1916	20	Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England	Nicholas had served in the Navy since he was sixteen, and had gained three certificates for gunnery. He was killed at the Battle of Jutland 31st May 1916.
Cassidy	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	2354	66 Marsh Lane, Bootle	16/05/1915	30	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	Edward was born at Kirkdale in 1885. He enlisted with the Kings and was killed on the day of the initial charge at Festubert on 16th May 1915.
Caves	Frederick	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	267415	29 Virginia Street, Bootle	11/09/1918	21	Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	Soon after war broke out Frederick tried to enlist but he was not accepted. He was later able to join The Kings under Lord Derby's scheme and was in service between two and three years, serving in France for eighteen months, when he was killed. A shell hit the "bivvy" in which Frederick and three others were sleeping and he was killed immediately.
Cawsey	George Henry	Corporal	Royal Field Artillery, 91st Brigade	70177	16 Howe Street, Bootle	16/10/1917	27	Dozinghem Nilitary Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	George enlisted at the outbreak of war. He died of wounds sustained on Oct. 16th 1917, having been back on duty only two weeks after returning from leave.
Cheater	Edgar	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	64787	15 Carolina Street, Bootle	21/08/1918	28	Warry Copse Cemetery, Courelles le Comte, Pas De Calais, France	Edgar was the son of Robert and Margaret Cheater of Seaforth. He enlisted in the Kings in 1917 and was killed in action south of Arras.
Chambers	Samuel	Private	East Lancashire Regiment, 2/5th Battalion	242503	71 Elizabeth Road, Orrell	09/10/1917	20	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Samuel was the son of Robert and Matilda Chambers. He died on the battlefields of Ypres.
Charters	James	Signaller	Australian Imperial Force, 24th Battalion	5313	Melbourne, Australia.	09/04/1918	38	Warloy Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France	James enlisted 1st April 1916 in the Australian 14 RCFTS, 24th Battalion. He was killed in action on the Somme Battlefields.
Chatham	James	Fireman	Mercantile Marine. H.M.S. Laurentic		11 Chapel Street, Bootle	25/01/1917		Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	James, a fireman, was missing, presumed drowned when H.M.S. Laurentic was sunk by a mine off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland
Chegwin	James Arthur	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	267127	48 Grove Street Bootle	16/07/1916	25	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	James enlisted in the Kings and was killed on the battlefields of the Somme.
Cheshire	john William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	112815	17 Campbell Street, Bootle	09/11/1918	32	Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, England	John enlisted in the Kings at Seaforth and died at Bodelwyddon Military Hospital.
Chew	Robert	Fireman	Mercantile Marine. HMS Ivernia		55 Kirk Street, Bootle	01/01/1917	25	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Robert was killed on the 1st January 1917, the day before his second wedding anniversary, when S.S. Ivernia was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Greece by German submarine UB-47. Ivenia was transporting 2,400 British troops from Marseilles to Alexandria, Egypt.
Christian	Jacob William Bevan	Mess Boy	Mercantile Marine. SS Palmella		48 Hawthorn Road, Bootle.	22/08/1918		Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Born in Liverpool, Jacob was the son of Margaret Christian (nee Davies). He was killed on the 22nd August 1918 when the S.S. Palmella was torpedoed off the coast of Anglesey.
Clague	Douglas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/5th Battalion	56974	171 Bedford Road, Bootle.	26/07/1918		St. Pol British Cemetery, St. Pol Sur Ternoise, France	Douglas died at the 12th Stationary hospital, which was based in Rouen
Clark	George Heeney	Acting Chief Stewart	Mercantile Marine, HMS Bombala	864060	60 Queens Road, Bootle	03/05/1918		HollyBrook Memorial, Southampton, England	George served as Chief Steward on H.M.S. Bombala , which was sunk after a long gun-battle with two enemy submarines off Mauretania. Alongside crew-mates, he escaped in one of the ship's life-boats, but expired before getting to land. The naval war graves roll states that he was "Buried on Beach on Coast of Mauretania".
Clarke	John James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	37359	22 Browne Street, Bootle	01/12/1917	25	Achiet Le Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas De Calais, France	John enlisted in the Kings and was killed in action in France on December 1917
Clayton	John Lloyd	Sapper	Royal Engineers, 51st Lancashire	434701	6 Garden Lane, Bootle	18/01/1918	34	Bootle Cemetery, England	John ,died in the UK (possibly at home) of pneumonia, following a few days' illness. His death came as a great shock to his family and friends. He was given a full military funeral, with three rifle volleys fired over the grave.
Cleeton	Charles	Private	Royal Lancaster Regiment, 8th Battalion	30527	27 Well Lane, Bootle	27/09/1917		St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	After a career at sea, Charles enlisted in the Royal Lancaster Regiment and was killed in action, serving with the Middlesex Regiment in France.
Clegg	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	3249	27 Carolina Street, Bootle	28/06/1916	18	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Thomas Clegg, who enlisted in the Kings at the outbreak of war, was reported missing when he took part in a raid (in a section of ten men), on a German trench.
Clucas	Thomas William	Private	Border Regiment, 11th Battalion	28022	24 Nevada Street, Bootle	03/02/1917	36	Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France	Before the war Thomas was working as a plasterer at the Royal Liver Buildings which was then under construction. He was married to Mary Kate Clucas. Thomas enlisted in the army at Bootle, and was posted abroad after January 1916. He had transferred to the Border Regiment by the time he died of wounds in France.
Cochrane	James	Private	Canadian Engineers, 2nd Battalion	503370	24 Riddock Road, Litherland	02/06/1916	38	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	James was the son of George and Mary Cochrane (Thomas), he married Catherine Walsh and they had three children, one girl and twin boys.
Cockayne	Alfred Hawley	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1/10th Battalion	66209	107 Sidney Road, Bootle	26/09/1917	34	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Alfred enlisted in the army at Liverpool. He formerly served with Machine Gun Corps (service no 69693) but was killed in action with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers on the 26th September 1917.
Cockayne	George Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	6307	19 Oriel Road, Bootle	16/08/1916	23	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	George enlisted on 16 Feb. 1916 and served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme. He was shot in the head and fell almost immediately after he went over the top (of the trench parapet).
Cole	William John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	38569	10 Surrey Street, Bootle	02/06/1918	31	Couin New British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	William was the son of Peter and Elizabeth Cole. He was buried in cemetery used by field ambulances, so it is presumed that he died of wounds received in action, near Arras.
Coleman	Edward Edmond Laurance	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	266295	129 Peel Road, Bootle	28/06/1916	20	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Edward was at first reported missing, then officially reported killed in action. He was only son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Coleman. He enlisted with the K.L.R. in February, 1915 and had been eleven months in France, when he was first reported missing. Before the war he was an apprentice with Messrs. Grayson.
Collier	John Thomas	Private	Royal Welch Fusiliers, 1st Battalion	53773	62 Wordsworth Street, Bootle	10/10/1917	21	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was killed in action in France on the 10th day of October, 1917. He has no known grave.
Collins	Joseph Patrick	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	3915		22/09/1916	22	Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France	Joseph was the son of Thomas and Margaret Collins. He died of wounds at the No. 6 General Hospital, in Rouen. His sister Margaret received his effects.
Connah	Richard	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	41743	15 Spring Grove, Bootle	29/03/1917		St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	Richard was serving with the Kings Liverpool Regiment I France. He was instantaneously killed by shell-fire on March 29th 1917.
Connor	James	Drummer	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	615	62 Wordsworth Street, Bootle	16/05/1915		Pont Du Hem Military Cemetery, Nord, France	Drummer Connor of the 7th King's Liverpool Regiment, was reported wounded and missing in the famous charge at Festubert on the 16th May 1915. It was later confirmed that he had been killed in action.
Connor	Richard	Corporal	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 9th Battalion	34441	33 Norton Street, Bootle	08/08/1917	31	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Richard joined up in the early part of 1915 and went to France in January, 1916. He fell in action on August 8th 1917, being killed instantly.
Connor	Timothy	Leading Seaman	Mercantile Marine, SS Evangel	D/1868	26 Howe Street, Bootle	25/03/1917	42	Milford haven Cemetery, Wales	Timothy was killed when H.M. Trawler Evangel was sunk by a mine. His body was recovered and he is buried at Milford Haven Cemetery
Coogan	John	Private	The King's Liverpool Regiment, 3/7th Battalion	4190	30 Seaforth Street, Bootle	07/09/1916	32	Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, France	John enlisted at the outbreak of war and had been in France for a considerable time when he was killed in action on September 7th 1916.	Crosby Library C 940.3 BOO p.12
Coogan	John	Trimmer	Mercantile Marine, SS Sagamore		36 Beattie Street, Bootle	03/03/1917	32	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was born at Bootle c 1882; the son of Patrick Coogan and Rose Ann (nee McDonald). In 1909 John married Ellen Leigh, they went on to have two children. He died when the S.S, Sagamore was torpedoed by German submarine,U49, with the loss of 52 crew .
Cook	John Henry	Corporal	Kings Liverpool Regiment and Royal West Kent Regiment, 10th Battalion	G/19751	478 Stanley Road, Bootle	29/09/1918	21	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John initially enlisted in one of the "Pals" battalions in 1915, and served in Italy and then France. He was killed in action serving with the West Kents.
Cook	Stanley	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	26177	Markfield Road, Bootle	30/07/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Stanley enlisted with one of the "Pal" battalions and was killed in action on the battlefields of the Somme.
Cookson	Harry	Lance Corporal	South Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	10237	St John's Road, Bootle	27/05/1915	19	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France	Harry was the son of the late William and Mary Cookson of Kirkham, Lancashire. He died serving in France . He buried in a cemetery about 14.5 kms south of Ypres.
Cooper	George Ernest	Assistant Cook	Mercantile Marine, SS Castilian		58 Southey Street, Bootle	18/04/1917	17	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	George was lost when the S.S. Castilian was torpedoed by enemy submarine U-61, north west of Tory Island, County Donegal, en route from Liverpool to Genoa. 10 men were killed in the attack.
Corcoran	James	Lance Corporal	King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion	22669	42 Percy Street, Bootle	27/07/1915		Voormezeele Enclosure No. 3, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	James went out to France with the Durham Light Infantry in March 1915, and was subsequently transferred to the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was killed in action fighting with this unit. The Germans exploded a mine and opened shellfire on their trenches. Sergeant Corcoran was wounded, and died of his injuries later.
Corkhill	George Gordon	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1181	11 Tennyson Street, Bootle	16/05/1915		Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France	George was a pre-War Territorial. He enlisted on the 24th April 1911, aged 17. He was killed at Festubert on the day of the initial charge of the 7th Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment.
Corkhill	Thomas Stephen	Sergeant	Royal Field Artillery, B/277th Brigade	685756	44 Antonio Street, Bootle	05/04/1918		Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers Bretonneux, France	Thomas was killed by a high explosive shell while endeavouring to help his men and horses out of a tight corner on 5th April 1918. He had been awarded the Military Medal (the previous year) for bravery.	Military Medal
Cornthwaite	Joseph Harold	Steward	Mercantile Marine, SS Sagamore		61 Southey Street, Bootle	03/03/1917	19	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Joseph was born in 1898 in Liverpool; the son of Joseph Cornthwaite and Frances (nee Williams) He died when the S.S. Sagamore, was sunk by a German submarine U49, with the loss of 52 crew.
Cottier	Thomas Lawson	Gunner	Machine Gun Corps, E Battalion	78608	9 Suffolk Street, Bootle	03/02/1917	24	Bootle Cemetery, England	Thomas was born at Bootle in 1892, the son of William Cottier and Mary Murphy. He enlisted in the army at Liverpool serving first with the Cameron Highlanders. It appears that he didn’t serve overseas. He died at Wareham, Dorset in 1917 and his remains were returned to Bootle for burial.
Cottrell	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	25917	39 Prior Street, Bootle	21/07/1917	23	Klein Vierstraat British Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	William was instantaneously killed in the early morning of July 21st, whilst at work with a pioneer company. He had spent three years in France with his unit.
Cousins	Harold Penington	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	39463	8 Essex Street, Bootle	16/08/1917	28	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Harold was killed in action in France on August 16th 1917.
Cousins	John Frederick	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	4559	50 Stafford Street, Bootle	08/08/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	John was the son of John Frederick Caunt Cousins, a hairdresser, and Mary Ellen (Penington). He was killed in action in France.
Coventry	William Leonard	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	267557	22 Norton Street, Bootle	21/04/1917	23	Hazebrouck Communal Cemetrery, Nord, France	William enlisted in January 1916. He died from wounds received in action, while out with a working party.
Coverdale	Earl	Private	East Yorkshire Regiment, 1st Battalion	51656	23 Virginia Street, Bootle.	10/09/1918		Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	Earl was born at Bootle in 1895; the son of Henry Coverdale and Ellen (nee Powell). Aged 15, Earl worked as a printer’s boy, before enlisted in the army in Manchester. He was killed in action in France. His brother, Thomas was killed in action in France 2 years before.
Cowell	Frederick Allen	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 255th Siege Battery	114369	21 Knowsley Road, Bootle	29/08/1918	41	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	Frederick was the husband of Mary Agnes Cowel. He died in France on 29th August 1918.
Crabb	Douglas	Lance Corporal	The King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	3952	73 Hertford Road, Bootle	16/07/1916		Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Douglas enlisted on the 6th November 1914 aged 22. He was killed during heavy gun fire while holding an important position.
Crafter	Richard Andrew	Lieutenant	Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Drifter “ Clover Bank”		Pembroke Road, Bootle	15/02/1918	31	Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England	Richard died when the 'Clover Bank’ was overwhelmed and sank following a German destroyer raid. Part of the Dover Patrol, the Clover Bank sinking was the last German destroyer raid in the Dover Straits during WW1. She sank within minutes, with all hands.	D.S.C.
Cragg	William	Able Seaman	Royal Navy, HMS Vivien	J/46416 PO	125 Bedford Road, Bootle	29/06/1918	21	Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Orkney, Scotland, Orkney, Scotland	William was one of three men who were accidentally killed on the 29th June 1918 when a depth charge accidentally exploded aboard H.M.S. Vivien. They were all buried at Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Isle of Hoy, Orkneys.
Craig	John	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	355205	170 Gloucester Road, Bootle	28/07/1917		Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France	John failed to return from a raid made by his company on the German trenches on the afternoon of 29th June. He was wounded in the leg, and not able to get back by himself. John was stranded in 'No Man's Land,' till dusk, when a party went out to search for him. (He would have been brought in earlier, but rescuers were pinned down by snipers). The search party couldn’t locate his body, despite searching for two nights.
Craig	Thomas	Yeoman of Signals	Royal Navy, HMS Indefatigable	222434	22 Washington Street, Bootle	31/05/1916	29	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Thomas was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland when HMS Indefatigable was sunk.
Crawford	Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	357		16/05/1915	28	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Robert had served with the regiment for 23 years, from his boyhood, joining as a bugler. He held a long service medal with good conduct badges. Robert was killed in the famous charge at Festubert .
Critchley	David	1st Cl Stewart	Mercantile Marine, RMS Lusitania		63 Linacre Lane, Bootle	07/05/1915	30	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	David was a 1st Bed Steward on RMS Lusitania , and was lost when the ship was torpedoed and sunk by the U-20 of Ireland.
Crockett	George	Driver	Army Service Corps, 125th H T Coy	T2/13784	102 Brasenose Road, Bootle	21/03/1918	25	Nine Elms British Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	George died of wounds received, on 21st March, 1918. He had only been serving in France for a month prior to his death.
Crockett	James	Private	Royal Irish Regiment, 2nd Battalion	7388	102 Brasenose Road, Bootle	27/09/1918		Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	James was the son of Mrs Ellen Crockett, he was killed in action.
Crone	Andrew	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	2677	11 Ibstock Road, Bootle	09/08/1916	20	Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, Somme, France	Andrew enlisted at Liverpool on 21st April 1913 aged 17 years 3 month, he was 5ft 11 inches. Andrew was killed in action on the 9th August 1916. His mother Isabella signed for his belongings which entailed; 1 Bible, 1 pack of cards and photos, 1 pipe in case, 2 razors and 1 Balmoral cap with badge attached.
Cropper	Edward	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	3067	10 August Street, Bootle	15/01/1916		Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Edward was the son of Edward and Mary Cropper (nee Nolan). His service records show he enlisted on 5th November 1914 at Liverpool, aged 19 years 11 months. Edward was 5ft 8 inches. He died at Norwich Hospital; the cause of death was an acute intestine obstruction following an operation at Norwich Hospital.
Crosbie	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	12259	38 Berry Street, Bootle	01/09/1918	26	H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust St. Mein, Pas de Calais, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John enlisted in the army at Seaforth and was posted to the Western Front on the 19th May 1915. He was killed in action. He had served four years in France, and had previously been wounded three times.
Crozier	James	Sapper	Royal Engineers, 251st Company	148573	5 Rimrose Road, Bootle	02/07/1916		Loos Memorial, France	James was killed on the battlefield near Loos.
Cruise	Peter	1st Cl Stoker	Royal Navy, HMS Aboukir	SS/111533	32 Southey Street, Bootle	22/09/1914		Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England, England	Peter was born on the 18th May 1891; the son of John Cruise and Mary Ellen (nee Fagan). Peter died when the H.M.S. Aboukir, H.M.S. Hogue and H.M.S. Cressy were ambushed and sunk by U-Boats in the North Sea, with the loss 1,450 sailors.
Cullen	James	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 216th Siege Battery	106737	1 Seaforth Street, Bootle	27/05/1918		St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	James was the husband of Rose Cullen (nee Dowd) and lost his life on 27th May 1918. He is buried at St Sever Cemetery, which was mainly used by the nearby hospitals. it is possibly James had been wounded and died whilst under care at one of those establishments.
Cullen	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	3164	39 Tennyson Street, Bootle	08/10/1916	22	La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, France	Thomas died of wounds received in action in France. He was the second son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Cullen and former scholar of St.James' School Bootle. Thomas was apprenticed to Mr. Thomas McHugh, of Merton Road, as a painter. He enlisted in November 1914, and was drafted to France on August 4 1915.
Cullington	Frederick Theodore	Signaller	Royal Navy, HMS Hampshire	Mersey 7/237	47 Bedford Road, Bootle	05/06/1916	20	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Frederick was the son of Martin and Mary Ann Cullington. He was killed when H.M.S. Hampshire sank after striking a mine laid by a German submarine off the Orkney Islands. H.M.S Hampsire was sailing to Russia escorting the Secretary of State for War, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener. Only 12 hands survied the sinking.
Cumiskey	John	Stoker	Mercantile Marine, HMHS Llandovery Castle		23 Matthew Street, Bootle	27/06/1918	27	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was the son of Thomas and Catherine Cumiskey. He was killed when the Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland.
Cumiskey	Thomas	Private	Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion	22433	7 Molyneux Street, Bootle	23/10/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Thomas was born at Bootle in 1882, the son of James Cumiskey and Julia (nee Dunnery). He was killed in action on the Somme battlefields
Cumings	Abraham Deacon	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	24931	88 Keats Street, Bootle	03/09/1918	33	Blargies Communal Cemetery Extension, Oise, France	Abraham was given an award and mention in Despatches for Gallant Conduct and Devotion to Duty in the field on the 27-28th June 1918, he received a certificate and congratulations from the Brigadier-General. Abraham died from his wounds two months later. he left a widow Lydia.
Cunliffe	Thomas Graham	Lance Corporal	Royal London Fusiliers, 20th Battalion	47369	20 Langdale Street, Bootle	20/05/1917		Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Thomas was the son of Christopher and Ellen Cunliffe. He enlisted in London and joined the Royal London Fusiliers. He was reported wounded and missing on May 20th 1917, this was later changed to 'killed in action' on that date.
Cunningham	Edward	Greaser	Mercantile Marine, SS Moreni		40 Olivia Street, Bootle	12/06/1917		Presumed drowned in the sea	Edward was killed on the 12th June 1917 whilst serving as an oiler (greaser) aboard the U.S.S. Moren, a tanker with the Standard Oil Company.
Curphy	Thomas Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	37348	23 Alt Road, Bootle	17/01/1917		Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers La Boisselle, France	Thomas had only been in France two months when he was killed in action. Before the war he was a baker by trade, and was employed by Mr. Kelly of Linacre Road. Thomas left a widow and one child.
Currie	John	Bandsman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1719	8 Cornwall Street, Bootle	05/05/1917	21	Bootle Cemetery, England	John enlisted at Bootle on the 13th May 1913, and became a bandsman in the 7th Battalion KLR. He was mobilised with his unit on the 5th August 1914 and posted to France on the 7th March 1915. He was wounded in the knee on the 26th June 1915 and whilst in hospital at Rouen, France he developed a serious stomach complaint which eventually led to his return to the UK on the 9th October 1915. He remained in hospital in Scotland before he was declared medically unfit for service and discharged on the 31st July 1916. He was issued with a silver war badge which he could wear to indicate he was a discharged soldier.
Currie	Samuel	Assistant Steward	Mercantile Marine, SS Athenia		112 Canal Street, Bootle	16/08/1917	17	Presumed drowned in the sea	Samuel was engaged as an assistant steward aboard H.M.H.S. Letitia when she ran aground due to pilot error at Portuguese Cove, Halifax Harbour, Canada on the 1st August 1917. He was killed on the return voyage across the Atlantic whilst a passenger aboard S.S. Athenia . The Athenia was sailing form Montreal to Glasgow when she was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of fifteen lives, seven miles north of County Donegal, Ireland.
Currie	William John	Chief Steward	Royal Navy, HMS Wyncote	926330	52 Tennyson Street, Bootle	20/04/1918	53	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	William was born in London in 1866, the son of John and Mary Ann Curry, of London. He married Edith Price in 1893 at West Ham, Essex. They went on to have two children but only one survived childhood. William died from Ptomaine (acute food) poisoning. whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Wyncot and was buried at sea
Cutler	George	Private	Royal Fusiliers, 32nd Battalion	66779	50 Regent Road, Bootle	07/08/1917		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	George was the husband of Gertrude Cutler. Before the war he worked for Messrs. Cain and Sons, being manager of the Castle Hotel, Regent-road, Bootle. He was killed in action.

Bootle’s Fallen D-F

Surname	First Name	Rank	Regiment/Ship/Squadron	Service No.	Last known address	Died	Age	Burial Place	Biography	Medals
Daley alias Fisher	John Andrew	Sergeant	Australian Imperial Force, 24th Battalion	3935	Lived in Australia, father lived at 1 Edith Road, Orrell	16/06/1918		Vignacourt British Cemetery, Somme, France	John enlisted in the Australian Army in Melbourne on the 15th November 1915. He embarked for Europe, reaching France on the 17th March 1916 and joined the 24th Battalion, Australian Infantry on the 3rd August. After suffering health issues was transferred to the 6th Training Battalion in England on the 17th July 1917. John proceeded to the front once again at the beginning of October 1917. He suffered gunshot wounds to the back on the 14th June 1918 and he died as a result.
Daly	Thomas Joseph	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	11614	12 Camden Street, Bootle	27/03/1916	19	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Thomas was the son of Thomas and Letitia Daly. He enlisted in the 13th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment and was killed in action.
Davenport	James	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	2853	72 Regent Road, Bootle	17/05/1915	20	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.	James was the son of Sgt-Major "Jim" Davenport. He enlisted in September 1914 and after five months' training he left for the front on February 21st 1915. He had his baptism of fire on the 25th, when he was ordered to the trenches with the rest of the company. He was continually in action from that day until the memorable charge of the King's on 17th May 1915, when he was killed in action.
Davidson	James	Private	Scots Guards, 1st Battalion	10550		25/01/1915	43	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	James as the brother of John Davidson of 356 Springburn Road, Glasgow. He died 25th January 1915, but has no known grave.
Davies	Arthur	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 9th Battalion	15/23345		04/11/1916		Puchevillers British Cemetery, Somme, France	Arthur was the son of William Davies. He was born at Bootle and enlisted in the army in Beington, Cheshire. His service records have not survived and his medal card suggests that he was posted to the front after January 1916. He died of wounds in France.
Davies	Charles Augustus Roper	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	58586	72 Chesnut Grove, Bootle	03/05/1917		Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Charles was born at Neston, Cheshire in 1893, the son of Jonathan and Mary Elizabeth Davies. He enlisted in the 13th Kings and was killed in action on the battlefields of Arras.
Davies	David Evan	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	380052		20/03/1921	25	Bootle Cemetery, England	David was born at Kirkdale in 1896; the son of Joseph Davies and Sarah (nee Evans).His medal card shows that he enlisted on the 3rd November 1915 and was discharged from the army on the 20th September 1918 as the result of wounds sustained in action. He was issued with a Silver War Badge which he could wear to show he was an ex-serviceman.
Davies	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	358931	Not found	29/06/1917		Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Nord, France, Nord, France	Edward enlisted in the 10th Battalion KLR (Liverpool Scottish) at Seaforth in October 1916. He was one of thirty-five men of the 2/10th who were killed during a daylight raid on German trenches known as 'Dicky's Dash ' .
Davies	Edward Standish	Private	Northumberland Fusiliers, 24th Battalion	24/1569	2 Bianca Street, Bootle	01/07/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Edward was born at Walton in 1892, the son of Thomas Davies and Jane Ellen (nee Audley). He served with the Northumberalnd Fusiliers and was posted missing on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Davies	Frederick	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266471	5 Holywell Street, Bootle	21/06/1918	26	Houchin British Cemetery, Houchin, France	Frederick was the son of John and Ellen Davies, he was killed in action during the German advance around Houchin, which lasted from March to September 1918
Davies	Harry	Chief Engineer	Mercantile Marine, SS Voges		57 Gonville Road, Bootle	27/03/1915	32	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Harry was the son of William and Ellen Davies; husband of May Davies (nee Downes) of. He was the only crewman killed when S.S. Vosges, was sunk by gunfire by the German submarine U-28 (Georg-Günther von Forstner), 38 miles off Trevose Head.
Davies	Henry Medlen	1st Class Petty Officer	Mercantile Marine, HMS Ramsey	121852	6 Chesnut Grove, Bootle	08/08/1915		Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England	Henry was a first-class petty officer on the British patrol vessel Ramsey , which was sunk in the North Sea by a German armed steamer on 8th August 1915.
Davies	J	Corporal	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Battalion		Not found			Not known
Davies	John	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	14406	17 Benedict Street, Bootle	14/07/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Jack was killed in an engagement which took place in the Somme district. He was killed in a captured German trench by a shell bursting in another trench nearby. There appeared to be no wounds about his body - it was the shock of the explosion that caused his death. Cpl Davies was taken out of the trench and was buried, with a cross over his grave.
Davies	John	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Battalion	36569	9 College View, Bootle	27/08/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	John enlisted in the army at Liverpool on the 4th November 1915 and joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Wrexham on the 10th November. He was posted overseas on the 14th March 1916 and was killed in action on the battlefields of the Somme.
Davies	John	Private	Royal Army Service Corps	S4/140210	119 Chestnut Grove, Bootle	07/06/1916	23	Basra War Cemetery, Iraq	John was the son of Walter and Selina Davies (Nee Griffiths). Before the war he worked as a Butcher’s shop assistant. He died at the 32nd General hospital in Basra, his effects went to his mother Selina.
Davies	John Joseph	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	266476	3 Devon Street, Bootle	17/08/1916	20	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France,	John was the son of William and Margaret Davies. He died on the Somme Battlefields.
Davies	Joseph	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	S4/140210	44, Oxford Road, Liscard, Cheshire	07/06/1916	23	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Joseph was born at Bootle on the 2nd June 1892. He enlisted in the Liverpool Pals (18th Battalion KLR) and was killed in action on July 31st 1917, on the first day of the Passchendaele (3rd Battle of Ypres) offensive.
Davies	Robert Llewelyn	Private	1st/6th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers	2830		26/10/1915		Helles Memorial, Greece
Davies	Samuel	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 1st Battalion	8372		22/12/1914		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Samuel was born at Liverpool, and enlisted in the army at Preston. He was posted to the Western Front on the 29th November 1914 and was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres.
Davies	Samuel	Private	Army Cyclist Corps, 8th Battalion	37351	253 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	20/05/1917		Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Samuel was killed on 20th May 1917 in the Festubert/Givenchy area.
Davys	Robert Hepburn	Apprentice	Mercantile Marine, SS Felltrim			05/05/1917	16	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Robert was the son of Harry and Grace Cranston Davys. He was lost when the S.S. Feltria was torpedoed by German submarine uc-48 (Oberleutnant zur See Kurt Ramien) when 8 miles off Minehead, Waterford, Ireland with loss of 45 lives, including her captain.
Dawe	Hugh	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 7th Battalion	63679	16 Seaforth Street, Bootle.	04/09/1918		Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France	Hugh was born at Bootle in 1884. He was the son of John Dawe and Ellen (nee Ferrigan). He was killed in action in France on the 4th September 1918. His brother Vincent, served as a merchant seaman and died at Sierra Leone in October 1918.
Dawson	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	48172	475 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	03/05/1917	24	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	John was born at Huddersfield in 1893. He enlisted at Bootle, having lived there for a number of years. He was killed in action on 3rd May 1917 on the battlefields in the Arras area.
Dawson	Ernest	Corporal	Royal Field Artillery, 170th Brigade	L/18715	18 Elm Street, Bootle	17/08/1917		Vimy Communal Cemetery, Farbus, France	Thomas was born at Bootle in 1887, the son of Leslie Dawson and Ellen Muriel (nee Minshall). He was killed in action, near Arras, France.
Day	Joseph	Sergeant	Canadian Infantry, 28th Battalion	441522	Laburnum Cottage, Orrell, Bootle	06/04/1918	26	Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1 and is commemorated on Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	Joseph was the son of William Day and Georgina Day (nee Carter). He died on 6th April 1918 and is one of the men, with no known grave, listed on the Arras Memorial.
Day	Robert	Private	Canadian Infantry, 28th Battalion	441523	Laburnum Cottage, Orrell, Bootle	15/09/1916	26	Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	Robert was the seventh son of William and Georgina Day of Rose Cottage, Upholland Moss, Wigan. He was killed in action in the Arras region of France
Deacle	George Arthur	Private	Lincolnshire Regiment, 1st Battalion	5246	Not found	27/04/1915		Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	George was born at Eccleston, St.Helens in 1878. Before the war he worked for the London and North Western Railway. He married Sarah Jane Foster and was father to Isabel Tyson Deacle born in 1914. He was killed in action in the battles around Vimy Ridge
Deacon	George Francis	Private	Norfolk Regiment, 7th Battalion	49013	51 Wordsworth Street, Bootle	18/09/1918	19	Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	George was the youngest son of Elizabeth and William Deacon, he attended St.James' School and was afterwards employed by Bryant & May Ltd. at the Matchworks. Heoriginally enlisted in the King's Liverpool Regiment, and was later attached to the Norfolk's . He was listed as 'missing presumed dead, on or about 18th September 1918. He was survived by 5 sisters and an older brother William, who served throughout the war.
Dean	Robert	Able Seaman	Royal Navy, HMS Goliath	2468B	66 Southey Street, Bootle	13/05/1915	35	Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	Robert was killed in action, in the Dardanelles.. The Turkish Destroyer, Muavenet-i-Milliye launched three torpedos, which all struck Goliath. She sank very quickly, of the complement of 750, about 570, including Capt. Shelford, were drowned
Dearth	Douglas	Corporal	Australian Imperial Force, 24th Battalion	1523/A	3 Downing Road, Bootle.	01/09/1918		Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France	Douglas was born at Bolton in 1894; the son of Henry William Dearth and Elizabeth (nee Winder). Before the war Douglas worked as tailor's shop assistant. He enlisted in the Australian Army at Melbourne in 1915. Douglas was killed during the fighting by Australian forces to retake Peronne from the Germans.
Dempsey	Gordon	Acting Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	22671	278 Marsh Lane, Bootle	30/07/1916	31	Guillemont Road Cemetery, France	Gordon was the fourth son of a well-known and respected Bootle resident, Mr. James Dempsey. He was first reported as missing in action, this was later officially changed to 'killed in action' . Gordon was engaged to married, on his return from service.
Dempsey	Hugh	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	39407	103 Hornby Road, Bootle	07/10/1916	29	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Hugh was married to Bertha Waterson in September 1913 and had two children; Margaret who was born in 1914 and Hugh Frank who was born after his father's death in 1917. Hugh was killed in action on the Somme battlefields
Dennis	George Victor	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 8th Battalion	5411	223 Bedford Road, Bootle.	01/11/1917	29	His place of burial is unknown	George was based in the UK during his war service. He was discharged at Cambridge on the 1st December 1916, suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. He died at home.
Devon	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	12098	10 Bulwer Street, Bootle.	30/03/1918	26	Savy British Cemetery, Aisne, France (originally buried at St. Quentin - Roupy Road German Cemetery)	Edward was the son of Patrick and Martha Devon. He was killed in the fighting around Savy and Roupy Villages in the spring of 1918.
Dewsbury	Alfred Leicester	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	41697	40 Litherland Road, Bootle	05/03/1917	35	Etretat Churchyard Extension, Normandy, France	Alfred was the son of Charles and Alice Dewsbury of Barnton, Northwich; husband of Caroline Dewsbury. He died of wounds received in action.
Dick	William Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	27329	12 Concord Place, Bootle	30/07/1916	21	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France,	William was the son of Ann Tatton Dick. After he was reported missing on the Somme battlefields his family appeal for information “Private W.H. Dick, K.L.R., has been missing since July 30th. Information will be thankfully received by Mrs. Dick, 12, Concord Place, Strand Road, Bootle."
Dicker	John	Able Seaman	Mercantile Marine, SS Combe		26 Warton Street, Bootle	14/10/1915	32	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was reported as killed in action, after the SS Combe went missing while voyaging from Liverpool (left on 12 Oct) to Archangelsk, with a cargo of ammunition.
Dickson	James Brown	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, C/148th Brigade	L/16907	18 Marion Road, Orrell	18/07/1916	28	Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, France	James was the husband of Edith; son of David and Rebecca Brown Dickson. He was killed in action
Dickson	Thomas Augustus	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/10th [Scottish] Battalion	4292	Grapes Hotel, Derby Road, Bootle.	16/06/1915		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Thomas was the eldest son of John and Minnie Dickson. He was reported missing after the charge at Hooge (Battle of Bellewaarde).
Dixon	George	Bombardier	Royal Field Artillery, D/113 Brigade	105645	Not found	01/06/1917		Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	George was the brother of Edith M Read, he enlisted in the army at Preston, and was posted to the front after January 1916. George was killed in action in Belgium.
Dixon	Thomas Leathes	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 19th Battalion	211	13 Oxford Road, Bootle	29/05/1916	28	Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois Grenier, Nord, France	Thomas enlisted on 4th March 1915. He fought and was injured at Gallipoli, after treatment in Malta he was shipped to hospital in England. In March 1916 he disembarked in Alexandria, joining the British Expeditionary Force in Marseilles on 25th of March 1916. He was killed in action three months later.
Dixon	William Glyn	Lance Corporal	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Battalion	55714	4 Norton Street, Bootle.	02/10/1917	25	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	William was the eldest son of William and Margaret Dixon. He died while fighting in the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) .
Dobbyn	John Joseph	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 9th Battalion	34059	Aintree	19/05/1918		Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	In 1915 John voluntarily joined the "Pals," and after 18 months' training was sent out to France, where he was transferred to the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He experienced a good deal of action and was awarded the Military Medal for Gallant Conduct. John was injured in a shell-burst and underwent hospital treatment. He returned to the front and was reported to have been killed on May 29th 1918.	Military Medal
Dobson	John James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	22675	55 Canal Street, Bootle	11/07/1916	20	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	John joined the Army in September, 1914, and was sent out to France in November 1915. He was involved in the 'Big Push' at the Somme on July 1st 1916, and came through uninjured. However, he was killed in a trench by a shell-burst, on 11th July. Just before his death he was selflessly urging his comrades to get to cover.
Dodd	George Henry Whitting	Captain	Royal Naval Reserve, “S.S. “ Normandy”		Summer Hill, Oxford Road, Bootle	25/01/1918	53	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	George died on the 25th January 1918 when the steamship, S.S. Normandy was torpedoed and sunk by U-90 in the English Channel. As George was a passenger aboard the Normandy, he is not officially 'war dead' and is not commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Drummond	Arthur	Private	Royal Fusiliers, 1st Battalion	76806	60 Gonville Road, Bootle	09/06/1918	19	Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension	Arthur enlisted in the 1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) at Seaforth. He died of wounds received in action.
Dodd	Leo	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	267419	22 Monfa Road, Bootle	07/04/1917	20	Erquinghew Lys Churchyard, Extension, Nord, France	Leowas killed by a sniper whilst on sentry duty on the morning of April 7th 1917.
Doddemeade	Frank Alexander	Seaman	Royal Naval Reserve, RMS "Laurentic."	4646B	7 Keats Street, Bootle	25/01/1917	34	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Frank was the son of Sydney Doddemeade, of 'Thistledown', Coppice Avenue, Shelford, Cambridge; husband of Joanna A. Doddemeade. He was killed when H.M.S. Laurentic was sunk by a mine off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland.
Dodson	Percy	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	5317	43 Harebell Street, Kirkdale	01/01/1918	28	Unknown	Percy was the son of William Henry Dodson and Emily (nee Grealey). Before the war he worked as a labourer, He married Charlotte A Wilson and they had 2 children. Percy enlisted on the 8th November 1915 and saw service overseas. He was discharged owing to ill health on the 14th December 1916.
Dodwell	Eleanor	Stewardess	Mercantile Marine, RMS Lusitania		16 Brook Road, Bootle	07/05/1915	26	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Eleanor ‘Nellie’ was born in 1887, the daughter of Henry and Mary Dodwell. At a young age, Nellie began an apprenticeship as a tailoress and found employment manufacturing ships’ linen. Later Nellie became a stewardess on transatlantic liners. She perished, when the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk on 7th May off Old Kinsale Head, Ireland by German submarine U-20.
Doherty	Albert Hugh	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	32257	65 Cedar Street, Bootle	30/07/1916	19	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Albert was first reported missing, then reported killed in action on the Battlefields of the Somme.
Dolan	George Ernest	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 16th Battalion	55965	Moss Lane, Orrell	18/09/1918	21	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	George was the son of Thomas George Dolan (ex-councillor, Bootle) and Annie Dolan (Nee Radley). George enlisted at Liverpool in December 1915 and was with the Monmouthshire Regiment prior to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He was killed in action on 18th September 1918.
Donaghie	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	3938	27 Ivanhoe Street, Bootle	28/06/1916		Gommercourt Wood New Cemetery, Foncquevillers, France	James enlisted in April 1915. He was killed in action on 28th June 1916.
Donaldson	Samuel	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Irish Battalion	308208	138 Strand Road, Bootle	31/07/1917	19	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Samuel joined the Army in August 1916, and went to France in December 1916. He went missing on 31st July 1917, during heavy shell-fire, which forced his unit to fall back. His body was never found and he was not taken prisoner, as was suspected after the action.
Donovan	Daniel David	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Irish Battalion	306672	96 Miller's Brigade, Bootle	31/10/1917		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Daniel enlisted at Liverpool and was likely posted to the front after January 1916. He was killed in action in Belgium in October 1917. The CWGC gives his date of death as the 31st October but SDGW gives the date as the 21st October.
Doodson	John Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	59291	60 Bank Road, Bootle	25/09/1917	27	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John joined the Kings Liverpool Regiment in February 1917 and was sent to France on May 16th 1917. He was killed by shell-fire.
Doolan	William	Private	Dragoon Guards, 3rd Battalion	4214	45 Brasenose Road, Bootle	31/05/1915		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	William went through the Boer War with the Hussars, after which he was a marine fireman in the employ of the R.M.S.P. Co. He rejoined the army five days after the outbreak of war and died in Belgium on 31st May 1915.
Dougall	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	54247		09/04/1917		Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, Pas de Calais, France	William was killed during the operation by Commonwealth troops to take Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines .
Douglas	Oscar Rowland	Ordinary Seaman	Royal Navy, HMS "Paragon."	J/47668	31 Church View, Bootle	17/03/1917	21	Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England	Oscar was the son of John and Emily Frances Douglas. He was lost when the destroyer HMS Paragon was torpedoed and sunk on 17th March 1917.
Dover	John	Able Seaman	Royal Navy, HMS "Victory."	Mersey Z/5864	432 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	28/10/1918	18	Bootle Cemetery, Merseyside.	John was the eldest son of Thomas and Christina Dover. He died of Influenza and pneumonia at Crescent War Hospital, Croydon on the 28th October 1918. His body was returned to his family for burial at Bootle Borough Cemetery.
Dovey	Frederick	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, D/210th Brigade	247233	63 Park Street, Bootle	29/08/1918	27	Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France	Frederick enlisted at Liverpool. serving formerly P/2/04541 R.A.S.C. Supply, but transferred to the Royal Field Artilley. He was killed in action .
Dowman	Edward	Private	Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion	7922	Dublin	25/04/1915		Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium	Edward enlisted at Dublin. He was posted to the Western Front on the 23rd October 1914 and was killed in action.
Ducksbury	John William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	51953	Pine Grove, Bootle	12/10/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France,	John joined the Liverpool Scottish in June, 1915, and went to France in June 1916. After seeing considerable fighting he transferred to the Liverpool Pals. He died on the battlefields of the Somme.
Dudley	William	Donkeyman	Mercantile Marine, "SS Shimosa."		11 Bridge Street, Bootle	30/07/1917	54	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	William lost his life when SS Shimosa , the vessel on which he was serving as donkeyman, was torpedoed and sunk.
Duffy	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 14th Battalion	20006	4 Cowper Street, Bootle	14/09/1916	34	Doiran Memorial, Greece	Edward was the son of Henry Duffy and Mary (nee Finn) and was born at Ballaghaderrin, County Mayo, Ireland. He was killed in action fighting alongside his friend and comrade Private W.G. Wilson.
Duffy	Philip	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	26171		09/11/1917		Cement House Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Philip was born at Bootle in 1897, the son of John Duffy and Emily (nee Pitts). He was killed in heavy fighting around Langemark.
Duncalfe	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	26153	Not known. Brother lived at 6 Oregon Street, Bootle	06/08/1916	41	Thiepval Memorial	William was the brother of George Duncalfe. He was killed in action on the battlefields of the Somme.
Duncan	Richard	Driver	Royal Field Artillery, 92nd Battery	70085	Not Known	19/10/1915	21	Guards Cemetery,Lesboueufs, Somme, France	Richard enlisted in the army at Liverpool and was posted to the front on the 24th July 1915. He saw a lot of action without suffering injury, but on October 19th, was suffocated in his dug-out by a German gas shell. Everything possible was done for him, but to no avail.
Dundon	Christopher Joseph	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 3rd Battalion	19486	78 Audley Street, Bootle	25/09/1915		Loos Memorial, France	Christopher joined the army in January 1916, and the last time his family ever saw him was in June, 1915, when he came home on a short leave. He went missing on 25th September 1915
Dunn	James	Trimmer	Mercantile Marine, SS "Andania."		75 Olivia Street, Bootle	27/01/1918	17	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	James was one of seven crewmen lost when the S.S. Andania was torpedoed off the coast of County Antrim, Ireland on the 27th January 1918.
Dwerryhouse	Henry	Private	Seaforth Highlanders, 1st Battalion	S/10357	305 Marsh Lane, Bootle	07/01/1916		Basra Memorial, Iraq	Henry joined the Army at the beginning of November, 1914, going out to France in August 1915, and was involved in the Battle of Loos. He left France with the Indian Expeditionary Force, and was subsequently sent to the Persian Gulf. Henry was killed in action in Mesopotamia.
Edwards	Arthur	Rifleman	Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion	S/25049	65 Queen's Road, Bootle	13/10/1917	34	Cement House Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Arthur was killed instantaneously when a shell exploded in a shell hole, in which five men, including himself, were sitting. Another of the party was wounded.
Edwards	Alfred Cecil	Captain	Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 4th Battalion		1 Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool	25/07/1917	37	Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France	Alfred was a recipient of the Military Cross. He died of wounds on the 25th July 1917.	Military Cross
Edwards	Edward	Private	Border Regiment, 1st Battalion	7639	7 Anglesey Street, Bootle	28/06/1915	29	Helles Memorial, Turkey	Alfred was the husband of Ellen Edwards. No service details are available.
Edwards	Evan	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 105th Siege Battery	60461	52 Cambridge Road, Bootle	08/04/1918	23	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Evan was the husband of Ellen Edwards and he served in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions of the King's Liverpool Regiment. He was killed in action at Gallipoli.
Edwards	George	Private	Scots Guards, 1st Battalion	12349	Not known. Wife remarried and lived at 85 Benedict Street, Bootle	17/11/1915	22	Douai Communal Cemetery, Nord, France	George was the son of John and Mary Edwards and husband to Isabella Edwards. His photograph was published in a commemorative booklet issued when the first part of the Bootle Roll of Honour was unveiled in 1916.
Edwards	John Morton	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 3rd Battalion	49108	15 Moore Street, Bootle	13/12/1916	40	Bootle Cemetery, England	John was the husband of Catherine Edwards and had only been in the Army about two months before returning home on Dec 10th, his condition gradually became worse and he passed away at his home with his family present.
Edwards	Richard Frederick	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	4707	15 Conway Street, Bootle	06/09/1916		Thiepval Memorial Somme, France	Richard was the son of Thomas and Mary Jane Edwards and huband to Maria Ann Edwards, they had four young children.
Edwards	Robert E	Private	Gloucestershire Regiment, 13th Battalion	19509	31 Province Road, Bootle	03/05/1915		Great Malvern Cemetery	Robert was the husband of Elizabeth Edwards. He died at the Malvern Royal Hospital, of heart disease.
Edwards	Stanley Falconer	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 3rd Battalion	3597	37 Lochinvar Street, Walton	03/03/1915	24	Strand Military Cemetery, Hainaut , Belgium	Stanley was the eldest son of Henry and Mary Ann Edwards and husband to Jane Edwards. He enlisted in Liverpool and his medal card records that he was posted to the Western Front on the 26th January 1915. He was killed in action in Belgium.
Edwards	Albert	Private	Royal Highland Canadian Infantry, 42nd Battalion	418378	251 Derby Road, Bootle	17/02/1919		Bootle Cemetery, England	Albert was born Bootle in 1893, and was living in Canada when he enlisted in 1915. He was working as a fitter and gave his next of kin as his mother, Mrs Sarah Edwards. He was 5ft 3 inches tall and had a dark complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. He died from pneumonia at Ripon Military Hospital.
Edwards	Edward Vaughan	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	16775	41 Cambridge Road, Bootle	01/07/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Edward was the son of (the late) Isaac and Elizabeth Edward, he was born at Bootle in 1890. Before the war Edward was the honorary secretary of Bootle Swimming Club, and a keen sportsman. He was killed in action on the Somme.
Edwards	Henry	Assistant Cook	Mercantile Marine, RMS Lusitania		152 Marsh Lane, Bootle	07/05/1915	17	Kilmore Burial Ground, Kerry, Ireland	Henry was born in Walton, and was the son of Henry and Mary Alice Edwards. He was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland.
Edwards	James Harold	Private	Rifle Brigade, 23rd Battalion	355318		30/11/1917		Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France	James was born at Birkenhead in 1898 and living at Boole when he enlisted in the army at Liverpool. He was posted to the front after January 1916. James was killed in action in France.
Edwards	John Henry	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	205401	48 Park Street, Bootle	10/06/1916		Karachi 1914 War Memorial, India	John was the husband of Mary Edwards, he was killed in action in India.
Egerton	George	Able Seaman	Royal Navy, HMS Terror	222394	17 Salisbury Road, Bootle	26/02/1921	36	Bootle Cemetery, England	George joined the Royal Navy on the 18th July 1902, when he was just fifteen and only 5ft 1 inch tall. His first ship was the Caledonia, this was followed by, H.M.S. Dido, H.M.S. Marshal Ney and H.M.S. Terror. He was discharged on the 27th February 1919, having taken part in the Zeebrugge Raid on the 23rd April 1918.
Ellery	John Alfred	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1890	250 Litherland Road, Bootle	17/08/1916	19	La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, France	John was the son of Alfred and Margaret Ellery. He belonged to the Territorials and was mobilised on the outbreak of war. An old boy of Lander Road School, and a former member of Linacre Wesleyan Sunday School he was killed in action in France.
Ellick	Charles Moody Matthews	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	3260	Royal Institution, Colquitt Street, Liverpool	07/07/1915	29	Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Charles was the husband of Ethel Ellick; the eldest son of the late J H Ellick and Mrs Lavinia Portch Ellick of Royal Institution, Colquitt Street, Liverpool. He died from his wounds in Boulogne.
Ellis	John George Frederick	1st Class Stoker	Royal Navy, HMS Formidable	SS/109232	24 Elm Street, Bootle	01/01/1915	24	Chatham Naval Memorial, England	John was the husband of M E Dwyer (formerly Ellis) He died in the early hours of 1 January when U24 fired torpedoes at pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Formidable. She was the largest ship to be sunk by a submarine at this stage of the war.
Ellis	Thomas William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	16899	217 Bedford Road, Bootle	03/07/1916	26	Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, France	Thomas was the son of Thomas William and Hannah Ellis. He was killed in action on the Somme battlefields
Ellis	Robert	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 9th Battalion	19130		27/01/1917	28	Trois Arbres Cemetery, Nord, France	Robert was the son of Ellen Ellis, of Chapel House, Llanrwst, Denbighshire, and (the late) John Ellis. He died in France.
Ellison	John	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	22066	462 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	28/03/1918	24	Ham British Cemetery, Muille Vilette, Somme, France	John was the youngest son of William and Margaret Ellison, he attended St.John's School, Bootle and was employed by the Washington Chemical Company at Bootle. In the last year of the war he sustained a serious wound during fighting in the vicinity of St.Quentin.
Eminson	Herbert Luther	Lieutenant	South African Infantry, 8th Battalion		51 Trinity Road, Bootle	19/07/1917		Dar es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania	Herbert was the son of Doctor Luther Eminson and Eliza Gertrude; husband to Mabel Jane. He was killed at Tanganyika, German East Africa. He was one of the four grandsons of Dr. Robert Eminson from Scooter who lost their lives in the Great War.
England	Thomas	Greaser	Mercantile Marine, RMS Drina		23 Collier Street, Liverpool	01/03/1917	58	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Thomas was the son of Mary England and (the late) George England; husband of the late Eliza England. He was killed when the S.S. Drina was sunk by a mine off the coast of Skokham Island, Wales 15 lives were lost.
Etherington	P J	Private	Gloucestershire Regiment	5049608				Gloster Valley Memorial, South Korea.	Private Etherington was one of the 620 soldiers of the Gloucestershire Regiment killed wounded or missing in the battle of the Imjin River in Karea.
Evans	Ellis	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	51520	37 Recreation Street, Bootle	29/08/1916	30	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Ellis was the son of Evan and Elizabeth Evans and husband to Sarah. He formerly worked at Hunter's factory in Pine Grove and was killed on the Somme .
Evans	Griffith George	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1811	5 Talbot Street, Bootle	25/09/1915		Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France and is commemorated onTheipval Memorial, Somme, France	Griffith was the son of Griffith and Sarah Ann Evans. Griffith was a general labourer in the employ of Linacre Gas works and his photograph was published in a commemorative booklet issued when the first part of the Bootle Roll of Honour was unveiled in 1916.
Evans	Joseph Hamlyn	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/5th Battalion	3095	21 Washington-street, Bootle	17/11/1915	21	Lillers Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Joseph was the son of Joseph Hamlyn and Christina Evans. He fought in the engagements at Neuve Chapelle, Hill 60, Festubert, and Loos, and came through unscathed, only to die of pneumonia.
Evans	Joseph Alfred	Acting Bombardier	Royal Field Artillery, 148th Battalion	L/3761	48 Riddock Road, Litherland	18/06/1917		Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Transport Farm, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Joseph was the son of Joseph and Emma Evans. Prior to the War Joseph was a bootmaker and repairer and was maried to Catherine with seven children. He was killed on the battlesfield of Ypres.
Evans	Joseph	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 9th Battalion	235094	4 Glynne Street, Orrell	05/08/1917		Somer Farm Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Joseph was the youngest son of John and Ann Evans. He was killed at the Third Battle of Ypres, also known as Passchendaele.
Evans	William	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 3rd Battalion	76769	10 Devon Street, Bootle	14/10/1918	20	Somer Farm Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	William was the son of William and Lilly Eleanor Evans. William enlisted in the army at Seaforth, and his medal card suggests that he was posted overseas with the Cheshire Regiment after 1916.
Evans	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	27513	66, Benedict street, Bootle	01/07/1916	24	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	William was the youngest son of John and Eliza Jane Evans. He had worked for the Dock Board and joined the Pals with his comrades. He died on the Somme Battlefields.
Evans	John	Sapper	Royal Engineers, Second Army Wireless Company	126606	230 Litherland Road, Bootle	28/05/1917	19	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France	John was the son of Evan Jones and Mary J. Evans (nee Jones). He enlisted in Liverpool and died of wounds received in action.
Evans	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	300473	56 Sidney Road, Bootle	27/05/1918		Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was born in Walton 1893, the son of Thomas and Emily Evans. In 1911 he was working as a junior clerk for a manure merchant. Probate of his estate was obtained by his father, Thomas; John having been described as having died between 27th May and 27th August 1918. His effects were valued at £136 8s (£6,000 at current values.)
Evenson	Berthel Martin	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	267438	27 Cranworth Street, Bootle	25/10/1917		Haringhe Bandaghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium	Berthel was born in Bootle in 1895; the son of Berthel Martin Evenson and his second wife Catherine Evenson (nee Seymour.) His father was a mariner from Norway.
Evenson	Charles George F	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	14906	27 Cranworth Street, Bootle	04/09/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Charles was born in Bootle in 1894; the son of Berthel Martin Evenson and his second wife Catherine Evenson (nee Seymour.) Charles, aged seventeen, was working as a green grocer's errand boy. He enlisted at Seaforth, was was drafted on the 24th July 1915, therefore qualifying for the 1914-1915 Star. He was killed in action. His brother, Berthel, also fell.
Fairhurst	George	Fireman & Trimmer	S.S. Zealand, Merchant Navy		105 Berry Street, Bootle, Merseyside	31/10/1941	43		George was born in Bootle. He died while at sea, Toxaemia ( Blood Poisoning) following colitis.
Fairweather	Alfred William Jethro	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, 64th Brigade	L/17192	12 Cinder Lane, Orrell	31/07/1917	21	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Alfred was the son of Alfred J.R. and Annie Tresa Fairweather and a former pupil of Linacre School. He was killed on the battlesfields of Ypres.
Farley	James Joseph	Ordinary Seaman	M/V Lucellum (Liverpool), Merchant Navy		41 Brookhill Road, Bootle, Merseyside,	19/12/1941	21	Tower Hill Memorial, London	James was born in Bootle, son of Joseph and Sarah Farley. Reports of his death states 'Missing supposed drowned, due to enemy action.
Farley alias Farrelly	Matthew	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 34th Battalion	424	Appears to have emigrated to Australia. Brought up in Bootle at 30 Johnstone Street, Bootle	19/07/1917	26	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Matthew was the son of Matthew and Rose Farrelly. He enlisted for the Australian Expeditionary Force at West Maitland, New South Wales in January 1916. He proceeded to France on the 14th June 1917. He was at the front for just over a month when he was killed in action.
Farrell	Thomas Patrick	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 19th Battalion	217	Appears to have emigrated to Australia but brought up in Liverpool. Next of Kin brother James lived at 22 Hemer Terrace, Rimrose Road, Bootle.	27/05/1916	28	Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois Grenier, Nord, France	Thomas was the youngest of the three sons of Richard and Alice Farrell. He survived the winter of 1915/16 on the Gallipoli peninsula and, after spells at Mudros and Alexandria, was transferred to the Western Front. He reached Marseilles, France on the 25th March 1916 and was killed in action two months later.
Farrell alias O'Farrell	William James	Petty Officer 1st Class	Royal Navy, HMS Jackal	162555	42 Blackburn Grove, Marsh Lane, Bootle	11/04/1917		St Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France	William enlisted in the Royal Navy on the 24th August 1891, aged sixteen, and went on to serve on several dozen ships - in 1911 he was stationed in the China Sea aboard the 1st Class Armoured Cruiser Minotaur. Family lore has it that William fell between his ship and the dock at Le Havre which is confirmed by his naval service records - they state he "Fell overboard from H.M.S. Jackal." A court of enquiry was held into the death of William O'Farrell which found that there was "No blame attributable to anyone."
Fawcett	Harry	Private	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion	44022		29/04/1918		Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium	Harry was born in Bootle, the son of Ann Fawcett. He was living at Lydiate when he enlisted in the KLR at Bootle; being drafted after January 1916. He had been transferred to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers by the time he was killed in action in Belgium.
Fazakerley	Joseph	2nd Lieutenant	Manchester Regiment, 13th Service Battalion		128 Gray Street, Bootle,	24/10/1918	27	Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France	Joseph served first with the King's Liverpool Regiment (service no 2480) and was posted overseas with them on the 21st February 1915. He obtained his commission in the Manchester Regiment on 29th May 1917. Joseph died of wounds at Le Treport, France.
Fearon	Peter	Greaser	Mercantile Marine, RMS Lusitania		102 Olivia Street, Bootle,	07/05/1915	30	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Peter was born at Kirkdale in 1885. He married Mary Ann (nee Campbell) at St.Alexander's R.C. Church, Bootle on the 26th December 1912. He went to sea and was lost aboard RMS Lusitania when she was torpedoed and sunk off Old Kinsale Head, Ireland.
Fearon	Thomas Patrick	Private	New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion	24/1982	91 Berry Street, Bootle	15/09/1916	31	Caterpillar Valley New Zealand Memorial, Somme, France	Thomas was the son of John and Anne Fearon and husband to Rose Riley. He immigrated to Australia in 1911, and enlisted with the New Zealand Forces. He was killed in action on The Somme.
Feeney	William James	Trimmer	Mercantile Marine, SS Missanabie		9 Pleasant Place, Bootle	09/09/1918	17	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	William was the son of Anne Feeney (nee Coleman) and the late William Feeney. He died when the S.S. Missanabie was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland.
Fenney	James Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1925	127 Lunt Road, Bootle	18/09/1916	19	Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France	James enlisted at Bootle in the 7th Battalion Territorial Force of the King's Liverpool Regiment on 3rd March 1914. On 31st August 1916 James was dangerously ill at the First South African General Hospital, Abbeville, and could not be visited. His next of kin were notified of this on the 1st September 1916. James recovered and went back to the front. He died of wounds received, after being hit in the abdomen on August 16th (which was his 19th birthday). He lay for three days and nights in the trenches among the dead, before being spotted by one of his officers.
Ferguson	George Dunbar	Sergeant	Royal Army Ordnance Corps	1026	17 Proctor Road, Hoylake	24/12/1920	35	Carelaverock Paris churchyard, Dumfriesshire, Scotland	George was born in Bootle the son of Adam and Fanny Amelia Ferguson. He left a widow, Eunice Mary Ferguson.
Ferguson	William	Private	Labour Corps, 59th Company	39348	185 Hornby Road, Bootle	07/03/1919		Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	William was the son of Mrs Janet Ferguson. He died after the armistice, his health was (probably) comprised by his army service. William's mother received his effects.
Fernhough	Harold	Lance Sergeant	Border Regiment, 11th Battalion	28623	31 Malta Road, Bootle	02/12/1917		Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Harold enlisted in the army at Seaforth and served first with the King's Liverpool Regiment (service no 10760). He then was transferred to the Border Regiment and was promoted to Lance Sergeant. He was killed in action in Belgium.
Field	William Duncan	Private	Grenadier Guards, 1st Battalion	24107	6 Conway Street, Bootle	15/09/1916		Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, France	William initially enlisted in the South Lancashire Regiment, at Seaforth. He later transferred to the Grenadier Guards. It is assumed that he first saw active service in France after January 1916. William died of wounds received in action.
Figari	Charles Philip	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	14716	116 Gray Street, Bootle	07/10/1916	27	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France,	Charles was the son of Charles and Elizabeth Figari. He enlisted on 1st September 1914 at Seaforth and was posted to the front on the 24th July 1915, becoming a Lance Corporal on the 15th January 1916 and a Corporal on the 24th July 1916. Charles was killed in action on the battlefields of the Somme.
Filkin	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	2059	18 Brookhill Road, Bootle	21/06/1915	21	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	John Filkin was reported missing presumed dead after the memorable charge of the 7th Battalion KLR at Festubert on 15th May 1915. (Army sources quote his death as on 21st June 1915).
Findlow	Joseph	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 11th Battalion	39589	67 Knowsley Road, Bootle	07/09/1917		Hooge Crater Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium	Joseph enlisted in the army at Bootle and served with the King's Liverpool Regiment (service no 37340) and was likely posted to the front after January 1916. He had been transferred to the Lancashire Fusiliers by the time he was killed in action near Ypres, Belgium.
Finn	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	48844	172 Brookhill Road, Bootle	30/11/1917		Honnechy British Cemetery, Nord, France	Edward's medal card suggests that he was posted to the front after January 1916. He was killed in action on the 30th November 1917. He was initially buried in a trench grave, his remains were exhumed and transferred to Honnechy at the end of the war.
Finnie	Bertram Knott	Captain	Lincolnshire Regiment, 8th Battalion		St Alban's Road, Bootle	01/10/1915	25	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Bertram served initially in the Liverpool Scottish, and afterwards in the Lincolnshire Yeomanry. He took a commission in the 5th Lincolns, and received his captaincy not long after. A letter, written by one of his brother officers, states that the captain was inspecting the repaired parapet of the trench, which had been damaged by the Germans, when Bertram was shot by a sniper.
Fisher	John Alexander	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1429	119 Worcester Road, Bootle	15/05/1915	21	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	John was a pre-War Territorial having joined the 7th Battalion KLR on the 16th May 1912. He was mobilised on the 5th August 1914 and went out to France in March 1915. He was killed in the famous charge of the 7th KLR at Festubert on 15th May 1915.
Fitzpatrick	Joseph	Bombardier	Royal Field Artillery, 87th Brigade	18729	76 Audley Street, Bootle	25/07/1916		Dantzig Alley Britsh Cemetery, Mamatz, Somme, France	Joseph, a former reservist, joined the R.F.A. on 23rd October 1914 at Liverpool and was posted to the front on the 17th July 1915. He was reported missing, and later was found to have died as the result of wounds received in action.
Fitzpatrick	Peter	Stoker	Royal Navy, HMS Queen Mary	21045	29 Canal Street, Bootle	31/05/1916	29	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Peter was born at Toxteth Park in 1886. He was killed serving aboard H.M.S. Queen Mary when she was sunk at the Battle of Jutland on 31st May 1916.
Fitzsimmons	Leo	Private	South Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	12514	28 Holywell Street, Bootle	03/09/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Leo was born at Litherland in 1890, the son of Timothy Fitzsimmons and Elizabeth (nee Collins).
Fitzsimmons	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	356688	79 Balfour Road, Bootle	09/04/1918		Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France	James was born at Bootle in 1895. He enlisted in the army at Bootle in November 1915 and was posted to the front after January 1916. He was killed in action in France.
Flack	Frederick Milson	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	16778	88 Downing Road, Bootle	06/02/1919	23	Bootle Cemetery, England	Frederick was the son of Henry and Alice Flack. He died at Press Heath Camp, Shropshire. He was a former pupil of Bedford Road Council School and is commemorated on the Liverpool Cotton Association memorial.
Flaherty	Thomas	Petty Officer Stoker	Royal Naval Reserve, HMS “Vanguard”	1571/U	33 Knowsley Road, Bootle.	09/07/1917		Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Orkney, Scotland	Thomas was the husband of Mary Ann and father to two daughters. He was a Royal Navy Reservist for 15 years. Thomas was killed in an explosion aboard H.M.S. Vanguard.
Flanagan	James	Private	Irish Guards, 1st Battalion	12002	84 Gray Street, Bootle	25/09/1918		Lagnicourt Hedge Cemetery, pas de Calais, France	James was the husband of Mary and father of three children. He was formerly a branch manager in the firm of John Hughes, provision merchants. James was killed in action in the Pas de Calais region of France.
Fleming	Thomas James	2nd Mechanic	Royal Air Force, C Flight, 29th Squadron	406429	24 Warwick Road, Bootle	24/09/1918	22	Arneke British Cemetery, Nord, France	Thomas was the son of Thomas Daniel and Mary Fleming. He was a member of 29th Squadron, which was first raised as a unit of the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. Thomas died from accidental injuries.
Flynn	Daniel	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	29366	27 Johnstone Street, Bootle	30/11/1917		Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France	Daniel was the husband of Emma Louisa and father of Daniel and Mary; his daughter Mary died while he was in France. Before enlisting Daniel worked as a scaler at Harland and Wolff's shipyard. He was killed in action.
Flynn	James	Stoker	Royal Naval Reserve,H.M.S. “Aboukir.”	1984T	43 Anglesey Street, Bootle	22/09/1914		Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	James was married to Mary and was a father to four children. He was killed in action when a German submarine sank three ships, including Aboukir , in the North Sea. Approximately 1,450 sailors were killed from the three vessels.
Flynn	John	Fireman	Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Calgarian."	850880	1 Blackburn Grove, Bootle	01/03/1918	20	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	John was the son of Patrick and Annie Flynn and brother of Daniel (also lost at sea). He was killed when his ship was torpedoed and sunk off County Antrim, Ireland.
Flynn alias O'Flynn	Daniel	Fireman	Mercantile Marine, S.S. “Henry R. James.”		132 Rimrose Road, Bootle	16/07/1917	32	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Daniel was the son of Patrick and Annie Flynn and the husband of Rose O'Flynn. Daniel and Rose had one son who also died in 1917 aged 4. Daniel was killed when the S.S. Henry R. James struck a mine,10 miles from Île de Batz, Brittany. 24 persons were lost .
Foddy	Clement John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	265279	355 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	31/07/1917	22	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Clement was the son of Walter William and Margaret Foddy. He worked for Messrs. J. A. Hunter, Ltd. He was a member of the Bootle Battalion of the King's and was mobilised on the outbreak of war. His parents received expressions of the sympathy of the King and Queen and of the Army Council in their loss - Clement was the third son who had given his life for his country.
Foddy	Harry	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 18th Battalion	864	355 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	22/08/1915	20	Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey	Harry was in the service of the White Star Co., as steward, sailing on the R.M.S. Runic . Going to Sydney at the early part of the year, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, and accompanied them to Gallipoli. For many years he was connected with the Bootle Baptist Church, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He was the son of Walter William and Margaret Foddy.
Foddy	Walter	Private	South Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	1933		07/02/1915	22	Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Walter was the son of Walter William and Margaret Foddy and the husband of Margaret. His medal card records that he was posted to the front on the 5th December 1914, he was killed in action on the battlefields of Flanders.
Fogg	Edward Richard	4th Engineer	Mercantile Marine, SS Verdi		6 Linacre Lane, Bootle	22/08/1917	24	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Edward was one of six crewmen killed when the Lamport & Holt steamship SS Verdi was sunk, on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, by the German submarine U-53 when 115 miles northwest of Ireland.
Foley	William	Private	Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	20851	43 Garden Lane, Bootle	19/07/1916	20	Loos Memorial, France	William was the son of Daniel and Ellen Foley. He is commemorated on the memorial at St. James R.C. Church, Bootle and on a family headstone at Ford Cemetery. He was killed in action, near Loos France.
Ford	John Henry	Private	Army Veterinary Corps, 17th Veterinary Hospital	18406	56 Shelley Street, Bootle	23/08/1917	37	Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece	John was the husband of Mary Ellen and was father to seven surviving children. His previous occupation was as a Carter for the building trade. He died of Malaria near Thessalonika, Greece.
Ford	William John Patrick	Fireman	Mercantile Marine, SS Lorle		17 Howe Street, Bootle	11/06/1918	24	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	William was the son of John Ford and the late Mary Ann Ford; husband of Mary Ford (nee Hird). He was lost when the S.S. Lorle was sunk by German submarine ub-103, 12 miles off the Lizard. The captain and 18 crew were killed.
Forden	Christopher	Private	Royal Scots Regiment, 2nd Battalion	13836	9 Blair Street, Bootle	15/11/1916	20	Couin British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Christopher was the youngest of the five surviving children of George and Elizabeth Forden. He died of wounds on the penultimate day of the Battle of the Somme.
Forrester	Alfred Findley	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	265162	35 Delaware Street, Bootle	09/08/1916	22	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Alfred was the son of Peter Forrester and Janet Wylie Forrester. Before enlistment he worked for Chadburn's (Ship) Telegraph Co., Ltd. His widowed mother lost four sons as a result of the war. In November 1919, Mrs Forrester attended a presentation ceremony at Chadburn's which recognised her loss.
Forrester	Andrew	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 2/5th Battalion	300004	35 Delaware Street, Bootle	09/02/1918	20	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Andrew was the son of Janet Wylie Forrester and the late Peter Forrester. He died at Kempston Auxiliary Hospital, Eastbourne, of wounds received in action 10 months previous and after enduring five operations. He was buried with full military honours; the coffin, covered with the Union Jack and borne on a gun-carriage, being preceded by a firing party.
Forrester	George	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 15th Battalion and Labour Corps	12898/265961	35 Delaware Street, Bootle	26/02/1919	29	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	George was the son of Janet Wylie Forrester and the late Peter Forrester. He was the husband of Dorothy May and father of two children, one born after his death. He joined the King's in August, 1914, went out to France with one of the earliest detachments, and during his campaign was twice wounded. He died of Influenza and Pneumonia at Dublin, Ireland and was buried in the family grave at Kirkdale Cemetery.
Forrester	William Waddell	Driver	Royal Field Artillery, B/80 Brigade	36857	35 Delaware Street, Bootle	24/11/1915	25	Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Transport Farm, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	William was the son of Janet Wylie Forrester and the late Peter Forrester. Before enlistment he worked for Chadburn's (Ship) Telegraph Co., Ltd.
Forster	Ernest	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	202718	127 Litherland Road, Bootle, in 1911	28/03/1918	20	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Ernest was the youngest son of George and Agnes Forster. He was killed in action during the German attack in the spring of 1918 known as the Michael Offensive.
Foster	Thomas	Private	Manchester Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	252532	Park Lane, Orrell.	21/03/1918	19	Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	Thomas was the eldest son of Annie Foster and the late William Frederick Foster. Thomas went missing in action during the German Spring Offensive of 1918. His father had been killed in action in 1916.
Foster	Thomas Francis	Private / Signaller	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	95586	2 Hornby Road, Bootle	27/09/1918	19	Ribecourt Railway Cemetery, Nord, France	Thomas was the son of John and Eliza Foster. Educated at Linacre School, later he worked as a clerk for Messrs. Fairrie and Co., sugar refiners, Liverpool. He was a member of the Ash Street Young Men's Bible Class.
Foster	William F	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	11909	Park Lane, Orrell.	18/08/1916	39	Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France	William was the husband of Annie Foster and father of three children; his son Thomas was killed in 1918. Before the war, William worked on the Railways.
Foster	William T	Private	The Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment, 7th Battalion	G/5813	42 Beattie Street, Bootle	28/09/1916	36	Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France	William was the son of Elizabeth and the late Henry Foster. News of his death reached his mother's home on 11th October 1916, the morning of her funeral. She had herself passed away on the 8th October. William was attached to the same regiment his late father had served in for 21 years.
Francis	Edwin	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	4029	19 Shelley Street, Bootle	27/06/1916	39	Beaumetz-les-loges Communal Cemetery, Pas de calais, France	Edwin was the son of John and Jane Francis, husband of Anna Bella and father of seven children. Before enlistment Edwin worked for the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board and was acting as a Military Policeman at the time of his death.
Franklin	George Edward	Engineers' Storekeeper / Fireman	Mercantile Marine, HMHS Llandovery Castle		4 Second Street, Bootle	27/06/1918	37	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	George was the husband of Sarah Franklin and father of four children. He sustained serious injury whilst serving as fireman on the "Spectator", when she was torpedoed off the Irish coast. After treatment in hospital he joined H.M. Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle and was given light employment as engineers' storekeeper. He was killed when the hospital ship was torpedoed off southern Ireland, incident became infamous internationally as one of the war’s worst atrocities.
Franks	John Samuel	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	267118	41 Brasenose Road, Kirkdale	31/07/1917	21	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	John was the eldest son of John Samuel and Letitia Hannah Franks. He was killed in action on the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele).
Fraser	Wallace	Captain & Adjutant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion		48 Balliol Road, Bootle	30/07/1916		Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, France	Wallace was the son of the late William Fraser J.P. and Eliza Fraser. Wallace was a solicitor in Liverpool and was Captain of the Northern Cricket Club. He was educated at Rugby School and is commemorated on several memorials throughout the local area including; The Lyceum Club, Northern Cricket Club, Waterloo Rugby Club and West Lancashire Golf Club.
French	Horace Lewis (Harris Lewis)	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	35736	78 Dryden Street, Bootle	06/09/1917	24	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France	Horace was the son of Edward and Beatrice French and the husband of Elizabeth. Prior to enlistment he worked for Cunard as a clerk.
French	William Alfred	Private	Manchester Regiment, 7th Battalion	37033		02/08/1917	32	Nieuport Memorial, West Vlaanderen Belgium	William was the son of Alfred and Catherine French and was the husband of Emily. His name is also on the memorial at St. Leonards C of E church.
Friel	Robert Hamilton	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, 57th Divisional Ammunition Column	695411	61 Brook Road, Bootle	06/07/1917	23	Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, Nord, France	Robert was the son of Catherine and the late James Friel. Before enlistment, Robert worked as a clerk.
Fry	Jules	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	25139	208 Rimrose Road, Bootle	29/08/1916	23	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Jules was born as Jules Freiberg, the son of Jules and Margaret (the family changed the name to Fry from the original of Swiss origin). Before the war, Jules was at sea and had survived shipwreck in the Indian Ocean in 1910. He was connected with St. Philip's Church, Litherland, where he had a Sunday school class. Whenever he was home from sea he was to be found each Sunday at the head of his class, and even after joining the Army he kept in personal touch with "his boys" when home on leave.
Fullerton	Edward William	Private	West Riding Regiment, 4th Battalion (Duke of Wellington's)	34231	22 Milton Street, Bootle	23/07/1918	18	Hagle Dump Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belguim	Edward was the eldest son of James and Hannah Fullerton. He was an old boy of St. Athanasius School, Kirkdale and before being called up worked for Mr. G. Stanton, undertaker of Bootle.
Furlong	David Patrick	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 3rd Battalion	1432	9 Moore Street, Bootle	23/10/1914		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	David was born in 1891, he was the son of James Furlong and Ann (nee Nolan). His service records show that he attested at Liverpool on the 17th December 1909 aged 17 years 9 months. He was 5 ft 4 inches tall with blue eyes, brown hair. He was posted to the Western Front on the 15th September 1914 and was killed in action at Ypres.
Furmston	Thomas Reginald	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	2365	78 Hood Street, Bootle	20/09/1916	22	Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L'Abbe, France	Thomas was the son of Thomas William and Georgina Furmston. He was previously employed at the Canal Ironworks, Hawthorne Road, as apprentice patternmaker, and was an "old boy" of Gray Street School.
Fyles	David	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	52406	47 Viola Street, Bootle	17/08/1916	24	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	David was the son of David and Martha Fyles and the husband of Florence and father to Florence May. Before joining up he was employed by the White Star Line Shore Gang. His brother Henry also died in the conflict.
Fyles	Henry F	Bombardier	Royal Field Artillery, 168th Brigade	74196	47 Viola Street, Bootle	01/07/1916	26	Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France	Henry was the son of David and Martha Fyles. Before joining up he was employed as a joiner's labourer by the Cunard Company. His brother David also died in the conflict.

Bootle’s Fallen G-K

Surname	First Name	Rank	Regiment/Ship/Squadron	Service No.	Last known address	Died	Age	Burial Place	Biography	Medals
Gabbott	John Couldrey	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	6033	13 Marion Road Orrell Bootle	17/08/1916	21	Dernacourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France	John was the son of John and Amy Gabbott. He was wounded on 15th August and admitted to the 13th Field Ambulance, where he died of his injuries.
Gaffney	Joseph	Sergeant	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 10th Battalion	9413		28/04/1917		Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Joseph was born Leitrim, Ireland in 1887. In 1911 he was stationed with his regiment at Bhurtpore Military Barracks, Hampshire. Joseph was posted to the Western Front on the 31st July 1915. He was killed in action during the Battle of Arras.
Galloway	James Kerr	1st Class Engine Room Artificer	Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Submarine “ E.18”	1085EA	4 Oriel Road, Bootle	11/06/1916	29	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	James was the son of James Kerr Galloway and Margaret Smith Galloway. James died when Submarine E 18 struck a mine in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Estonia.
Gannon	John Howard	2nd Lieutenant	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 3rd Battalion, attached 11th Battalion		6 Breeze Hill, Bootle Carlton House	08/10/1917		Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece	John was the eldest son of Sampson and Margaret Ann Gannon. John married Emily Gertrude White in 1916. He was killed following an accident in Salonika, Greece.
Gardner	Alfred	Stoker	Mercantile Marine, RMS Lusitania		16 Boreland Street, Bootle	07/05/1915	20	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Alfred was the son of Sarah Gardner and the late Robert Gardner, and the husband of Margaret Gardner (nee McKevitt). He was born in Bootle. Alfred was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland.
Garrett	John	Trimmer	Mercantile Marine, RMS Franconia		40 Beatrice Street, Bootle	24/04/1918	32	Bootle Cemetery, England	John was born at Bootle in 1885. He was aboard the R.M.S. Franconia, which was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean. Of the 314 crewmen, 12 lost their lives, the remainder were rescued. It is likely that John was discharged as a result of an illness contracted during the sinking, His brother, William Garrett, was killed in action.
Garrett	William	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 55th Battalion	225	40 Beatrice Street, Bootle	27/08/1916	33	Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle D' Armentieres, France	Born at Bootle, William enlisted in Sydney, New South Wales in January 1915 and served at the Dardanelles where he suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder. He returned to the UK for hospital treatment; once recovered in January 1916, he was posted back to Egypt. He was transferred to the Western Front where he was killed in action.
Garvie	David Cruickshanks	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/10th [Scottish] Battalion	355641	20 Roby Street, Bootle	29/06/1917		Pont Du Hem Military Cemetery, Nord, France	David was born on the 1st December 1892; the son of John Garvie and Emma Palmer Garvie (nee Benson. After school he worked as a Provision merchant’s clerk. He enlisted in Liverpool and was killed in action.
Gaul	Thomas	A Sergeant	Royal Engineers, J Company	112184	18 Sheridan Place, Bootle	21/03/1918	46	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Thomas was the son of Thomas and Ann Gaul. On the 1st October 1902 Thomas married Bridget Morgan. He and his wife had three children. Thomas was promoted to Sergeant in June 1917 and was killed in action on 21st March 1918.
Gavin	David Joseph	Corporal	Royal Engineers	1016535	22 Pleasant View, Bootle	15/12/1919	24	Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, England	David was the son of Michael and Elizabeth Gavin. Having survived the war David returned to his studies at Liverpool University. David died at his parent's home on the 15th December 1919 and was buried in the family grave.	Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Gedling	Thomas William	Bombardier	Royal Field Artillery, 57th Divison Ammunition Column	695603	108 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	07/07/1917	27	Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard, Extension, Nord, France	Thomas was the son of Thomas Harrison Gedling and Harriet Lee Gedling. He was wounded on the 6th July 1917 and died in hospital at Armentieres, France the following day.
Gerard	Clyde Robertson	Corporal	Royal Field Artillery, D Battalion 282nd Army Brigade	79506	177 Hornby Road, Bootle	02/08/1917	20	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Clyde was the only child of Captain William Henry Gerard and Bertha Gerenia Gerard. In February 1916, he was the recipient of a card of congratulation signed by the Divisional Commander for gallantry. Whilst under very heavy shell and shrapnel fire he was responsible for the mending of a telephone wire communicating from the O.P. front line to the battery. In October, 1916, he was awarded the Military Medal for keeping the O.P. and battery in communication, when he was in for 16 hours without relief. The ribbon denoting his award was pinned on at the front, but the medal was to have been presented to him when he returned home on leave. He was promoted to Corporal on the 7th April 1917. He died of wounds on the 2nd August 1917.	Military Medal
Gerrard	Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	52829	45 Rhyl Street, Bootle.	12/10/1916	35	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Robert was the youngest son of John and Ellen Gerrard. Robert enlisted in the army at Bootle and was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme.
Gibb	James Thomas	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 16th Infantry Battalion	145393	18 Michael Street, Peel, Isle of Man	18/04/1919	22	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	James was born on the 24th October 1896; the son of Frederick Gibb, a ships steward, and Sarah Jane (nee Thompson). Before the war, aged fifteen, he worked as a telegraph messenger. He left a widow, Sarah Jane.
Gibins	James William	Engineer Lieutenant	Royal Naval Reserve, RMS Laurentic		66 Strand Road, Bootle	25/01/1917		St. Mura's Church of Ireland Churchyard, Upper Fahand, Ireland	James was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Gibbins, and the husband of Mabel Gibbins (nee Ross-Jones). He was killed when H.M.S. Laurentic was sunk by a mine off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland.
Gidney	Edwin	Engineer Sub Lieutenant	Royal Naval Reserve, HMS “ Empress Of Russia”		16 Hornby Road, Bootle in 1911	10/06/1915	38	Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England, England	Edwin was the son of Charles and Isabella Gidney. He died of wounds received in action while serving in the Persian Gulf. Edwin was buried at sea with full naval honours.
Gill	John William	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	265249	84 Strand Road, Bootle	31/07/1917	25	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	John was the son of Fred and Harriet Gill. He was the first Bootle soldier to gain the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his bravery at Festubert in May 1915. The citation which appeared in the London Gazette in March 1916 read 'For conspicuous gallantry as a stretcher-bearer. He displayed great bravery and devotion in collecting wounded men in the open under very heavy shell and rifle fire, and under difficult and trying conditions'. Corporal Gill was killed by shellfire	Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Gillies	David Burns	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	90848	295 Knowsley Road, Bootle	05/08/1917		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	David enlisted in the army at Bootle and was posted to the front after January 1916, by which time he as serving with the Machine Gun Corps. He was at his post on the morning of 6th Augusth, when a shell exploded close by, death was instantaneous. He left a widow, Jane.
Gillison	James Alexander	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	10829	9 Queen's Road, Bootle, in 1911. Died intestate.	16/05/1915	33	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	James Alexander was the son of James Alexander and Mary Gillison. He enlisted in the army at Liverpool. His service records have not survived but his medal card shows that he was posted to the front on the 16th March 1915. James was killed in action at Festubert exactly two months later.
Gilroy	Charles Stuart	Steward	Mercantile Marine, RMS Lusitania		134 Rimrose Road, Bootle	07/05/1915	22	Cobh Old Church Cemetery, County Cork, Ireland	Charles was the son of Arthur Gilroy and the late Matilda Allen Gilroy. He was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland.
Glass	James Arthur	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1725	8 Hornby Avenue, Bootle	30/09/1917	23	Bootle Cemetery, England	James was the son of Arthur William and Elizabeth Glass. He was discharged as medically unfit for further military service due to wounds received in action on the 18th October 1916. James was issued with a silver war badge which he could wear to indicate that he was a discharged soldier.
Glazebrook	William Colebrook	Cook's Mate	Royal Navy, HMS Paxton	M/13645	24 Coleridge Street, Bootle	20/05/1917	20	Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England	William was the eldest surviving son of William Henry and Eliza Jane Glazebrook. He was killed whilst serving aboard the Q Ship, H.M.S. Paxton (which was also known as the Anchusa or Lady Patricia). The ship was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-46.
Gleaves	John Joseph	Private	Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 9th Battalion	12354	64 Borland Street, Bootle	09/04/1916	21	Basra Memorial, Iraq, Panel 9	John was the eldest son of John and Elizabeth Gleaves. John enlisted in the army at Liverpool. He served at home with the Royal Garrison Artillery before being posted to the Balkan Theatre of War with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on the 31st October 1915. He was killed in Mesopotamia and has no known grave.
Glover	Francis Charles	Private	Royal Scots Regiment, 13th Battalion	24719	11 Spenser Street, Bootle	24/04/1915	23	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Francis was the son of Charles and Margaret Glover. He was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres.
Goldrop	John Alexander	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	356775	6 Berwick Road, Bootle when missing in 1916, Parents at 111 Gonville Road Bootle in 1917	09/08/1916	20	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	John was the son of Robert and Annie Goldrop. He married Lillian Burnett Wallace in 1915. Their daughter, Nora, was born later the same year. John was initially reported as missing, this was later changed to 'killed in action' on 9th August.
Goodwin	Robert	Private	South Lancashire Regiment, 6th Battalion	28687	124 Bedford Road, Bootle	03/02/1917	22	Amara War Cemetery, Iraq	Robert was the son of Benjamin Edward and Elizabeth Goodman. He was admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station at Amara, Iraq on the 28th January 1917 and died there of heart failure, with a secondary infection of Pneumonia.
Goodwin	Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	He had two service numbers: 5933 and 267613.	63 Knowsley Road, Bootle, in 1911 and his mother at 55 Knowsley Road after the war.	16/08/1916	19	Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, France	Robert was the son of John Thomas and Mary Goodwin. Robert was killed in action near the village of Guillemont and was buried on the battlefield. In December 1919 his remains were exhumed and re-buried at Guillemont Road Cemetery.
Goodwin (alias Burns)	Frederick	Sergeant	South Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	5954	57 Rigby Street, St Helens. His widow resided at 84 Antonio Street, Bootle, after his death	02/06/1915	33	Hooge Crater Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium	Frederick enlisted in the South Lancashire Regiment in Warrington on the 20th October 1899 using the name of Frederick Burns. He served in India and the South African Campaign (Boer War). He married Mary Canham in 1911 and they had three children. He was killed in action.
Gooley	Francis	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st/7th Battalion	267017	34 Kirk Street, Bootle	23/03/1917	20	Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Francis was killed in action in Belgium. His parents, John and Ellen had already lost one son John, who had been killed the year before.
Gooley	James ( John)	Private	Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 8th Battalion	14501	34 Kirk Street, Bootle	29/04/1916	22	Loos Memorial, France	James enlisted in the army at Warrington and his medal card shows that he was posted overseas with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers on the 20th December 1915. He was killed in action. His brother Francis was killed the following year.
Gordon	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	267576	31 Knowsley Road, Bootle	28/03/1918	25	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	William Gordon was born at Bootle on the 16th February 1893; He was the son of John Gordon and Catherine (nee Gallaher). Before the war William worked as a shop assistant. He was killed in action during the German spring offensive of 1918. He left a widow, Ellen.
Gould	Richard	Senior Boilermaker	Mercantile Marine. RMS Lusitania		8 Berwick Street, Bootle	07/05/1915	33	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Richard was the son of William and Ann Jane Gould. He was the husband of Jane and father of four children. He was drowned when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland . Richard's widow and three surviving children were given free passage to Canada in 1920 as compensation for Richard's death on the Lusitania. They settled in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Grant	Thomas	Fireman	Mercantile Marine. SS Memphian		71 Kirk Street, Bootle	08/10/1917	28	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Thomas was the son of Thomas and Catherine Grant; husband of Mary Grant (nee Murray). He died when the S.S. Memphian was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland.
Gray	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	265130	25 Brookhill Road, Bootle	31/07/1917	22	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	William was the eldest son of George and Susannah Gray. William was previously reported missing on 31st July 1917, he was officially presumed to have fallen in action on that date.
Gray	Harry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	2815	12 St Alban's Road, Bootle	04/08/1915	23	Voormezeele Enclosure No. 3, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Harry was the youngest son of Jonathan and Mary Jane Gray. Harry had been a Bank Clerk and pre-war Territorial with the Liverpool Scottish, he was mobilised at the outbreak of war. He was killed by a sniper while crossing between trenches.
Gray	William Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	19749	3 Penrose Street, Everton	27/04/1915	35	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	William was the eldest son of William Thomas and Catharine Gray. William enlisted in the King's Liverpool Regiment in 1897 and served in the Boer War. After leaving the Army he married Elizabeth Thompson and was father to four daughters (3 surviving). He enlisted again in September 1914. He was killed in action at Hill 60.
Gray	Henry Marshall	Stoker 1s Class	Royal Navy, HMS Monmouth	5166	118 Benedict Street, Bootle	01/11/1914	23	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Henry was the son of Lucy Catherine Grey and (the late) Alexander Grey. On 1st November 1914 off Coronel, Chile, the ' Monmouth ', ' Good Hope ', ' Otranto ' and ' Glasgow ' engaged Von Spee's much more powerful Pacific squadron; ' Monmouth ' and ' Good Hope ' were both sunk with the loss of all hands.
Green	Alfred James	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 195th Company	63618	16 Oak Street, Bootle	10/02/1917	34	Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium	Alfred was the youngest son of William and Maria Green of Warwickshire. He was the husband of Martha and father of two children. Before enlistment, he worked at Hunter's Handy Ham works.
Green	Ernest	Private	Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, 6th Battalion	35411	268 Bedford Road, Bootle	22/03/1918	20	Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	Ernest was the son of George and Elizabeth Green, he is commemorated on the Bedford Road Council School memorial.
Greenish	Ernest William	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 5th Battalion	2234	166 Wadham Road, Bootle	20/05/1915	35	Longuenesse St. Omer Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Ernest was the son of the late John and Elizabeth Greenish, the husband of Charlotte Beatrice Greenish and father to three daughters. He was a director of the firm of Jones, Burton & Co., Engineers, Liverpool.
Greenwood	Joseph	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 3rd Battalion	63008	41 Dryden Street, Bootle	05/04/1917	37	Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, France	Joseph was the son of Joseph and Ann Greenwood and the husband of Elizabeth. Joseph and Elizabeth had five surviving children. Joseph drowned after the troop ship HMT Transylvania was torpedoed off Cape Vado, Italy.	1914
Gregg	George	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, D/286th Brigade	681449	125 Hornby Road, Bootle	22/07/1917	20	Erquinghew Lys Churchyard, Extension, Nord, France France	George was the son of John William and Henrietta Gregg. He died in an Ambulance half an hour after being severely wounded. Prior to the war he was employed by the G.P.O.	Victory and British Medal
Gregg	John William	Private	Welsh Regiment, 9th Battalion	64291	125 Hornby Road, Bootle	27/02/1918	19	Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France France I.G.23	John joined the Territorials on 22nd May 1916 and was mobilised in February 1917. He was posted to a Welsh Regiment in Great Yarmouth on November 1st 1917. On January 21st 1918 he joined the 9th Battalion and was sent to the unit in Rouen. He died in the field, from his wounds	British & Victory Medal
Gregory	Albert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/10th Scottish Battalion	357467	68 Irlam Road, Bootle	11/05/1917	22	No known grave, Tyne cot Memorial Belgium.	Albert was the son of Edward and Selina Gregory. He was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres. He is commemorated on the Salisbury Road Council School memorial.	Victory and British Medal Ancestry
Griffith	William	Private	South Wales Borderers, 10th Battalion	48682	15 Clifford Steet, Bootle	15/05/1918	19	Mont Houn Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France	William was the son of William and Mary Ann Griffiths. He died of wounds received in action.	British & Victory Medal
Griffiths	Herbert John	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 67th Siege Battery	148085	464 Stanley Road, Bootle	22/01/1918	33	Nine Elms British Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Herbert was the only surviving son of John Alfred and Eliza Emily Griffiths and the husband of Elizabeth Ann Griffiths. Before the war he worked for the Mersey Docks & Harbour Board.	British & Victory Medal
Griffiths	Iorwerth	2nd Lieutenant	East Lancashire Regiment, 7th Battalion		39 Worcester Rd, Bootle	07/05/1916	19	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Iorwerth was the only son of Edward and Martha Griffiths. An "old boy" of Bootle Municipal Technical School, He entered Bangor University as an agricultural student and joined the Officer Training Corps, receiving his commission in August 1915.	British & Victory Medal
Griffiths	Richard	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	25166	2 Audley St, Bootle	28/08/1916	33	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Richard was the husband of Annie Griffiths and father of five daughters. He is also commemorated on the memorial at Salisbury Road School.	British & Victory Medal
Griffiths	Thomas Jones	Private	South Wales Borderers, 12th Battalion	23864	166 Bedford Road, Bootle.	12/01/1917	22	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen France.	Thomas was the son of Thomas Jones and Jane Griffiths. Before joining the Army, Thomas was in the employ of Messrs. Barker, firelight manufacturers, and resided with his uncle and aunt. He was an "old boy" of Christ Church Schools.
Grundy	William George	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 5th Battalion	204808	37 Oregon St, Bootle	31/07/1917	30	Potijze Chateau Lawn Cemetery, Belgium A 31	William was the son of William and Rebecca Grundy. He was the husband of Emma and the father of two daughters. William had been in France for 15 months and had been wounded twice. Before the war he worked for Messrs. Webster, timber merchants, Derby Road.
Grundy	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	4709	50 Bedford Road, Bootle	12/08/1916	17	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	William he enlisted on the 5th July 1915, he gave his age as 19 years and 2 months; he was actually only 16. He spent the next twelve months in the UK, stationed at Weeton and Blackpool, before being posted overseas on the 17th June 1916. He was killed in action on the 12th August 1916, after less than two months in France.
Gunnery	William Walker	Able Seaman	Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Defence."	J/17598	273 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	31/05/1916	19	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	William was the son of Jessie and the late Walter Gunnery. William served aboard H.M.S Defence from before the outbreak of war. He was killed during the Battle of Jutland.
Guppy	Wilfred Charles	Private / Signaller	Lancashire Fusiliers, 2/6th Battalion	242129	104 Downing Road, Bootle	19/11/1917	20	White House Cemetery, St. Jean-Les-Ypres	Wilfred was the eldest son of Frederick John and Mary Guppy. He was secretary for the Band of Kindness at Emmanuel Church (which provided a free breakfast every Sunday for poor children during winter months), and junior secretary for Bankhall Mission. He was very popular amongst the children in the district. A memorial service was held at Culver Street Wesleyan Church, Colchester, on Sunday, November 25th, and a similar service at Bankhall Institute, was well attended.
Guthrie	Thomas William Pole	Third Engineer	Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Canova."		113 Bedford Road, Bootle	24/12/1917	32	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Thomas was the husband of Gertrude Maud Guthrie. He was one of seven crewmen lost when his ship was torpedoed without warning and sunk by a submarine, 15 miles north of Minehead. He is commemorated on the White Star Line memorial.
Gwinnell	Charles Simpson	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	36686	49 Knowsley Road, Bootle	09/04/1917		Henin Crucifix Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Charles was the son of William Gwinnell. He was killed in action.
Gwinnell	John	Private	TKing's Liverpool Regiment, 9th Battalion	52069	8 Kilburn Street, Bootle	05/11/1916		Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	John was born at Seaforth in 1894, the son of William Gwinnell and Jane (nee Simpson).
Haddock	Albert James	Private	Royal Fusiliers, 32nd Battery	66082	85 Beatrice St, Bootle	08/03/1917		Menin Gate. Ypres.	Albert was killed after being in France only for 6 weeks. He was a former pupil of Bedford Road School where he is also remembered. Albert was also organist at Queens Road Methodist Bible class and Sunday School.
Hagan	Patrick Lewis	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	27342	24 Downing Road, Bootle	07/01/1916	22	Danzig Alley Cemetery France	Patrick was selected as a sniper and was killed in the action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the "big push" as it was termed.
Hagerty	Francis Andrew	Sergeant	Royal Field Artillery, 32nd Brigade	68721	Spenser Street, Bootle	10/11/1918	22	Queant Communal Cemetery British Extension, France	Francis was the son of Patrick and Marie Hegarty (nee Johansen). He died of wounds received in France
Haggas	Walter		Scots Guards, 1st Battalion	7918	Clarks Mills, Oneida County New York U.S.A.	11/11/1914	21	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.	Walter was the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Haggas of Clark's Mills, Oneida County, New York, USA. He was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres.
Hallam	Stanley		South Lancashire Regiment, 6th Battalion	19170	98 Bedford Road, Bootle, Liverpool	25/02/1917	42	Basra Memorial, Iraq	Stanley was the son of Thomas and Sarah Hallam. He was killed in action in Mesopotamia.
Halsall	Thomas	Trimmer	Mercantile Marine, H.M.S. "Laurentic"	652812	7 Summer Seat, Bootle	25/01/1917	19	Plymouth Naval Memorial. England	Thomas was the son of Thomas and Susan Halsall. He was killed when H.M.S. Laurentic was sunk by a mine off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland.
Hamilton	Abraham Monteith	Private	Border Regiment, 2nd Battalion	6011	4 Riddock Road, Litherland	02/07/1915	30	Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France	Abraham was born at Kirkdale on the 28th March 1875, he was the son of Charles Hamilton and Barbara (nee Williamson).
Hamilton	Samuel	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	18.16238	111 Bedford Road, Bootle	22/10/1916	25	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Samuel enlisted with the Liverpool Pals and after training at Hooton, Knowsley, Grantham, and Aldershot, went across to France in late 1915. In action at the Battle of the Somme, he was severely wounded in both legs and the left arm by machine gun fire. He died a few days afterwards in a British hospital in France.
Handley	Richard Atkinson	Private	Royal Welch Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion	73402	96 Irlam Road, Bootle	01/12/1917	19	Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Richard was the son of Richard and Sarah Handley. He was killed in action on the Battlefields of Ypres.
Hanlon	Daniel	Fireman	Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Breckknockshire"		73 Audley Street, Bootle	29/06/1917	26	Tower Hill Memorial. London, England	Just a couple of weeks after getting married, Daniel left Liverpool for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as a member of the crew of S.S. Brecknockshire. The vessel was captured and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by S.M.S. Moewe (German for Seagull) on the 15th February 1917. The crew of the Brecknockshire were taken prisoner and arrived in Bremerhaven, Germany on 22nd March 1917. Daniel died at sea while a P.O.W. (of Tuberculosis).
Hanlon	Thomas James	Corporal	South Lancashire Regiment, 6th Battalion	10411	40 Brasenose Road, Bootle	12/06/1918	24	Basra War Cemetery, Iraq	Thomas was born at Bootle in 1894, the son of Martin Hanlon and Margaret (nee Casey). He died whilst serving in Mesopotamia.
Hanlon (Alias Morgan)	Andrew	Fireman	Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Fabian"		79 Bangor Street, Bootle	20/09/1917	25	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Andrew was lost when the S.S. Fabian was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB-50. On watch at the time of his death, he was the only member of the crew who lost his life.
Hannah	David	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, 40th Battery, 25th Brigade	245111	104 Thornton Road, Bootle	09/03/1918	21	Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, France	David was born c 1897; the son of David Hannah and Agnes (nee Bews). He had only had been serving for 6 months in France when he was killed in action.
Hannaway	John Joseph	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	88716	43 Southey Street, Bootle	17/09/1918	19	Pernes British Cemetery. Pas de Calais, France	John was born in Bootle in 1899; the son of James Patrick and Miriam Hannaway (nee Riley). He enlisted at Seaforth and died of wounds.
Hardman	James	Driver	Royal Field Artillery H. Q. 13th Division	16872	11 Hornby Road, Bootle	15/07/1916	38	Basra Memorial, Iraq	James was the son of Richard and Mary Hardman, and the husband of Annie Hardman. He died serving in Mesopotamia.
Hardy	Alfred	Private	Leinster Regiment, 2nd Battalion	18137	51 Hood Street, Bootle	22/05/1918	35	Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Nord, France	Alfred enlisted in the army at Seaforth on October 19th 1915. He was firstly given service no 5897 in the Connaught Rangers before eventually becoming attached to the Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment. He was twice wounded. Alfred died of wounds. His officer wrote to his family:- "I can tell you he was one of the very best fighters we had, always most reliable, and he had magnificent stamina".
Harper	Harry	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	17845	23 Oak Street, Bootle	11/07/1916	29	Thiepval Memorial Somme, France	Harry enlisted with the 'Liverpool Pals' on the 4th September 1914 at Liverpool. He fought at the Battle of the Somme and was killed in action.
Harper	James	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	2699	1 Ince Avenue, Litherland	05/06/1916	19	Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Riviere, France	James enlisted at Liverpool. He died of wounds on 5th June 1916.
Harper	Peter	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	19765	112 Berry Street, Bootle	12/07/1916		Thiepval Memorial Somme, France	Peter was the son of Andrew Harper. He died on the battlefields of the Somme.
Harper	Thomas James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	29814	8 Oak Street, Bootle	18/08/1916	40	Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France	Thomas was born at Chester in 1876. He was the son of Thomas and Jane Harper (nee Cross), and married Sarah Ann Wilson He enlisted in the army at Liverpool. It is likely that he was posted to the front on the 30th November 1915. Thomas was killed in action.
Harrington	Thomas Patrick	Acting Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	23945	11 Boswell Street, Bootle	31/07/1917	25	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Thomas was born at Bootle in 1892. He married Alice (nee Mallon) in 1890. Thomas was among the first to respond to Lord Derby's call on the formation of the "Pals", and was subsequently attached to a machine gun section. He died on the 1st day of the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele).
Harrington	Henry Ackworth	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, West Lancashire Division	695367	182 Bedford Road, Bootle	01/11/1922	27	Unknown	Henry was the son of Samuel Harrington and Mary (nee Fortay). He enlisted in the Army on the 7th October, and went overseas after January 1916. He was discharged from the R.F.A. on the 8th February 1919, due to ill-health, and was issued with a Silver War Badge, to show he was an ex-serviceman. Henry died in 1922.
Harris	Frank Peter	1st Class Stoker	Royal Navy H.M.S. "Queen Mary. "	K/14222	104 Litherland Road, Bootle	31/05/1916	23	Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England	Frank was the son of Thomas Henry Harris and Margaret Matilda Mellor (nee Hill). He was born on the 5th May 1893 at Bootle. Frank joined the Royal Navy, he was killed at the Battle of Jutland on the 31st May 1916 whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Queen Mary, a key battle-cruiser which was sunk with huge loss of life.
Harrison	Alexander	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	52905	11 Keats Street, Bootle	08/08/1917	20	Mendinghem Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Alexander was born at 13 Brasenose Road, Bootle, on the 19th July 1897. He was wounded in action and died of his injuries. He had been at the front for approximately 13 months.
Harrison	Herbert Rowland	Flight Cadet	19th Army Cyclist Corps, attached Royal Air Force		17 Cedar Street, Bootle	07/09/1918	21	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Herbert enlisted on the 2nd October 1915 and was posted to France on the 16th March 1917. He transferred to the School of Aeronautics at Bristol on 19th April 1918. On the evening of the 7th September 1918 Herbert was accidentally killed during a solo flight at Wittering Aerodrome (No.1 Training Depot Station). The aircraft spun into the ground.
Harrison	Isaac	Private	Manchester Regiment, 13th Battalion	7887	65 Springwell Road, Orrell	20/02/1915	32	Ocklynge Cemetery, Eastbourne, England	Isaac was the husband of Mary Harrison (nee McDermott). He enlisted in Liverpool and died on 20th February 1915.
Harrison	James Daulby	Private	Seaforth Highlanders, 7th Battalion	S/10041	29 Olivia Street, Bootle	14/07/1916	23	Thiepval Memorial Somme, France	James enlisted in January 1915 and was killed in action at the Battle of the Somme. His company was moving up a communication trench to come to the aid of another hard-pressed unit, when they came under heavy shell-fire. It was later reported that James was killed instantly by a shrapnel burst, together with several of his comrades.
Harrison	John Henry	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 10th Battalion	45702		24/03/1918		Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	John was born at 9 Orlando Street, Bootle on the 11th March 1898; the son of James Thomas Harrison and Margaret Ann (nee McKay). He was killed in action during the German spring offensive in 1918.
Harrison	Simon	Driver	Royal Army Service Corps, Advance H.T. Deport	T/364989	55 Bangor Street, Bootle	23/09/1918		Gaza War Cemetery, Israel	Simon Harrison was the son of Richard and Mary Harrison (nee Kelly). He enlisted in Bootle and was drafted to Palestine, where he was killed in action.
Harvey	William Henry	Lance Corporal	Grenadier Guards, 5th Reserve Battalion	17086		14/10/1917	20	Brompton Cemetery, England	William was born at Toxteth Park in 1897and enlisted in the army at Liverpool. It is likely that he was posted to the front after January 1916. He died at the Queen Alexandria Hospital, Millbank, London.
Haskayne	John Charles	Sergeant	South Lancashire Regiment, 6th Battalion	25567	13 Talbot Street, Bootle	25/02/1917	23	Basra Memorial, Iraq	John was born at Bootle in 1893. He was the son of Richard Haskayne and Isabella (nee Lowe). John was killed in action in Mesopotamia.
Hatton	William Noel	Private	Royal Army Service Corps, 208th Siege Battery	M2/189634	49, Akenside Street, Bootle,	09/04/1918	24	Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France	William was the son of son of William Henry and Mary Hatton and the husband of Catherine Hatton. He was killed in action in France.
Hawkins	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	359465	69 Salisbury Road, Bootle	12/12/1917	22	Maubeuge Centre Cemetery, Nord, France	John was the son of John and Margaret Hawkins (nee Cusack). He enlisted in the army at Seaforth, his medal card suggests that he was posted to the front after January 1916. John was wounded and captured at Hannecourt on the 30th November 1917. He died of pneumonia at Maubeuge hospital, which under German control.
Hawthorne	Robert	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 16th Battalion	61971	31 Molyneux Street, Bootle	28/03/1918	22	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	Robert enlisted in 1915, serving in France. In early 1918 he was granted 2 weeks home leave, only 7 weeks after returning to the front, Robert was severely wounded by an exploding shell. His mother travelled to France to see him in hospital, arriving on the 28th March, sadly Robert had died only an hour prior to her arrival. All she could do was to attend his funeral.
Hayes	James	Rifleman	The King's Liverpool Regiment, 6th Battalion	36675	52 Southey Street, Bootle	09/04/1918	21	Loos Memorial, France	James was born at Bootle on the 7th September 1896; the son of Martin Hayes and Ellen (nee Hinchey). A report on his death appeared in the Bootle Times, "Pri. J. Hayes KLR son of Mr & Mrs Hayes was seriously wounded on August 9th, part of his face being blown away."
Hayes	John Henry Laurie	5th Engineer	Mercantile Marine, RMS Lusitania		10 Leicester Road, Bootle	07/05/1915	30	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was the son of Hannah Malia Hayes and (the late) Andrew Hayes; husband of Jeanetta Brown Hayes (nee Purves). He was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland.
Hayes	John Edmund	Private	Irish Guards, 1st Battalion	6309	12 Malcolm Street, Bootle	17/09/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France,	John was born at East Ham, London in 1892. He was the son of James Hayes and Ellen (nee Roache). He was killed in action on The Somme battlefields.
Haywood	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	3128	8 Church Road, Orrell	09/08/1916	30	Thiepval Memorial Somme, France	Thomas was the son of Thomas (Francis) Haywood and Annie Haywood. He was born in Liverpool in 1886 and enlisted in November 1914. He went to France in August 1915, serving as a sniper. He was killed on the battlefields of the Somme.
Hazlewood	James England	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	49081	132 Moore Street, Bootle	01/08/1917		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	James was born in 1883 at Toxteth Park. He was he son of Alfred, a sailmaker, and Louisa Hazlewood (nee England). He married Mary Ellen McCarthy in 1914 and enlisted in July 1916. James was killed by a German shell, whilst trench digging.
Heaton	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	18087		09/07/1915		La Gorgue Communal Cemetery, Nord, France	William enlisted in September 1914. After training at Litherland, he crossed over to France in March 1915. He was wounded and nursed in various hospitals in France, where he spent his 20th birthday. On recovering he rejoined his regiment and went into the front line once more. He was killed near La Gorgue.
Heffernan	John	Lance Corporal	Military Foot Police, Military Police Corps	P/10078		15/06/1918	29	Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, England	John enlisted and served in the Military Police. He died at Charing Cross Hospital, London. He received a full military funeral at Ford RC Cemetery, the coffin being carried on a gun carriage and three volleys fired over the grave. The Last Post was sounded.
Helm	Richard James	Able Seaman	Mercantile Marine, SS Romeo		34 Cowper Street, Bootle	03/03/1918	19	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Richard was born at 14 Trevor Street. He was the eldest son of Richard Helm and Martha Jane (nee Howard). Richard junior was lost when the S.S. Romeo was torpedoed off the Mull of Galloway, with the loss of 29 lives.
Hemans	Frederick Joshua	2nd Class Stoker	Royal Naval Volunteer, Reserve H.M.S. “Victory”	K/23813		04/03/1915	21	Haslar Royal Navy Cemetery, Hampshire, England	Frederick joined the Royal Navy in early 1915; serving at the naval shore base H.M.S. Victory. He died of Pneumonia and empyema at Haslar Naval Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire less than two months later.
Hendry	Thomas	Private	Scot Guards, 2nd Battalion	16089	47 Sidney Road, Bootle	11/04/1918	27	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	Thomas died of injuries received in action, at the 10th General Hospital in Rouen.
Henshaw	George	Private	Welsh Regiment, 9th Battalion	56266		16/04/1918		Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	George was born at Liscard; the son of Elizabeth Henshaw. He enlisted in the army at Seaforth, and was posted to the front after January 1916. He was killed in action in Belgium.
Henshilwood	Alexander Russell	2nd Lieutenant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 9th Battalion		99 Worcester Road, Bootle	27/09/1916	31	Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L'Abbe, France	Alex joined the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps at Berkhamsted. In January 1916 he received his commission, and later went through some specialised training courses at Aldershot. A capable officer, Alex was severely wounded in heavy fighting on the front line, succumbing to his injuries on September 27th 1916.
Hewitt	James	Trimmer	Mercantile Marine, H.M.S. "Alcantara."	761894	60 Brasenose Road, Bootle	29/02/1916	19	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	James served with the Mercantile Marine, he died when H.M.S. Alcantara was sunk in action with the German auxiliary cruiser Greif in North Sea.
Hewson	Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	52360	106 Brookhill Road, Bootle	10/04/1917		Beaurains Road Cemetery, Beaurains, Pas de Calais, France	Robert was born at Bootle in 1893. He was the son of John and Mary Ann Hewson (nee O'Brien). He joined the K.L.R. on 3rd May 1915, and had been in France ten months when he was killed. He was serving with the Lewis Gun Section, when he was mortally injured.
Higgins	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 9th Battalion	24257		30/07/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France,	Edward was the son of Annie Higgins. He enlisted in the Liverpool Pals and was posted to the front with his Battalion on 7th November 1915. He was killed in action on the battlefields of the Somme.
Higgins	Thomas	Stoker 1st Class	Royal Navy, H.M.S. “Queen Mary”	K/10230		31/05/1916		Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England, England	Thomas was born at Liverpool on the 4th December 1890. He joined the Royal Navy and was killed when HMS Queen Mary was sunk during Battle of Jutland.
Hellyer	Elliott	Private	Royal Army Service Corps, 905th Military Transport Company	S/294911	73 Gloucester Road, Bootle	04/05/1917	32	Savona Town Cemetery, Italy	Elliott enlisted in Seaforth and was mobilised on the 8th February 1917. On the 20th April he was posted to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force but never reached his destination. He was drowned on the 4th May 1917 when the troopship H.M.T. Transylvania was torpedoed off the coast of Savona, Italy en route from Marseilles to Alexandria.
Hilton	Douglas	Private	Canadian Infantry, British Columbia Regiment	129704	12 Stanley Road, Bootle	30/03/1917	32	Villers Station Cemtery, Villers au Bois, France	Douglas was the husband of Lizzie Hilton. He arrived in England from Vancouver with his regiment in May 1916, and left for France in August 1916. He joined his company's Lewis gun crew and was on duty in the front-line trench, when one of the enemy's shells landed where he was standing. He was killed instantly.
Hobbs	Henry Bedo	Lieutenant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion		Cairnsmore, Merrilocks Road, Blundellsands.	15/03/1917	26	Carnoy Military Cemetery, Somme, France	Henry was the son of Frank and Emma Hobbs. He was killed in action on The Somme battlefields.
Hoffman	Frederick James	Lance Corporal	Grenadier Guards, 3rd Battalion	23885	45 Virginia Street, Bootle	05/09/1917	27	Canada Farm Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Frederick was born in Bootle in 1891. He enlisted at Liverpool and died of wounds on the 5th September 1917.
Holden	Joseph Howarth	Private	The King's Own Royal Lancashire Regiment, 1st Battalion	8154	8 Sussex Street, Bootle	24/05/1915		Dunhallow A.D.S. Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Joseph enlisted in the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment for a term of four years, serving at numerous bases across the United Kingdom. At the beginning of 1906, he was drafted to India, serving a further six years. He returned to England to obtain his discharge, transferring to the army reserve. Joseph was recalled to the colours on the outbreak of the war and was sent to France with his regiment on the 22nd August 1914. He was killed in action near Ypres.
Holding	Leonard Kempenphelt	Able Seaman	Royal Naval Division, Drake Battalion	Mersey Z/168	344 Marsh Lane, Bootle	02/07/1915	19	Redoubt Cemetery, Helles, Turkey	Leonard enlisted in the Royal Naval Division on the 17th September 1914, serving with the Drake Battalion from the 3rd November 1914 until he was killed in action whilst serving in the Dardanelles. Leonard had been on the front line for approximately 5 months.
Holland	Charles	Stoker	Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. “Goliath”	520V	5 Grimshaw Street, Bootle	13/05/1915	44	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	Charles was the husband of Margaret Holland. He was lost whilst serving on HMS Goliath, a Canopus-class battleship. She was torpedoed and sunk by a Turkish destroyer, in the Dardanelles.
Holland	William Arthur	Pioneer	Royal Engineers, "X" Corps Signal Company	251617	92 Litherland Road, Bootle	15/01/1918	30	Saulcourt Churchyard Extension, Guyencourt Saulcourt, France	William was the son of Robert and Clara Jane Holland (nee Balmer). He married Emma Saunders in 1914 at Christ Church, Bootle. William enlisted at Bootle and was killed in France.
Holliday	Charles	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	31479	6 Formby Place, Bootle.	28/10/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Charles was born in Bootle in 1879, the son of Matthew Charles and Catherine Holliday (nee Banister). He married Mary Bellew at SS Peter & Paul's Church, Crosby in 1903. Charles went into action with his unit and was killed on the battlefields of the Somme.
Hollinghurst	Albert Edward	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	52419	112 Bedford Road, Bootle	31/08/1918	31	Honourable Artillery Company Cemetery, Ecoust St. Mein, France	Albert was born at Bootle in 1887; the son of William and Ann Hollinghurst (nee Pugh). Before the war Albert was working as a grocer's assistant. He enlisted at Bootle. Albert was reported wounded and missing on 31st August, later listed as ‘killed in action’
Holly	George James	Private	Royal Berkshire Regiment, 2/4th Battalion	202306	29 Bangor Street, Bootle	03/04/1917	26	Nesle Communal Cemetery, Somme, France	George enlisted in Liverpool. His medal card suggests that he arrived on the Western Front after January 1916. George died of wounds . His two twin bother also perished
Holly	Henry Herbert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	266607	29 Bangor Street, Bootle	24/03/1918		Bac Du Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval, Pas De Calais, France	Henry service records have not survived. His medal card suggests that he arrived on the Western Front after January 1916. Henry enlisted at Bootle, and died of wounds received in action. His twin Robert and brother Henry also died.
Holly	Robert Ballington	Private	Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 7th Battalion	5525	29 Bangor Street, Bootle	19/07/1916		Loos Memorial, France	Robert's service records haven’t survived. His medal card suggests that he arrived on the Western Front after January 1916. Robert enlisted in Liverpool and was killed in action. His twin brother Henry and brother George both died.
Horrigan	John	Petty Officer	Royal Naval Brigade, 2nd [Howe] Battalion	Mersey 2/192	51 Stanley Road, Bootle	11/06/1915	21	Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkey	John enlisted in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on the 28th April 1913. He served with the Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division from the 22nd August 1914 until he died of wounds at the 11th Casualty Clearing Station in the Dardanelles. He had received a bullet wound which perforated his abdomen exactly a week earlier.
Horton	Thomas Anthony	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, ,1/7th Battalion	1736	112 Irlam Road, Bootle	04/06/1919	25	Place of burial unknown	Thomas joined the Territorial 7th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment at Bootle in 1913, and was mobilised in August 1914. He was posted to the Western Front in March 1915. Thomas suffered a gun-shot wound to the face on the 25th Sept 1916, (during the Battle of the Somme), which shattered his lower right jaw. He was shipped home on the 4th October for treatment at the Scottish General Hospital. The wound was very extensive, and after surgery he was left with restricted movement and great difficulty eating unprocessed food. Thomas was discharged as permanently unfit on the 11th June 1917 and died at home in 1919.
Houghton	George Edwin	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, ,8th Battalion	51691	16 Mellor Road, Birkenhead	11/09/1918		Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	George was born at Birkenhead on the 17th August 1886. He was the son of George Edwin and Margaret Houghton (nee Bradbury). George enlisted in Liverpool and it is likely that he was posted to the front after January 1916. He served in both the 8th and 19th Battalions of The King's Liverpool Regiment. George was killed in action.
Houston	Sydney James	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 64th Brigade	3006	109 Linacre Lane, Bootle	02/04/1917		Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Sydney was born at Birkenhead in 1884, the son of David and Fannie Houston. He was killed in the Arrras area.
Howard	Charles	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	267006	16 Ash Street, Bootle	29/09/1917	24	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	Charles was born at Bootle in 1893; the son of Charles Howard and Mary Ann (nee Roscoe). Charles enlisted in the army at Bootle and it is likely that he was sent to the front after January 1916. He was wounded in September 1916 and then after hospital treatment, returned to his unit. Charles was later was killed in action when (following an attack) he was crawling back to the trench to give information and get treatment for the wounded still in no-mans land.
Howard	Charles	Stoker 1st Class	Royal Navy,H.M.S. "Glatton. "	K/13989	51 Claudia Street, Walton.	16/09/1918		Gillingham Woodlands Cemetery, England	Charles was born at Bootle on the 6th May 1893. He joined the Royal Navy in 1911, and died when serving aboard HMS Glatton. A fire broke out in one of the 6-inch gun magazines. The ship had to be scuttled to prevent an explosion which would have devastated the town of Dover. 79 lives were lost as a result of the disaster. Charles was buried with 56 of his crew-mates at Gillingham Cemetery.
Howard	Fred	Private	East Lancashire Regiment, 8th Battalion	16692	16 Ash Street, Bootle.	15/07/1916		Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, Somme, France	Fred was born in Bootle on the 16th August 1882. He was the son of Charles and Mary Ann Howard (nee Roscoe). He enlisted in the army at Bootle and he was posted to the front on 1st August 1915. Fred went missing, later presumed dead, during the Battle of the Somme.
Howard	William	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery 123/28th Battery, 25th Brigade	19495	16 Ash Street	17/05/1917		Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Thelus, Pas de Calais, France	William enlisted in the army at Seaforth; his medal card records that he was posted to the Western Front on the 14th July 1915. William died of wounds at the 14th Field Ambulance in France, his effects were left to Miss Lily Pelos.
Howard	James	Private	South Lancashire Regiment, 2/4th Battalion	32898	51 Stanley Road, Bootle	27/09/1918		Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	James was born at 33 Boswell Street, Bootle on the 27th November 1899. He was the son of James Howard and Emily (nee Williams). He enlisted in the army at Bootle and was posted to the front after January 1916. He was killed in action in France on the 27th September 1918. 'Soldiers Effects' were given to his grandmother, Elizabeth Howard, as his sole heir.
Hoy	James	Private	18th Lancashire Hussars Battalion and King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	85187	14 Malcolm Street, Bootle	16/10/1918	31	Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France	James was the son of William and Rose Ann Hoy. He died in the Roisel area, of the Somme Battlefields.
Hudson	Stanley	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	13578	3 Hemer Place, Bootle	20/11/1917	24	Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France	Stanley was born at Bootle on the 2nd January 1893; the son of John Hudson and Eliza (nee Spiers). Before the war he worked as a carter. He enlisted in Liverpool and was posted to the Western Front on the 20th August 1915. He was killed in action in France.
Hughes	Richard Evan	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	3314	30 Oak Street, Bootle	16/05/1915	22	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Richard was born at Bootle in 1893, the younger son of Hugh and Martha Hughes (nee Woolfall). Richard married Lilly Hamilton in 1914. He and his brother enlisted in the 7th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment in December 1914 and were both sent to the front in March 1915. Richard was killed in action at Festubert on 16th May 1915. (His brother was wounded in the same action).
Hughes	Edwin P.	Petty Officer	Royal Naval Division, [Royal Navy] Collingwood Battalion	Mersey Z/137	528 Stanley Road, Bootle	04/06/1915		Helles Memorial, Turkey	Edwin was the son of Mrs Ruth Rowen, he was born at Bootle on the 16th April 1892. The Royal Naval Division Casualties shows that Edwin enlisted on the 14th September 1914, at which time he was working as a labourer. He served with the Collingwood Battalion from the 4th March 1915 until his death at Gallipoli.
Hughes	Hugh	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	52368	44 Selwyn Street, Kirkdale	12/04/1918	40	Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium	Hugh was the son of Richard and Jane Hughes of Anglesea; husband of Rosetta Hughes. He was killed in action during the trench warfare on the Western Front.
Hughes	John Benjamin	Petty Officer	Royal Navy, HMS Roxburgh	J8722	528 Stanley Road, Bootle	01/02/1916	22	Unknown	John was the son of Mrs Ruth Rowen, he was born at Everton on the 1st January 1894. In 1911 John joined the Navy, going on to serve on HMS. Ganges, HMS Invincible at the Battle of Heligoland Bight, then onto HMS. Roxburgh. In August 1915 John was invalided out suffering from Tuberculosis. He died at home in 1916, aged 22.
Hughes	Owen	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion		7 Moore Street, Bootle	22/03/1918		Savy British Cemetery, Aisne, France	Owen was born at Bootle c1891; the son of Richard and Grace Hughes. He was killed in action during the defence of Savy and Roupy.
Hughes	Owen Robert	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 24th Battalion	345537	20 Hertford Road, Bootle	07/09/1918	24	Messines Ridge British Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Owen was the son of Robert Hughes of Carnarvon; husband of Bertha Hughes. He was killed in action during the action to retake the village of Messines from the Germans; which finally succeeded on 28-29 September 1918.
Hughes	Thomas Henry	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/6th Battalion	241837	28 Carolina Street, Bootle	31/07/1917	19	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Thomas was the son of Thomas Henry and Elizabeth Hughes. He was killed in action on the Battlefield around Ypres.
Hughes	Thomas H.	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, , 12th Battalion	14727	9 Rhyl Street, Bootle	25/09/1915	21	Rue Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France	Thomas was born at Liverpool in 1894. He enlisted in the 12th Battalion KLR. Thomas was struck by a shell and killed at the front.
Hughes	Thomas	Private	Worcestershire Regiment, 4th Battalion	10056	43 Brasenose Road, Bootle	06/08/1915	27	Helles Memorial, Turkey	Thomas was the son of Ebenezer and Ann Hughes. He died in the Gallipoli campaign.
Hulligan	Michael John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	268591	11 Croxteth Road, Bootle	19/07/1916	21	Aubers Ridge British Cemetery, Nord, France	Michael was born on the 14th November 1895 in Bootle; the son of James and Catherine Christina Hulligan. He was killed in action in the vicinity of Aubers Ridge, which was fought over for almost 4 years, from October 14-October 18.
Hulme	Arnold Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	5343	69 Gray Street, Bootle	25/06/1916	23	St. Hilaire Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Arnold was born in 1893, the son of Edward Hulme and Fanny Clara Hulme (nee Filcock). He enlisted in the 7th Battalion KLR aged 22 years. He was shot in the left calf on the 3rd June 1916 and subsequently became dangerously ill. His next of kin was notified on 19th June 1916 and informed that Arnold could not be visited at the C.S. Hospital at Le Havre. He died from haemorrhage and exhaustion six days later.
Humphray	Henry	Stoker	Royal Navy, H.M.S. " Indefatigable. "	5911S	238 Rimrose Road, Bootle.	31/05/1916	33	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	Henry was the son of Ann Humphray (nee Halcrow), and the late Peter Humphray. Henry was killed at the battle of Jutland on the 31st May 1916 whilst serving aboard battlecruiser H.M.S. Indefatigable which was sunk with great loss of life.
Humphrey	Rupert Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	36752	6 Sussex Street, Bootle	22/08/1916	23	Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France	Rupert was born at Bootle in 1893. He enlisted in the army at Bootle and was likely posted to the front after January 1916. He was killed in the front-line trench along with several others, by a hand grenade;. Death was apparently instantaneous.
Humphreys	Thomas Owen	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 17th Battalion	910	2 Cambridge Road, Bootle	25/09/1915	24	Beach Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey	Thomas was the son of Owen and Sarah Humphreys. He emigrated to Australia circa 1913. He enlisted in the Australian infantry and served at Gallipoli. Thomas was killed after being struck by a bomb thrown by the Turkish soliders.
Humphries	William Henry	Private	Manchester Regiment, 11th Battery	42112	16 Markfield Road, Bootle	17/08/1917	36	New Irish Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium	William was the son of James Dorward and Emma Humphries. He served with the Manchester Regiment and died on the battlefields of the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele).
Hunt	Norman William	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	22731	44 Garden Lane, Bootle	03/07/1916	31	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Norman was the son of W B Hunt (of Buenos Aires), and the husband of Amy E Hunt. He was killed in action on The Somme Battlefields.
Hunter	James Andrew Legg	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	5443	31 Warwick Road, Bootle	09/08/1916	21	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France,	James was born at 190 Scotland Road, Liverpool on the 6th April 1895. He was the son of James and Agnes Hunter (nee Howarth). He enlisted in the army at Liverpool and it is likely that he was posted to the front after January 1916. He was killed in action at the battlefields of the Somme.
Hunter	William	Junior 4th Engineer Officer	Mercantile Marine, S.S. "La Negra"		30 Miranda Road, Bootle	03/09/1917	21	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	William was born at Kirkdale; the son of William nd Mary Hunter (Nee Soley). He served in the Mercantile Marine as 4th engineer on The SS La Negra. He was one of four casualties, following a torpedo explosion which sunk the ship. William was reported to have stayed at his post until the end.
Hupe	Frederick William Henry	1st Mate	Mercantile Marine, H.M.T. "Mariston. "			15/07/1917	29	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Frederick was Born at Bootle; the husband of Margaret Hupe of 1 Model Cottages, East Sheen, London. Frederick died when the S.S. Mariston was sunk, while voyaging from Almeria to Glasgow, by submarine UB-45, west of Fastnet. 28 lives were lost.
Hutchinson	William	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 67th Siege Battery	48368	42 St. John's Road, Bootle	13/05/1917	27	Mory Abbey Military Cemetery Mory, Pas de Calais, France	William was the son of Richard and Elizabeth Hutchinson. At the time of his death he was engaged in ‘very important duty’, the enemy began to shell the position. One shell landed close to William and killed him instantaneously. Before the war he was as a prominent member of the Wesley Hall Football Club.
Hutton	Thomas	Private	Royal Naval Division Deal Battalion and H.M.S. "Hermione	PO/16336	60 Benedict Street, Bootle	10/05/1915	20	Helles Memorial, Turkey	Thomas enlisted in the Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry at Liverpool in 1912. He is listed as serving with the Portsmouth Battalion in 1914. and he saw action at Dunkirk and at the Defence of Antwerp that year. Thomas then served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force from the 28th February 1915 until he was killed in action at Gallipoli .
Huyton	Richard	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	358946	48 Howe Street, Bootle	24/04/1918	20	Brown's Road Military Hospital, Festubert, France	Richard was the son of Robert and Sarah Jane Huyton (nee McKenna). He enlisted in 1916, and was sent to France in February 1917. On July 31st 1917 he was seriously gassed, and burned. As a result, he spent time in a London military hospital. Once recovered and after a short leave at home he rejoined his Battalion, on January 9th 1918. Richard was killed in action during heavy fighting.
Hynes	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	14676	5 Summerseat, Bootle	14/12/1915	20	Rue de Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais, France	Edward was born at Bootle in 1895, the son of John and Catherine Hynes (nee Jefferys). He enlisted in the army at Liverpool and was posted to the front on the 24th July 1915. Edward was killed in action in France.
Ingham	Walter	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266836	240 Marsh Lane, Bootle	09/04/1918	36	Brown's Road Military Hospital, Festubert, France	Walter was the son of Harry and Agnes Ingham, of Dewsbury and the husband of Dorris. He was killed in action in France.
Ingram	John Vernon	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1425	27 Strand Road, Bootle	16/05/1915	21	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	John was an artist of considerable attainments and was an apprentice with Mr. Thomas McHugh, decorator. He was not reported killed at the time as he had no ID disc upon him. It was over four months before official news of his death reached parents Richard and Sarah Ingram, regarding the death of their only son.
Ireland	Robert	Pioneer Sergeant	Royal Munster Fusiliers, 1st Battalion	9967	49 Beechwood Road, LItherland	12/05/1915	34	Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Turkey	Robert was born in County Dublin, Ireland. His parents were Joshua and Harriet Ireland. Robert had two brothers Robert and Charles and a sister Emily and was married to Nellie. He was killed at Gallipoli.
Irvine	Walter Bannister	Air Mechanic 1st Class	Royal Air Force, No.1 School of Bombing	37211	72 Wadham Road, Bootle	09/11/1918	20	Bootle Cemetery, England	Walter was the only son of Robert and Nellie Irvine. Walter died in the Salisbury General Infirmary on November 9th 1918 of pneumonia. Walter attended No. 1 School of Bombing (Stonehenge).
Irving	Edward John		Mercantile Marine, SS Henry R James		9 Delaware Street, Bootle	16/07/1917	33	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Edward was the son of the late James Henry and Louisa Irving; husband of Gertrude Jane Irving (nee Bolton). He was killed when the S.S. Henry R. James was torpedoed by the German submarine UC-48 (Kurt Ramien) 10 miles off Brittany with the loss of twenty-four lives.
Jackson	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	42974	32 Pope Street, Bootle	04/08/1917	27	Hagle Dump Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belguim	John was the son of John and Elizabeth Jackson. Previous to joining the colours in June, 1916, he was employed by Swifts, Beef Co.
Jackson	George E	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 44th Battalion	G/110594	68 Watts Lane, Orrell, Bootle	01/02/1919	32	Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, England	George was the son of Mrs Sushanha Thomas; husband of Margaret Burgess (formerly Jackson). He died of sickness, his health compromised, after the armistice.
Jackson	Henry	Leading Seaman	Royal Navy, S.S. “Kildonan Castle”	207800		08/10/1920	36	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Henry was the only son of John Jackson and Mary Elizabeth (nee Hubbard). He married Florence (nee Davies), and had three children. Henry joined the Royal Fleet Reserve on the 1st June 1913 and was mobilise on the 2nd August 1914. He served throughout the period of the Great War as a leading seaman. Henry Jackson is commemorated on Bootle Civic Memorial but he is not officially war dead as he died after leaving the Navy.
James	John George	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	29625	26 Woodville Terrace, Liverpool L6	27/04/1917	26	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	John was the son of Walter Scott and Mary James. John was an "old boy" of Hawthorne Road School, Bootle. Before the war he was employed by Messrs. H. Hargreaves & Son, Stockbrokers, Liverpool and is commemorated on the Liverpool Stock Exchange memorial.
Jameson	John	Private	Labour Corps, 733rd Company	347440	6 Leicester Road, Bootle	15/12/1917	27	St. Julien Dressing Station, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was the son of John and Mary Jameson and was an "old boy" of Christ Church School, Bootle.
Jamieson	Alexander	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	12531		26/03/1918		Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	Alexander was the son of Mary A Jamieson. He died of wounds whilst a Prisoner of War at a Field Hospital, Flavy-le-Martel, France.
Jamieson	Thomas	Engineer Lieutenant	Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. “Laurentic”		32 Worcester Road, Bootle	25/01/1917	33	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	Thomas was born at Bootle in 1884, the son of John Jamieson and Elizabeth (nee Gibson). He was killed when H.M.S. Laurentic was sunk by a mine off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland .
Jardine	Wallace	Company Sergeant Major	South Staffordshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	7241	83 Marsh Lane, Bootle	30/01/1916	31	Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France	Wallace was the son of Alexander Leith and Mary Ann Jardine and the husband of Frances. Wallace was a regular soldier having joined the Army in 1911, reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant by the time he was posted to the Western Front in 1915. He is listed as dying at Givenchy.
Jardine	James Herbert	Sergeant	Royal Army Medical Corps 16th Motor Ambulance Company	1540	75 Brookhill Road, Bootle	21/03/1922	36	Unknown	James was the son of Alexander Leith Jardine and Mary Ann (nee Adshead). James married Miriam Annie Anderson in 1908. He and his wife had five sons. He served as a sergeant with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He was posted to the Western Front on the 4th October 1915 and was transferred to the Army Reserve on the 18th March 1919. Although he is not officially 'war dead', his name commemorated on the Bootle Civic Memorial.
Jarrett	John William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	360353	14 Scott Street, Bootle	10/04/1918	38	Loos Memorial, France	John was the husband of Mary Ann Jarrett. He is commemorated on the Mersey Dock and Harbour Board memorial. John is one of the 20,000 men commemorated on the Loos Memorial
Jay	Charles	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	10157	88 Knowsley Road, Bootle.	05/07/1915	21	Lillers Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Charles was the son of Margaret (also known as Magdalene Sophia) and the late George Gibbons Jay. He died of wounds received in action. Charles is also commemorated on the A Harrison Ltd. Woodturners Memorial.
Jay	William James	Deck Hand	Royal Naval Reserve, HM Trawler "Julmar"	4396DA	19 Chaucer Street, Bootle	17/01/1916	23	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	William was the son of Sarah and the late William James Jay. He died when H.M. Trawler Fulmar struck a British mine, Gulf of Sollum, Egypt, and sank taking her crew of 15 with her.
Jefferson	James	Company Sergeant Major	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	182	181 Bedford Road, Bootle.	16/05/1915	36	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	James was the youngest son of Thomas and Mary A Jefferson. Before the war James was a clerk with the Great Western Railway Company. James was connected with a number of local Lodges, his name appears on the memorial at Liverpool Masonic Hall. He was killed during the battle of Festubert.
Jefferson	Ralph James	Second Lieutenant	South Lancashire Regiment, 3rd Battalion		364 Marsh Lane, Bootle	25/02/1917	22	Basra Memorial, Iraq	Ralph was born on the 19th November 1894; the son of George and Elizabeth Ann (nee Moon). He was posted to Mesopotamia (Iraq) on the 10th August 1916 and was killed in action. Before the war he was an apprentice to marine engineering at the Allan Line works, Bootle.
Jellyman	William Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1306	43, Hartwell Street, Litherland.	16/05/1915	18	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	William was the son of Emily and the late Thomas Edward Jellyman. William joined the Kings Regiment as a Territorial in 1912 and was working as a blacksmith when he was called to active service in 1914. He was killed at the Battle of Festubert.
Jennings	Harry	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 6th Battalion	59538	5 August Street, Bootle	31/07/1917	19	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Harry was the son of John Edwin and Jane Jennings. When Harry joined up in February last his father and brother were also serving in the Army on the Western Front. On May 31st - two days after Harry landed in France - his mother died, and he and his father were given leave to return to England for the funeral. Father and son went back to France immediately afterwards, but, as events have proved, the son was only destined to survive his mother by a couple of months. Mr. John Jennings was then discharged from the Army.
Jennings	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 5th Battalion	2760	37 Chesnut Grove, Bootle	07/12/1915	26	Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France	James was the son of Joseph and the late Mary Jennings. James is also commemorated on the memorial at St. James. R.C. church, Bootle.
Jessop	Robert Nelson	Steward	Mercantile Marine, RMS Lusitania		46 Shelley Street, Bootle	07/05/1915	29	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Robert was born at Huddersfield in 1886, the son of John and Emily Jessop. After school he worked as an office boy, for an African merchant. Robert married Helena Warrington in 1910, they had a daughter Olive. Robert was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland.
Johns	Owen Llewellyn	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, and Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2/1st Battalion	5303	21 Peel Road, Bootle	19/07/1916	19	Loos Memorial, France	Owen was the only child of Reuben Thomas and Mary Johns. He is commemorated on memorials for Gray Street Council School and Bryant And May (Diamond Matchworks), Bootle.
Johnson	David	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1493	46 Downing Road, Bootle	09/08/1916	22	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	David was the son of Richard and Mary Johnson. David attended Bedford Road Council School and for several years was selected to play for the Bootle schoolboys F.C. in the National Competition.
Johnson	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	8942	38 Glynne Street, Orrell in 1911	20/05/1917	24	Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, Pas de Calais, France	John was the son of Joseph and Annie Johnson. John died of wounds at No 20 Casualty Clearing Station, France.
Johnson	John	Stoker	Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S “ Diana.”	1726S	18 Clifford Street, Bootle	13/03/1915	29	Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, England	John, the husband of Ellen Johnson, was a member of the Royal Naval Reserve and was serving aboard H.M.S. Diana when he died whilst ashore at Plymouth. He suffered multiple injuries when he was knocked down by a motor lorry in H.M. Dockyard, Devonport.
Johnson	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	8892		18/01/1916		Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France	James enlisted at Seaforth and was posted to the Western Front in December 1915.
Johnson	Joseph J.	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 6th Battalion	87123	96 St John's Road, Bootle	26/09/1918	19	Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France	Joseph was the son of Elizabeth and the late Joseph Johnson. He attended St.John's School, and when 12 years old was one of the selected bugler scouts who attended the rally in Windsor Park on the occasion of King George's Coronation.
Johnson	Martin	Private	Yorkshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	203519	18 Bibby's Lane, Bootle	24/04/1917	27	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	Martin was the son of Ellen and the late Martin Andrew Johansen and the husband of Elizabeth McLean Johnson. Their daughter, Mary Martina Johnson, was born on the 23rd May 1917 a month after her father was killed in action.
Johnson	Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	5320	16 Empire Road, Litherland	15/11/1916	25	Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Robert was the son of Peter and Mary J Johnson and the husband of Louisa S Johnson. Robert was an "old boy" of Gray Street Council School and is commemorated on the memorial at St. Leonard's C of E church.
Johnson	Victor	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	T/7929	56 Bibby's Lane, Bootle	04/02/1917	31	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Victor was the son of Elizabeth and the late Johnson. Victor was a Barman before enlisting at Seaforth in September 1916.
Johnson	William	Private	East Lancashire Regiment, 6th Battalion	16786	201 Rimrose Road, Bootle	09/08/1915	21	Helles Memorial, Turkey	William was the son of Frederick and Margaret Johnson. William was an "old boy" of Gray Street Council School and is commerated on the school memorial.
Johnston	John	Lance Corporal	Royal Army Service Corps, attached to 185th Tunnelling Company	M2/082717	21 Altcar Road, Bootle	23/02/1919	21	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	John was the son of James and Barbara Johnston. John enlisted in 1915 and became a despatch rider. Having survived a number of narrow escapes in his four years active service , John died of pneumonia following a bout of influenza.
Johnston	Stanley	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266108	43 Knowsley Road, Bootle	09/08/1916	25	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Stanley was the husband of Caroline and father of one son. Stanley was a 'Runner' who went missing after delivering a message from headquarters to a company in the field under heavy shell-fire and sniping.
Johnston	Wilfrid Henry	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 14th Battalion	4834	Belmont, Alexandra Drive, Orrell	11/04/1918	19	Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France	Wilfred was the eldest son of Cllr. John Henry Johnston J.P. and Mrs Maggie Hutton Gaudie Harkness Johnston. Wifred enlisted in Australia in March 1917 by special permission of the Australian Minister for Defence (being aged under 21). He had been living in Victoria and working as a clerk.
Johnston	Charles Robert	Private	Royal Fusiliers, 26th Battalion	63909	20 Rosalind St., Kirkdale	26/10/1918	29	Moorseele Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Charles wounded in the operation to capture the village of Moorseele, 14th October 1918. He died of his wounds.
Johnstone	George	Stoker 1st Class	Royal Navy H.M.S. "Pheasant"	SS/115144	20 Middlesex Road, Bootle	01/03/1917	22	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	George was the son of Andrew and Mary Johnstone and had served in the Royal Navy from before the war. When home he lived with his sister Dinah who had lost here husband William Campbell in 1915 and another brother John Johnstone in 1916.
Johnstone	John	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1798	20 Middlesex Road, Bootle	15/06/1916	22	Avesnes le Comte Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France	John was the son of Andrew and Mary Johnstone, he lived with his sister Dinah who had lost here husband William Campbell in 1915 (who's body was found by John) and her brother George. John's Captain writing with news of his death said; "The Company and myself have felt his loss perhaps more than any other casualty we have had since Richebourg last year. He was so universally popular with his brother N.C.O.'s and men, and for my part I admired him as a soldier and liked him as a man."
Johnstone	Samuel	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/10th Battalion	359324		30/11/1917	27	Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France	Samuel was the son of James and Margaret Johnstone, the husband of Lilian and father of two daughters.
Jones	Alfred Edward	Private	Canadian Infantry, Quebec Regiment, 73rd Battalion	132870	172 Peel Road, Bootle	01/03/1917	23	Villers Station Cemtery, Villers au Bois, France	Alfred was the son (or nephew) of Pryce and Elizabeth (Evelyn) Jones. He went out to Canada when a boy and before joining the forces in Montreal, was a farmer.
Jones	Charles	Able Seaman	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve R.N. Division, "Drake" Battalion	Mersey Z/348	11 Albany Place, Bootle.	03/08/1915	20	Skew Bridge Cemetery, Turkey	Charles was the son of William and Norah Jones. Whilst staying at the Drake Rest Camp, Charles and two other men set out to go for a swim and were hit by a stray shell.
Jones	David Conway	Able Seaman	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, R.N. Division "Drake" Battalion	Mersey Z/344	15 Akenside Street Bootle	15/07/1915	19	Helles Memorial, Turkey	David was the only surviving son of David and Mary Jones. Prior to the war, David was an apprentice Shipwright. He is also commemorated on the memorial at St. James R.C. Church.
Jones	Ellis	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	31961	4, Wheat street, Kirkdale	27/05/1916	31	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France	Ellis was the son of John Lawrenson and Theresa Ellen Jones. Before enlistment Ellis worked for a Liverpool firm of cotton brokers.
Jones	Edward (Ted)	Sapper	Royal Engineers, 95th Field Company	47893	4 St. Catherines Road, Bootle	03/12/1916	26	Serre Road Cemetery No. 1, Pas de Calais	Edward was the eldest son of John and Christina Jones. Before the war he was employed by Messrs. Harland and Wolff having served an apprenticeship with Messrs. Rollo and Sons. Edward had been in France twelve months to the day when he was killed.
Jones	Evan David	Able Seaman	Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Leviathan"	209853	114 Thornton Road, Bootle	05/11/1917	32	Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, England	Evan was the son of Richard and Jane Jones of 14 Maes-Y-coed, Fron, Denbigh; and the husband of Mary Jones of Bootle. Evan is also commemorated on the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board memorial.
Jones	Edwin John	Fireman	Mercantile Marine, H.M.H.S. "Llandovery Castle."		288 Derby Road, Bootle	27/06/1918	29	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Edwin was the son of Owen and Isabella and the older brother of Hugh. Edwin was drowned as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine. He had followed the sea ever since leaving school, and was always spoken of in the highest terms by those who knew him.
Jones	Frederick Thomas	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 186th Siege Battalion	137226	15 Carolina Street, Bootle	26/09/1917	22	Westouter Churchyard and extension, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Frederick was the son of William Alfred and Harriett Hobson Jones. Frederick was an "old boy" of St.Mary's Schools, Bootle. Before the war he was employed by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board and is commemorated on their memorial.
Jones	Herbert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	6000	46 Chelsea Road, Litherland.	16/08/1916	21	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Herbert was the son of Edward Albert and Mary Jones. He arrived in France only one month before being killed in action.
Jones	Harry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	27369	86 Park Street, Bootle	12/08/1916	21	Higher Cemetery, Exeter, England	Harry was the son of Jane Jones. At the time Harry joined the Army a year ago he was employed at the Marsh Lane shop of Messrs. Irwin, provision merchants. He died in hospital at Exeter from wounds.
Jones	Hugh	Steward	Mercantile Marine, Reserve H.M.S. “ Laurentic.”	619939	32 Middlesex Road, Bootle	25/01/1917		Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	Hugh was the husband of Jane Jones. Hugh was killed by a mine explosion off the Northern Irish Coast. The S.S. Laurentic was a White Star Line Ocean Liner, She was converted to an armed merchant cruiser and taken over by the Royal Navy at the onset of World War I. She was carrying about 43 tons of gold ingots at the time of her loss en route to Canada.
Jones	Hugh	Private	Nottingham and Derby Regiment, "C" Coy 1st Battalion, [Sherwood Foresters]	109040	288 Derby Road, Bootle	03/10/1918	19	South Western Cemetery, Berlin, Germany	Hugh was the son of Owen and Isabella and the younger Brother of Edwin John. Hugh died of sickness whilst a POW in Germany.
Jones	John Arthur	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	17028	1 Rufford Road, Bootle	01/07/1916	22	Dantzig Alley Britsh Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France	John was the son of Arthur and Mary Ellen and was born in 1894 at St.Asaph, Flintshire, Wales. He was an old scholar of Christ Church School and is commemorated on their memorial.
Jones	John Alexander	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	22434	17 Queen's Road, Bootle	30/03/1918	23	Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France	John was the son of Isabella Jones. He enlisted in November 1914 'for the duration' and was wounded in 1916 rejoining his unit after treatment for his injuries.
Jones	John Herbert	Assistant Cook	Mercantile Marine, S.S. " Semantha. "		18 Scott Street, Bootle	14/10/1917	17	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was the son of the late Robert and Catherine Jones and an "old boy" of Salisbury Road Council School. The S.S. Semantha was a cargo ship which was hit by a torpedo and sunk off the coast of Crete.
Jones	John Rimmer Cartwright	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	31658	31 Hertford Road, Bootle	12/10/1916	24	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	John (Jack) was the youngest son of Charles William and Louisa Jones. Jack was educated at Christ Church Higher Grade school and had been employed by the Allan Line for eight years before enlisting.
Jones	Meredith	Corporal	Royal Army Medical Corps, 78th Sanitary Section	545674		30/10/1918	35	Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta	Meredith was the husband of M.E. Jones. Communication to his wife from the War Office stated that; Corporal Meredith Jones, who died in hospital at Malta, had been mentioned in dispatches for gallant and distinguished service in the field. Meredith was formerly employed at Bootle Town Hall and is commemorated on the Bootle Municipal Employees memorial.
Jones	Owen	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, A Company, 2nd Battalion	1096	2 Flint Street, Bootle	27/07/1918	36	Senlis French National Cemetery, France	Owen was the son of John and Martha Jones. He was married to Mary Agnes and the father of three surviving children. Owen served in the Boer War and was wounded in both legs during that campaign. Owen was a Army Reservist from 1902 through to the outbreak of War. He survived a bouts of Malaria in Africa in 1915 and 1916 before being posted to the Western front in spring 1918.
Jones	Peter	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, A Company, 6th Battalion	201915	24 Anglesey Street, Bootle	20/09/1917	23	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Peter was the son of Ann and the late Peter Jones. He was educated at the Seaman's Orphanage, and later entered the service of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at Bootle Station.
Jones	Robert	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 14th Battalion	20006	37 Scott Street, Bootle	19/03/1916	32	Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg L'Avoue	Robert was the son of Mrs E Jones and the late Mr J M Jones and the husband of Maud Lilian Jones. Robert was killed in action.
Jones	Robert George	Cook 4th	Mercantile Marine, S.S. “ Missanabie.”		61 Derby Road, Bootle	09/09/1918	28	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Robert was the son of Robert Fletcher and Ellen Ann Jones and the husband of Elizabeth Jones. The S.S. Missanabie was owned by the Canadian Pacific Line, sailing from Canada to Liverpool throughout the war. She was torpedoed on the 9th September 1918 by the German submarine U87 while 50 miles from Cobh, Ireland, with the loss of 45 lives.
Jones		Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion
Jones	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	2250	75 Downing Road, Bootle	16/05/1915	18	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	William was the only son of Mr W and Mrs Mercy Jones. William was educated at Bedford Road Schools, and afterwards entered the employment of Messrs. W.H. Johnson and Sons, timber merchants, Stanley Road.
Jones	William Gratton	Stoker 1st Class	Royal Navy H.M.S. "Hampshire"	SS/116364	32 Boswell Street, Bootle	05/06/1916	23	Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England	William was the son of John and Margaret Jones. H.M.S. Hampshire sank off the Orkney Islands after striking a mine laid by a German submarine. She was sailing to Russia, carrying the Secretary of State for War, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener. Before enlisting, William worked for the Cunard Company.
Jones	William Wilfred	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 5th Battalion	2333	20 Bank Road, Bootle	08/06/1916	21	Avesnes le Comte Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France	William was the son of Edward and Annie Jones. An "old boy" of St. Mary's C of E School, William worked as a sawyer for Lamb Brothers before enlisting in August 1914.
Jones	Cedwyn	Rifleman	London Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion	301908	31 Pembroke Road, Bootle	01/07/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Cedwyn was born at Bootle in 1880; the son of David Jones and Sarah (nee Roberts) of 'Cremlyn'. He was killed on the battlefields of The Somme.
Jones	Charles George	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	267015		01/08/1917	24	Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No 3, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Charles was killed in action during the aftermath of Allied offensive launched in Brandhoek in July 1917.
Jones	Charles Percival	Private	The Buffs East Kent Regiment, 1st Battalion	G/14133	30 Viola Street, Bootle	19/09/1918	24	Chappelle British Cemetery, Holnon, Aisne, France	Charles was born on the 2nd August 1894; the son of James and Margaret Jones. Prior to the war he was a seaman. Charles enlisted at Seaforth on the 8th February 1917, he was killed in action in France 6 months later.
Jones	Edward	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 46th Battalion	2070	60 Brasenose Road, Bootle	24/05/1918	24	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Edward was born in 1894; Son of John & Sarah Jones,. He enlisted on the 3rd March 1915 in Melbourne, Australia. Edward was wounded during the fighting at Albert, and died in hospital in England. His body was returned home and he was given a full military funeral. The coffin carried on a gun-carriage and draped in a Union Jack, the last Post was sounded, and three volleys were fired over the coffin.
Jones	E G	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers 20th Battalion
Jones	Evan Hugh	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 20th Battalion	40096	150 Gloucester Road, Bootle	13/11/1916	23	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Evan was the son of William and Grace Jones of Glandwr, Pentre Castell, Llanberis, Carnarvon. He died of the battlefields of The Somme.
Jones	Griffiths Parry	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	241593	78 Benedict Street, Bootle	28/04/1917	23	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Griffiths died of wounds near Lijssenthoek, which was the location for a number of casualty clearing stations during the First World War.
Jones	Owen	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 20th Battalion	43917	41 Cambridge Road, Bootle	31/07/1917	32	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Owen was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres.
Jones	Robert George	4th Cook	Mercantile Marine, SS "Missanabie"		61 Derby Road, Bootle	09/09/1918	28	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Robert was the son of Robert Fletcher Jones and Ellen Ann Jones; husband of Elizabeth Jones (nee Blucher). He died when the S.S. Missanabie was torpedoed by German submarine UB-87 when 52 miles from Daunts Rock, Ireland. 45 lives were lost.
Jones	Thomas Parry	Captain	Mercantile Marine. SS "Shipcote"		58 Keble Road, Bootle	13/11/1915	46	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Thomas was the husband of Mary E Parry Jones. He was serving aboard the SS Shipcote when she disappeared whilst en route from Archangel, Russia for Le Havre, France.
Jones	William Henry	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 16th Battalion	40811	112 Beatrice Street, Bootle	10/10/1916	29	Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	William was the son of Henry and Ellen Jones of Cerig Sais, Rhosgadfan, Carnarvonshire. William died in the Wimereux area, this formed an important hospital centre during World War One, so it is likely that William was taken for treatment but didn’t survive.
Jones	William Thomas	Able Seaman	Mercantile Marine, SS "Missanabie"		135 Benedict Street, Bootle	09/09/1918	23	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	William was the son of Ellen Jones and (the late) John Jones. He was lost on S.S. Missanabie, when she was torpedoed by German submarine UB-87 when 52 miles from Daunts Rock, Ireland. 45 lives were lost.
Jowett	Arthur	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	357551	88 Sidney Road, Bootle	29/06/1917	27	Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium	Arthur was the son of John Slack and Elizabeth Ann Jowett. He was an "old boy" of Bedford Road Council School, and before the war was in the offices of the Hall Line, Tower Buildings, Liverpool.
Judge	Michael John	Private	Norfolk Regiment, 1st/5th Battalion	33075	72 King's Road, Bootle	28/10/1918	27	Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt	Michael was the son of Martin and Mary Ellen Judge. He died of pneumonia while serving in Egypt.
Kane	Joseph	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 91st Company	63542	19 Antonio Street, Bootle	04/03/1917	24	Mailly Wood Cemetery, Mailly Maillet, Somme, France	Joseph was the youngest child of the late Edward Joseph and the late Catherine Kane. An "old boy" of St. Alexander's R.C. School, before enlisting, Joseph was in the Merchant Navy.
Kay	William	Private	Gordon Highlanders, 1/7th Battalion	6394	30 Miranda Road, Bootle.	13/11/1916	24	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France,	William was the son of William Kay. He was reported as killed in action on The Somme Battlefields.
Kayes	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	13843	14 Canal Street, Bootle,	27/03/1916	36	Wytschaete military Cemetery, Heuvelland, Belgium	John was the son of Sarah Ann and the late John Kayes. John was previously a marine stoker.
Keegan	Edward Steven	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	2114	11 Kent Street, Bootle	16/05/1915	21	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Edward was the youngest son of Patrick and Harriet Keegan, his brother Percy was killed 3 days after him. Before enlistment Edward was a labourer at the International Casement Co. Surrey Street, Liverpool.
Keegan	Percy	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	10855	11 Kent Street, Bootle	19/05/1915	23	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Percy was the middle of three sons of Patrick and Harriet Keegan. Percy is commemorated on the Bryant & May (Diamond Match works) memorial. His brother Edward was also killed.
Keenan	William	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 1st Battalion	15384	104 Thornton Road, Bootle	01/07/1916	19	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	William was the son of John and the late Elizabeth Keenan and stepson of Agnes Keenan. His stepbrother David Hannah was killed in 1918. William is commemorated on the memorial at St. James' R.C. church.
Kellie	John	Private	Nottingham and Derby Regiment, 10th Battalion, [Sherwood Foresters]	25245	178 Strand Road, Bootle	14/05/1917	19	Point du Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, France	John the son of John and Susan Kellie. John recovered from a serious chest injury received in November 1916 and returned to his regiment in March 1917. At the time of John's death, his father was also fighting in France.
Kelly	Christopher	Seaman	Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler “Ina Williams”	7806A	27 Mann Street, Bootle	30/05/1917	23	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	Christopher was the son of William and Anne Kelly and the husband of Mary. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for conspicuous bravery whilst serving on a minesweeper in the North Sea in 1916.	D.S.M.
Kelly	John James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	265302	40 Kirk Street, Bootle	13/04/1918	27	Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	John was the son of Michael and Mary Kelly. He died of wounds received in action.
Kelly	William	Fireman	Mercantile Marine, H.M.H.S. “ Llandovery Castle.”		363 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	27/06/1918	37	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	William was the son of the late John and Elizabeth Kelly and the husband of Elizabeth Kelly. William was killed when the Hospital Ship 'Llandovery Castle' was attacked by an enemy submarine off the coast of Ireland.
Kelly	William	Private	Manchester Regiment, 1st Battalion	101		08/03/1916		Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	William son of William Kelly and Ann (nee Keogh). After school he enlisted in the army, being station stationed in India with the King's Liverpool Regiment in 1911. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1915. For conspicuous gallantry, coolness and resource at Neuve Chapelle. William was killed in action in Iraq (Mesopotamia).	Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Kendall	James Thomas	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 10th Battalion	33000	101 Beatrice Street, Bootle	11/09/1917	37	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	James was the son of Abraham and Mary Ann, born at Barrow-in-Furness. He was the husband of Elizabeth Jane and had four children. Before the war he was manager of Yates' Wine Lodge, Lime Street, Liverpool. James was killed by a shell during a raid in the early morning on September 11th.
Kendall	Leslie	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st/7th Battalion	266800	17 Rufford Road, Bootle	20/09/1917	24	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Leslie was the son of Joseph and Margaret Ann Bland, he was born at Penrith, Cumberland. Before the war Leslie was an apprentice at Johnson Brothers dye works. Leslie is also commemorated on their memorial.
Kettleday	Samuel	2nd Steward	Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Missanabie."		29 Stanley Road, Bootle	09/09/1918	40	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Samuel was the son of John and Margaret Selina and Husband to Rosina, they had one child. He died when the S.S. Missanabie was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland.
Kewley	John Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	21850	7 Wharton Terrace, Bootle	22/03/1918	38	Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	John was the son of Thomas Henry; Mary and husband to Catherine, they had one daughter. He was one of six serving brothers, two of whom died, William and James.
Kidd	James	Private	Manchester Regiment, 21st Battalion	52910	4 Surrey Street, Bootle	04/10/1917	18	Hooge Crater Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium	James was the son of James and Esther. He was commemorated on the Hawthorne Road Council School memorial.
King	Henry Edward	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	47143	52 Church Street, Bootle.	11/04/1918	36	Chocques Military Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France	Henry was the son of Thomas and Mary Ann and husband to Marcella, they had three children. Before the war Henry had been employed as a checker by the L. and N.W. Railway Company.
King	Robert Stanley	Private	Army Service Corps, Mechanical Transport, 694th Battalion	M2/135817	40 Balliol Road, Bootle	22/10/1918	23	Peshawar (Right British Cemetery) & Delhi Memorial (India Gate), India	Robert was the son of Councillor John James King and Mrs Elizabeth King. He was a member of a Mechanical Transport Battalion serving in the North-Western Frontier Province of India, going on several expeditions into Afghanistan against the tribes. He died of influenza. He attended Liverpool Collegiate School and is commemorated there.
Kirby	George Clarence	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	52349	73 Norton Street, Bootle.	16/08/1916	23	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	George was the youngest son of Henrietta and the late John Kirby. George was the husband of Dorothy and had one child. An "old boy" of Gray Street Council School, before the war George worked at Messrs. Cassartelli Bros, Duke Street, Liverpool.
Kirkpatrick	George Henry Albert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	16376	1 Rutland Street, Bootle.	20/07/1916	21	Bootle Cemetery, England	George was the son of George and Margaret Kirkpatrick. A clerk before the w, he enlisted for the 'duration' on 2nd September 1914. George suffered Gun Shot wounds to the head whilst serving in France. His records show that his parents were issued with a travel warrant and travelled to France to visit him between 9th and 12th July 1916. He was repatriated to Edmonton War Hospital, London where he succumbed to his injuries.
Kirkpatrick	Alexander	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	12090	3 Pennington Road, Litherland	28/03/1918		Pargny British Cemetery, Somme, France	Alexander enlisted in Seaforth on 12th August 1914, his sister Janet Kirkpatrick was his next of kin. He spent some time in the 9th Stationary Hospital in Hearne with sickness. He was reported missing, then presumed dead. After the war his family appeal for more information.
Kirkpatrick	Samuel	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	266581	3 Pennington Road, Litherland	26/10/1918		Awoingt British Cemetery, Nord, France	Samuel was the son of Samuel and Annie Kirkpatrick, he married Maud Grainger in 1912; they had two daughters. Samuel Kirkpatrick enlisted at Bootle and died of wounds received in action. His brother, Alexander Kirkpatrick, also perished.
Kirkwood	Alfred	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	16584	15 Bedford Road, Bootle	01/07/1916	28	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Alfred was the son of Margaret and the late Joseph Kirkwood. He was killed serving with the Liverpool Pals on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Alfred's brother John was killed one week later. Together with his brother he was remembered during a service for the fallen at St.Paul's C.of E. church where he had been a chorister.
Kirkwood	John	Company Sergeant Major	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	16585	15 Bedford Road, Bootle	08/07/1916	26	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	John was the son of Margaret A Kirkwood and the late Joseph Kirkwood. Alfred was killed serving with the Liverpool Pals at the Battle of the Somme. John's brother Alfred was also killed. Together with his brother he was remembered during a service for the fallen at St.Paul's C.of E. church. A letter John had written to the Vicar of St. Paul's detailing the circumstances of the deaths of his brother Alfred's and another parishioner; Arthur Seanor, was published in the Bootle Times five days after he himself was killed.
Kirwan	Thomas	Fireman	Mercantile Marine Reserve H.M.S. “Alcantara”		119 Derby Road, Bootle	29/02/1916	49	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Thomas was the son of John and Elizabeth Kirwan. H.M.S. Alcantara was sunk in battle with the German auxiliary cruiser Greif in the North Sea. The S.S. Alcantara was a Royal Mail Steam Packet Company vessel which was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted into armed merchant cruiser.
Kirwan	Edward Maurice	Fireman	Mercantile Marine S.S. "Canova"		28 Clifford Street, Bootle	24/12/1917	40	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Edward was the son of John and Anastasia and husband to Mary Catherine. Edward was one of seven crewmen lost when the S.S. Canova was torpedoed without warning and sunk by a submarine, 15 miles north of Mine Head, Devon.
Kitchen	Thomas Barker	Sergeant	Cheshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	8775	66 Cyprus Road, Bootle	25/05/1915		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Thomas is one of the almost 55,000 men remembered on the Menin Gate, who lost their lives on the battlefields of Ypres.
Knight	Ernest	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	27593	19 Glynne Street, Orrell	30/07/1916	19	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Ernest was the son of George and Emily Ann Knight. Ernest is commemorated on memorials at SS John & James'C of E church and Linacre Council School.
Knox	John	2nd Engineer	Mercantile Marine S.S. "Vedamore"		20 Gloucester Road, Bootle	07/02/1917	43	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was the son of Isabella and the late John Knox, and the husband of Margaret Knox. The Johnston Line cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of the Fastnet Rock with the loss of 23 of her crew.

Bootle’s Fallen L-P

Surname	First Name	Rank	Regiment/Ship/Squadron	Service No.	Last known address	Died	Age	Burial Place	Biography	Medals
Lace	Edward Campbell	1st Officer	Mercantile Marine SS "Hermione"		222 Gloucester Road, Bootle	05/11/1919	46	Bootle Cemetery, England	Edward was born at Bride, Ayre, IOM in 1873; the son of Thomas Lace and Catherine Eliza (nee Campbell). He was 1st Officer of the S.S. Hermione, which was mined and sunk off the coast of Ireland on 14th April 1917. It is possible that Edward's health was badly affected as he died in hospital at Tynemouth, Northumberland.
Lacey	William	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 6th Battalion	269950		30/11/1917		Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France	William was the husband to Martha Lacey and father to Vera. He was killed in action in France. William is also commenorated on Bedford Road School Memorial and County Road Methodist Church Walton.
Lacey	Charles	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	85646	232 Bedford Road, Bootle	22/09/1918	22	Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Charles was born at Liverpool in 1896, the son of Henry Lacey and Beatrice Alice (nee Rimmer). He was killed in action during the attack to re-take Hermies from the Germans.
Laing	Duncan	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	4979	65 Derby Road, Bootle	16/12/1916	34	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Duncan was the son of John and Jean Laing and the husband of Elizabeth A Laing. He was born in Grangemouth, Scotland.
Lake	George	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	34257	60 Antonio Street, Bootle	22/11/1916	22	Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, Pas de Calais, France	George was the son of Emily and the late Robert P Lake. George is commemorated on Bedford Road Council School memorial.
Lake	George Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	21559	142 Wadham Road, Bootle	01/04/1918	26	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	George was the son of George and Margaret Lake of Warrington and the husband of Lilian Lake. George enlisted in September 1914, his previous occupation was as a hairdresser, he married Lilian in May 1915.
Large	Henry	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, A/277th Battalion	777023	1 Lilford Avenue, Walton	21/08/1917	41	Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No3, West Vlaanderen, Belguim	Henry was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Large. He was the husband of Annie Large (his second wife) and father of five children. Henry was a school teacher and had taught at Christ Church Boys School, Bootle for over 20 years. Henry's eldest son Gilbert also served.
Latham	Albert Edward	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266245	189 Marsh Lane, Bootle	02/07/1917	20	Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Nord, France, Nord, France	Albert was the son of John and Margaret Louisa Latham. He joined up at outbreak of war, being previously employed by John Hughes, provision merchant. Albert is commemorated on the St. James' R.C. church memorial.
Latham	Henry	Private	Royal Defence Corps, 150th Company	24652	57 Schubert Street, Seaforth.	20/08/1916		Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Henry was the husband of Margaret Latham and the father of Henry. According to the Army Register of Soldiers Effects Henry died at Dartmouth.
Law	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	204108	11 Morningside Street, Bootle	09/04/1918	36	Conde Sur L'Escaut Communal Cemetery, Nord, France	Edward was the son of Robert and Mary Anne Law of Liverpool; husband of Amy Agnes Law. He was killed in action.
Le Breton	Francis	Corporal	Canadian Field Artillery, 6th Brigade	86067	24 Middlesex Road, Bootle	09/04/1917	31	Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont St. Eloi, France	Francis was the son of John Philip and Ann Le Breton and the husband of Isobel (Isabella). Francis had one son also named Francis who fell in the second World War. Francis was awarded the Military Medal in October 1916 for gallant service with a Canadian Howitzer Battery; he laid a telephone line from brigade headquarters to an observation post forward of the front line trench whilst under machine gun fire.	Military Medal
Le Breton	Thomas John	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	265170	208 Gloucester Road, Bootle	09/04/1918	23	Brown's Road Military Hospital, Festubert, France	Thomas was the eldest son of Thomas Francis Arthur and Isabella Le Breton. Thomas was educated at St.Mary's C of E School, and afterwards entered the employment of Councillor B. Wolfenden, butcher, Stanley Road.
Lea	Ernest Vincent	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	267281	92 Hood Street, Bootle	20/09/1917	32	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Ernest was the son of John and Mary Lea, the husband of Jane and father of three surviving children. Before the war he was employed by Harland and Wolff. Ernest is commemorated on St. Leonard's C of E, church memorial.
Lea	James	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 16th Battalion	29634	288 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	03/05/1916	28	Rue des Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg L'Avoue, Pas de Calais, France	James was the son of John and the late Mary Jane Lea. James is commemorated on the Christ Church C of E church and school memorials.
Lea	John James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	34837	31 Ash Street, Bootle	16/08/1917	24	Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	John was the son of Charlotte Emily Lea and the late William Lea. John attended Hawthorne Road School and is commemorated on memorials at St. Matthew's C of E church, Ash Street Baptist Mission and Hawthorne Road School. His brother Robert Joseph was killed in action in 1916.
Lea	Robert Joseph	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	3827	31 Ash Street, Bootle	12/08/1916	18	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Robert was the son of Charlotte Emily Lea and the late William Lea. Before Robert joined up he was employed by the Allan Line Steamship Co. as assistant storekeeper. John' brother Robert who was also killed.
Leath	Albert Samuel	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	27597	392 Stanley Road, Bootle	01/07/1916	32	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Albert was the son of the late Richard and Jane Leath and was born in Staffordshire into a farming family. By 1911 Albert was living and working in the Kirkdale area. Before enlisting he was employed by the Bankhall Chemical Co.
Lee	Edward James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st/7th Battalion	5086	59 Viola Street, Bootle	10/09/1916	19	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Edward was the son of Mr J Lee. Before Edward joined up, he was employed by Messrs. Bennett, haulage contractors, Bankhall.
Lee	Richard John	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	241088	76 Percy Street, Bootle	20/09/1917	20	Tyne Cot Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Richard was the son of John William and Sarah Lee. He was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres.
Leece	William Henry	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	12233	4 Caros Street, Everton	06/04/1917	33	Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, Pas de Calais, France	William was the son of William and Ellen Leece; husband of Kezia Leece. He joined ‘the King’s’ at the outbreak of war, and died from wounds received in action. Before the war he was employed as a carter by Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Bootle. He left a widow and five children.
Lennie	Francis	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 86th Coy Infantry Company	20978	16 Leicester Road, Bootle	01/07/1916	21	Auchonvollers Military Cemetery, Somme, France	Francis was the son of Henry J and Jessie and brother to George Henry, who also fell.
Lennie	George Henry	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st/6th Battalion	2563	16 Leicester Road, Bootle	26/09/1916	24	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	George was the son of Henry J and Jessie and brother to Francis, who also fell.
Lewis	Arthur Joseph	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	24808	303 Westminster Road, Kirkdale	22/06/1916	28	La Neuville Communal Cemtery, Corbie, France	Arthur was the son of Thomas and Alice and husband to Hilda. He is also commemorated on the St Lawrence's C.O.E Church memorial and Daisy Street Council School memorial.
Leyden	James Francis	Private	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion	15194	88 Braemar Street, Kirkdale	12/10/1917	29	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	James was born at Liverpool in 1882, the son of John Charles and Mary Ann Leyden (nee Eaton). He married Mary Keenan in 1905 and they had two children. James enlisted in the New Zealand Forces on the 5th April 1916. He was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres.
Lilley	Herbert Henry	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 282nd Siege Battery	187655	Beech House, Orrell	29/10/1918	19	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Herbert was the son of Henry and Lily Lilley. Herbert was wounded in action on October 19th, and his injuries proved fatal ten days later. He is commemorated on memorials at Linacre Council School and SS John & James' C of E church.
Lindsay	David Henry	Storekeeper	Mercantile Marine H.M.S. "Laconia."		83 Brook Road, Bootle	19/06/1916	25	St. Mary's Churchyard, Bootle, England	David was the son of David and Edith Mary. David's death was registered in Ormskirk district and he is commemorated on Salisbury School memorial.
Linge	William Henry	Pioneer	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	468	17 Abbott Street, Everton	16/05/1915	39	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	William was the son of Charles and Caroline Linge. He was the husband of Ellen and the father of six surviving children. William first enlisted with the 4th Volunteer Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment on the 11 May 1897 and was a member of the battalion until the 1st November 1906. He re-enlisted on the 7th May 1908 with the 7th (Territorial) Battalion K.L.R. and was mobilised at the outbreak of war. Before the war he worked for the White Star Line.
Liston	Alexander	Chief Engineer	Mercantile Marine SS "Mongolian"		84 Gloucester Road, Bootle	21/07/1918	49	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Alexander was born at West Calder, Scotland in 1868, the eldest son of Alexander and Elizabeth Liston. He married Margaret in 1899. He was killed when the S.S. Mongolian, was hit by two torpedoes fired by the German submarine UC-70. The Mongolian sank very rapidly taking with her 35 lives.
Liston	William	Engineer Lieutenant	Royal Naval Reserve U. S.S. “St Paul”		16 Clarendon Road, Seaforth	25/04/1918			William was born at Glasgow, Scotland in 1870, the son of Alexander and Elizabeth Liston. He was lost when the American vessel U.S.S. St. Paul capsized at New York, Pier 61 whilst undergoing conversion into a troopship. She capsized at the dock and sank in shallow water, taking four lives. Williams’ brother, Alexander, was also killed.
Lloyd	Charles Frederick	Private	Labour Corps and Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	300169	30 Pope Street, Bootle	28/12/1919	39	Bootle Cemetery, England	Charles was the husband of Agnes Lloyd. During his early career he worked at L. & N. W. Railway as goods warehouseman, before enlisting in the army. He served for 15 years taking part in the late war. The hardships of the campaign affected his health which culminated in his early death.
Locke	Thomas Henry	Private	East Lancashire Regiment, 4th Battalion	235189	Bullen's Terrace, Bootle	31/07/1917	16	Place of burial unknown	Thomas was the son of Charles and Alice. Before Thomas joined up, he was employed at Hudson's Soap Works, Bank Hall. He was killed in action
Lockley	Albert	Private	Labour Corps and King's Liverpool Regiment	80877	388 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	05/03/1921	29	Bootle Cemetery, England	Albert enlisted in ‘The King’s’ on 12th March 1917,and was attached to the labour Corp. Whilst serving on the Western Front, Albert was caught in a gas attack so severe that he had to be discharged from the army on the 19th February 1918. He was issued with a 'Silver War Badge', which he wore on his lapel. Albert’s health never recovered and it is probable he spent some time at the Ministry of Pensions Hospital at Mill Road, Everton. Albert's brother, David Lockley junior, died of wounds.
Lockley	David	Private	Canadian Scottish Regiment, 13th Battalion	2075559	388 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	08/08/1918	37	Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy Sur Somme, France	David was born in Bootle in 1881, one of the 13 children of David and Matilda Lockley. He married Mary Geddes in 1912; they had no children. David enlisted in the Canadian Army at Montreal, on the 2nd August 1917, and died at the 5th Casualty Clearing Station in France 12 months later.
Lodge	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	10106	27 Akenside Street, Bootle	27/04/1915	20	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	William was the son of Walter and Mary Grace Lodge. He was commemorated on the Salisbury Road Council School memorial.
Logan	George	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	10396	68 Percy Street, Bootle	01/06/1916	20	Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France	George was the son of Alexander and Ellen Jane Logan. He is commemorated on the memorials at St. Leonards C of E church and Salisbury Road Council School.
Logan	John	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 17th Battalion	29545	95 Benedict Street, Bootle	01/06/1916	33	Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont St. Eloi, France	John was the son of Robert and Jane Logan. He was killed in action.
London	Arthur	3rd Engineer	Mercantile Marine. SS "Arabic"		Cambridge Road, Bootle	19/08/1915	28	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Arthur was the husband of Rachael London. He was lost in the sinking of the S.S. Arabic. She was struck by a single torpedo, without warning, and sunk within 10 minutes off Cape Clear. 44 lives were lost.
Lonsdale	John Thomas	Private	Royal West Kent Regiment, 7th Battalion	1158		28/10/1915	23	Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel, Becourt, France	John the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Lonsdale. He was killed in action.
Lovelady	Thomas Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	4832	17 Hornby Road, Bootle	21/06/1916	20	Avesnes le Comte Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France	Thomas was the only son of Louisa Maria Lovelady and the late Thomas Lovelady. Thomas was an "old boy" of St. James Select School.
Lowe	George	Lance Corporal	Lincolnshire Regiment, C Company, 1st Battalion	7264	27 Bala Street, Bootle	15/11/1914	28	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	George was the husband of Margaret A Lowe. He was killed i action on the battles field of Ypres.
Lowe	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266148	68 Alt Road, Bootle	01/09/1918	21	St. Martin Calvaire British Cemetery, St. Martin sur Cojeul, Pas de Calais, France	James was the son of Omar and Emma Lowe. He was educated at Linacre Council School and was a popular footballer winning a gold medal for the highest individual score in the Bootle Schools League. James' brother George Lowe was killed in May 1918, both are commemorated on the Linacre Council School memorial.
Lowe	George	Private	East Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	31083	68 Alt Road, Bootle	27/05/1918	19	Soissons Memorial, Ainse, France	George was the son of Omar and Emma Lowe. Like his brother James who also fell, George was an "old boy" of Linacre School and a keen footballer acting as goalkeeper for the school team, afterwards joining Linacre Vics.
Luddon	Walter	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	2784	276 Litherland Road, Bootle	16/12/1916	19	Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Walter was the son of John Richard and Cecilia Luddon. Walter enlisted in October 1914 aged 17, he was wounded in August 1916 and rejoined his battalion in October 1916.
Lukey	Charles Ximines	2nd Lieutenant	Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1st Battalion		22 Nelson Street, Litherland	24/06/1916	34	Auchonvillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France	Charles was the husband of Ada Lukey and the father of Ada, who was born in 1915. Charles was killed in action
Lunt	George	Lance Corporal	Scot Guards, 2nd Battalion	8621	4 Grimshaw Street, Bootle	24/04/1916	22	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	George was the son of George and Catherine Lunt. He died of wounds at Number 10 Casualty Clearing stations, at Lijssenthoek.
Lunt	Nathaniel	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 48th Battalion	2159	9 Bibbys Lane, Bootle	20/09/1918	32	Bellicourt British Cemetery, Aisne, France	Nathaniel was born at Toxteth Park in 1886; the son of John Lunt and Susan (nee Tait). He was killed in the build up to the Battle of the St. Quentin Canal which took place between 29 September - 2 October 1918.
Lynch	Thomas John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	14596	22 Keble Road, Bootle	30/07/1916	29	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Thomas was the son of Thomas and Sarah Lynch. He was an "old boy" of Bedford Road Council School and gave his occupation as Porter when enlisting in 1914.
Lynn	John	Sapper	Australian Imperial Force, 14th Field Company	6147	63 Boreland Street, Bootle	30/10/1917		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	John emigrated to Australia in 1901, aged 19. He enlisted in Perth on the 29th October 1915, leaving Sydney in January 1916, reaching Alexandria on the 27th February. From the 28th April until the 1st May, he was sick in hospital at Ferry Post, before embarking for France. John was posted as missing, later confirmed as killed in action.
Lyon	Thomas	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 61st Company	71110	19 Berry Street, Bootle.	03/12/1917	30	Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France	Thomas was the son of Elijah and Martha Lyon and the father of Thomas and George (George died in infancy). Thomas was an "old boy" of St.John's School, and prior to the outbreak of war was employed by Messrs. Joseph Gardner and Sons, timber merchants.
Lythgoe	Thomas	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	265575	73 Park Street, Bootle	23/07/1917	25	Hop Store Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Thomas was the son of James Ellams and Isabella Lythgoe. Thomas was an "old boy" of Hawthorne Road Council School, and had been employed by Mr. Joseph Gardner and Sons, timber merchants as a sawyer. Thomas was associated with the Baptist Church and Sunday school, Stanley Road.
Mack	Arthur Stanley	Lieutenant	King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, 1st Battalion		44 Balliol Road, Bootle	09/04/1917	23	Mindel Trench British Cemetery, St. Laurent Blangy, France	Arthur was the son of Isaac and Martha Mack, of Bootle. He enlisted as a trooper in August,1914, gaining a commission in the King's Own Lancaster Regiment in December 1914. He was wounded at the Somme and was invalided home, but returned to the front in February 1917. Arthur was killed in action.
Mack	Isaac Alexander	Captain	Suffolk Regiment, 11th Battalion, attached 101st Trench Mortar Battery		44 Balliol Road, Bootle	01/07/1916	24	Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France	Isaac was the son of Isaac and Martha Selina (nee Garrett) of Bootle. He joined the army straight from university and was attached to the trench mortar battery of the Suffolk Regiment. He was killed in action while leading his men on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. His brother Stanley also perished.
Mackenzie	Archie P	Sergeant	Seaforth Highlanders, 1st Battalion	S/5368	23 St Alban's Road, Bootle	13/02/1916	28	Basra Memorial, Iraq	Archibald was born at Bootle in 1889 to parents hailing from Glasgow. He enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders at Liverpool in August 1914 and after training at Fort George and Cromarty, was posted to to France on 3rd February 1915. Together with his brother, he saw combat including at Neuve Chappelle. Archie, as he was known, was killed in action while serving in Iraq.
Mackenzie	James G	Lance Corporal	Seaforth Highlanders, 1st Battalion	16699	23 St Alban's Road, Bootle	09/05/1915	31	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	James as born in Glasgow in 1883, the son of James MacKenzie and Margaret Wallace (nee Gibson). He enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders at Fort George, Inverness in August 1914. He was posted overseas on the 3rd February 1915 and saw heavy fighting, including at Neuve Chappelle. He was killed in action during a charge on enemy trenches at Richebourg L'Avoue.
Maclaclan	Malcolm Peter	Lieutenant	Royal Engineers, Bedford B Signal Depot	64709	131 Worcester Road, Bootle	04/05/1918	22	Bootle Cemetery, England	Malcolm was born at West Ham, London in 1896. He was the only child of Peter MacLachlan and Rose Ellen (nee Davis). Malcolm was posted to the front on the 18th November 1915, but suffered a leg wound and was invalided home early in 1917. He downed in a boating accident in Bedford. His father, Peter MacLachlan, was killed in action.
Maclaclan	Peter	Captain	Mercantile Marine SS "Belorado"		131 Worcester Road, Bootle	28/02/1917	52	Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta	Peter was the son of Malcolm and Janet MacLachlan (of Glasgow); and husband to Rose Ellen Davis. He was killed whilst serving as Captain of the S.S. Bellorado. His ship was damaged by gunfire attack by German submarine u-22, which resulted in the loss of three lives. .
Madden	Henry Peter	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/5th Battalion	203855	22 East Street, Waterloo	24/07/1917		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Henry was born at Waterloo in 1887; the son of William Madden and Mary Ann (nee Gallacher). He was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres.
Madden	Patrick Joseph	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266620	52 Beatrice Street, Bootle	06/03/1918	38	St. Peter and Paul Rc Graveyard, Great Crosby, England	Patrick Joseph Madden was the son of William and Mary Ann Madden; husband of Sarah Madden. He died of wounds ‘at home’
Maddrell	James Keggan	Lieutenant	Machine Gun Corps, 90th Infantry Company			23/04/1917	26	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	James was the son of James and Catherine Maddrell, of 30 Wellesley Road, Dingle. He died at Arras.
Magee	John	Sapper	Royal Engineers, 68th Field Company	51097	38 Rhyl Street, Bootle	09/10/1917	24	Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium	John was born at Bootle, the son of Hugh Magee and Sarah (nee Hicks). He enlisted in the Royal Engineers in September 1914. He was killed by a shell explosion in the 3rd Battle of Ypres. John had previously fought at Loos, the Somme, and at Arras.
Magee		Corporal	Scot Guards 1st Battalion
Maher (alias Turnbull)	John Patrick	Stoker 1st Class	Royal Navy H.M.S. "Eden."	K/28275	26, Waller Street, Bootle	17/06/1916	30	Chatham Naval Memorial, England	John was born at Kirkdale on the 10th March 1886. As John Maher, he enlisted in the army; and then later in the navy, using the alias John Turnbull. In army service John was posted to the front on the 31st October 1914. He was wounded and gassed in May 1915, and upon recovery he transferred to the Navy. In October 1915, he was drafted to Chatham for training, and later joined H.M. torpedo boat destroyer, Eden . He was lost when she was in collision with a large troop carrier and sunk.
Malcolm	Duncan	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	17076	39 Leicester Road, Bootle	22/09/1917	22	Torreken Farm Cemetery No. 1, Heuvelland, Belgium	Duncan was born at Bootle in 1895, the son of David Findlay Malcolm and Ann Jane (nee Hesketh). He enlisted in the Liverpool Pals and was killed in action at the 3rd Battle of Ypres.
Malins	Arthur	Corporal	London Regiment, 12th Battalion [The Rangers]	473067		09/09/1917	27	St. Julien Dressing Station, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Arthur was born at Bootle in 1890. Living in London, he enlisted in the army at Bootle. He died during the 3rd Battle of Ypres in the St Julien area.
Malone	Michael	Sergeant	South Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	9592		20/09/1915	20	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Michael was born at Liverpool on the 29th June 1893, the son of James Malone and Sabina (nee Lynch). He enlisted in the army at Liverpool and was posted to the Western Front as a Corporal on the 14th August 1914. Michael had been promoted to sergeant by the time he died of wounds in Belgium.
Maloney	John James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	4028	10 Croxteth Road, Bootle	03/05/1919	37	Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, England	John enlisted in the army at Bootle on the 26th April 1915 and was posted to France on the 10th February 1916. He was wounded in action on the 25th September 1916, when a machine gun bullet passed through his foot. After hopsital treatment, he was posted back to the UK for duty, and was then discharged on the 15th April 1919 with a 20% pension of 5s 6d for 52 weeks. John died at Bootle Borough Hospital.
Manclark	Robert	3rd Engineer	Mercantile Marine S.S. "Highland Harris."		17 Menai Road, Orrell	06/08/1918	25	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Robert was the son of James and Margaret Manclark; husband of Gertrude Emily Manclark (nee McHarg). He was a crewman on the cargo vessel SS Highland Harris when she was torpedoed and sunk when 82 miles off the coast of County Mayo, Ireland, by German submarine U-96. 24 lives were lost.
Manning	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	6022	26 Beech Street, Bootle	03/06/1916	24	Wailly Orchard Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	James was the son of James and Sarah Manning. He married Olive Mawhinney on 16th April 1916 and went to the front shortly afterwards. He was killed in action near Arras.
Manning	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	4766	2 Oregon Street, Bootle	10/12/1916	23	Voormezeele Enclosure No. 3, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Thomas was born in 1893 in Bootle, the son of Francis and Sarah Manning (nee Lyons). He enlisted in the Liverpool Scottish in June 1917 and was killed whilst on duty in the trenches, three months after being sent to the front.
Mansergh	Harry Read	Lieutenant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/9th Battalion		19 Breeze Hill, Bootle	12/11/1916	25	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Harry was born in Bootle in 1891, the son of Thomas and Emma Mansergh (nee Holgate). He enlisted soon after war was declared, and gained rapid promotion. Harry went through numerous engagements, including the Battle of Loos. He went into action with 40 men and four machine guns, and at the end of the fierce onslaught only he, a sergeant, and two privates were left. He was then seriously wounded in action on 18th September 1916, and died in a base hospital in France.
Manton	Walter	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1832		17/03/1916	20	Le Fermont Military Cemetery, Riviere, Pas de Calais, France	Walter was the son of Edward and Sarah Manton. He enlisted in the Territorials several years before war was declared and was posted to France in early 1915. Serving near Arras, he was killed by an explosive shell at 6am on 17th March 1916.
March	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	22466	5 Campbell Street, Litherland	28/03/1918	29	Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	Thomas was born at Litherland in 1891, the second of the three children of William Wallace March and Ann (nee Shepherd). Thomas enlisted with the Liverpool Pals on 10th November 1914. He was killed in action during the period of crisis when the Allied Fifth Army was driven back by overwhelming numbers of German troops across the former Somme battlefields.
Marriot	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	32420	7 Cowper Street, Bootle	27/10/1917	21	La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Belgium	John was born at Kirkdale in 1896, the eldest son of George Robert Marriott and Ada Mary (nee Sigee). He was killed in action during the 3rd Battle of Ypres.
Marrison	John	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	32	11 Gonville Road, Bootle	18/04/1915	45	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	John was born on the 30th April 1870, the eldest son of John Marrison and Annie Elizabeth (nee Jones). He originally joined the 6th Battalion KLR on the 1st April 1908, aged nearly 38. He was posted overseas on the 24th February 1915. Later he specialised in the machine-gun, and became a sergeant in the machine-gun section. He was hit and killed in action while firing the (Vickers) gun.
Martin	James Gwynne	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	357028		31/07/1917		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	James was born at Bootle in 1894, the son of Thomas Martin and Mary Ann (nee Gwynne). He was killed in action on the Ypres Battlefields. His brother, Robert Martin, also fell.
Martin	Robert	Private	Canadian Infantry, 29th Battalion	467168		03/05/1917		Vimy Memorial, Vimy, France	Robert was born at Bootle on the 10th May 1884, the son of Thomas Martin and Mary Ann (nee Gwynne). On 3rd May 1917 he was ‘digging in’ with his company at ’Winnipeg Road’ northwest of Fresnoy, when he was hit on the head by shrapnel from an enemy shell. He was killed instantly.
Massam	William	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 9th Battalion	50177	518 Stanley Road, Bootle	07/06/1917	22	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	William was born at Ainsdale in 1895; the son of James Massam and Agnes (nee Young). He was killed in action near Ypres
Mathews	Harold	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, D company, 7th Battalion	266862	42 Lathom Road, Bootle	20/09/1917	22	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Harold was the son of James and Sarah Mathews, he was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres.
Mathison	Robert Henry	Private	South Staffs Regiment, 1st Battalion	47415	54 Norton Street, Bootle	12/10/1918	27	Kirklee 1914 -1918 Memorial, India	Robert was born at 6 Knowsley Road, Bootle on the 4th July 1891; the son of Alexander Mathieson and Eliza Ann (nee Jones). Before the war he was an assistant hairdresser with James Horsfall. He died in India while on active duty.
Matthews	Charles William	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	355987	33 Berry Street, Bootle	30/06/1917	22	Erquinghew Lys Churchyard, Extension, Nord, France	Charles was the son of Richard and Ellen Matthewsf . He enlisted in the Liverpool Scottish and was killed in action, near Armentieres.
Matthews	Herbert James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	3950	258 Bedford Road, Bootle	16/06/1915	23	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Herbert was born 1892 at Arundel, Sussex, son of Mr. E. J. and Alice Jane Matthews. He enlisted in the Liverpool Scottish and was killed during the charge at Hooge in 1915.
Mawbey	Samuel	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	4912	156 Peel Road, Bootle	12/05/1916	18	Douchy Les Ayette British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Samuel was the son of Arthur Edward Mawbey and Harriet Ann (nee Dix). He enlisted in the KLR in August 1915, and was posted to France. He was shot through the head in the early hours of 12th May, whilst one of a party of volunteers who were laying communication wires behind the first line trenches.
Mawbey	Charles	Private	Northumberland Fusiliers		48 Viola Street, Bootle	Jan/Feb 1923	24	Unknown	Charles was born at Bootle in 1899; the son of Arthur Edward Mawbey and Harriet Ann (nee Dix). He died at home but his date of death is unknown.
Mawdsley	James	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 241st Siege Battery	112914	133 Balfour Road, Bootle	25/04/1917	35	Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France	James was the son of James and Sarah Ellen Mawdsley; husband of Francis Mawdsley (nee Kirkwood). He died from wounds at 8 Casualty Clearing Station, after being hit and injured on the battlefields of Arras.
May	Francis Frank	Rifleman	Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion	475	66 Waghorn Street, Peckham, London	06/07/1915		Talana Farm Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Francis was the brother of Charlotte May; he was killed in action near Yser Canal, Ypres, Belgium. His grandmother was his sole legate, so she collected his effects.
Mayes	Thomas	Able Seaman	Mercantile Marine H.N.H.S. "Llandovery Castle."		40 Olivia Street, Bootle	27/06/1918	24	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Thomas was born at Manchester; the son of Mrs Kathleen Mayes. He died when the Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland, when she was hit by a torpedo from u-boat U-86. This was in contravention of international agreements not to attack hospital ships.
McAdam	James Cameron	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	3028	24 Gonville Road, Bootle	16/06/1915	21	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	James, son of James Cameron McAdam and Elizabeth Wardrop (nee Mitchell), was born at Bootle in 1894. He enlisted in the Liverpool Scottish and was killed in their charge at Hooge in June 1915.
McAdam	George	Private	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Canterbury Regiment	44006	90 Olivia Street, Bootle	12/10/1917		Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	George initially enlisted in the Australian Army on the 28th October 1915; He was 5ft 5 inches tall and weighed 9 stone 4lbs. He was discharged as "unlikely to become an efficient soldier” and for being "drunk and absent without leave." George then enlisted in New Zealand, proceeding to the Western Front on the 23rd July 1917. He was posted as missing, later presumed to have been killed in action, at Ypres.
McAteer	James	Private	Hampshire Regiment, 1st Battalion	35333	33 Wordsworth Street, Bootle	15/06/1918		Le Vertannoy British Cemeterym Hinges, Pas de Calais, France	James was born at Bootle in 1882; the son of Michael McAteer and Elizabeth (nee Lynch). Before the war he was a marine fireman, who was living at Bootle when he enlisted in the army, at Winchester. He died of his wounds.
McAteer	Matthew	Cook	Mercantile Marine, RMS Lusitania		36 Browning Street, Bootle	07/05/1915	27	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Matthew was born at Bootle in 1887; the son of Daniel and Elizabeth McIntyr. He married Catherine Van Eker on the 28th April 1913; they had a daughter, Kathleen. Matthew was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland.
McBride	Nicholas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	12074	Conway Street, Bootle	28/03/1917	29	Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France	Nicholas was born at Stabannan near Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland in 1890; the son of James McBride. He married Ann Grant in Waterloo in 1914 and enlisted in the KLR at the outbreak of war. He was on M.P. duty when he was struck and killed by a shell-splinter.
McCambridge	Hugh Patrick	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	59289	73 Gray Street, Bootle	29/04/1918		Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Hugh was born at Liverpool in 1878; the son of James McCambridge and Rose Ann (nee McCluskey). He enlisted in the army at Liverpool, and went to the front some time after January 1916. He was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres.
McCann	Michael	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266847	16 Hood Street, Bootle	28/03/1917	29	Erquinghew Lys Churchyard, Extension, Nord, France	Michael was the son of Peter McCann and was born circa 1888. He enlisted at Bootle and was transferred to a Pioneer company shortly before being killed in action on 28th March 1917.
McCarthy	John	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	23772	17 William Henry Street	05/03/1917	20	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	John joined the army in December 1914, and went out to France in December 1915. He was killed in action on the battlefields of Arras.
McCarthy	Michael Joseph	Sergeant	Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 1st Battalion	16762	40 Percy Street, Bootle	10/05/1917	22	Canada Farm Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Michael was wounded in two engagements and twice gassed. After a short home-leave, he went back to the front and was wounded again. The final blow was a wound to the stomach. He was admitted to hospital, but died three days later. He was postumously awarded the Military Medal (MM).	Military Medal
McCarthy	Peter	Private	Scots Guards, 1st Battalion	12950	40 Percy Street, Bootle	04/07/1916	31	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Peter was born at Bootle in 1888. He was the son of Walter McCarthy and Norah (nee Kearney). Private McCarthy joined the Scots Guards in January 1915, and went to the front in September 1915. He died in No. 14 General Hospital, France, from multiple wounds received in action.
McCartney	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	266995	5 Laburnum Place, Bootle	25/09/1917		Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Edward was born in 1886, and was the son of John Alexander McCartney and Annie (nee Swan). He enlisted on the outbreak of war, and was wounded on two occasions before being killed in action during the Third Battle of Ypres ( Passchendaele.
(Griffin-) McClellan	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	49399	190 Derby Road, Bootle	22/05/1917	22	Sunken Road Cemetery, Boisleux St, Marc, France	Thomas was the son of James McClellan and and Sarah Ann (nee Griffin). He joined the "King's" on May 31st, 1915, and had been serving in France about six months when he received his wounds. He was treated at a Casualty Clearing Station, but succumbed to his injuries.
McClelland	Thomas Allan	Private	Royal Fusiliers, 11th Battalion	82493	91 Florida Street, Bootle	28/08/1918	19	Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	Thomas was born at 30 Rhyl Street, Bootle; the son of Robert McClellan and Margaret Anderson (nee Allan). He was killed in action during the period from 8 August 1918 to the date of the Armistice in the Advance to Victory.
McClennen	James	Private	Manchester Regiment, 1st Battalion	1832	26 Matthew Street, Bootle	01/05/1916		Baghdad North Gate War Cemetery, Iraq	James was born at Bootle in 1895. Before the war he worked as a painter his effects were valued at £21 12s 1s (£1,300 at current values.)
McCombie	Donald	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	5181	143 Benedict Street, Bootle	25/09/1916	19	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Donald enlisted in Bootle and was killed in action on the battlefields of the Somme.
McCormack	Frederick William	Stoker	Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. “Black Prince”	803U	1 York Street, Bootle	31/05/1916	43	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	Frederick was the son of James and Ann Jane McCormack of Bootle; husband of Florence McCormack. At the outbreak of war, he was called up with the Royal Naval Reserve and was killed at the Battle of Jutland, whilst serving aboard the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Black Prince.
McCormick	John	Private	Manchester Regiment, 1st Battalion	6967	13 Nevada Street, Bootle	08/03/1916	33	Basra Memorial, Iraq	John was born at Liverpool in 1883, the son of John McCormack. He was a reservist, and was recalled to the colours in 1914. John was living at Bootle when he enlisted in the army at Ashton-under-Lyne. He was killed in action in Mesopotamia.
McCouid	Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	267812	134 Olivia Street, Bootle	09/04/1918	20	Post Office Rifles Cemetery, Festubert, France	Robert was born in Bootle on the 3rd January 1898, the son of William and Jane McCouid. He enlisted in April 1916 and was killed in action in France.
McCowan	Andrew	Private	Australian Imperial Force 5th [Victorian] Battalion	407	10 Lentil Street, Kirkdale	14/07/1915	32	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Turkey	Andrew was the son of Emma, and (the late) Daniel McCowan; husband of Lilian McCowan. He was killed at the Dardanelles. He left a wife and four children.
McCoy	John William	Private	South Wales Borderers, 8th Battalion	41585	24 Cinder Lane, Orrell	13/04/1918	18	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was born at Aintree in 1900, the only child of John James McCoy and Ada Louisa (nee Pearson). He joined the Army in April 1917 and died on the battlefields of Ypres.
McDermott	Simon	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	3/25891	59 Armstrong Street, Bootle	03/10/1916	38	Wailly Orchard Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, Pas de Calais, France	Simon was born in Liverpool on the 3rd July 1878, the son of Thomas McDemott and Ellen (nee Finegan). Simon married Margaret Nelson in 1899, they had nine children. He enlisted in the army at Seaforth and was posted to the Western Front on 24th August 1915. He was killed in action.
McDonald	Allan	Private	London Regiment, 1st Battalion	228471	College View, Bootle	23/09/1917	30	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Allan was born at Kirkdale on the 4th May 1887, the son of John McDonald and Christy (nee Dixon). He enlisted in September 1916, going to France in May 1917. He died in the 3rd battle of Ypres (Passchendaele).
McDonald	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	5324	48 Church Street, Bootle	16/08/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	John was the husband of Elizabeth McDonald. After a sea-faring career, he enlisted in the army in November 1915, and was killed on the battlefields of the Somme.
McDonald	Thomas	Private	Canadian Infantry, Saskatchewan Regiment, 46th Battalion	219700	27 Seaforth Street, Bootle	10/04/1917	28	Vimy Memorial, Vimy, France	Thomas was born at Bootle in 1888, the son of Owen McDonald and Ann (nee McBride). He married Margaret McDonald in 1912 in Canada and was living with his wife at Albert Street, Cobourg, when he enlisted in the army on the 18th September 1915. Thomas was killed during the Canadian attack on Vimy Ridge.
McDonnell	George	Lance Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	14897	66 Shelley Street, Bootle	27/08/1915	35	Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium	George was the husband of Elizabeth McDonnell. He was killed in action in France.
McDougall	George	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1116	97 Delamore Street, Kirkdale	20/05/1915	19	Chocoques Military Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France	George enlisted when he was about 14 and after training at Canterbury, went out to France with the first detachment on the 28th February 1915. He was wounded on May 19th, and died the following day, four days before his 20th birthday.
McElnea	Robert Harley	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	16593	20 Oriel Road, Bootle	23/09/1917		Outtersteene Communal Cemetery, Bailleul, Nord, France	Robert was the son of John and Esther McElnea. After leaving school he joined the staff of Bootle Library, remaining there for some years and then moving on to work for Lamb Brothers timber merchants. Robert enlisted in the Liverpool Pals in September 1914 with his brother, to whom he was very deeply attached. Robert went to France on 1st November 1915. He died of wounds received in action.
McEveley	David	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery 50th Battery, 2nd Division	28562	18 Hood Street, Bootle	28/11/1920	41	Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, England	David served in the army in South Africa and India before 1901, re-enlisting on 13th November 1902 at Seaforth, and going on to serve in France. He married Hannah Winstanley in Bootle on 7th July 1912, they had one a son. David survived the war, but died in 1920, his health compromised.
McFarland	Peter	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 52nd Company	46241	1 Effingham Street, Bootle	13/06/1917	21	La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery, Peronne, France	Peter was the son of Patrick and Annie McParland. After serving in the Navy, Peter enlisted in the KLR in 1915 and was posted to France in May 1916. An attack of trench fever necessitated his being invalided home, and on his return to duty he was attached to the Machine Gun Corps. Peter was wounded on the 11th June 1917 by a shell fragment and admitted to hospital, where he died.
McFarlane	John James	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 6th Battalion	1649	16 Hemans Street, Bootle	13/08/1915	19	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Turkey	John was born at Bootle in 1894, the son of John McFarlane and Elizabeth (nee McManus). He enlisted in the Australian Army at sea while serving as a steward on the Australian troop transport A54 ( SS Runic ) in 1915. John served in the Dardanelles from the 7th May 1915 where he was wounded twice. On the 18th June 1915 he suffered a bullet wound to the right knee, he was treated at 1st General Hospital, Heliopolis on the 24th June. On the 13th August 1915 he died of wounds received in action.
McGiveron	John	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 8th Battalion	15419	163 Linacre Road, Litherland	21/05/1916	32	Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont St. Eloi, France	John was the son of Edward and Annie McGiveron (nee Westhead). He died in the defence of Vimy Ridge.
McGonigal	John	Private	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion	42510	4 Daley Place, Orrell	03/10/1918	29	Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Poland	John was the son of John and Katherine McGonigal; husband of Alice McGonigal. He died whilst a prisoner of war in Poland.
McGough	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	13753		26/07/1915		Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France
McGowan	Michael	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 11th Battalion	235255	34 Trevor Street, Seaforth	31/07/1917	33	Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium	Michael was the son of Michael and Mary McGowan. He died on the first day of the 3rd Battle of Ypres ( Passchendaele).
McGowan	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	5971	25 Holywell Street, Bootle	27/09/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Thomas was born at Bootle in 1893. He enlisted in January 1916 and was killed on the battlefields of the Somme.
McGrath	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	32405	27 Lincoln Road, Bootle	08/08/1916	35	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	William was the husband of Emma McGrath, he died of the battlefields of the Somme
McGuire	Henry	Trimmer	Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Andania."		12 William Henry Street, Bootle	27/01/1918	19	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Henry was the son of Marjorie and (the late) Richard McGuire. He was one of seven crewmen lost when the S.S. Andania was torpedoed off the coast of County Antrim, Ireland.
McHarg	Edward John	Carpenter	Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Sagamore"		13 Melling Road, Bootle	03/03/1917	49	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Edward was born at Liverpool, the son of (the late) Mr and Mrs John McHarg; husband of Annie McHarg (nee Speakman). He died when the British ship S.S. Sagamore was sunk by a German submarine.
McKeown	Francis J	Stoker	Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. “Goliath”	2174S	71 Olivia Street, Bootle	13/05/1915	26	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	Francis was the son of Peter and Mary McKeown; husband of Mary Elizabeth McKeown. He was lost whilst serving in the Dardanelles aboard battleship HMS Goliath. Goliath was sunk during darkness by a Turkish destroyer firing three torpedoes. Francis was a naval reservist, and had been called up in August 1914.
McKeown	Richard	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	39193	Queen's Road, Bootle	18/04/1918		Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Richard was the son of John McKeown and Mary (nee Kelly). He and his twin brother, George, were born on the 25th September 1888 at Preston. Before the war Richard was a tobacconist's errand boy, aged 12. He died in Belgium.
McKew	Edward Joseph	Corporal	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 1st Battalion	19220	82 Park Street, Bootle	01/07/1916		Y Ravine Cemetery, Beaumony Hamel, Somme, France	Edward was born at Kirkdale in 1899, the son of Edward Joseph McKew and Ann Jane (nee Mills). He enlisted in the army at Liverpool and was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, in the attack on the village of Beaumont Hamel.
McLachlan		Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Scottish Battalion		202 Bedford Road, Bootle
McLean	Thomas	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 6th Battalion	2040		03/07/1916	25	Avesnes le Comte Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France	Thomas was the son of Alexander and Mary McLean. He died on the battlefields near Arras.
McLean	David	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	8770	35 Oriel Road, Bootle	17/06/1917		Hamburg Cemetery, Germany	David was the son of William McLean and Sarah (nee Birch). He was taken prisoner at Mailly on the 13th November 1916 and died of consumption at Minden Camp Hospital. He was originally buried at the French Cemetery Minderheide but after the war his remains were removed and reburied at Hamburg Cemetery.
McLennan	William Norman	Lieutenant	Canadian Infantry Scottish Regiment, 16th Battalion			13/06/1916	25	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	William was born in Bootle in November 1890. He was the son of William and Mary McLennan. After serving three years (and whilst still serving) with the 72nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, William attested (on 23rd September 1914) for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force and was posted to the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). He sailed to France with his unit and likely died of wounds at a casualty clearing station situated at Lijssenthoek, near Ypres in Belgium.
McLeod	John	Corporal	Royal Scots Regiment, 11th Battalion	22687	24 Hertford Road, Bootle	28/01/1916	27	Rifle house Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium	John was the son of Annie McLeod (native of Vatten Bridge, Dunvegan, Isle of Skye) and the late Duncan McLeod (native of Glendale, Skye). He died in the vicinity of Ypres.
McLoughlin	Thomas John	Donkeyman	Mercantile Marine S.S. "Larchmore."		35 Blackburn Grove, Bootle	03/07/1915	39	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Thomas was the son of (the late) Joseph and Mary McLoughlin. He was the only crew member lost when on 3rd July 1915, SS Larchmore, was sunk by the German submarine U-39, 70 miles from Wolf Rock, Cornwall.
McMahon	Alfred Eric	Private	Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 10th Battalion	22037	74 Bedford Road, Bootle	20/09/1917	27	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Alfred was born at Kirkdale in 1893, the son of Walter John and Isabella McMahon. He enlisted in September 1915, and had been in France ten months when he was killed in action at the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele).
McMahon	John	Trimmer	Mercantile Marine H.N.H.S. "Llandovery Castle."		23 William Henry Street, Bootle	27/06/1918	24	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was born at Bootle in 1893. He was the son of Patrick McMahon and Mary Alice (nee Mallon). John died when the Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland by submarine U-86, in contravention of international agreements not to attack hospital ships. The submarine then surfaced and attempted to run down and shoot survivors, probably to eliminate all witnesses to the crime.
McMahon	John	Private	The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion	8443	53 Boreland Street, Bootle	26/08/1914	26	La Ferte Sous Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France, France	John was born at Liverpool on the 15th December 1884; the only surviving son of Michael McMahon and Ellen (nee Bennett). John enlisted in the army at Liverpool and was posted to the Western Front on the 10th August 1914. Just a fortnight later, he was posted as missing later presumed killed in action, at the Battle of Mons.
McManus	George	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion	9176		22/10/1914		Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France	George was born and enlisted in the army in Liverpool; he was posted to the Western Front on the 22nd August 1914. George died of wounds at the 2nd Ambulance Train, Steenwerck, France. He willed his effects to Miss M Millington.
McMillan	George Stanley	2nd Air Mechanic	Royal Air Force, 103 Squadron	168353	87 Bedford Road, Bootle	10/11/1918	20	Lille Southern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	George was the son of James and Margaret McMillan. He attested for the Royal Air Force on 16th May 1918, becoming an apprentice engineer fitter. George's service record reference is AIR 79/1522.
McMynn	John Alan	Sapper	Royal Engineers A.E. Cable Section	47171	404 Stanley Road, Bootle	21/11/1918		Dedeagatch Cemetery, Greece	John was born at 22 Erskine Street, West Derby in 1894; the only son of Robert McMynn and Jane (nee Dinsdale). He was killed in action in Dedeagatch (now Alexandroupolis Greece) while it was under Bulgarian control 1913 to 1919.
McNamee	Patrick Joseph	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	47413		07/05/1917	35	Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France	Patrick was the son of Michael and Annie McNamee of Mullaghbawn, Dundalk, Ireland. He died of wounds received in action at Le Treport, an important hospital centre on the Western Front.
McNeice	Joseph James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	4698	32 Molyneux Street, Bootle	16/08/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Joseph was the son of Henry McNeice and Mary (nee McConville); the husband of Annie McNeice (nee Dumbell). When he was drafted to the front he said, "I am going to avenge my brother's death." (his brother had been killed in action). Joseph died on the battlefields of the Somme.
McNeil	William Astbury	Lance Corporal	South African Infantry, 3rd Battalion	1671	184 Bedford Road, Bootle	21/07/1916	41	La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, France	William was the son of James and Martha McNeil. He died at the Battle of the Somme; probably of wounds at one of the casualty clearing station exclusively linked to the cemetery where he is buried.
McNeilly	Isaac James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	266502	67 Berry Street, Bootle	12/06/1917		Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France	Isaac was born at 69 Berry Street, Bootle on the 14th March 1891, the son of William and Jane McNeilly. He enlisted with the 7th Battalion KLR and was killed in action in the Armentieres region.
McNulty	Joseph	Private	Canadian Field Ambulance, 19th Battalion	56107	9 Croxteth Road, Bootle	07/03/1916	26	Ribridge Wood Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Joseph was the son of Hugh and Alice McNulty (nee Maginnis). He attested for the Canadian infantry on 5th March 1915 at Toronto, and serving in the sector, between the Kemmel Road and Dickebusch Lake, south of Ypres.
McPhie	Alexander	Private	Scots Guards, 2nd Battalion	14387	57 Cambridge Road, Bootle	26/09/1916	28	Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, France	Alexander was the son of Alexander and Christina McPhie. He died of wounds at either the 34th or 22nd London Casualty Clearing Stations at Grove Town in the Somme area.
McQuaker	Hugh	Private	Canadian Expeditionary Force, British Columbia Regiment, 7th Battalion	77248	1 St Alban's Road, Bootle	03/06/1916	22	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Hugh was born on the 17th December 1892, the son of Hugh and Isabella McQuaker. He enlisted in the Canadian Army on the 6th November 1914 at Victoria, Canada, aged 21 years 11 months and went to France in April 1915. He fought in a number of engagements, and was twice wounded, before going missing on 3rd June 1916, later notified by the Canadian Record Office as 'missing, believed killed'.
McQuarrie	Thomas Emmet	Air Mechanic 1st Class	Royal Air Force, 14 Squadron	8033	37 Blackburn Grove, Bootle	24/10/1919	22	Bootle Cemetery, England	Thomas was born on 26th April 1897, in Liverpool. The circumstances of his death are unknown, but it was registered in West Derby and his effects £70 5s 10d went to his wife, Hannah.
McQuilton	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1742	347 Litherland Road, Bootle	18/04/1915	20	Cuinchy Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	James was born in New York, America in 1895, the son of James and Mary Ann McQuilton. He enlisted in 1914 and went out to France with his comrades in 1915. He was shot through the head and killed by a sniper, when pointing out to his officer where the man's fire was coming from.
McRae	Samuel	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	29125		30/07/1916	32	Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, France	Samuel was the son of (the late) Alexander and Jane McRae of Bootle. He enlisted in the Liverpool Pals and was killed in action at Guillemont during the Battle of the Somme.
McRoberts	Matthews Salmon	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	2342	22 Hertford Road, Bootle	18/05/1915	19	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Matthew was the son of Matthew McRobert and Mary (nee Sinclair). He enlisted in the King's Liverpool Regiment at the outbreak of war, and after training in Canterbury was sent out to France with his unit. After taking part in several 'actions', Matthew was killed in action at Richebourg.
Mead	Charles	Private	Coldstream Guards, 2nd Battalion	8842		12/03/1917		Combles Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France	Charles was the son of George Mead, and was born in Wiltshire. He enlisted at Salisbury and he was posted to the Western Front on the 12th August 1914. He was killed in action in France.
Meakin	Edward Stanley	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	56725	327 Stanley Road, Bootle	11/04/1918	34	Chocoques Military Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France	Edward was born at Bootle in 1884, the son of Joseph Henry Meakin and Florence (nee Moss). He died, probably of wounds received at the Bethune front, at the casualty clearing station linked to Chocoques Military Cemetery.
Meakin	Frank Moss	Rifleman	London Rifle Brigade, 1/5th Battalion	301360	327 Stanley Road, Bootle	01/07/1916	26	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Frank was born at Bootle in 1890, the son of Joseph Henry Meakin and Florence (nee Moss). A librarian, Frank enlisted in the London Rifle Brigade soon after the outbreak of war, having moved to Tottenham. He was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Medcalfe	Frederick	Able Seaman	Royal Naval Division, 2nd Howe Battalion	Z/212	19 Byron Street, Bootle	19/05/1915	21	Helles Memorial, Turkey	Fred was born at Bootle on the 15th March 1894, the son of John Metcalfe and Sarah (nee Park). He enlisted in the Royal Naval Division on the 5th October 1914, and served with 'D' Company, Howe Battalion. He was killed serving at Gallipoli.
Mellon	Thomas	Private	Royal Fusiliers, 17th Battalion	G/77782	33 Province Road, Orrell	18/10/1918	19	Delsaux Farm Cemetery, Beugny, France	Thomas was the son of Elizabeth Jane and (the late) Patrick Joseph Mellon. He died of wounds; probably at either the 29th or 46th Casualty Clearing Stations.
Mercer	Edward Halley	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	29782		12/07/1916	23	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Edward was the son of Robert and Catherine Mercer. He was killed in action on The Somme Battlefields
Meredith	Oscar	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment	2406	42 Garden Lane, Bootle	25/09/1915	19	Loos Memorial, France	Oscar was the son of Harold and Elizabeth Meredith. He enlisted and was posted to the front at the outbreak of the war. Oscar had served over twelve months' active service when he was killed at Loos.
Milburn	James Hird	Private	Canadian Infantry, 54th Battalion	706728	249 Stanley Road, Bootle	09/04/1917	28	Bois Carre British Cemetery, Thelus, Pas de Calais, France	James was the son of Richard and Isabella Milburn; he was born in Douglas, Isle of Man. James was killed in action during an attack south of Givenchy.
Miller	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1501	113 Berry Street, Bootle	16/05/1915	24	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	John was the son of William Miller and Elizabeth (nee Sephton). He enlisted in the KLR and was killed at Festubert.
Miller	William	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion	62707	3 Canal Street, Bootle	02/09/1918	22	Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	William was the son of William Miller and Elizabeth (nee Sephton). He was killed during the Allied advance to victory (in the Picardy and Artois area, between the Somme and Loos).
Miller	Frank	Ordinary Seaman	Royal Navy, HMS Shark		77 Balfour Road, Bootle	31/05/1916	19	Kviberg Cemetery, Sweden.	Frank was born on the 6th March 1897 in Seaforth; the son of Isaac and Margaret Miller (nee Petterson). He was killed at the Battle of Jutland whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Shark.
Miller	Harold	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/5th Battalion	4173	112 Bank Road, Bootle	26/09/1916	23	Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L'Abbe, France	Harold was born in Bootle on the 2nd December 1893. He enlisted in 1915, and was drafted to France on the 5th December 1915. It was reported that Harold was promoted to the role of 'bomb thrower'. He died of gunshot wounds, at one of the Casualty Clearing Stations, based at Heilly in France. He was awarded a posthumous Military Medal for making several daring reconnaissance trips during a heavy bombardment.	Military Medal
Miller	Henry	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	202419	112 Bank Road, Bootle	29/03/1918		St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	Henry was born at Liverpool. He enlisted in the army in Bootle and was posted to the Western Front. Although his service records hasn’t survived, his medal card suggests that he was went to the front after January 1916. He was killed in action. His cousin Ada Kelly received his effects.
Mills	Alfred Henry	Private	The Buffs, East Kent Regiment, 6th Battalion	G/337	47 Olivia Street, Bootle	30/07/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Before the war Alfred was a warehouse man at Ryland Bros Ltd. He enlisted in the Army in August 1914 and was posted to the Western Front on 1st June 1915. On the 14th April 1916, Alfred married Anne Vance. He was killed on The Somme battlefields.
Mills	George	Private	Canadian Railway Troops	3235742	160 Irlam Road, Bootle	04/10/1918	30	niagara on the Lake, St. Mark's Anglican Cemetery, Ontario, Canada	George was born at Liverpool on the 6th June 1888; the son of Lemon Mills and Mary Jane (nee Bellion). George attested on the 4th June 1918 at Hamilton, Ontario, aged 29 years 11 months, he was a stationery engineer. He died of influenza in Canada.
Milne	Evelyn Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion and the Gloucestershire Regiment, 2nd/5th Battalion	242131	126 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	22/11/1917	20	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Evelyn was born at Orford Barracks, Warrington in 1897. He was the son of John Steele Milne and Alice Evelyn (nee Haskings). He enlisted with the KLR Territorials before transferring to the Gloucestershire Regiment. Evelyn arrived on the Western Front after January 1916, and attached to the Light Trench Mortar Battery. Evelyn was killed in action whilst operating his weapon. His two brothers, John and William, also fell.
Milne	John Haskings Steele	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/5th Battalion	1258	126 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	17/04/1915	21	Woburn Abbey Cemetery, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France	John was born at Orford Barracks, Warrington in 1894. He was the eldest son of John Steele Milne and Alice Evelyn (nee Haskings). In 1911 (aged sixteen), John was an apprentice marine engineer. John was a pre-War Territorial having joined the 5th battalion King's Liverpool Regiment for a period of four years at Liverpool on the 1st June 1910, aged 17. John was appointed Sergeant in 1913 and re-engaged for a further four years on the 27th April 1914. He was posted overseas with his battalion on the 20th February 1915 and was killed in action on the 17th April 1915. His two brothers, Evelyn and William, also fell.
Milne	William Alexander	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/5th Battalion	2484	126 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	13/08/1916	21	Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France	William enlisted on the 2nd September 1914 at Liverpool aged 19 years 10 months. He was posted overseas with his battalion on the 20th February 1915 and was appointed Lance Corporal on the 14th March 1916. His effects, namely:- "1 Diary, 1 Ruler, 1 Book (Mechanical World), 1 Electric Lamp" were returned to his parents in December 1916. His two brothers, Evelyn and John, also fell.
Minshall	George	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	85437	66 Sidney Road, Bootle	16/04/1918	20	Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium	George was born at Canterbury Street, Everton on the 6th April 1898. He was the son of Amos Minshall and Margaret Lilian (nee Roberts). He was killed in action in Belgium.
Minshull	James	2nd Engineer	Mercantile Marine, SS "Canonessa"		263 Litherland Road, Bootle	01/05/1918	35	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England and is commemorated on Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	James (McK) Minshull was born at Kirkdale; the son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Minshull. He died on the 1st May 1918 when the S.S. Canonesa was torpedoed and damaged, some 14 miles off the coast of Worthing by the German submarine ub-57. The ship was beached but later repaired and salvaged.
Mitchell	Albert	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/5th Battalion	3025	83 Downing Road, Bootle	17/08/1916	25	Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France	Albert enlisted in the Army at Liverpool on the 27th October 1914; he was then posted to the Western Front in February 1915. Albert suffered gunshot wounds to the abdomen on the 8th August 1916 and was admitted to No. 5 Casualty Clearing Station. From there he was transferred to 1st South African General Hospital at Abbeville on the 15th August. He succumbed to his wounds two days later.
Moffatt	Walter Murray	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion and Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers	44056	161 Gloucester Road, Bootle	26/10/1918	20	Kezelberg Military Cemetery, Wevelgem, Belgium	Walter enlisted in the army at Bootle, and was posted to the front with the 7th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment on the 7th March 1915. Whilst with the King's, he had two service numbers - 2910 and 405144 - before he was transferred to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (service no 44056). He died of wounds at the Australian Casualty Clearing Station, just weeks before the end of the War.
Monaghan	John Francis	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	266985	14 Chaucer Street, Bootle	24/02/1918	20	Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	John was born at Bootle in 1897, he was the son of Michael Lawrence Monaghan and Margaret Ann (nee Turner). He died in France.
Monether	Arthur Percy	Private	Yorkshire Regiment, 1/4th Battalion	35328	40 Grove Street, Bootle	09/04/1918	18	Croix du Bac British Cemetery, Steenwerck, France	Arthur was born at 32 Coleridge Street, Bootle and was baptised on the 28th June 1899 at St.Leonard's C.of E. Church, Bootle. He was the son of Thomas Monether and Margaret (nee Jellicoe).
Monteith	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	4287	11 Percy Grove, Kirkdale	10/08/1916	36	Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, France	James was the son of John and Harriet Montieth; husband of Susannah and father to four daughters. He enlisted in Bootle in May 1915, initially in 8th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment and is included in their casualty list. Having sailed for France on the ship S.S.Archangel , he arrived there on 4th March 1915. He would appear to have been wounded on 26th April 1916 and then again on 9th August 1916. Sadly he died of these wounds.
Moore	Charles S.	Special Deckhand	Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. “Helgoland”	31935D DEV	16 Garfield Street, Bootle	09/06/1917	29	Cockhill Catholic Cemetery, Ireland	Charles was born in County Clare, Ireland on the 31st August 1885. He was the son of John (or Thomas) Moore, a lighthouse keeper; husband of Josephine Moore (nee Keeshan). Charles died after receiving a shell wound following an engagement with a submarine. He was the only fatality.
Moore	James	Driver	Royal Field Artillery, 44/13th Brigade	18394	Mill Grove, Sefton Grove, Litherland	13/07/1917	23	Baghdad North Gate War Cemetery, Iraq	James was born at Melling in 1894, the son of John Moore and Jane (nee Marshall). James married Mary Jane Baker. He enlisted in the army at Liverpool and died in Iraq (Mesopotamia).
Moore	John	Lance Corporal	Grenadier Guards, 1st Battalion	26620	15 Litherland Road, Bootle	12/10/1917	33	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was the son of Thomas and Eliza Moore of 12 Condover Avenue, Orrell Park; husband of Jessie Moore. He was killed in action at the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) October 1917.
Moorhouse	David Collier	Private	Lovat Scouts, 2/2nd Battalion	19153	20 Cowper Street, Bootle	25/01/1918	20	Bootle Cemetery, England	David was born on the 9th September 1897, the son of David Moorhouse and Louisa (nee Bowden). David enlisted in the army in 1916, and died from pneumonia in Windy Knowe Military Hospital, Blundellsands, after a short illness of about ten days. He was given a full military funeral, with three volleys fired over the grave.
Moran	Thomas	Corporal	Royal Engineers, 200th Field Company	81748	3 Moore Street, Bootle	28/04/1917		London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, Pas de Calais, France	Thomas was the husband of Sarah Moran (nee Rogan) A report on his death appeared in the Bootle Times on the 25th May 1917. ‘Second Corporal. Moran, was wounded in the head on April 28th when with a convoy, and died the same day without recovering consciousness’
Moreland	Harry Laithwaite	Private	Royal Navy H.M.S. "Indefatigable."	PLY/16822	55 Clifford Street, Bootle	31/05/1916	20	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	Henry was born at Bootle on the 4th January 1897, the son of Henry Laithwaite Moreland and Jane (nee Taylor). He enlisted in the Royal Marines on the 11th August 1914 and was lost while serving on HMS Indefatigable, which was sunk at the Battle of Jutland.
Morgan	Frederick Joseph	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	32700	101 Downing Road, Bootle	12/10/1916	20	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Frederick was the son of Robert and Minnie Morgan. He enlisted in the Liverpool Pals and was killed on the battlefields of the Somme.
Morgan	Hugh Thomas	Private	Somerset Light Infantry, 1st Battalion	39676	23 Boreland Street, Bootle	25/07/1918		Karachi 1914 War Memorial, India	Hugh was the son of Peter and Annie Morgan. He enlisted in the Liverpool Pals and was posted to India in January 1918. There, he suffered a violent attack of fever, from which he recovered, but succumbed to heat stroke some time later.
Morgan	James	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	4967	68 Keats Street, Bootle	25/09/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	James was the son of Henry Morgan and Margaret (nee Rice). He enlisted in the KLR at Bootle and was posted to the front after January 1916. He was killed in action on the battlefields of the Somme.
Morgan	John	Private	Canadian Infantry, Central Ontario Regiment, 116th Battalion	3030309	45 Park Street, Bootle	29/09/1918	38	St Olle British Cemetery, Raillencourt-Sainte-Olle, France	John was the son of John Morgan and Annie (nee Beattie). He emigrated from Liverpool to America on the 25th February 1906 and later married May Clucas in New York. When America entered the war, Morgan offered his services to the military, but being a married man, was not accepted. Determined to help the war effort, he left his business under the care of a manager and travelled to join the Canadian forces. He enlisted on the 2nd September 1917 at Toronto and was fatally wounded.
Morgan	Thomas Lloyd	Private	Northumberland Fusiliers, 23rd Battalion	47439	37 Pembroke Road, Bootle	29/04/1917	37	Brown Copse Cemetery, Roeux, France	Thomas was born at Bootle in 1879, was the son of Thomas Morgan and Jane (nee Kinsey). He was killed in action at Arras.
Morgan	Wright Chadburn	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 3/7th Battalion	4692	70 Dryden Street, Bootle	26/02/1916		Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Private Wright, of the Military Police, was standing chatting to his colleague on Blackpool's darkened Promenade, when a tramcar hit them both. Wright later died at Victoria Hospital, Blackpool but his colleague survived.
Morley	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion and Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry	49523	95 Litherland Road, Bootle	24/10/1918	21	Poix du Communal Cemetery Extension, France	John was the son of John and Margaret Morley. He died during the attack on, and capture of, the village of Poix-du-Nord during the the allied victory advance in October 1918.
Morris	Alfred	Steward	Mercantile Marine H.M.S, "Laurentic."	675603	78 Bedford Road, Bootle	25/01/1917	22	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	Alfred was the son of John and Margaret Morris. He was lost along with 346 other crewmen when H.M.S. Laurentic was sunk by a mine off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland.
Morris	Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	30399	69 Bedford Road, Bootle	21/09/1918	29	Villers Guislain Communal Cemetery, France	Robert was the son of the late Thomas Evan and Mary Ann Morris. At the front serving with the 4th Battalion KLR, Robert died in the Cambrai area.
Morris	William James	5th Engineer Officer	Mercantile Marine S.S. "Sagamore."		65 Langton Tower, Langton Dock, Bootle	03/03/1917	33	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	William was the son of William Henry and Ada Morris. A member of the crew of the S.S. Sagamore , William was lost when the ship was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-49, whilst 150 miles off Fastnet, Ireland.
Morris		Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Morrison	Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	266703	Cross Street, Bootle	16/07/1917		Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France	Robert was born at Kirkdale in 1874, the son of Robert and Margaret Morrison. Serving at the front near Armentieres, on 16th July 1917, he was acting as a "runner" under heavy shell-fire, and was standing by an officer in the trench when a shell burst and killed him, at the same time wounding the officer.
Morrison	Thomas Wickham	Chief Engineer	Mercantile Marine S.S. "Canova."			24/12/1917	36	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Thomas was born at Wick, Scotland in 1880. He was one of seven crewmen lost when the S.S. Canova was torpedoed without warning and sunk by a submarine, 15 miles north of Mine Head, Devon, on the 24th December 1917.
Morrison	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	12403	79 Audley Street, Bootle	15/09/1916	25	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	William was born at Seaforth in 1891, the son of Philip James Morrison and Annie (nee McNally). He enlisted in the army at Seaforth on the 19th August 1914 at the age of 22. He was posted to France with his unit and was killed on the battlefields of the Somme.
Morrow	David	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 1st Battalion	3145	7 York Street, Bootle	25/09/1915	18	Loos Memorial, France	David was born at 108 Canal Street, Bootle in 1897, the son of Richard Morrow and Elizabeth (nee Parry). He enlisted on 25th August 1914. He was posted to the front on the 3rd June 1915 and was killed in action during the Battle of Loos. He was buried on the battlefield.
Moss	Charles	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	27941		30/07/1916	43	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Charles was born at Liverpool in 1873, the son of George Moss and Susannah (nee Howard). He enlisted in the army at Seaforth . He was posted to the front after January 1916 and was killed in action whilst serving with the Liverpool Pals Regiment.
Moss	Thomas	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	10455	42a Brasenose Road, Kirkdale	25/09/1915		Loos Memorial, France	Thomas was born at Walton in 1895, the son of Charles Moss and Eliza (nee Quinn). He enlisted in the army at Liverpool and was posted to the Western Front on the 16th March 1915. Thomas had risen to the rank of Sergeant by the time he was killed in action at Loos.
Mulhearn	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	266828	1 Camden Street, Bootle	09/04/1918	34	Brown's Road Military Hospital, Festubert, France	William was born in 1883, the son of William Mulhearn and Mary (nee Gill). He enlisted in the 7th Battalion KLR and he was awarded the Military Medal on 20th November 1917 for gallant conduct at Guillemont Farm. He was killed in action in the Festubert sector, on the first day of the Battle of Lys.	Military Medal
Mulhearn	Joseph Patrick	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	265280	35 Seaforth Street, Bootle	27/03/1918	22	Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	Joseph was the son of William and Mary Mulhearn (nee Gill). He married Mary Fennell in 1915, they had a daughter Mary later that year. He was posted as missing in action in March 1918, his mother appealed for information about his fate in the Bootle Times on the 2nd August 1918.
Mulholland	George	Trimmer	Mercantile Marine H.M.S. "Caronia."		36 Brook Road, Bootle	13/07/1915	18	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	George was the son of James and Elizabeth Mulholland. He was serving aboard HMS Caronia, when he died of 'Congestion of the brain and heart failure due to the Heat'. The ship was heading from Nova Scotia to Bermuda. George was buried at sea.
Mullen	Michael	Fireman	Mercantile Marine "SS Beacon Light"		11 Seldon Street, Kensington	19/02/1918	45	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Michael was the son of Mary and (the late) Charles Mullen; husband of Annie Mullen (nee Doyle. He was lost when S.S. Beaconlight was torpedoed and sunk by U-91 in the North Minch, 15 miles from the Butt of Lewis while on passage from Liverpool to Scapa Flow. 33 people were killed including that of her Master.
Munro	Alexander	4th Engineer (Jun)	Mercantile Marine S.S. "Missanabie."		13 Florida Street	09/09/1918	29	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Alexander was born in Glasgow, the son of Alexander and Isabella Munro (nee Ross). He died when the S.S. Missanabie was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland.
Murphy	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	16730	25 Shakespeare Street, Bootle	05/07/1916	20	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	Edward was born in 1896 in Staffordshire, the son of John and Jane Murphy. He enlisted at Liverpool on the 2nd September 1914. Edward died of wounds received in action at No 5 General Hospital, Rouen. A telegram to his family dated 4th July 1918 reported that Pte E Murphy had "undergone right thigh amputation and was dangerously ill". He died the following day.
Murphy	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	2168	68 Benedict Street, Bootle	16/05/1916	19	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	James was born at Bootle in 1896, the son of James Murphy and Margaret (nee Corvan). He enlisted in the 7th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment at Bootle on the 8th August 1914, and was posted overseas with his battalion on 7th March 1915. James was shot through the head and killed during the famous charge of the 7th at Festubert.
Murphy	John	Private	Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 6th Battalion	18445		19/08/1915		Helles Memorial, Turkey	John was born at Rosbercon, County Kilkenny, Ireland and was living in Bootle when he enlisted at Seaforth. He was posted to the Balkans on the 7th August 1915. He was killed in action at Gallipoli nine days later.
Murphy	Patrick	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	30124	20 Chesnut Grove, Bootle	30/07/1916	23	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Patrick was the son of John and (the late) Catherine Murphy. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme, having been at the front for only six weeks.
Murphy	Patrick Joseph	Corporal	North Staffordshire Regiment, and Royal Army Service Corps.	47126	48 Shelley Street, Bootle	20/09/1917	32	Basra War Cemetery, Iraq	Patrick was born in Castlebridge, Ireland. He married Anna Mary Pierce. Patrick was living in Bootle when he enlisted in the Army at Woolwich, Kent. He initially served with the Royal Army Service Corps. Patrick was posted to the front after January 1916, transferring to Mesopotamia in June 1917. He died after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage.
Murphy	Richard Etherington	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	3572	4 Norfolk Street, Bootle	13/08/1916	19	Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, France	Richard was born in Kirkdale in 1896, the eldest son of Patrick Murphy and Elizabeth (nee Etherington). He enlisted in Bootle on 6th January 1915, and travelled to Rouen on 4th March 1916 aboard the S.S. Archangel . He was wounded on 9th August 1916 during the Battle of the Somme and died four days later at no 5 Casualty Clearing Station, Corbie.
Murphy	Matthew	Fireman	Mercantile Marine "RMS Lusitania"		19 Southey Street, Bootle	07/05/1915	58	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Matthew was the son of (the late) James and Ellen Murphy. He married Margaret O'Donelly in 1883 and they had 6 children. He was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland. Before the war Matthew was a Retort Cleaner in the Gasworks.
Murphy alias Hair	Leonard	1st Class Stoker	Royal Navy H.M.S. "Queen Mary."	SS111892	42 Litherland Road, Bootle	31/05/1916		Presumed drowned but is commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England, England	Leonard was born on the 17th January 1894. He was the son of Leonard Joseph Hair and Mary Jane (nee Ginn). He was lost when battleship HMS Queen Mary was sunk with great loss of life at the Battle of Jutland. Leonard had been in the Navy for four years, and serving on the Queen Mary since she was commissioned.
Murray	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	12111	44 Aber Street, Bootle	26/01/1916	21	Ferme Olivier Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was born in 1894 in County Dublin, Ireland. He was the son of James and Margaret Murray. He joined the Army at the outbreak of war, and went to France in May 1915. John was shot through the heart by a sniper.
Murray	William	Private	Scots Guards, 2nd Battalion	12965	43 Canal Street, Bootle	25/11/1917	26	Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France	William was born in New York in 1891, the only surviving child of Jane Murray, of Bootle. He enlisted in the army at Liverpool and was posted to the Western Front on the 6th October 1915. William went missing in action in the Cambria area on the 25th November 1917.
Murray	John	Private	Middlesex Regiment, 1st Battalion	5166		29/09/1918		Domino British Cemetery, Epehy, Somme, France	John was the son of Mary Murray. He was born at Galway, Ireland and was living at Leicester when he enlisted in the army. He was posted to the front after January 1916 and was killed in action in France.
Musgrave	Eustace Mordant	Driver	West Lancashire Royal Field Artillery, 290th Brigade	686524	57 Worcester Road, Bootle	05/10/1917	20	Dozinghem Nilitary Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Eustace was the son of Frederick Bernard Mordaunt and Sarah Elizabeth (nee Clarkson) of Leeds. He died of wounds received in action.
Mushrow	Albert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266747	16 Lincoln Street, Bootle	20/09/1917	23	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Albert was the son of Thomas Albert and Mary Ellen Mushrow. He enlisted at outbreak of war, and was killed in action at the Battle of Passchendaele (3rd Battle of Ypres).
Musker	Joseph Walter	2nd Lieutenant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion		37 Merton Road, Bootle	30/07/1916	22	Thiepval Memorial, Somme	Joseph was the son of Margaret Hannah Musker, and the late Walter Musker. He enlisted in the Liverpool Pals immediately following their formation. He survived the 'Big Push' (beginning of the Battle of the Somme), but on 30th July 1916 was shot through the head by a sniper, while returning to his digging party after advising a machine-gun crew as to where to site their weapon.
Musker	Richard	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	53171	17 Palmerston Avenue, Bootle	09/04/1917		Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, Pas de Calais, France	Richard was killed during the action taken by Commonwealth troops to secure Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines.
Myers	George	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	27548		12/10/1916	29	Warlencourt Britsh Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France	George was the brother of Mrs Mary Candlish. He died in the Bapaume area, which saw very heavy fighting.
Narracott	Frank Valentine	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	17080	58 Boswell Street, Bootle	18/10/1916	23	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Frank was the son of Matthew Henry and Isabella Charlotte Narracott. He enlisted in the 'Liverpool Pals' in August 1914. Before joining the Army, Frank was a member of the clerical staff of the Cunard Company.
Nash	Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	35197	79 St John's Road, Bootle	08/08/1916	26	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery, Somme, France	Henry was the son of Wilfred and (the late) Martha Nash. He was killed in action on the Somme battlefields. His sister Florence collected his effects
Nelson	Samuel Joseph	Private	South Lancashire Regiment, 6th Battalion	28701	49 Province Road, Bootle	25/02/1917	24	Basra Memorial, Iraq	Samuel was the son of Samuel and Mary Jane Nelson. He was part of the expeditionary force to Egypt and was killed in Mesopotamia.
Newbould	Thomas Herbert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	21579	36 Somerset Road, Bootle	30/07/1916	29	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Thomas was the son of (the late) Charles Francis and Elizabeth Newbould and was the husband of Elizabeth whom he married in September 1915. Thomas enlisted in September 1914 and before the war he was employed at Johnson's Dyeworks.
Ney	Daniel Francis	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	24383	498 Stanley Road, Bootle	01/07/1916	30	Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, France	Daniel was the son of Patrick and Mary Ney and the husband of Ellen. He worked for Messrs. Bryant and May, Ltd., and was well known throughout the district as an entertainer. He was a valued member of the concert party formed by the "Pals" when out in France.
Nicholson	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	265389		20/09/1917	24	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	William was the son of Jarvis and Margaret Nicholson of Lincolnshire. He was killed on the battlefields of Ypres
Nolan	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/9th Battalion	2688	24 Waterworks Street, Bootle	09/05/1915	35	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	James was the son of of William and Sarah, and husband to Henrietta Kinnar; they had twin boys, James and William. Before James joined up, he was employed at Messrs. Newall's wire-rope works. James was posted to the Western Front on the 12th March 1915 and was killed in action two months later.
Nolan	Michael Morris	Private	Black Watch, 13th Battalion Canadian Infantry, Quebec Regiment	1030620	30 Shelley Street, Bootle	11/10/1918	21	Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France	Michael was the son of Patrick and Mary Ann Nolan. In boyhood he attended Star of the Sea School in Bootle and before the war he was an apprentice hairdresser.
Norgate	William Robert Cranken	Sergeant	Royal Field Artillery, 55th Battery	58168	Not known	09/05/1916	24	Bootle Cemetery, England	William was the son of Charles Passmore and Margaret Jane. William was a labourer with Bootle Corporation before enlisting in the army. He died of wounds received in action at Colchester and his body was returned to his parents, who had moved to Hermitage Grove, Orrell, for burial at Bootle Cemetery.
Norman	Charles E.	Baker	Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. “Bayano”		22 Bolton Street, Marsh Lane, Liverpool	11/03/1915		Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Charles was the husband of Elina and he was one of 195 crewmen lost when H.M.S. Bayano was torpedoed whilst en route from Glasgow to Liverpool.
Norman	Alfred Thomas	Private	Manchester Regiment, 21st Battalion	51724	39 Somerset Road, Bootle	11/10/1918		Beaurevoir British Cemetery, Aisne, France	Alfred was born at Harpley near Kings Lynn, Norfolk in 1885; the son of William John and Priscilla Norman. Before the war he was working as a pastry cook at a bakery. After initially serving in Italy, he was killed in action in France. He left a widow, Evelyne, and one child.
Norman	Frank	Corporal	Royal Field Artillery, 66th Division Ammnunition Column	701646	3 Clare Road, Bootle	27/09/1917	28	Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, Belgium	Frank was the son of William and Annie Norman (nee Storey). He was killed in action; his only daughter, Dorothy, was born shortly afterwards but she died by the same year. Before the war Frank was a commercial traveller for a wholesale chemist.
North	William	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	27915	5 Milton Street, Bootle	23/04/1917	20	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	William was the son of Richard and Alice Norman. Before the war William was in the service of the Midland Railway Company. He was also an "old boy" of St Mary's School.
O'Brien	Edward John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266239	21 Akenside Street, Bootle	31/07/1917	23	Perth Cemetery, China Wall, Ypres, Belgium	Edward was the only child of Elizabeth and the late Patrick O'Brien. Edward worked in the Cunard Works, Rimrose Road, Bootle, before joining the Army.
O'Dea	Stephen	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	4984	52 Cowper Street, Bootle	09/08/1916	33	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Stephen was the son of Stephen and Elizabeth and husband to Mary; they had 3 children. He was killed on the Somme battlefields
Odgers	John	Gunner	West Lancashire Royal Field Artillery, 1/4th Battery	1426	36 Barnton Street, Litherland	07/04/1916	23	Walton Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England	John was the son of Alfred and Charlotte Odgers, the husband of Carrie and the father of Jack. He was formerly employed by Liverpool Corporation Tramways/ Leyland Line. John was injured in training and died at the Kent and Canterbury Military Hospital. His brother Joseph was killed in action.
Odgers	Joseph	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, A/186th Brigade	681831	3 Bedford Road, Bootle	13/10/1918	22	St. Aubert British Cemetery, Nord, France	Joseph was the son of Alfred and Charlotte Odgers. Along with his father and brother, John was formerly employed by the Leyland Line. His brother John was killed in training in 1916.
O'Donnell	Charles	Corporal	Royal Engineers, 188th Field Company	106534	374 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	03/10/1915	20	Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France	Charles was the eldest son of Charles and Alice O'Donnell. Charles was studying at Liverpool University when he enlisted in the Royal Engineers as a chemist. His younger brother William, who had been at Derby University, was also a chemist in the Royal Engineers. Charles' father (also named Charles) was first engineer on the the S.S.Treria which had the misfortunate to be in port at Hamburg when the war broke out and was therefore held as a prisoner of war until 1918.
O'Donnell	William Henry	Chief Cook	Mercantile Marine, SS Thracia		3 Orwell Road, Kirkdale	27/03/1917	38	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	William was the son of Ann and (the late) William O'Donnell. He was born in Liverpool. He died when the steamship Thracia was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine 12 miles north of Belle Isle, Brittany, France. Thirty-six men, including the captain, were lost
O'Grady	Alexander	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 1st Battalion	5193	11 Johnstone Street, Bootle	24/07/1916	25	Villers Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France	Alexander was the son of Thomas and Mary O'Grady. He had been in the Merchant Service when he enlisted in Liverpool, New South Wales in December 1915. Alexanders brother, Thomas, died in 1915.
O'Grady	Thomas	Stoker	Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. “New Zealand”	4211(S)	11 Johnstone Street, Bootle.	03/03/1915	22	Queensferry Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland	Thomas was the son of Thomas and Mary O'Grady. He was serving aboard HMS New Zealand when he fell ill and died of pneumonia aboard the Hospital Ship Garth Castle. Thomas' brother, Alexander, was killed in 1916.
O'Hare	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	266196	383 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	21/03/1917	20	Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Nord, France, Nord, France	James was the eldest son of Henry and Isabella Gilberry. He was an old Seaman's Orphanage boy and was employed at the Bootle Cork Works, Well Lane. He joined up at the end of 1915 and was killed in action on the 21st March 1917.
O'Hare	John	Private	South Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	3114	33 Audley Street, Bootle	04/08/1915	25	Reninghelst Churchyard Extension, Poperinge, Belgium	John was the son of Patrick and Mary O'Hare. He died of wounds at No. 52 Field Ambulance. He is commemorated on the St. James' R.C. church memorial.
Olsen	John William	Corporal	Royal Welch Fusiliers, 1st Battalion	53791	10, Norfolk Street, Bootle	14/05/1917		Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	John, who was killed in action, had been in France nine months. When called up he was working for the Dock Board. Previously he was in the employ of J. Spencer, coal merchant, Bootle.
O'Malley	Edward John	Stoker	Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. “Aboukir”	728	32 Chaucer Street, Bootle	22/09/1914	39	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Edward was the son of May Hughes and the late Edward O'Malley, his stepfather was James Hughes. Edward was the husband of Mary O'Malley. Edward is commemorated on the St. James' R.C. Church memorial.
O'Neill	Edward	Private	Connaught Rangers, 3rd Battalion	5474	8 Flint Street, Bootle	07/12/1915	34	Doiran Memorial, Greece	Edward was the son of John and Mary O'Neill, husband of Rose and father to three children. Prior to enlistment in the Connaught Rangers, Edward had served on H.M.S. Carmania when it sunk the German vessel S.M.S. Cap Trafalgar in the South Atlantic.
Orr	Frederick James	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	8366	22 Bulwer Street, Bootle	24/10/1915	31	Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Frederick was the son of Robert and Dora Orr and the husband of Elizabeth. Frederick had served with the 1st King's for fourteen years (including time in Punjab, India), and rejoined immediately at outbreak of the war.
Osborn	John	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 5th Battalion	202647	2 Concord Place, Bootle	31/07/1917	33	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	John was the son of John and Anastasia Osborn and the husband of Esther. John is commemorated on memorials at St. James' R.C. church, Bootle and St. Elizabeth of Hungary's church, Litherland.
O'Toole	Thomas	Lance Corporal	Royal Naval Reserve, HMS “Calgarian”	641185	58 Scott Street, Bootle	01/03/1918	36	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Thomas was born at Bootle in 1881, the son of Michael and Margaret O'Toole. He was lost whilst serving on the armed merchant cruiser H.M.S. Calgarian, she was torpedoed and sunk by the U-boat U-19 off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland.
Owen	Herbert Arthur Harold	2nd Lieutenant	East Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion		88 Thornton Road, Bootle	23/03/1918	22	Roye New British Cemetery, Somme, France	Herbert was the son of Frank and Clara Owen. He is commemorated on the memorial for Linacre Council School.
Owen	Ivor	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	17932	18 Victoria Drive, Aintree	30/07/1916	25	Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, France	Ivor was the son of John and Mary Owen. Ivor was a prominent member of Bootle Albion Football Club and was a member of the Free Church of Wales, Merton Road, Bootle. Before enlisting, he was employed by Messrs. Edmund Schulter and Co., merchants, Exchange Buildings, Liverpool.
Owen	Sidney Smith	1st Lieutenant	British Columbia Regiment, 1st battalion. Attached 42nd Squadron, Royal Air Force		20 Merton Grove, Bootle	11/12/1918	27	Valenciennes St. Roch Communal Cemetery, Nord, France	Sidney was the youngest son of James and Sarah Owen. He enlisted in the Canadian Army at Victoria, British Columbia in February 1915 and gave his occupation as clerk. Sidney and his observer were killed when their aircraft crashed.
Owen	D.	Rifleman	Machine Gun Corps
Owen	John Richard	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion and King's Liverpool Regiment	39611	4 Sea View, Orrell	02/12/1917	21	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was the son of Robert and Alice Owen of Peniel Chapel House, Amlwch Port, Angelsea. He was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres.
Owens	Owen	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, C/149th Brigade	L/18514	420 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	21/03/1918	20	Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France	Owen was the only son of Owen and Mary Owens. Owen was educated at Linacre Council School, and on leaving school he was employed at the Liverpool General Post Office. He is commemorated on memorials at Linacre Methodist Mission and Liverpool Main Post Office.
Owens	Edward	Driver	Royal Field Artillery, B Battery, 187th Brigade	115825	95 Selwyn Street, Kirkdale	08/11/1918	30	Vichte Military Cemetery, Anzegem, Belgium	Edward was the son of John and Ann Owens, the husband of Ada and father of Edward.
Owens	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	38790	28, Boston Street, Bootle	27/03/1917	24	Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France	John was the son of Robert and Mary Owens. John attended St.James' School and church and is commemorated on St. James' R.C. Church memorial.
Palethorpe	Frederick	Assistant Baker	Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. “Laurentic”	691933	4 Antonio Street, Bootle	25/01/1917	22	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Frederick was the second son of George and Elizabeth Palethorpe. He was a former pupil of Bedford Road School, Bootle. He was the assistant baker aboard the H.M.S Laurentic when she struck a mine off Lough Swilly Ireland, on 25th January 1917. The ship sank with the loss of 350 lives.
Palethorpe (alias Holt)	John George	Private	Canadian Expeditionary Force, Central Ontario Regiment, 15th Battalion	28038	4 Antonio Street, Bootle	24/04/1915		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	John was the son of George and Elizabeth Palethorpe and husband to Julia. He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Overseas force on 22nd September 1914, and was listed as missing at St. Julien following a devastating enemy chlorine gas attack launched against the Canadians on 24th April 1915.
Parker	Richard	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion	45805	62 Brookhill Road, Bootle	19/04/1918	18	Mont Bernanchon British Cemetery, Gonnehem, France	Richard was the son of Richard and Mary Elizabeth Parker and was formerly employed as a carter with Messrs. Joseph Owens and Sons, Ltd., Melrose Road, Bootle
Parker	John James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2nd Battalion, B Company	55700	14 Iris Street, Kirkdale	30/01/1920	22	St Mary's Churchyard, Bootle, England	John was the son of Joseph and Caroline Parker . He died at the David Lewis, Northern Hospital Great Howard Street, Liverpool.
Parkes	David	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	39279	51 Akenside Street, Bootle	21/03/1917	28	Avesnes le Comte Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France	David was the son of Thomas and Sarah Parkes and husband to Sarah, they had 3 children together. Before enlisting David was a newsagent's clerk.
Parry	Arthur	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 15th Battalion	68453	52 Cambridge Road, Bootle	02/09/1918	32	Emilie Valley Cemetery, Somme, France	Arthur was the son of David and Mary Parry. Before enlisting Arthur was a grocer's shop assistant and was living in Llangollen. Arthur joined the R.W.F. and had only been on active service three months when he was badly gassed. He was sent home for treatment at Mill Road Hospital. On recovery he was drafted to Ireland, and afterwards back to France.
Parry	David Henry	Captain	Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Jose de Larringaga."		25 Fernhill Road, Bootle	28/04/1917	51	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	David was the son of Goring Thomas and Mary Ann Parry and husband to Elizabeth Mortimer Hancock. Davids' ship was sunk by a German submarine and twelve lives were lost.
Parry	Evan	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st/7th/18th Battalion	267404	27 Empire Road, Litherland	03/07/1918	21	Houchin British Cemetery, Houchin, France	Evan was the youngest son of John and Ann Jane Parry. Before enlisting Evan, aged fourteen, was an apprentice painter and decorator.
Parry	Robert Ernest	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	6023	89 Brasenose Road, Kirkdale	25/09/1916	25	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France,	Robert was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Parry.
Parry	Robert Evan	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	17158	28 Langdale Street, Bootle	31/07/1917	24	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Robert was the son of John and Annie Parry. Before enlisting, Robert was a shipping clerk with the White Star Line. He was killed by a machine gun bullet during an attack.
Parry	William	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 6th Battalion	17762	69 St John's Road, Bootle	05/04/1916	26	Basra Memorial, Iraq	William was the son of John Parry. Before enlisting William was employed at a Liverpool Wireworks. He was killed in action in Mesopotamia.
Parry	Thomas Hugh	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	43483	53 Percy Street, Bootle	02/08/1918		Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany	Thomas was the youngest son of William and Ann Parry. He enlisted in Liverpool and was posted to the front after January 1916. Thomas was captured at Savy, France on the 2nd March 1918. He died of Pneumonia at Weidenau, part of the city of Siegen, Germany. His effects were left to his sister Elizabeth in 1919.
Parry	W	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Parsell	John Eric	Able Seaman	Royal Naval Volunteer, Reserve H.M.S. “Simoom”	Mersey Z/2046	103 Worcester Road, Bootle	23/01/1917	19	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	John was the son of John Davison and Eleanor Parsell. John was killed when the H.M.S. Simoom was torpedoed and sunk by a German destroyer in the North Sea.
Parsons	George	Private	Canadian Imperial Force, 14th Battalion Quebec Regiment	138104	48 Derby Road, Bootle	24/04/1916	23	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France	George was the son of John and Fanny Parsons. Before enlisting, George was a Marine Fireman.
Partridge	Samuel Victor	Gunner	King's Liverpool, 6th Battalion. Royal Field Artillery, Trench Mortar Battery Y55	690307	28 Rossett Road, Great Crosby	04/03/1917	19	Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Samuel was the son of Samuel and Grace Partridge. In April 1914 he gave up his position in the Bootle Corporation and enlisted in the 6th KLR. Later he was transferred to the R.F.A. and in April 1916, went out to France. Samuel was killed by a German shell falling on his dug-out.
Partridge	Willliam	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, A Battery, 148th Brigade	L/2124	71 Salisbury Road, Bootle	07/10/1916		Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, France	William was killed in action whilst bravely manning his gun in the face of severe hostile artillery fire.
Paterson	James Graham	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	1720		29/07/1915	26	Rake Lane Cemetery, Wallasey, England	James was the son of James Young Paterson and Janet Paterson. He died of wounds received in action at the Westmead Military Hospital, Bristol.
Patrick	James	Stoker	Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. “Aboukir”	1346S	437 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	22/09/1914	27	Chatham Naval Memorial, England	James was husband of Florence. He was killed in action with a submarine in North sea.
Pawson	Alfred	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	267553	25 Sandy Lane, Bootle	06/10/1918	28	Anneux British Cemetery, Nord, France	Alfred was born in Belmont, Lancashire in 1885, the son of John Pawson and his wife Ann (nee Coatesand; husband of Alice Wood. He enlisted in the 7th Battalion of the KLR at Bootle and was posted to France after January 1916. Alfred was killed in action on the 6th October 1918.
Pawson	Claud Ludolph Leopold	Sea Scout	Boy Scout doing voluntary coastguard work		1 Brookhill Road, Bootle	20/07/1917	14	Bootle Cemetery, England	Claud was the eldest son of Thomas Coates and Mary Florence Pawson (nee Wilson). He was just fourteen when he was drowned in Devon whilst completing voluntary Coastguard work as a boy scout.
Pearch	Sydney Charles	Private	Coldstream Guards, 1st Battalion	22345	Rhyl Street, Bootle	04/11/1918	27	Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	Sydney was the youngest son of Robert and Harriett Pearch and husband to Florence. Before enlisting Sidney was formerly a constable in the Bootle Borough Police Force.
Pearson	Andrew Victor	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 6th Battalion	3923	68 Scott Street, Bootle	07/08/1916	19	Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly Le Sec, Somme, France	Andrew was the son of James George and Mary Jane Pearson. He died of wounds received in action.
Peat	Jack (John) Joseph	Sapper	Royal Engineers, 530 Field Company	474195	8 Lindum Villas, Paisley Street, Hull	01/03/1918	26	Western Cemetery, Hull, England	Jack was the son of John Joseph and Elizabeth Peat, and husband to Elsie May. Jack was wounded in action and spent 108 days in hospital being treated for gunshot wounds to the arm and back which left him with a fractured shoulder-blade, spine and a 4 inch scar from the neck as far as his right ear. He was discharged from hospital but was posted overseas again, where he fell ill with intestinal pain. He had an acute intestinal obstruction which led to a perforated bowel, which led to his death. His brother, James Percy Peat, also fell.
Peat	James Percy	Signaller	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M. Torpedo Boat “94”	Mersey 3/173	321 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	20/02/1915	19	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	James was the son of John Joseph and Elizabeth Peat. He was a member of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and drowned whilst serving aboard torpedo boat TB 94. He was the only casualty . His brother, Jack Joseph Peat, also fell.
Peers	Henry	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 18th Company, 1st Section	90713	28 Gray Street, Bootle	31/08/1917	26	Loos Memorial, France	Henry was the husband of Nellie Peers. Before joining the Army He worked for Messrs. F. Leyland and Co. at their Boston berth, Huskisson Dock. Henry was with two of his friends, when a shell burst, on his gun. All three were killed instantly.
Penketh	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	22214	62 Park Street, Bootle	30/07/1916	18	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	William was born in Bootle in 1898, the only son of John and Sarah Elizabeth Penketh (nee Hitchcock). He enlisted with the 'Liverpool Pals' and was posted to the front on the 7th November 1915. He was killed in action on The Somme.
Penlington	Walter	Private	Welsh Regiment, 18th Battalion	61242		13/04/1918		Rue de Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais, France	Walter was 5ft 5 inches tall, weighed 112 lbs and had a 33 inch chest. Before the war he was employed as a paint mixer. He enlisted at Seaforth on the 15th February 1917 and was killed in action.
Pennington	Thomas Henry	Stoker 1st Class	R.M.L.I., H.M.S. "Indefatigable. "	SS/114776	70 Brookhill Road, Bootle	31/05/1916	20	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Thomas was the son of John Thomas and Rachel Pennington. Thomas was on H.M.S. Indefatigable in the Jutland naval battle, and went down with the vessel. Previously he was on H.M.S. Edinburgh , and served in the Falkland Islands battle.
Penny	Ross Hamlet	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	22805	71 St John's Road, Bootle	06/02/1916	19	Cerisy Gailly Military Cemetery, Somme, France	Ross was the son of Thomas and Jane Penny. His photograph was published in a commemorative booklet issued when the first part of the Bootle Roll of Honour was unveiled in 1916.
Perry	Alfred Brice	Private	Welsh Regiment, 15th Battalion	73213	23 Linacre Lane, Bootle	30/08/1918	19	Fienvillers British Cemetery, Fienvillers, France	Alfred was the son of James E and Amy Grace Perry. Before Alfred enlisted, he was employed as a timekeeper at Messrs. Harland & Wolff. He died of wounds.
Philipson	Gavin	Private	Royal Fusiliers, 4th Battalion	8197	348 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	03/05/1918	18	Sandpits British Cemetery, Fouquereuil, France	Gavin was the son of Peter William and Christina Isabella Philipson. Before enlisting Gavin was employed by Messrs. J. A. Hunter, Ltd.
Phillips	George	Company Quartermaster Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion and Labour Corps. Transferred to Serjt. 449551 822nd Company	3/12269	12 Beatrice Street, Bootle	20/01/1918	53	Noeux les Mines Communal Cemetery, France	George, originally from Middlesex, was husband to Helen and they had 4 children. Before enlisting, George was formerly chief inspector of the Warrington Police Force. He retired from the force on pension owing to ill-health in September 1907, after completing 18 years' service. Afterwards, he was employed for some time in the Customs Department at the Liverpool Docks. On the outbreak of war he immediately offered his services, and enlisted in the KLR. He was soon promoted sergeant, and had been in France two years before he was killed in action.
Phillips	John Alexander	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	2559	8 Kent Street, Bootle	16/05/1915	23	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	John was the son of John and Mary Ellen Phillips. He was also husband to Margaret and father to one son. Before enlisting, John worked as a cleaner on the railways.
Pierce	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	1/926	179 Worcester Road, Bootle	30/07/1916	25	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Edward was the son of William and Ann Pierce. Before enlisting, he was an Oil Refiner's Clerk.
Pierce	Richard Griffith	Sapper	Royal Engineers, 101st Field Company	47892	Cefncae'rfor, Gwalchmai, Anglesey	06/12/1917	24	Giavera British Cemetery, Arcade, Italy	Richard was the son of Griffith Owen and Mary Ann Pierce, of Cefncae'rfor, Gwalchmai, Anglesey. He was killed in action when the British Corps relieved the Italians on the Montello sector of the Piave front in 1917.
Pilson	Henry	Storekeeper	Mercantile Marine H.M.S. "Virginian."	621176	9 Recreation Street, Bootle	21/08/1917	39	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Henry was the son of Thomas and Catherine Pilson, and husband to Isabella. Henry was killed as a direct result of enemy action, whilst serving on the of the H.M.S. Virginian . He was a marine fireman and storekeeper and a member of the Mercantile Marine Reserve.
Pinnington	William Henry	Private	Northumberland Fusiliers, 11th Battalion	266748	91 Berry Street, Bootle	20/09/1917	39	Hooge Crater Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium	William was the son of William and Margaret Pinnington and husband to Margaret.
Pipprell	John Edwin	Chief Steward	Mercantile Marine, SS Bellucia		34 Arvon Street, Orrell	07/07/1917	29	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was the husband of Jane Pepprell (nee Winson). He died when the Bellucia was torpedoed and damaged in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall (by SM UB-31 Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four of her crew. She was taken in tow but consequently sank.
Plummer	Frank	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	48276	270 Litherland Road, Bootle	31/07/1917	21	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Frank was the son of Joseph and Jane Plummer and the youngest of five sons serving with the military. Before the war, he was employed by Walker Tanners Ltd and is commemorated on Linacre School Memorial.
Plunkett	Alfred	Private	Royal Garrison Artillery, 160th Siege Battery	167960	Percy Street, Bootle	20/09/1917	23	Spoilbank Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium	Alfred first attended St. Philip's and afterwards Lander Road School. He later worked at the Fruit Exchange (Messrs. J. and H. Goodwin, Victoria Street) and was a good and cheerful worker. He suffered shell-shock and came home to be nursed at Linacre Hospital. Alfred returned to France and was buried in a cemetery behind the lines and a cross erected. His letters home were always bright and cheerful.
Pollard	Robert	Private	Border Regiment, 11th Battalion	33359	101 Gonville Road, Bootle	08/07/1917		Nieuwpoort Communal Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Robert was born at Bristol, the son of James and Ellen Pollard. He is commemorated on the following local memorials: Bootle Civic Memorials and Westminster Road Congregational Church, Kirkdale.
Postlethwaite	Abraham	Private	Labour Corps, 73rd Labour Company	66522	5 Sidney Road, Bootle	25/07/1917	32	Brandhoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Three weeks after attending the baptism of his infant daughter at Christ Church, Bootle. Abraham fell on the field of battle in France, being instantly killed by a fragment of shell which struck him in the chest. Abraham was born 17th May 1885. He was the son of Abraham Postlethwaite and Annie (nee Jones).
Potter	John Charles	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	240665	3 Merton Grove, Bootle	13/08/1916	24	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	John was born on the 21st November 1892. He was the son of John King and Margaret Ann Potter (nee Anderton). John went missing in action on the Somme, on the 13th August 1916 and his parents advertised in the Bootle Times for any information concerning his fate.
Potts	Ernest	Gunner	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1430	1 Clare Road, Bootle	04/07/1915	19	Cambrin Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Ernest was the son of Thomas and Mary Ellen Potts. Since leaving school Ernest had been employed by the L. and Y. Railway Company at Marsh Lane Station. In a letter referring to his death, a friend says: "Potts was at the telephone, and refused to go away" He was a hero. On the 10th September 1915, a photograph of the section of trench where Ernest was killed appeared in the Bootle Times. A letter written by Ernest Potts was published in the Bootle Times on the 24th September 1915.
Powderly	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion, 1st Company	15/36914	60 Wordsworth Street, Bootle	18/10/1916	33	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Thomas was born at Kirkdale in 1883. He was the son of Thomas and Margaret Powderly. He died of wounds received in battle, he effects were left to his sister Margaret.
Power	Francis David	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 28th Siege Battery	284678	31 Falconer Street, Bootle	23/07/1917	41	Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, Belgium	Francis was born in Dublin on the 19th June 1877, the son of Robert and Mary Power. Before the war he was a Brass Finishers Labourer at the White Star Works. Francis' service records have not survived, his medal card suggests that he was posted to the front after January 1916. He was killed in action .
Power	Michael	Private	King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, 7th Battalion	8217	11 Sussex Street, Bootle	07/06/1917	33	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Michael was the son of James and Elizabeth Power. He had 13 years Army service, of which seven had been spent in India, previous to which he was employed at Lord's Tar Works, Hawthorne Road, Bootle. Michael was wounded in action at Vlameringhe, Belgium, on the 8th May 1915, receiving a shrapnel wound in the back for which he was admitted to hospital at Versailles, France. After Michael recovered he returned to France and was transferred to the 7th battalion KORLR. He was granted a month's leave of absence from the 12th April until the 12th May 1917 and was killed in action in the June.
Power	Michael Joseph	1st Class Stoker	Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Black Prince."	K/25731	61 Boreland Street, Marsh Lane, Bootle	31/05/1916	21	Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England	Michael was the son of Michael and Amelia Power. Before enlisting, Michael was a Firewood makers assistant. He was killed at the Battle of Jutland whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Black Prince .
Prescott	Edward	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 1st Pioneers	2115	54 Kirk Street, Bootle / 32 Maitland Road, Islington, Bocastle, New South Wales, Australia	21/04/1918	40	Villers Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France	Edward was the son of James Prescott. In 1897 he enlisted in the Royal Navy [ADM 188/456/284839] using the name James Hyland. He married Margaret in 1899 but by 1911, Edward and his wife had separated and Edward was living in Australia. In Australia, Edward once again enlisted in the Army under the name James Hyland. On the 13th March 1917, whilst on the Western Front, he signed a declaration that he had used a false name and that his real next of kin was his wife, Margaret Prescott, of 54 Kirk Street, Bootle. He was killed in action.
Prescott	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	267141	130 Rimrose Road, Bootle	08/11/1917	20	Villers Faucon Communal Cemetery Extension, Villers-Faucon, France	William was son of Elizabeth and step son to John Halfpenny. He was killed in action on the Somme battlefields
Preston	William	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	2279	5 Warwick Road, Bootle	25/09/1916	23	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	William was the son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Preston. Before enlisting, William was educated at St. Mary's School, Bootle. He was then employed at the Liverpool Grain Storage and Transit Company, Strand Road, Bootle, where he remained some years. Later he became attached to the staff of Messrs. J. Rank's, Ltd., Liverpool, occupying the position of confidential clerk, which he held up to the time of joining the colours. William had passed through some very strenuous fighting during his service with the B.E.F. and only a short time before his death was severely wounded, returning to duty again on 20th September. Whilst leading his men in an attack on 23rd September, he was again wounded and almost immediately afterwards was killed by shell fire.
Price	John Edmund	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	56415	48 Percy Street, Bootle	29/09/1918	37	Villers Hill British Cemetery, Villers-Guislain, France	John was the son of Samuel and Esther Price. He was killed in action
Price	Albert	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 32nd Infantry Company	116719	42 Bedford Road, Bootle	02/10/1918	25	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	Albert was the son of Graham Price and (the late) Mrs Price. He died of wound received in action at the 2nd Standing Hospital, in Rouen.
Price	John Hughes	Private	Canadian Medical Corp, 4th Field Ambulance	1393	12 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	07/11/1917	38	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was born at Kirkdale in 1879. He was the son of Titus and Mary Price. He was 5ft 3 ½ inches tall, with grey eyes and dark brown hair. John died at the No. 44 Casualty Clearing Station, from penetrating wounds to the abdomen.
Prince	William	Sergeant	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 16th Battalion	205288	32 Litherland Road, Bootle	18/09/1918	25	Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	William was the son of William and Agnes Jane Prince. Before enlisting, William was a nurseryman. He enlisted in the army at Wrexham and served first with the Denbighshire Yeomanry (service no 215110) before transferring to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. William went missing in action on the 18th September 1918. His death was officially confirmed on the 18th September 1919, 12 months after he went missing.
Pritchard	Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266701	55 Southey Street, Bootle	25/09/1916	18	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Robert was the son of Robert William and Annie Pritchard. Robert was an "old boy" of Salisbury Road School. Before enlistment, he was in the employ of the Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Robert was reported missing after engaging in a counter-attack on 23rd September, his death was finally confirmed in July 1917.
Pritchard	Arthur	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion	40107	31 Queen's Road, Bootle	01/09/1918		Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban, Somme, France	Arthur was the son of Ellieas Pritchard of Tan-y-ffolt Farm, Garn Dolbenmaen, Carnarvonshire. He lived in Bootle working as a cotton porter, returning to Wales in December 1915 to enlist in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Arthur was killed in action in the area of Bois De Bernafay.
Pritchard	John	Private	Northumberland Fusiliers, 2/4th Battalion	241571	7 Viola Street, Bootle	22/03/1918		Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	John was killed in action during the German spring offessive in 1918.
Proctor	Leonard	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	266369	116 Brookhill Road, Bootle	18/06/1918	22	Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Leonard was the son of John and Ellen Proctor. He was killed in action. His effects were left to his mother, Ellen and brother George.
Pukit (Puket)	William Alfred	Private	Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 26th Battalion. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. King's Liverpool Regiment	260149	18 Wordsworth Street, Bootle	04/12/1917	21	Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France	William was the eldest son of John and Anastasia Pukit. William Alfred, aged fourteen, was a telegraph messenger. He became an assistant postman in September 1913 and was promoted to full postman in June 1916. William was killed in action.
Purvis	William Robert	Driver	Royal Field Artillery, 9th Divisional Ammunition Column	116439	7 Hemer Place, Bootle	04/05/1917	21	Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Turkey	William was the son of William and Mary Purvis and the husband of Amy Elizabeth. Before enlisting, William was employed on the Dock Estate, and was a member of the Dockers' Union. He was a clever boxer, and whilst in training won a championship belt in a regimental competition. William was killed in action

Bootle’s Fallen Q-Y

Surname	First Name	Rank	Regiment/Ship/Squadron	Service No.	Last known address	Died	Age	Burial Place	Biography	Medals
Qualters	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 20th Battalion	22511	76 St John's Road, Bootle	30/07/1916	31	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Edward was the son of Patrick Qualters. His photograph was published in a commemorative booklet issued when the first part of the Bootle Roll of Honour was unveiled in 1916. He was killed in action
Quayle	Edward Bertram	Private	Machine Gun Corps, Infantry	31138	16 Longfellow Street, Bootle	31/07/1917	23	New Irish Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium	Edward was the son of Alfred and Annie Quayle. He initially served with the King's Liverpool Regiment 22nd Reserve Battalion, and was transferred to the Machine Gun Corps in 1916. Edward was educated at Salisbury Road School Bootle, and employed by the Leyland Line. He was killed in action
Quayle	Robert Douglas	Petty Officer	Royal Navy, HMS "Obedient"	207124DEV		12/02/1918		Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Orkney, Scotland	Robert enlisted with the Royal Navy after leaving school, serving twelve years' service before war broke out. He survived the Battle of Jutland and went on to serve abroad HMS Obedient. It appeared that Robert was either washed or fell overboard during a storm, his body was later recovered.
Quigley	John	Petty Officer Stoker	Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Opal."	301474	4 Gordon Row, Weymouth	12/01/1918	34	He has no grave but the sea and is commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England	John was the son of John and Annie Quigley and husband to Charlotte Kate. John was lost when H.M.S. Opal and H.M.S. Narborough ran aground in a snowstorm off the Orkneys.
Quinn	John	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion	19355	10 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	09/10/1917	31	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was the son of Mrs Mary Rodger. He is one of the almost 35,000 men listed on the Tyne Cot Memorial, who were killed in the battlefields of Ypres, with no known grave.
Radcliffe	Daniel Hampton	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	265307	23 Suffolk Street, Bootle	25/09/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Daniel was the son of Frederick and Elizabeth Radcliffe and husband to Beatrice Victoria, they had six children. On 7th March 1915, he was posted to the Western Front. Before the war Daniel was a warehouseman for a confectionary manufacturer. He was killed in action
Rafferty	Michael	Greaser	Mercantile Marine, SS "Arabic"		28 Burns Street, Bootle	19/08/1915	58	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Michael was the son of Maria Rafferty (nee Dougherty). He was lost when the SS Arabic was torpedoed without warning and sunk by German submarine U-24, 50 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale. 44 lives were lost.
Rafter	James	Captain	Royal Army Medical Corps		5 Crescent Road, Seaforth	05/10/1919	32	Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, England	James was the son of Dr. John Patrick Arthur and Mary Rafter. His father was a Councillor and former Mayor of Bootle. James was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry in the field and promoted to Major. James suffered ill health directly relating to his military service and he died almost 10 months after the war had ended.	Military Cross
Rastall	William Henry	Sergeant	Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Princess Louise's, 11th Battalion	S/7534	4 Bianca Street, Bootle	12/08/1915	36	Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France	William was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Rastall and husband to Gertrude. His photograph was published in a commemorative booklet issued when the first part of the Bootle Roll of Honour was unveiled in 1916. William was killed in action.
Rawling	John Welsh	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	58553	17 Gloucester Road, Bootle	31/07/1917	19	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	John was the son of William Ashcroft Rawling and Margaret (nee Welsh). John is remembered on Christ Church C of E Church Memorial and Bank of Liverpool and Martins Ltd. he was killed in action
Rawling	Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	405174	84 Brookhill Road, Bootle	23/03/1918	36	Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	Robert was the son of Samuel and Margaret Alice Rawling and husband to Sarah Elizabeth. Robert is listed as 'Death Presumed' after he was posted as missing in action.
Ray	Richard	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	2074	50 Park Street, Bootle	16/05/1915	30	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Richard was the son of Robert and Sarah Ann Ray. He was among the first group to enlist in the 7th King's Liverpool Regiment on the outbreak of war. In civil life he was a plumber, having served his apprenticeship with Mr. George Parr. Richard was killed in action at the Battle of Festubert.
Ray	Thomas	Private	Royal Army Medical Corps, 9th Field Ambulance	54299	15 Hick's Road, Seaforth	27/09/1918		Beaumetz Cross Riads Cemetery, Beaumetz Les Cambrai, France	Thomas was the son of Mrs Adelaide Ray. He was killed in action during the operation to re-take Beaumetz-les-Cambrai from the Germans, the village had been lost 22nd March, 1918.
Reader	Herbert Percival	Company Sergeant Major	Royal Engineers, Inland Water Transport	WR/500772	117 Beatrice Street, Bootle	12/08/1918	46	Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, France	Herbert was the husband of Gladys. Before enlisting, he was a Master Mariner, employed by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. Herbert enlisted 29th July 1915 into the Royal Engineers and the next day he was promoted to Company Sergeant Major, in the Inland Water Transport Corps. There is also information which states that his correct title was: 'C.Q.M. Sgt. H.P.Reader'. His work was as a 'Tugmaster'. He died from aerial bomb wounds, in hospital in Calais.
Ready	Alfred	Stoker 1st Class	Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Natal."	K/6375	25 Matthew Street, Bootle	30/12/1915	23	Chatham Naval Memorial, England	Alfred was the son of James and Sarah Jane Ready. Alfred was killed when H.M.S Natal was lost at anchor in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland after an internal explosion. 421 crew and civilian visitors, including women and children, perished.
Reardon	Arthur	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	27851	60 Forth Street, Kirkdale	15/11/1916	26	Redan Ridge Cemetery No. 1, Beaumont Hamel, France	Arthur was the son of John and Ellen Reardon and husband to Susan. He was killed in action whilst fighting with the 2nd Division.
Redfern	Nathaniel	Rifleman	King's Royal Rifles Corps, 1st Battalion	9057	115 School Brow, Warrington	14/04/1917	28	Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Nathaniel was the husband of Ellen Redfern. He died of wounds at one of the casualty clearing stations situated in Aubigny.
Redfern	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	8560	80a Forth Street, Kirkdale	10/03/1915	19	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	William was the son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Redfern. He was killed in action during the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, on the Western Front.
Redmond	Edward Cornelius	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 9th Battalion	33513	171 Marsh Lane, Bootle	21/11/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Edward’s service records show he enlisted in the Army Reserve in February 1914, and went to France in March 1915. He suffered a gunshot at Festubert, which needed treatment in the UK, returning to the front line in December. In January 1916 he was treated for "chilled feet", in February for Bronchitis. On the 21st November 1916 he was declared missing, then killed in action.
Rees	John Arthur	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	266729	Strand Road, Bootle	16/07/1917	30	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France	John was the son of Benjamin and Catherine Rees and husband to Alice. John Arthur was an "old boy" of Christ Church schools, and was well known and very popular in the borough. Since leaving school, he had followed a seafaring life. John was killed in action.
Reid	Harold	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	4673	37 St John's Road, Bootle	23/08/1916		St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France	Harold was the son of Mr A Reid. He was killed in action during the battle of the Somme.
Reid	Thomas Henry Hudson	2nd Engineer	Mercantile Marine, H.M.S. "Hollington."		1b Burwen Drive, Bootle	02/06/1917	35	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Thomas was the son of Thomas and Catherine Reid and husband to Nesta. Before enlisting, Thomas was an engineer's apprentice and later a marine engineer. Thomas Henry Hudson Reid was lost when the S.S Hollington and M.F.A. Purdy were sunk by the German submarine off the Faroe Islands.
Rennie alias Duncan	Christina Campbell	Stewardess	Mercantile Marine, RMS "Lusitania"		19 Ferndale Road	07/05/1915	36	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Christine was the daughter of Andrew and Jessie Duncan. She married George Rennie in 1904. Christina was an experienced maritime stewardess, working for the Cunard Steam-Ship Company. On 16th April 1915 she signed on at Liverpool for RMS Lusitania, dying when the liner was sunk on the return voyage from New York.
Reynard	Joseph	Trimmer	Mercantile Marine H.M.S. "Hecla II."		19 Canal Street, Bootle	30/11/1918		Bootle Cemetery, England	Joseph was the son of Henry and Annie Reynard and husband to Annie. He was in the Mercantile Marine Reserve and was serving at the naval shorebase - H.M.S. Hecla II - at Buncrana, Ireland when he died of influenza and pneumonia at Belfast Military Hospital. His remains were returned to his family for burial.
Reynolds (alias Foster)	George Ernest	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	8885	35 Coleridge Street, Bootle	23/11/1915	21	St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg L'Avoue, France	George Reynolds (alias Foster) was born as George Ernest Foster at Everton in 1893, the son of John Foster and Mary Agnes (nee Crennon). He enlisted in the army at Seaforth and was posted to the Western Front on the 1st May 1915. He was killed in action in France.
Rhodes	John	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 20th Battalion	28875	4 Clifford Street, Bootle	08/01/1918	22	Cement House Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was born at Bootle in 1895, the son of John Rhodes and Mary Jane (nee Blakemore). He died in the Langemark (north of Ypres).
Rice	James Patrick	Steward	Mercantile Marine H.M.S. "Britannic."		13 Denbigh Street, Bootle	21/11/1916	22	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	James was born at Bootle in 1894, the son of James and Margaret Rice. During WW1 he worked as a saloon steward on H.M. Hospital Ship Britannic . He was lost when the ship struck an underwater mine off the Greek island of Kea, and sank with the loss of 30 lives.
Richards	Henry Lloyd	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266716	50 Shelley Street, Bootle	20/09/1917	29	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Henry was born at Poulton cum Seacombe in 1888, the only son of the son of Henry Lloyd Richards and Elizabeth (nee Williams). He enlisted in the 7th Battalion KLR and died during the Battle of Passchendaele (3rd Battle of Ypres).
Ricketts	Joseph William Prior	Corporal	Connaught Rangers, 8th Battalion	357	59 Gloucester Road, Bootle	28/08/1915	45	Helles Memorial, Turkey	Joseph was the son of Dr Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Ricketts. He served with the 5th Connaught Rangers for several years prior to the war, and on the outbreak of hostilities, rejoined the Regiment at Seaforth. He was promoted to his former rank of Corporal. Joseph was posted to the Daradanelles with his unit. He died of wounds.
Rider	Edward Bielfeldt	Private (Signaller)	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/9th Battalion	1376	Rimrose Road, Bootle	08/12/1916	23	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Edward was the son of Robert Baldwin Rider, and (the late) Lisette Carolina Rider. He enlisted in the 9th Battalion KLR and died at the Battle of the Somme.
Ries	Henry Frederick	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	357325	42 Oxford Road, Bootle	25/02/1917	23	Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Henry was born at Bootle in 1893. The eldest son of Henry Emil Frederick Ries and Margaret Stuart (nee Mathison). Henry enlisted in the Liverpool Scottish at Bootle in February 1916 and was posted to the front after January 1916. He was killed in action in the Ypres area.
Rigby	Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	49533	13 Linacre Lane, Bootle	05/01/1918	32	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France	Henry was born in 1885, the son of Henry Rigby and Ann Deborah (nee Cragg). He enlisted in the Liverpool Pals and died in the Ypres area.
Rigby	Henry Hamilton	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 165th Company	22420	365 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	20/09/1917	19	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Henry was born at Walton in 1898, the son of Richard Rigby and Maud (nee Hamilton). Henry served with the KLR but had been transferred to the Machine Gun Corps at the time he was killed in action, at the Battle of Passchendaele (3rd Battle of Ypres). Henry had been overseas for almost three years.
Riley	Matthew John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th [Scottish] Battalion	359509		22/12/1917	20	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Matthew was the son of Matthew and Margaret E Reilly (nee Towler). He joined the Liverpool Scottish in March 1917 and was drafted to France in July 1917. He received wounds in October 1917 and was transferred back to the UK the following month. He succumbed to his injuries, his mother was with him when he died.
Riley	William	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	11234		25/06/1917		Loos Memorial, France	William was born at Workington, Cumberland, the husband of Henrietta Riley. He enlisted in Cumberland and was posted to the Western Front on the 12th August 1914. Surviving for nearly three years, William was killed in action at Givenchy.
Riley	Harold Joseph	Lieutenant	South Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion		24 Moore Street, Bootle	05/04/1920	33	Saints Peter and Paul Graveyard, Great Crosby, England	Harold was the son of Frank Riley, born in Widnes. He died at the 3rd General Hospital, Wandsworth, London. He left his effects of £225, 5s, 3d to his father Frank, who is listed as a patrolman.
Riley	Hugh	Fireman	Mercantile Marine, S.S. “Kelvinbank” (Glasgow)			13/06/1917	41	Tower Hill Memorial, London	High was the son of (the late) John and Sarah Riley.
Riley	James	Trimmer	Mercantile Marine. SS "Sagamore"		1a Cross Street, Bootle	03/03/1917	22	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	James was the son of James and (the late) Mary Riley. He was lost when the British steamship S/S Sagamore, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-49 (Kapitänleutnant Richard Hartmann), 150 miles of Fastnet. 52 hands lost, including the Master.
Rimmer	Benjamin Primrose	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	12268	13 Tudno Street, Bootle	23/12/1917	34	Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium	Benjamin was the son of William Gorstige Rimmer and Henrietta (nee Lawrence). In January 1915, he joined the Pioneer Battalion, employed on engineering and construction tasks. Benjamin served with them in France from the 19th May 1915. On the 23rd December 1917, the 11th battalion were repairing trenches and mule tracks near Ypres when Benjamin was fatally wounded by a bomb, which was dropped from a German aeroplane. Three other men died in the same incident.
Rimmer	James	Private	East Lancashire Regiment, 6th Battalion	17036		08/09/1915	27	Helles Memorial, Turkey	James was born at Kirkdale in 1888; the son of Charles Rimmer and Ellen (nee Green). He enlisted in the army at Manchester and was posted to the Balkans on the 1st August 1915. James was killed in action, at Gallipoli, just eight days later.
Rimmer	William Charles	Private	Manchester Regiment, and King's Liverpool Regiment,	52937	84, Miller's Bridge, Bootle.	10/04/1917		Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium	William was the son of William Rimmer and Beatrice (nee Benson). He was killed in action in the aftermath of the Battle of Polygon Wood, part of the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele).
Rimmer	William Gordon	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion, C Company	3956	62 King's Road, Bootle	28/06/1916	19	Beaumetzles loges Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	William was born at Bootle in 1897; the oldest son of William Henry Rimmer and Amy (nee Nicklin). He enlisted in the army at Liverpool on the 10th October 1915, aged 19 years. He was posted overseas on the 3rd April 1916 and was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme.
Roach	John	Fireman	Mercantile Marine, S.S. "La Negra"		31 Johnstone Street, Bootle	03/09/1917	20	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Bootle born, John was the son of Mary Ann and (the late) John Roach; husband of Ellen Roach (nee McNaara). He was lost when La Negra was torpedoed several times by German submarine UC-50 - Rudolf Seuffer. The ship was taken in tow by a tug, but floundered. There were 4 casualties.
Roach	Patrick	Fireman	Mercantile Marine, H.M.S. "Pembroke"	846058	34 Church Street, Bootle	06/11/1917	21	Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Patrick was born in 1896; the son of Annie Farren, formerly Roach. He was seriously injured whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Pembroke , a torpedo boat destroyer. Patrick died of extensive scalds and shock at Royal Navy Sick Quarters, Sheerness Hospital.
Roberts	David	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers and Machine Gun Corps, 32nd Infantry Company	35512	10 Cambridge Road, Bootle	28/08/1916	32	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	David worked as a dock labourer before the war. He enlisted in the army on the 27th March 1916, and was posted to the Western Front on the 21st July 1916. He was killed in action in France five weeks later.
Roberts	E	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment,
Roberts	Edward	Private	Royal Highlanders, Black Watch	01/03/8223	19 Garfield Street, Bootle	25/09/1915		Loos Memorial, France	Edward was born at Kirkdale in 1880, the son of James Roberts and Caroline (nee Case). He married Emma Jessop, they had three children. Edward was killed in action at Hill 70, part of the Battle of Loos.
Roberts	John Robert	Rifleman	London Regiment, Post Office Rifles	372390	Cromwell House, Pembroke Road, Bootle	30/10/1917		Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was the son of Mary Ann Robert. He was living at Bootle, when enlisted in the army at London. John was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres.
Roberts	Joseph	Plumber	Mercantile Marine H.M.S. "Laurentic."		226 Bedford Road, Bootle	25/01/1917	25	Opper Fahan St. Mura's Church OF Ireland Churchyard, Buncrana, County Donegal, Ireland	Joseph was the son of Joseph and Annie Roberts. He was killed when H.M.S. Laurentic was sunk by a mine off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland.
Roberts	John Vaughan	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Battalion	36635	41 Cambridge Road, Bootle	18/07/1916	23	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	John was the son of John and Annie Roberts (nee Edwards). He enlisted on 1st November 1915 at Mold, Flintshire, aged 22. John joined his battalion at Conway and embarked for the front on the 24th June 1916. He was posted to the front line on 9th July, and was killed nine days later.
Roberts	Rhys	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	15563	5 Wadham Road, Bootle	14/01/1916	24	Cerisy Gailly Military Cemetery, Somme, France	Rhys was born in Beddgelert, North Wales in 1892: he was the son of William and Elizabeth nee Roberts. He enlisted in the Liverpool Pals in Liverpool and was posted overseas on 7th November 1915. Rhys died in an accident, when preparing a bomb, alongside two comrades; Charles Harvey and Leonard Brownlie.
Roberts	Robert James	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	21617	269 Derby Road, Bootle	30/07/1916	19	Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, France	Robert was born in Bootle; the son of William Henry Roberts and Sarah (nee Haddock). He enlisted with the Liverpool Pals on the 4th September 1914, giving his age as 19 years and 2 days although he was in fact only 17. He was posted overseas with the Pals on the 7th November 1915 and was promoted to Lance Corporal on the 14th May 1916. He went missing in action, near Guillemont, during the Battle of the Somme, he was later presumed killed.
Roberts	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	11806	4 Cross View, Bootle	03/10/1915	18	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	William was the son of Mrs Mary Roberts. He was killed in action in a part of the Western Front, that was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting in the first year of the war.
Roberts	William	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 16th Battalion, C Company	18393	32 Miranda Road, Bootle	22/08/1916	22	Essex Farm Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	William was the son of Hugh and Sarah Roberts of 9 Hill Street, Gerlan, Bethesda, Bangor, Wales. He was killed during the Battle of the Somme.
Roberts	William	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266444	63 Bedford Road, Bootle	02/07/1919	21	Bootle Cemetery, England	William was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Roberts. He enlisted in April 1915 at the age of 17, and went to France in February 1916. In September 1918 he was struck in the left eye by a fragment of shrapnel, and was invalided to a hospital in England. Once recovered he returned to his unit, 3 weeks later he was admitted into Queenstown Military Hospital, where he died three days later from pneumonia.
Roberts	William Clifford	Leading Seaman	Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Liberty."	222351	51 Gray Street, Bootle	28/08/1914	28	St. Mary Churchyard, Shotley, Suffolk, England	Liverpool born, William was the son of Edward and Emily Roberts; husband of Jane Roberts. William died aboard H.M.S. Liberty when his right femoral artery was severed during the naval Battle of Heligoland Blight.
Robertson	Alexander Forteath	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	356328	2 Belgrave Road, Seaforth	23/09/1917	28	Mendinghem Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Alexander was born in Seaforth on the 8th November 1889, the son of Alexander Forteath Robertson and Mary Ann Louisa Robertson (nee Penkeyman). He enlisted at Liverpool. He died of wounds in France. His effects were given to his mother they were valued at £114 1s. 10d.
Robertson	John	Private	Nottingham and Derby Regiment, Sherwood Foresters and King's Liverpool Regiment,	102357	8 Garfield Street, Bootle	14/04/1918	21	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France	John enlisted on the 28th September 1916 at Seaforth, leaving for France in March 1917. On the 26th September 1917, he received a gunshot wound to the shoulder. He was transferred back to the U.K. for treatment; spending 53 days in Glasgow General Hospital. Once recovered, he returned to the from line serving with the Notts & Derby regiment, and less than a month later John died of wounds received in action.
Robertson	Harold	Seaman	Mercantile Marine S.S. "Ungeni"		14 Violet Road, Litherland	09/11/1917	24	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Harold was the son of James McLachlan and Jessie Agnes Robertson (nee Fitzsimons). He married Helena Murphy in 1915 and they had two children. Harold was drowned when the S.S. Umgeni foundered in a gale whilst in convoy west of Ireland. His body was never recovered for burial.
Robinson	Matthew	Scullion	Mercantile Marine S.S. "Ausonia."			30/05/1918	17	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Matthew was born in Everton in 1900; the son of Matthew and Sarah Robinson (nee Houghton). He was serving aboard the S.S. Ausonia when she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by gunfire by U55, with 44 lives lost. Despite suffering devastating injuries, Matthew helped his comrade (Lister) to safety, he died from his injuries.
Robinson	Richard James	Stoker 1st Class	Royal Navy H.M.S. "Arethusa."	SS/108881	46 Beatrice Street, Bootle	11/02/1916	19	Chatham Naval Memorial, England	Robert was the son of William Henry Roberts and Sarah (nee Haddock). He enlisted with the Liverpool Pals on the 4th September 1914; giving his age as 19 years and 2 days although he was in fact only 17. He was posted overseas 7th November 1915. Robert went missing in action, later presumed killed.
Robinson	William	Private	Royal Sussex Regiment, 3rd Battalion, A Company	G/6021	22 Pope Street, Bootle.	01/09/1915	29	Bootle Cemetery, England	William was the son of the late Thomas and Emily Robinson, of Liverpool; husband of Jane McGee (formerly Robinson) He died at Newhaven Military Hospital, his remains being conveyed by train to Liverpool. William was given a full military funeral at Bootle cemetery.
Robinson	William H.	Private	King's Own Royal, Lancaster Regiment	19483	3 Norfolk Street, Bootle	28/07/1917	34	Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece	William was born at Liverpool on the 22nd September 1883, the son of William Henry Robinson and Elizabeth Jane (nee Ward). He had been with the KLR for 19 years, re-enlisting at the outbreak of war. He was killed in action at Hill 60 south of Ypres. He left a widow and six young children.
Robinson	William John	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 18th Battalion	41300	80 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	01/06/1918	23	Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	William was born at Toxteth Park in 1895; the son of William John Robinson and Elizabeth (nee Lawless). He enlisted in the army at Liverpool and was posted to the Western Front on the 13th October 1915. He was killed in action in France, leaving a widow and one daughter.
Robinson (alias Rogers)	William Henry Ward	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	4657	2 Pine Grove, Bootle	30/04/1915		Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	William enlisted in the Army on the 15th December 1898 using the name William Henry Rogers. In 1909, he signed an official declaration that he had used a false name in 1898 and provided the army authorities with a birth certificate proving his true name. William was killed in action at Hill 60 near Ypres. He left a widow, Sarah, and six children.
Roche	William Stephen	Sergeant	East Surrey Regiment, 1st Battalion	5655		27/04/1918		Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium	William was the son of Mary Murphy. He enlisted in the army at London and was posted to France on the 11th September 1914. He had been promoted to Sergeant by the time he was killed in action in Belgium.
Rogers	Hugh	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 164th Siege Battery	112842	101 Derby Road, Bootle	11/05/1918	35	Pernes British Cemetery. Pas de Calais, France	Hugh was the son of John and Elizabeth Rogers. He enlisted in August 1916 and was sent to France. In the two years before his death ‘in action’, Hugh was wounded and also gassed. Before the war, he worked with his father at Chapel Street Sub-Post Office.
Rogerson	Alexander T.	Private	Royal Highlanders, Black Watch	S/6415		22/04/1916		Amara War Cemetery, Iraq	Alexander was the son of Robert and Sally Rogerson of Dumfries-shire, Scotland. He was the nephew of James and Marion Maud Rogerson, a former Councillor of Bootle. Alexander enlisted at the outbreak of war. He was wounded in France, and invalided home. Once recovered he was drafted to the Persian Gulf, where he was killed in action
Rogerson	William George	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	3830	42 Balliol Road, Bootle	16/06/1915	21	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	William was the son of James Rogerson and Marion Maud (nee Wright). James Rogerson was a former Councillor of Bootle. William was initially reported missing in June 1915, this was later changed to ‘Killed in action’.
Rooney	Matthew	Private	East Lancashire Regiment, 11th Battalion	31433	32 Church Street, Bootle.	12/09/1918		Rue Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France	Matthew was born at Liverpool in 1899, the son of Thomas James Rooney and Mary Ann (nee Collins). He was killed in action during the fighting to recapture Rue Pétillon in September 1918.
Rossiter	Thomas	Seaman	Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. “Hampshire”	3095A		06/05/1916	19	Plymouth Naval Memorial	Thomas died aboard H.M.S. Hampshire , when she sank off the Orkney Islands after striking a mine laid by a German submarine. She was sailing to Russia, as an escort carrying the Secretary of State for War, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener.
Rothwell	William Kenyon	Lance Corporal	Manchester Regiment, 2nd/8th Battalion	308686	31 Middlesex Road, Bootle	10/10/1917	19	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	William was the son of James and Margaret Rothwell (Nee Hodgkinson). He enlisted in Liverpool and was posted overseas. Comrades came across Rothwell severely wounded on Passchendaele Ridge, he died shortly afterwards.
Rouke	Richard Harold	Private/Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	201361		08/05/1917		Etaples Military Cemetery	Richard (Harold) Rourke was born at Bootle in 1885, the son of Henry and Ellen Rourke. Harold married Gertrude Estelle (nee Johnson) and they had a daughter, Mamie. He died of wounds received in action at one of the hospitals based around Etaples.
Rowan	Dominic	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	4259	92 Berry Street, Bootle	19/09/1916	20	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Dominic was the son of Patrick and Bridget Rowan. He enlisted in May 1915, and had been in France for 12 months when he was killed in action during the Battle of The Somme.
Rowe	John	Trimmer	Mercantile Marine R.M.S. “Lusitania.		23 Lincoln Street, Bootle	05/07/1917		Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was the son of Mary Ann and the late John Rowe. He was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland.
Rowland	Arthur Ingram	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 117th Battery	79971	83 Sidney Road, Bootle	27/10/1917		Menin Road South, Military Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium	Arthur was born in 1884; the son of Samuel Rowland and Eliza Margaretta (nee Ingman). He enlisted in Bootle on 24th November 1915, and was posted to France on 4th December 1916. Arthur was admitted to hospital several times over the next 12 months, suffering from mild food poisoning and heart problems. He died of wounds at No 1 Anzac Field Ambulance.
Rowland	Ernest Egbert	Private	Royal Marine, Light Infantry	CH/18474	49 Lunt Road, Bootle	05/05/1915		Helles Memorial, Turkey	Ernest was the son of Edwin Albert and Margaret Annie Rowland (Nee Williams). He was born 31st January 1897 at Litherland. He died during the Galliploi campaign, in Turkey.
Rowlands	Thomas Owen	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	16840	54 Stanley Road, Bootle	30/05/1915	20	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool	Thomas was the son of William Rowlands. At the outbreak of the war, he enlisted and was stationed at Knowsley. He was buried with full military honours at Bootle Cemetery.
Roxborough	William	Lance Corporal	Gordon Highlanders, 8th Battalion	S/7694	39 Ursula Street, Bootle	25/09/1915	25	Loos Memorial, France	William was the son of Richard and (the late) Jean Roxborough. He was initially report missing, and then officially reported "killed in action" in France. Before the war he was a member of D Division, Liverpool Police Force.
Ruddle	Francis Thomas	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 6th Battalion	2541	22 University Road, Bootle	05/05/1915	20	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Francis was born at Seaforth in August 1895; the eldest son of Francis William Ruddle and Mary Ellen (nee Roberts). He enlisted 21st September 1914, aged 19 years and 1 month. He was 5ft 8 inches tall and weighed 10st 3lbs. Francis was posted overseas on the 24th February 1915 and was killed in action at Zillebeke (Hill 60) near Ypres.
Rundle	Joseph Arthur Martin	Leading Seaman	Royal Naval Reserve S.S “Westgate”	225B	5 Oregon Street, Bootle	08/01/1919	47	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Joseph was the son of Edmund and Frances Rundle and husband to Mary. Joseph was killed when the cargo ship S.S. Westgate was sunk off the Wolf Rock, Cornwall after it collided with the S.S. Bayonne. Two other crewmen from the Westgate were lost in the incident.
Rushton	George	Lance Corporal	Coldstream Guards, 2nd Battalion	21921	29 Kipling Street, Bootle	30/11/1917	27	Cambrai Memorial, France	George was the son of John and Jessie Rushton (nee Morrisey). He was killed in action during the Battle of Cambrai. He left a widow Elizabeth and three children. George’s brother, Wilfred, also perished.
Rushton	Wilfred	Driver	Royal Field Artillery, D Battery, 151st Brigade	10800	28 Linacre Lane, Bootle	24/05/1916	17	La Neuville Communal Cemetery, Corbie, France	Wilfred was born at Bootle in 1899; the son of John and Jessie Rushton (nee Morrisey). He was killed in action during the battle of the Somme. Wilfred’s brother was also killed in action.
Rushton	George William	Corporal	Australian Imperial Force, 24th Battalion	560	149 Benedict Street, Bootle	14/11/1915	28	Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey	George was the son of David and Eleanor Rushton and was a native of Ince Blundell. He was killed in action during the Gallipoli campaign.
Russell	Martin	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, 15th Heavy Trench Mortar Battery	901735	67 Olivia Street, Bootle	29/07/1917		Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, Belgium	Martin was born at Kirkdale in 1883, the son of John Russell and Alice (nee Messenger). He was killed in action on August 29th. He left a widow Elizabeth.
Russell	Charles Henry	Stoker	Royal Navy, HMS "Queen Mary"	2591S	4 Reading Street, Kirkdale	31/05/1916	27	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Charles was the son of William and Eliza Russell (nee Leigh); husband of Mary Alice Russell. He was killed at the Battle of Jutland whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Queen Mary.
Ryan	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	14857	35 Cranworth Street, Bootle	23/03/1918	24	Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	Thomas was born at Bootle in 1894; the son of William Ryan and Sarah (nee Tallant). Before the war, Thomas was a match making cleaner. He enlisted in the army at Seaforth and was posted to the Western Front on the 24th July 1915. He was killed in action in France.
Ryan	Thomas Patrick	Corporal	Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 8th Battalion	15187	5 Beattie Street, Bootle	27/04/1916	48	Loos Memorial, France	Thomas was born at Dublin in 1868, he was the husband of Mary Elizabeth Ryan. He was living at Bootle when he enlisted in the army at Seaforth. Thomas was one of the first to volunteer for service at the outbreak of the present war, giving up a position which he had held for nine years under the Mersey Docks and Harbour board. He left a widow and three children.
Ryder	James	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion	7796	4 Stafford Street, Bootle	13/01/1915	28	Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium	James was born at Kirkdale in 1883, the son of Edmund Ryder and Martha (nee Aspinall). In 1909, he married Martha Higgins, they had four children, two of whom died in infancy. James was killed in action at Le Bizet. His four-remaining brother were all serving in the forces.
Rymer	James Rowland	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	17706	87 Merton Road, Bootle	30/06/1916		Cerisy Gailly Military Cemetery, Somme, France	James was the son of William and Blanche Rymer. William Rymer was ex-Councillor of the borough. James enlisted soon after war broke out, and was drafted to France with the 3rd Liverpool Pals. He was killed in action.
Salmon	Charles Sydney	Able Seaman	Mercantile Marine SS "Palmella"		63 Gray Street, Bootle	22/08/1918	54	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Charles was born at Sydney, Australia C1865; the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Salmon; husband of Harriet Salmon. He was killed when the S.S. Palmella was sunk by the German submarine UB 92, 25 miles NW from South Stack. The ship was sunk without warning with the loss of 28 lives, including the Master.
Sangster	Joseph	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 9th Battalion	4500	15 Rimrose Road, Bootle	08/07/1916	27	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Joseph was born in Bootle in 1889, the son of Joseph and Rose Sangster. He was killed in action during the Battle of The Somme.
Saunders	Albert John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	202751	85 Linacre Lane, Bootle	08/04/1918	39	Houchin British Cemetery, Houchin, France	Albert was born Somerset; He married Frances J Saunders (nee Cooke) on Christmas Day 1917. Albert enlisted and was sent to France in 1916, and was killed in action during the advance to victory. Before the war he was employed by the Bootle Tanning Co.
Schofield	Albert Allen	Lance Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion.	1374	Beaconsfield Road, High Park, Southport	22/02/1915	20	Woburn Avenue Cemetery, France	Albert was killed in action in the Bethune area of France.
Scott	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 9th Battalion	2585	29 Orlando Street, Bootle	08/12/1916	28	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Edward was the son of Edward and Elizabeth Scott and husband of Ada Scott. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme.
Scott	John Alexander	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	2691	274 Litherland Road, Bootle	08/08/1916	22	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	John was the son of John Scott and Lydia (nee Swinscow), He was born on the 17th November 1893. Before enlisting, John worked as a laboratory attendant at the tin smelting works. He enlisted at Liverpool in 1914 and was posted to the Western Front on the 21st February 1915. John was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme
Scott	Joseph Henry	Private	Grenadier Guards, 2nd Battalion	25352	18 Kenilworth Street, Bootle.	29/08/1918	25	Ligny sur Canche British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Joseph was the eldest son of Joseph and Sarah Scott. During his two years at the front line, he was wounded twice, each time returning to his unit. Joseph died from wounds received in action at the 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, located at Frevent.
Scott	John James	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	3119	46 Shelley Street, Bootle	08/08/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	John was the son of Mary, and the (late James) Scott. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme.
Seanor	Frederick Arthur	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	16613	194 Wadham Road, Bootle	07/01/1916	28	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Frederick was born at Bootle on the 1st July 1888; the son of Frederick James Seanor and Sarah Ann (nee Croydsdale). He enlisted in Liverpool on the 2nd September 1914, aged 26 years 2 months and stood 5ft 5 inches tall. Frederick was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, while serving with the Liverpool Pals.
Seddon alias Ball	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/8th Battalion	305582	17 Antonio Street, Bootle	08/08/1916	19	Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont, France	James was born at Liverpool in 1897 as Alfred Ball; the son of John Ball and Selina (nee Seddon). After both his parents death his name changed to James Seddon, when he was fostered by his cousin. James enlisted on 1st September 1914, departing for France in May 1915. He was sentenced to fourteen days Field Punishment No. 1 on 20th January 1916 for "absence without leave". He was reported missing, and then killed in action on the 8th August 1916.
Shaw	David Cornelius	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 16th Battalion	30368	2 Bibby's Lane, Bootle	06/04/1918	24	Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France	David was born in 1884, the son of John and Frances Shaw. He was killed in action while serving on the front line in France. His effects were sent to his mother.
Shaw	John	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, 55th Division, Ammunition Column	696874		17/03/1917	18	Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was born in 1899, the son of James Shaw and Hannah Nee (Nickson). He enlisted at Liverpool and died of wounds received in action at 173 West Lancs Field Ambulance.
Shaw	Robert	Airman 1st Class	Royal Garrison Artillery, 108th Heavy Battery and Royal Flying Corps, 7Th Squadron	5083	39 Kirk Street, Bootle	15/07/1917	19	Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Robert was born at Bootle on the 4th November 1897. He was the eldest son of William Francis Shaw and Elizabeth (nee Hines). He was posted overseas on the 16th July 1915, and served as a 1st class Air Mechanic in the Royal Flying Corps. Robert's father, William Francis Shaw, fell just six days after his son.
Shaw	Robert Lefley	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266915	17 Barnton Street, Litherland	27/09/1918	33	Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension, Moeuvres, France	Robert was the son of Peter Shaw and Hannah (nee Lefley). He was posted to France at the beginning of 1917. He was killed in the lead up to an attack to re-take Moeuvres from the Germans, on the 11th September. Before the war, he had worked as a conductor with the Liverpool Corporation Tramway service.
Shaw	William Francis	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266438	39 Kirk Street, Bootle	21/07/1917	19	Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Nord, France, Nord, France	William was posted to the front after January 1916. He was employed as the battalion cook, and was mortally injured by a shell explosion. He was taken to hospital but died four hours later. Willam's wife, Elizabeth, lost her husband and eldest son within a week.
Shaw	Malcolm	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	82910	43 Antonio Street, Bootle	26/07/1918	22	Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Malcolm was the son of Thomas and Margaret Shaw. Aged 14 years he was working as an office boy. Malcolm enlisted in Manchester with the East Lancashire Regiment. He was killed in action.
Shead	George	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1198	41 Salisbury Road, Bootle	16/05/1915	23	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	George was born in 1892 at Bootle, the son of Henry Shead and Martha (nee Bankes). Before the war, George was employed as a general labourer. He was killed in action at the Battle of Festubert.
Shead	Joseph	2nd Engineer	Mercantile Marine H.M. Tug “William Poulson.”		21 School Lane, Seaforth	25/12/1918	48	Bootle Cemetery, England	Joseph was the husband of Margaret Shead. He passed away at Peterhead Sick Quarters after suffering from Broncho Pneumonia.
Shearer	John Lawson	Private	Royal Army Pay Corps	21994	73 Park Street, Bootle	24/02/1921		Died at home – place of burial unknown	John was born on the 2nd August 1899 at 26 Carolina Street, Bootle; the son of Alexander Shearer and his second wife Louisa Margaret (nee Woolley). He enlisted in the army on the 23rd August 1914 and was discharged from the Army Pay Corps through ill health on the 15th April 1919. He was awarded a Silver War Badge. He died at 24 Watts Lane, Orrell. Although his death was as the result of his war service, he is not commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Shephard	James Frederick	Engineer Lieutenant	Royal Naval Reserve H.M.P.M.S. “Helper”		79 Thornton Road, Bootle	11/11/1918	30	Bootle Cemetery, England	James was the son of the late Mr and Mrs George Sheppard of Brisbane, Australia; husband of Dorothy Lee Sheppard. He was stationed at Larne Naval Base, Ireland when he died of Influenza and Pneumonia at Larne Cottage Hospital.
Shepherd	Allan	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	265065	7 Boswell Street, Bootle	04/09/1918	23	Brown's Road Military Hospital, Festubert, France	Allan was born in Kendal in 1895; the son of Allan Shepherd (a farmer) and Lily (nee Thorne). He enlisted in the Army at Crosby. Allan was posted to the Western Front on the 7th March 1915. He was killed in action. His brother, William Charles also perished.
Shepherd	William Charles	Private	Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 2nd/7th Battalion	268573	7 Boswell Street, Bootle	19/07/1916	18	Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	William was born in Kendal in 1898. He enlisted in the 1/7th King's on 19th May, falsely claiming to be 17 yrs and one month old. He spent just over 2yrs serving in the UK before being attached to the Royal Warwickshire Regt on 23rd May 1916. He was reported missing in action 58 days later. His elder brother Allan was also killed in action
Shepherd	John	Assistant Stewart	Mercantile Marine S.S. “Missanabie.”		99 Gonville Road, Bootle	09/09/1918	41	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was the son of Sarah Eleanor and the late John Shepherd; husband of Ann Shepherd (nee Hall). He was lost when the S.S. Missanabie was torpedoed by German submarine UB-87 when 52 miles from Daunts Rock, Ireland. 45 lives were lost.
Sheppard	Anselm	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266600	3 Grimshaw Street, Bootle	07/10/1917		Erquinghew Lys Churchyard, Extension, Nord, France	Anselm was the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Sheppard. He enlisted in May 1915, and had been out in France seven months, when he was killed in action. His officer wrote “ He was one of the eldest and best members of the Company, always cheerful and always possessing a keen sense of duty .”
Sheridan	Patrick	Fireman	Mercantile Marine R.M.S. “Lusitania.”		6 Boreland Street, Bootle	05/07/1915	56	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Patrick was born in County Westmeath, Ireland c1859; the son of the late John and Mary Sheridan and the husband of Charlotte (nee Smyth). He was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland.
Shevlin (alias Arthur O'Neill)	Daniel	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	12094	63 Anglesey Street, Bootle	27/07/1920	33	Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Records show that Daniel enlisted as ‘Arthur O’Neall’ at Seaforth in 1914. He received a gun-shot wound in his left leg on 19th July 1916 at the Somme. By July, seriously ill, he returned to England for treatment. Daniel was discharged on the 2nd April 1917 as no longer physically fit for war service.
Shipton	Fred William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	25086	406 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	04/09/1917	39	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Fred was the son of the late Edward and Louisa Shipton. He was killed in action during the Battle of Arras.
Short	Walter	Captain	The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 7th Battalion attached to "A" Company, 5th Battalion		Free Church (Unitarian), Stanley Road, Bootle	20/07/1918	39	Courmas British Cemetery, Courmas, France	Walter was born at Sheffield on the 31st May 1879; the son of Walter Short and Rosina (nee Fisher). Before the war, Walter worked a clerk to a provision merchant. He enlisted in November 1915 and was mortally wounded while leading his men in action, in the second Battle of the Marne.
Simm	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	5000	23 Markfield Road, Bootle	05/06/1916	34	Douchy Les Ayette British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	William was born in 1890 in Bootle, the son of John Simm and Mary Ann (nee Birchall). Before the war, he worked at Johnson Dye Works, as a glove cleaner. William enlisted in September 1915, and was posted to France the following March. He was killed by a sniper.
Simpson	Harry Cave	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	267922	46 Queens Road, Bootle	08/03/1917	26	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Harry was born in 1883 in Crewe, Cheshire; the son of James Simpson and Jane (nee Cave). He died of wounds, at the No. 17 Casualty Clearing Station, near Lijssenthoek, Belgium. He had served nearly 18 years in the 7th King's Liverpool Regiment when war broke out, and mobilised with his battalion. He left a widow and little girl.
Simpson	John	Driver	Royal Field Artillery. D Battery, 38th Brigade	67251	16 Pleasant View, Bootle	12/08/1918	26	St Mary's Churchyard, Bootle, England	John was born in Bootle in 1891; the son of James Simpson and Jane (nee Cave). He enlisted and was sent overseas. He served three years in France, and whilst home on leave he died from pneumonia, which he had contacted during active service. He left a widow with one little girl.
Simpson	William	Corporal	Welsh Guards, 1st Battalion	267	28 Monfa Road, Orrell	10/08/1916	21	Bertrancourt Military Cemetery, Somme, France	William was the son of William and Emma Simpson. He was killed in action on The Somme battlefields.
Singleton	Alfred John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	267082	19 Park Street, Bootle	18/02/1917	17	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Alfred was born at Bootle in 1898, the son of William Guy Singleton and Margaret Frances (nee Rawlinson). He was wounded by shell fire and taken to the No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station, at Lijssenthoek, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Skelton	Albert	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	12434	112 Millers Bridge, Bootle	28/10/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Albert was born at Everton in 1882, the son of William and Margaret Chubb. He enlisted in the army at Seaforth in 1914, and was posted to France. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme. He left a wife and three daughters.	Military Medal
Sloey	Joseph Wiliam	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	4451	19 Antonio Street, Bootle	04/08/1916	22	Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, France	Joseph was the only son of Thomas Sloey and Margaret (nee Doran). He enlisted in Liverpool in 1915, and embarked for France in November 1915. He was part of a successful raiding party at Blairville completed on the night of 17th/18th April. He died of a gunshot wound to his stomach.
Smedley	Thomas	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	593	31 Browne Street, Bootle	16/05/1915	25	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Thomas was the son of John Henry and Sarah A Smedley. He was reported missing during the Battle of Festubert. His family appealed for information about his whereabouts in the Bootle Times on the 6th July 1915 and in the Evening Express on the 6th July 1915.
Smith	Benjamin	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	307675	32 Olivia Street, Bootle	31/07/1917	23	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Benjamin was the son of Mary Moore Smith of 6 Rosalind Street, Kirkdale, and the late Charles Smith. He was educated at the Seaman's Orphanage. Before the war, he worked on White Star liner Adriatic as engineer's steward. He was killed in action.
Smith	Charles	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	14865		16/09/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Charles was the son of Agnes Smith; born at Liverpool. He enlisted in the army at Seaforth, and was posted to France. He died on the Somme Battlefields.
Smith	Charles Norman	Fireman	Mercantile Marine H.M.S. "Duke of Albany."		4 York Place, Waterloo	24/08/1916		Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Charles was born at Waterloo in 1892, the youngest child Henry Smith and Mary Alice (nee Bradfield). He married Mary A Lysaght on the 9th October 1911; they had 3 children. Charles and his brother, Edward, were both lost when H.M.S. Duke of Albany was torpedoed and sunk off The Orkneys, Scotland.
Smith	Dan Vernon	Chief Cook	Mercantile Marine H.M.S. "Bayano."	710569	43 Worcester Road, Bootle	11/03/1915	26	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Dan was the husband of Dorothy Vernon Smith. He was lost when HMS Bayano was torpedoed by German submarine U27. He was among 195 officers and sailors lost.
Smith	Edward	Private	East Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	30673		27/04/1918	19	Vignacourt British Cemetery, Somme, France	Edward was the son of Thomas and Mary Smith. He was wounded on the Somme battlefields, in the German spring offensive of 1918.
Smith	Edward Bradfield	Greaser	Mercantile Marine H.M.S. "Duke of Albany."		293 Litherland Road, Bootle	24/08/1916		Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Orkney, Scotland	Edward was born at Waterloo in 1884, the son of Henry Smith and Mary Alice (nee Bradfield). He married Sarah Brogan on 7th January 1916. Edward and his brother, Charles Norman Smith, were both lost when H.M.S. Duke of Albany was torpedoed and sunk off The Orkneys, Scotland.
Smith	Edward Francis	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	52909	27 Antonio Street, Bootle	21/12/1917	20	Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium	Edward was the son of Edward Smith and his wife, Elizabeth Emma (nee Knight). He had been in France for one year and nine months, when he was wounded and sent down to the New Zealand Ambulance Hospital. He died a few hours after arriving at the hospital.
Smith	Frank M.	Private	South African Infantry, 1st Brigade	17611	70 Downing Road, Bootle	08/10/1918	19	Templeux le Guard British Cemetery, Somme, France	Frank was the son of David and Lucy Smith. He was killed in action on The Somme battlefields.
Smith	Harold John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1873	9 Kirk Road, Litherland	16/05/1915		Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Harold enlisted on the 17th July 1913 at Park Street, Bootle. He was 5ft 4 inches tall and his next of kin was his mother, Jessie. Harold was killed at the Battle of Festubert, during the charge at Richebourg Saint Vaast.
Smith	John Henry	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	265312	35 Boston Street, Bootle	03/09/1917		Torreken Farm Cemetery No. 1, Heuvelland, Belgium	John was born at 15 William Street, Devonport on the 15th March 1898; the son of Charles and Elizabeth Ann Smith. He was killed in action in the aftermath of the Battle of Messines. His brother, Stanley, had been killed in action two years previously.
Smith	Oliver Barrow	Cook	Mercantile Marine RMS "Lusitania"		229 Litherland Road, Bootle	07/05/1915	27	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Oliver was born in Linacre on the 1st January 1888, the son of Joseph and Ellen Smith (nee Johnson). Before the war, Oliver was a grocer's assistant. He was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland.
Smith	Peter	Master at Arms	Mercantile Marine R.M.S. "Lusitania."		48 Monfa Road, Bootle	07/05/1915	59	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Peter was the son of the late Thomas and Ann Smith; husband of Faith Eaton Smith (nee Marlow).
Smith	Reginald	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266811	28 Garfield Street, Bootle	28/06/1916	25	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Reginald was born on 11th January 1891 in Whitwell, Derbyshire to Albert and Ann Smith. Prior to the war he was living in Argentina, on his return to England he worked as a Dairyman at Breaks Diary in Aintree. In December 1914 he married Amy Barton, they had one child Margaret. Reginald was killed in action after volunteering for a daytime raid on an enemy position. He was seen to be shot in the head, but his comrades were unable to ‘bring him in’. Reginald’s younger brother Joseph had also been killed in action, in 1914.
Smith	Stanley	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	3008	35 Boston Street, Bootle	16/05/1915	24	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Stanley was born at Devonport on the 8th August 1891. Stanley was one of the first Bootle soldiers to die in the Great War, when he was killed in action during the ‘Famous’ charge of the 7th at Festubert. His brother, John Henry Smith, died two years later.
Smith	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	5165	1 Duncan Street, Bootle	15/08/1916	19	Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France	Thomas was born in Bootle, the son of Elizabeth and the late James Smith. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme.
Smith	William	Driver	Royal Engineers, Signal Depot (Hitchin)	351960	36 Willard Street, Orrell	16/06/1918	25	Bootle Cemetery, England	William died at the Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge. He left a widow, Alice.
Smith	William Scott	Able Seaman	Royal Navy H.M.S. “Antrim.”	SS/3194	6 Orlando Street, Bootle.	13/02/1915	23	Queensferry Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland	William was the son of George and Sarah Ann Smith. He was born at Liverpool on the 16th July 1891. William died whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Antrim , after contracting Influenza.
Smith	William Tebbutt	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	32806	11 Dryden Street	27/06/1916	21	Cerisy Gailly Military Cemetery, Somme, France	William was the son of Thomas and Ada Smith. He was employed by Messrs. McArthur, timber merchants, Regent Road, before joining the ‘Pals’ in October 1915. He was killed in action on The Somme battlefields.
Smith	William Thomas	Private	Mercantile Marine RMS Lusitania	32806	57, Hornby Rd., Bootle	07/05/1915	47	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	William was the son of (the late) Thomas and Ellen Smith; husband of Eliza McTaggart Smith. He was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland.
Smout	William Oswald	Sapper	Royal Engineers, Inland Water Transport	WR/310178	5 Summer Seat, Strand Road, Bootle	05/11/1918	24	Basra Memorial, Iraq	William was the husband of Dorothy Smout; they had one child. He was on active service in Mesopotamia when he died; he was buried at sea.
Snape	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	202013	85 Stanley Road, Bootle	26/06/1917	26	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Before the war, James was employed by Mr. Holgate of the Wadham Dairy. He had been in France about 12 months when he was killed in action.
Snaylam	Henry Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	2062	17 Mill Lane, Bootle	25/09/1915	19	Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France	Henry was born in 1895, the son of Thomas Snaylam and Emily (nee Simpson). He enlisted on the 5th August 1914, aged 19. He was 5 ft 8 inches tall, with a 36 inch chest. He was working as a storekeeper. Henry was sent to France in February and was killed in action.
Sneyd	Thomas Heaton	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 6th Infantry Battalion	90648	10 Marsh Lane, Bootle	21/03/1918	24	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Thomas was born at Bootle on the 31st October 1893; the son of William and Mary Sneyd (nee Tyler). Thomas was reported missing in action and the family advertised for information about his fate.
Somers	Peter	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1819	18 Emley Street, Bootle	16/05/1915	19	Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France	Peter was the son of Patrick and Margaret Somers (Nee Welsh). He was killed in the area of the Battle of Festubert.
Southward	Edward Campbell	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	52391	18 Stafford Street, Bootle	12/03/1918	24	St. Martin Calvaire British Cemetery, St. Martin sur Cojeul, Pas de Calais, France	Edward was born in 1894; the son of Archibald Southward and Annie Jane (nee Evans). Before the war, he was a junior railway clerk (in 1911) for London and North-Western Railway Company. In 1916, he joined the local Battalion of the King’s Liverpool Regiment. Edward was killed two years later.
Spear	Charles Lionel	Able Seaman	Royal Naval Division, Drake Battalion	Z/319	22 Miranda Road, Bootle	24/12/1917		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Charles was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Spear. He enlisted in 1914 and saw service in both Gallipoli and France over a three year period. He was killed in action. Before the war, he worked at Brown's wire works, Bankhall, Liverpool.
Spence	Marshall Atma	3rd Officer	Royal Naval Reserve S.S “Instructor”		60 Merton Road, Bootle	15/07/1918	20	Lost at sea, no known grave	Marshall lost his life whilst serving as 3rd Officer aboard S.S. Instructor. His ship collided with the U.S. transport ship America in mid-Atlantic whilst carrying government stores. As he was merchant seaman he was not eligible for commemoration, as he did not die as the direct result of enemy action.
Spencer	Arthur	Leading Seaman	Royal Navy, H.M. Motor Lighter K29	162553	25 Exeter Road, Egremont, Wallasey	21/06/1917	42	Salonika Lembet Road Military Cemetery, Greece	Arthur was the husband of Mary Turner. He died in Greece whilst serving on the H.M. Motor Lighter K29 .
Spencer	John Hermon	Private	Royal Army Medical Corps, 87th West Lancashire Field Ambulance	337564	Moss Lane, Turnpike Road, Burscough	09/10/1917	20	Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was born in 1897 at Burscough; the son of John Spencer and Mary Ann (nee Darby). He tried to enlist six times, before being accepted into the Army. Initially serving in the Dardanelles, he was drafted out to France, where he was killed while acting as a stretcher-bearer.
Spencer	Richard	Private	South Lancashire Regiment, 7th Battalion	50650	51 Waterworks Street, Bootle	10/10/1917	19	Larch Wood Railway Cutting Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium	Richard was born at Warrington in 1898, the son of Thomas Henry Spencer and Fanny (nee Leather). After training, he arrived on 7th September. On the 22nd September, he was wounded. Leaving hospital on October 9th, he was again wounded, and died on the following day.
Spencer	Thomas Cooper	Private	Machine Gun Corps, 36th Infantry Battalion	3439	2 Central Fire Station, Bootle	02/10/1918		Haringhe Bandaghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium	Thomas was born at Bootle in 1893; the eldest son of William Jenkinson Spencer and Mary (nee McCreadie) of Bootle Central Fire Station. He died at an Australian Casualty Station in Belgium from wounds received in action. Before the war, Thomas worked as a grocer's assistant.
Squirrell	Charles Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	17721	133 Bedford Road, Bootle	01/05/1918	26	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Charles was the son of Alfred and Sarah Jane Squirrell. He was killed in action of the battlefields of Ypres.
Stack	James Arthur	Private	Royal Welch Fusiliers, 2nd/4th Battalion	68801	11 Rhyl Street, Bootle	14/01/1918	18	Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, England	James was born in Bootle on the 20th July 1899; the son of Thomas Stack and Annie (nee McCarrick). James had been in the army for three years. He was caught in an enemy attack, when German torpedo-boat destroyers fired over 50 shells at the town of Great Yarmouth. James was one of the four resulting deaths.
Stainton	John Giles	Private	Dorsetshire Regiment, 6th Battalion	20060	19 Rickman Street, Liverpool	16/10/1917		Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was the son of Tom Stainton and Hannah (nee Westgarth) and husband to Sarah Ann Wilson Hayhurst. They had two children. John enlisted at Liverpool and was posted to the front on the 5th October 1914. He was later transferred to the Dorsetshire Regiment and was killed whilst serving with them.
Stanley	William John	Stoker	Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. “Drake”	1699S	24 Armstrong Street, Bootle	02/10/1917	31	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	William was born at Liverpool on the 8th April 1886, the son of William John Stanley and Ann Eliza (nee Hayes). William married Mary Ralph in 1905. He was killed when H.M.S. Drake was torpedoed and sunk off Rathlin Island, Ireland.
Stead	Matthew Henry	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	21786	240 Gloucester Road, Bootle	18/10/1916	22	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Matthew was born at Kirkdale on the 1st October 1894, the son of Matthew Henry Stead and Ellen (nee Johnson). Matthew enlisted on the 10th November 1914 at Liverpool, aged 20 years 1 month. He was a clerk, 5ft 7 inches tall with grey eyes and brown hair. He was struck by a piece of shrapnel and was killed instantly.
Steele	Albert	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 9th Battalion	28781	12 Balliol Terrace, Millers Bridge, Bootle	01/07/1916	26	Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L'Abbe, France	Albert was the husband of Catherine Steele. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme.
Steen	Ralph	Private	Royal Marine Light Infantry, 2nd R.M. Battalion, R.N. Division	PLY/17674	43, Seaview Road, Bootle	22/07/1916	21	Tranchee De Mecknes Cemetery, Aix-Noulette, France	Ralph was born in June 1895, the son of James Steen and Agnes (nee Watkins). He joined the Royal Marine Light Infantry on the 13th November 1914, joining his Battalion at Cape Helles on the 21st October 1915. He was killed when a shell hit the shelter he was in.
Stephens	William John	Able Seaman	Royal Naval Division, Hood Battalion	Mersey Z/234	104 Bank Road, Bootle	26/10/1917	21	Tyne Cot Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	William was born at Liverpool on the 14th March 1896; the son of David Moss Stephens and Elizabeth (nee Knight). William was a grocer's assistant when he joined the Royal Naval Division on the 14th October 1914. Twice invalided back to the UK, William served with both Benbow and Howe Battalions. He died from wounds received in action.
Stephens	William Roland	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 277th Siege Battery	97415	191 Rimrose Road, Bootle	28/07/1917	30	Klein Vierstraat British Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	William was born at Liverpool in 1885, the son of James and Elizabeth Stephens and husband to May Anderton. They had one child. Before the war, William was working as a shipping clerk for a cheese and butter merchant. He was killed in action.
Stephenson	Maxwell	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, C Battery, 148th Brigade	L/17536	70 Berry Street, Bootle	29/07/1917		Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Maxwell was the husband of Elizabeth Stephenson (nee Haddock). He died of wounds received in action. Maxwell was assisting a comrade who was fatally wounded, when he was also wounded.
Stevens	William John	Private	Manchester Regiment, 2nd Battalion	52948	21 Lincoln Street, Bootle	04/10/1917		Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	William was born at Bootle in 1898, the eldest son of John Stevens and Mary Catherine (nee Mitchell). He enlisted in the army at Seaforth, and was posted to the front after January 1916. William had been transferred to the Manchester Regiment by the time he was killed in action in Belgium.
Stilwell	Bartholomew George	Private	Australian Imperial Force, 14th Battalion	1413	29 Bank Road, Bootle	07/05/1915	26	Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey	Bartholomew was born at Gibraltar on the 21st June 1888; the son of William Charles Stilwell and Julianne (nee Lynch). He became a merchant seaman. He served aboard the Carmania in 1908 - 1909 and aboard the Saxonia in 1910. Bartholomew enlisted in the Australian forces on the 1914, sailing for Gallipoli on the 22nd December 1914. En route he fell ill and died from Enteric Fever at the Stationary Hospital on the island of Lemnos.
Stinson	James	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1441	7 Park Grove, Bootle	24/09/1916	21	Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L'Abbe, France	James was born at Bootle in 1895, the son of James Stinson and Jane (nee Gray). James enlisted on the 10th May 1912 at Stanley Road recruiting office. He was 17 years 5 months old, 5ft 10 inches tall. He was wounded in action on the 24th September 1916 (gunshot wound to the abdomen) and died the same day at 38 Casualty clearing station.
Stone	Leslie Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	17477	135 Bedford Road, Bootle	06/05/1918	25	La Clytte Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Leslie's service records show he enlisted on the 2nd September 1914 at Liverpool aged 21 years and 109 days. He was 5ft 2⅜ inches tall and weighed 118lbs with a 34 inch chest, with grey eyes and brown hair. He was killed in action, during the German Spring Offensive in 1918.
Stoops	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 15th Battalion	13464	23 Heathfield Street, Litherland	17/09/1916	21	Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, France	Thomas was the son of Henry and Agnes. He enlisted at Seaforth, and was drafted to France on 20th August 1915. He had served about 13 months at the front when he died of wounds. Before the war, he was employed at Messrs. Newall's wire rope works, Bootle.
Strefford	Herbert Edward	Able Seaman	Royal Naval Division, Drake Battalion	R/3539	171 Rimrose Road, Bootle	02/01/1918		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Herbert was the son of William Strefford and Eliza (nee Wardall). Herbert was a member of the Army Reserve from the 14th February 1916. He was drafted for the British Expeditionary Force on the 13th October 1917 and joined the Drake Battalion on the 13th November 1917.
Sullivan	Joseph Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	17472	211 Litherland Road, Bootle	30/07/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Joseph was the son of James and Elizabeth Sullivan. He enlisted at Liverpool and was killed in action on the battlefields of The Somme.
Summers	Edward	Driver	Royal Field Artillery, D Battery, 86th Brigade	12866	1 Moore Street, Bootle	16/10/1918		Ainfield Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Edward’s enlisted at Liverpool on the 29th August 1914, aged 26 years and 10 days. He was posted to the Western Front on the 17th July 1915. Edward was wounded on the 29th April 1918 and was admitted to 1st General Hospital at Etretal suffering from multiple wounds. He returned to the UK, to 3rd Northern General Hospital at Sheffield on the 5th August 1918 and died there from nephritis two months later on the 16th October 1918. He was a Military Medal awardee.	Military Medal
Sumner	Charles Arthur	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	34561	210 Wadham Road, Bootle	14/11/1916		Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, Somme, France	Charles was the son of Charles and Mary Wilson Sumner (nee Shelmerdine). He enlisted in December 1915, and went to the front in June 1916. Charles was killed in action between 13th - 15th November. Before the war, he had served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Buchanan & Son.
Sumner	Joseph	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	1748	52 Clifford Street, Bootle	17/08/1916	21	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Joseph was a pre-War Territorial. He enlisted into the 7th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment at Bootle on the 16th May 1913. He was 18 years and 4 months old. Joseph was posted to the Western Front with his battalion on the 15th July 1916. He was killed in action just over a month later. He left a widow and two children.
Sutcliffe	Alfred	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	5221	38 Boreland Street, Bootle	26/09/1916		Dartmoor, Becordel Becourt, France	Alfred was the husband of M J Sutcliffe. He died in France. The cemetery he was buried in was attached to one of the main dressing stations, so it is likely he was mortally wounded in action.
Sutton	Robert	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 121st Heavy Battery	100519	46 Antonio Street, Bootle	18/02/1919		Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany	Robert enlisted in Preston on the 26th October 1915, he was 20 years old, 5ft 5 inches tall and weighed 119lbs. He was posted to the Western Front on the 30th August 1916. Robert was in trouble with the military authorities a number of times during his army career for offences such as " making an improper reply to a superior officer ", " insolence to an N.C.O. ", overstaying his leave and drunkenness. After the armistice, he was granted leave to the UK from 21st November 1918 until the 5th December 1918. On his return to service he developed Broncho-Pneumonia and died at No. 29 Casualty Clearing Station.
Sutton	William	Private	Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1st Battalion	50916	46 Antonio Street, Bootle	31/08/1918	21	Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	William was born at 19 Portia Street, Kirkdale on the 3rd June 1897. He was the son of Thomas Sutton and his wife Mary (nee Walsh). He is one of over 9,000 men, who fell in the period from 8 August 1918 to the date of the Armistice in the Advance to Victory, remembered on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial.
Sutton	William Charles	Seaman	Royal Naval Reserve S.S. “Harmattan”	3563B	12 Suffolk Street, Bootle	05/05/1917	35	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	William was the husband of Edith E. Sutton (nee Smith). He enlisted at Bootle and was lost when the S.S. Harmattan was sunk. She was sunk by a mine, seven miles north of Cape Rosa, Algeria. 36 lives were lost, including the second engineer, and her Master.
Sutton	James Francis	Pantry Stewart	Mercantile Marine SS "Aurania"		100 King's Road, Bootle	18/03/1918		Bootle Cemetery, England	James' ship, the S.S. Aurania sank on 5th February 1918 "under tow after torpedo from UB-67 hit the port side of engine room, she was driven ashore by a gale at Caliach Point, Isle of Mull." Eight of the crew were killed and it is probable that James Sutton died of injuries or illness caused by the sinking.
Swain	William Steadman	Able Seaman	Royal Naval Division, Howe Battalion	Mersey Z/57	70 Monfa Road, Orrell	05/07/1915	23	Skew Bridge Cemetery, Turkey	William was the son of Henry and Annie Swain of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Before the war, he was employed as a ropemaker. He enlisted on the 8th September 1914 and was killed when his camp was shelled.
Swaine	John Spillman	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 6th Battalion	242592	67 Clare Road, Bootle	10/08/1917	34	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France	John was the son of Walter and Betsy Swaine; husband of Louisa Swaine. He died of wounds received in action, at the No. 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulonge, France.
Swarbrick	James Arthur	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	6022	54 Knowsley Road, Bootle	27/09/1916	20	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	James, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Swarbrick, was killed in action. Before the war, he was employed by Messrs. S.J. Liggett, for seven years.
Tankard	Cecil	Lance-Sergeant	Cheshire Regiment, 1st Battalion	50431	10 Eshe Road, Blundellsands	14/05/1917	31	Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Cecil was the son of Mr C E Tankard. He enlisted in Tranmere, and was posted to France. He was stationed in the Aubigny area which was held by Commonwealth troops. Cecil died of his wounds.
Tarn	Mark Aitchison	4th Class Engine Room Artificer	Royal Navy H.M.S. "Aquarius."	M/1509	16 Hornby Road, Bootle	31/08/1915	21	East Mudros Military Cemetery, Greece	Mark was the son of Jonathan Tarn and his wife Mary (nee Aitchison). He enlisted with the Navy on his eighteenth birthday. He was a boy artificer on the Fisgard in 1910, going on to serve on several ships, ending with Aquarius in 1914. Mark remained with this ship until he was admitted to 15th Stationary Hospital, on the island of Mudros, with dysentery on the 28th August 1915. He died there three days later.
Taylor	Albert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/7th Battalion	52388	1 Sellar Street, Kirkdale	06/08/1917	25	Anzac Cemetery, Sailly Sur La Lys, France	Albert was the son of Thomas and Louisa Taylor. He was initially rejected for Army service, but was successful in passing into the Army in 1916. He was killed in action. Before the war he was employed by Vincent Murphy and Co., timber merchants, Derby Road, Bootle.
Taylor	Charles Tyerman	Lieutenant	Queen Mary's Own Hussars, 18th Battalion		51 Balliol Road, Bootle	24/08/1914	25	Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France	Charles was born in Bootle on the 23rd May 1889; the eldest son of Charles and Amy Taylor (nee Tyerman). Charles was a career soldier; a Second Lieutenant with the Territorials. He arrived on the Western Front on the 15th August 1914. He was first recorded as 'missing' and then 'killed', the day after the Battle of Mons.
Taylor	Edward Harold	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	33229	250 Gloucester Road, Bootle	30/07/1916	19	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Edward was born at Bootle in 1897, the son of Henry Taylor and Margaret Jane (nee Paddock). He enlisted at Liverpool with the 'Liverpool Pals', and was posted to the front after January 1916. Edward was killed in during the Battle of the Somme.
Taylor	John Charles	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1959	104 Bridge Road, Litherland	25/09/1915	18	Loos Memorial, France	John was born in Kirkdale in 1899; the son of Peter James and Margaret Taylor (Nee Roberts). He was killed in action after being hit on the head by shrapnel, and killed instantly. John joined the Territorials previous to the war and was drafted out to France with the first batch of his regiment.
Taylor	James Richard	Private	Cheshire Regiment, and Royal Welch Fusiliers 18th Battalion	235364	113 Hawthorne Road, Bootle.	18/09/1918		Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery, Cambrai, France	James’ service records show he enlisted at Seaforth on the 31st August 1915. He was placed in the army reserve before being mobilised on the 31st August 1916. He was 5ft 3 inches tall and was working as a clerk. He made a separation allowance to his step-mother, Elizabeth Ellen Taylor, of 6d per week.
Taylor	Joseph	Bombardier	Royal Field Artillery, C Battery, 83rd Brigade	71089	5 Cranworth Street, Bootle	23/10/1918	22	Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	Joseph enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery in August 1911 and was posted to the Western Front on the 19th August 1914. He married Marie Coogan and they had a son. Joseph was killed in action during the Advance to Victory, which took place from 8 August 1918 to the Armistice.
Teare	James Percival	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1730	83 Breeze Hill, Walton	16/05/1915	18	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	James was born at Everton on the 23rd August 1896; the son of Edward George Teare and Emma Eliza (nee Skillicorn). He enlisted in the 7th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment at Bootle on the 14th May 1913. He was 5 ft 7 inches tall. James was killed in action in France in a charge of the 7th King's at Festubert.
Tennant	Frederick Stephen	Able Seaman	Royal Navy S.S. "Lycia."		49 Boswell Street, Bootle	17/02/1917		Bootle Cemetery, England	Frederick was the son of George and Mary Ann Tennant (Nee Hargreaves). The S.S. Lycia (ex- Oceano) , was attacked by a German submarine; the ships company had to abandon ship. Frederick was hit in the spine by shrapnel, he died in hospital a few days later.
Thomas	Albert Charles	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	9524	59 Brookhill Road, Bootle	01/09/1918		Wytschaete military Cemetery, Heuvelland, Belgium	Albert was born at Bootle in 1889, the son of William Thomas and Catherine (nee Donohoe). In 1911, Albert had joined the Army and was initially posted to India. From there he served on the African Front in the October 1914 and was killed in action in Belgium, after more than four years active service. His effects were sent to his sister, Margaret.
Thomas	Albert Ernest	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	3282	34 Regina Road, Aintree	05/02/1916	18	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Albert was born at 33 Cleopas Street, Toxteth Park in 1895. He was the elder son of Albert Ernest Thomas and Zoe (nee Walters). He died of wounds received in action, at the 4th Southern General Hospital, in Plymouth.
Thomas	Arthur Stanley	Corporal	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 1st/4th Battalion	29202	42 Bridge Road, Litherland	09/04/1918	19	Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France	Arthur was born at Bootle in 1898, the son of Joseph Hallows Thomas and Mary Margaret Thomas (nee Sherrington). He was killed in action during Battles of the Lys, April 1918. His brother, William, also perished.
Thomas	Charles Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266103	35 Linacre Lane, Bootle	22/07/1917	21	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France	Charles was the son of James and Ellen Thomas (nee Lea). After school, he worked as a baker's messenger. Charles was killed in action. He had been a long time in the trenches, and had gone to the billet for a little rest. A shell exploded just outside the door, and he was killed instantaneously.
Thomas	Charles Robert	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	21683	100 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	23/06/1917	29	Perth Cemetery, China Wall, Ypres, Belgium	Charles was the son of Jane and (the late) Robert Thomas. He died from wounds at the 9th Field Ambulance Hospital in France on June 23rd.
Thomas	Stanley	Private	East Surrey Regiment, 13th Battalion	28710	2 Long Lane, Garston, Liverpool	09/04/1918	35	Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium	Stanley was the son of Arthur and Martha Thomas. He was reported as missing presumed dead on the France/Belgium border.
Thomas	William Harold	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 6th Battalion	2239	1 Oriel Road, Bootle	12/09/1916	22	Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L'Abbe, France	William was born at Bootle in 1894, the son of Joseph Hallows Thomas and Mary Margaret Thomas (nee Sherrington). He died at the No.36 Casulaty Clearing Station, based in Heilly, from wounds sustained in action six days previously. His brother, Arthur, was also killed.
Thomason	Thomas	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, C Battery, 161st Brigade	171367	371 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	05/08/1917	24	Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, Belgium	Thomas was born in 1893 at Holyhead, Wales. He was the son of Joseph Thomason and Jane (nee Griffiths). Before the war, he was crane boy on the railways in 1911. He had been on the front line for 12 months when he was he was killed instantaneously by a shell which fell in the battery position and exploded.
Thompson	George Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	5348		28/06/1916		Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	George was the son of Isaac and Ada Thompson of 31 Victor Street, Hull. He was married to Helen Thompson, and they had three children. He was killed in action on the Somme battlefields.
Thompson	Joseph Harding	Able Seaman	Royal Navy H.M.S. "Tyrant."	J/46436	34 Camden Street, Bootle	27/12/1918	27	Bootle Cemetery, England	Joseph was the son of Emma and (the late) John Thompson; husband of Charlotte Thompson. Joseph died of pneumonia in Liverpool on the 27th December 1918 and was buried at Bootle Borough Cemetery and was accorded full Naval honours.
Thompson	John Herbert Oliver	Major	Machine Gun Corps, 40th Infantry Company		51 Chestnut Grove, Bootle	21/03/1918	22	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	John was the son of Henry and Alice Marian Thompson. He died during the build up to first Battle of Arras on 28 March 1918.
Thompson	Sydney Arnold	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	2302	16 Burns Street, Bootle	15/05/1915		Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Sydney was the eldest son of David Cromarty Thompson and Ann (nee Kelly). Aged 15, Sydney was an apprentice brass moulder, at a ship's telegraph maker. He enlisted at Bootle, 9th August 1914 and was posted to France in March 1915. He was killed in action at the Battle of Festubert, after spending 70 days at the front.
Thompson	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	2100	8 Florida Street, Bootle	16/05/1915		Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	William enlisted with 7th Liverpool’s, and was posted to France. He was killed in action at the Battle of Festubert. His parents received the sad news from the William’s uncle, who fought side by side with him, and in whose arms he died.
Thompson	William James	Able Seaman	Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S “Tornado”	175096	9 Sandy Lane, Bootle	23/12/1917		Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	William lost his life when HMS Tornado , HMS Torrent and HMS Surprise were all lost to a minefield laid by the Germans, near the Maas Light Vessel off the port of Rotterdam. 252 seamen were lost on the three vessels. He left a widow, Ann.
Thoms	William	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 13th Battalion	58024	16 Elm Street, Bootle	23/08/1918	19	Vis en Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France	William was the son of William and Mary R Thoms. After leaving school, William was employed by Messrs. Hunter, Pine Grove, and then with the Port of Liverpool Authority. He joined the Borderers on 30th August 1917, transferring to Royal Welsh Fusiliers after his arrival in France. He was killed in action.
Thomson	Albert Lamont	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	266534	23 Salisbury Road, Bootle	16/08/1916	29	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France,	Before the war Albert worked at Harland & Wolff. He joined the Bootle Battalion of the King's Liverpool Regiment in May 1915 and he went to France in 1916. Just six weeks later his wife received information that he was posted as missing, this was officially changed to killed in action.
Thomson (Alias William Nichol)	George	Private	Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 1st Battalion	16312	67 Salisbury Road, Bootle	03/06/1918	35	Cinq Rues British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, France	George was born at Lochee, Scotland, the son of James Thomson and Eliza (nee Owen). Before the war, he was a labourer in a coal yard. He served as William Nichol, but his real name was George Thomson. George, who was wounded in France on 15th October, died four days later.
Thorndick	Alfred George	Lance Corporal	South Wales Borderers, C Company, 2nd Battalion	42532	178 Bedford Road, Bootle	03/04/1918	28	Oxford Road Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium	Alfred was the son of Alfred George and Margaret Jane Thorndick; husband of Hilda Thorndick. He died of wounds received in action near Ypres.
Thornton	Robert	Sergeant	King's Hussars, 14th Battalion	5452	25 Mann Street, Bootle	03/02/1917		Basra Memorial, Iraq	Prior to enlisting Robert was a greengrocer's shopboy. He joined the Army in 1911 when he was a private and was stationed in India. He was posted to Mesopotamia (Iraq) as a Corporal on the 14th November 1914. He had been promoted to Sergeant by the time he was killed in action in Mesopotamia.
Tilley	John W.	Lance Bombardier	Royal Garrison Artillery, 114th Siege Battery	106601	41 Oriel Road, Bootle	28/04/1918	42	Roye New British Cemetery, Somme, France	John was born in 1876; the son of Richard Tilley and Ann (nee Thomson). He enlisted on the 25th November 1915, aged 39 years 3 month. He was 5ft 6 inches tall and was a master painter. His next of kin was Margaret Tilley. John went to France in August 1917. He was killed in action.
Tinckler	Francis John	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st/7th Battalion	70637	92 Benedict Street, Bootle	06/11/1917	22	Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel	Francis was the son of James and Agnes Tinckler. At age 14, he was serving his time as an apprentice baker. On enlistment he was posted to Palestine. He was killed in action during the offensive to take Beersheba. His brother, William Austin Tinckler, also fell.
Tinckler	William Austin	Sergeant	Lancashire Fusiliers, 11th Battalion	26659	92 Benedict Street, Bootle	31/07/1917		Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium	William was the son of James and Agnes Tinckler. At age 18, he was serving his time as an apprentice cooper. A Military Medal recipient, William is reported as killed in action near Ypres. His brother, Francis John Tinckler, also fell.	Military Medal
Tinsley	Cyril	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	24250	112a Gloucester Road, Bootle	10/10/1918	23	Montay Communal Cemetery, Cambrai, France	Cyril enlisted in the army at Bootle. He was posted to the front with the Liverpool Pals on the 7th November 1915. He had been in France for 3 years, when he was killed in action. He was due to go on leave the day after he died.
Tipping	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	267424	101 Olivia Street, Bootle	17/08/1918	22	Houchin British Cemetery, Houchin, France	John was killed during the German advance around Houchin, which lasted from April to September 1918.
Todd	Henry Dawson	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	36005	63 Strand Road, Bootle	16/08/1916	29	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Henry was the son of the late William and Hannah Todd. He was killed in action on the Somme Battlefields. Before the war, he was employed with Leyland Line.
Toft	Harry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	405662	10 Hale Road, Walton	25/09/1917	28	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Harry was the son of William and Margaret Toft; husband of Bertha Maud Toft. He was killed in action during the 3rd Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele.
Tomley	David	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	13477	42 Gray Street, Bootle	16/09/1916	29	Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	David was born in 1885, the son of David Tomley and Mary Jane (nee Joy). He was killed in action on The Somme battlefields. David's brother, Edward Tomley, and Uncle Edward Joy also fell.
Tomley	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	3648	42 Gray Street, Bootle	19/09/1915		Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France	Edward was the son of David and Mary Jane Tomley (nee Joy). He married Martha Waters in 1912, they had one child. Edward was working with the Royal Engineers at the mouth of a mine, in the trenches, when a rifle grenade fell close to him, killing him instantly. He brother, David, also died.
Tomlinson	Frank	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	1575	17 Prince's Street, Bootle.	16/05/1915	20	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Frank was the only son of Frank and Elizabeth Tomlinson. He was killed in action when serving with the 5th King's Liverpool’s, during the Battle of Festubert.
Tonge	Samuel Radford	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 1st Battalion	6973		26/04/1917	35	Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension, Bruay-la-Buissière, France	Samuel was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Tonge. He had previously served during the South African Campaign. He died of pneumonia in France.
Toolan	Francis Jerome	Sapper	Royal Engineers, 49th Division, Signal Company	193198	178 Marsh Lane, Bootle	26/08/1917	22	Nieuport Memorial, West Vlaanderen Belgium	Francis was the son of Michael and Alice Toolan. He was killed in action during heavy fighting in the region of Nieuport, during the summer of 1917.
Tootle (O'Toole)	Thomas Lawrence	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 5th Battalion	3056	283 Marsh Lane, Bootle	08/03/1916	29	Couturelle Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Thomas was the son of Lawrence and Isabella Toole. Thomas is commemorated on the memorial at St. Elizabeth of Hungary's Church, Litherland. He died of wounds in hopital in France.
Toy	Herbert James	Private	Durham Light Infantry, 14th Battalion	45233	52 Moore Street, Bootle	03/12/1917		Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France	Herbert was the eldest son of William Seagrave Toy and Hannah (nee Russell). He enlisted in the army at Seaforth using just his middle name, James Toy. He served first with the Army Service Corps, before transferring to the Durham Light Infantry. Herbert went missing in action on the 3rd December 1917; he was later reported as killed in action
Toy	John Henry	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, "X" 35th Trench Mortar Battery	19252	357 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	22/10/1917	28	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was born on the 25th January 1890; the son of Thomas Toy and Margaret Jane (nee Campbell). John was admitted to the Seaman's Orphanage in 1901; in 1911 he was living with his father's brother, Richard Toy and his family. John Toy enlisted in the army at Bootle; he was posted to the front on the 14th July 1915 and was killed in action just over two years later.
Travis	William Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	2099	39 Talbot Street, Bootle	16/05/1915	22	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	William was born 1893 in Bootle; the son of Thomas Henry Travis and Sarah (Nee Bradley). He enlisted at the outbreak of war, and was sent to France in 1915. William was assisting a comrade to a dressing station, during the Battle of Festubert, when was shot and killed.
Trumbell	Ernest Edward	Corporal	Rifle Brigade, 9th Battalion	S/11477	79 Gray Street, Bootle	28/08/1916		Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L'Abbe, France	Ernest was born at 10 Ariel Street, Kirkdale; the son of Nelson Woodworth Trumbell and Margaret (nee Budge). He enlisted on the 7th October 1914, aged 23 years and 24 days. He was 5ft 6 inches tall, with brown hair and eyes. He died at the Casualty Clearing station in Heilly, of gunshot wounds to right thigh and buttock.
Tully	Thomas Francis	Steward	Mercantile Marine H.M.H.S. "Britannic."		49, Tennyson Street, Bootle	21/11/1916	38	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Thomas was born at Roscommon, Ireland in 1878; the son of James and Maria Tully and husband of Catherine Tully (nee Woodall). Thomas was killed when the H.M. Hospital Ship Britannic struck an underwater mine off the Greek island of Kea, and sank with the loss of 30 lives.
Turner	Alfred	Shoeing Smith	Duke Of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry	3315	102 Beatrice Street, Bootle	20/09/1914	24	Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt	Alfred was the son of Edward and Alice Turner. He died aboard SS Atlantion and was buried at sea.
Turner	James	Driver	Royal Field Artillery, "B" Company, 148th Brigade.	L/17535	70 Berry Street, Bootle	26/04/1918		Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	James was the son of Christopher and Martha Turner (nee Pickthall), and husband to Sarah Haddock. He enlisted in 1915 and had been in France for two years and nine months, when he was killed in action on the Battlefields of Ypres. Within 8 months, James’ mother had lost two sons - a third had been taken prisoner.
Turner	Frederick John	Private	East Lancashire Regiment, 11th Battalion	39311	12 Surrey Street, Bootle	27/03/1918	19	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Frederick was the son of Samuel and Jane Turner. He was reported missing in the Arras area, during the German spring offensive on 1918. His parent’s appealed for any information about their sons whereabouts in the local press.
Turner	Henry Howard	Driver	Royal Field Artillery, Guards Division, Ammunition Column	105156	15 Webster Street, Litherland	12/09/1917	30	Canada Farm Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Henry was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Turner. Before the war he was employed as a carter by John Jarvis, Canal Street. Enlisting in August, 1915, Henry had been in France almost two years. He was struck by a piece of a bomb on the head, and died instantly. Henry left a widow and three children.
Turner	Walter	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	17005		01/07/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Turner	William	Private	Royal Marine Light Infantry, 1st R.M. Battalion, R.N. Division	PLY/1087/S	12 Suez Street, Bootle	14/05/1918	22	Forceville Communal Cemetery and Etension, Somme, France	William embarked for France on 16th September, returning to the UK in October. On the 11th November 1917 William rejoined 1st Royal Marine Battalion. He was treated for Trench Foot (Frostbite) on 2nd January 1918. William died of gunshot wounds to the thigh with a compound fracture of the left femur at the 149th (RN) Field Ambulance.
Urqhuart	Thomas Edward	Pilot Provisional	Mercantile Marine, Motor Pilot Cutter "Vigilant."		9 Lowwood Road, Birkenhead	26/09/1915	57	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Thomas was the husband of Jane Wilson Urquhart. He was drowned when Pilot Cutter Vigilant sank after striking a mine, near the south shipwash buoy at Harwich. The explosive was laid by German submarine UC-7. 14 crew members were lost.
Vale	Thomas Duggan	Sergeant	Worcestershire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	8237	109 Bangor Street, Bootle	04/03/1917		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Thomas was son of John Vale and Bridget (nee Dealy or Deasy). He enlisted for 12 years at Tipperary on the 16th February 1904; aged 14 years. Thomas spent most of his army career in the UK, being posted to the Western Front on the 17th August 1916. He was admitted to a series of casualty clearing stations suffering from shell shock. He was returned to duty on the 23rd October 1916 and was killed in action on The Somme.
Vasey	William L.	Cook's Mate	Mercantile Marine H.M.S. "Ramsey."		3 Rector Road, Anfield	08/08/1915		Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	William was lost aboard HMS Ramsey , an armed boarding steamer, which was sunk by German auxiliary minelayer Meteor in North Sea.
Viggor	William John	Lance Corporal	South Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	8811	15 Lunt Road, Bootle	24/08/1914		La Ferte Sous Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France, France	William was born in Bootle in 1891; the eldest son of William Viggor senior and Maria Weston. When the war broke out, William was serving with the South Lancashire Regiment and fought at Mons. He arrived on the Western Front on the 14th August 1914, and was presumed dead just ten days later.
Viggor alias Doyle	John James	Fireman	Mercantile Marine SS "Drina"		30 Maple Grove, Seaforth	01/03/1917	27	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was the husband of Sarah Doyle (nee Hurst). He was lost when, Drina, on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Liverpool with passengers & general cargo, was sunk by a mine from the German submarine UC-65 (Otto Steinbrinck), 2 miles west of Skokam Island, Wales. 15 people were lost.
Wadsworth	Thomas	Sergeant	Northumberland Fusiliers, 8th Battalion	798	85 Cambridge Road, Bootle	01/03/1915	30	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Prior to the outbreak of war, Thomas was a driver with Liverpool Tramways at Litherland depot. He was called up as a reservist at the commencement of the war, and was wounded on 14th October at Le Chateau. Following treatment he returned to the front. He was killed in action 3 months later.
Walberg	Richard Sutton	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	17992	6 Holly Street, Bootle	07/11/1917		Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France	Richard was a clerk with the London & North West Railways in 1911. He enlisted in the army at Liverpool. His service records have not survived but his medal card records that he was posted to the front with the Liverpool Pals on the 7th November 1915.
Wall	Thomas	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	18224	64 Rimrose Road, Bootle	18/08/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Thomas is memorialised on the Thiepval Memorial which commemorates those who lost their lives during the Somme Offensive of 1916. He was formerly employed at the Diamond Match Works and lived with his mother.
Wallace	Joseph	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	2304	27 Carolina Street, Bootle	25/09/1916	34	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Joseph is memorialised on the Thiepval Memorial which commemorates those who lost their lives during the Somme Offensive of 1916. His brother in law, Thomas Clegg, also fell.
Wallace	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	1829	27 Carolina Street, Bootle	04/07/1915	20	Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Joseph was the son of Patrick & Annie Wallace of Derrycouch, Ireland; husband of Agnes Wallace. He was killed in action during the "Big Push – 1st Battle of the Somme." He joined up soon after war broke out. His sense of "duty first" brought him to the attention of his superior officers, and he was promoted to Sergeant.
Walsh	Francis Charles	Trimmer	Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. “Llandovery Castle”		1 Essex Street, Bootle	27/06/1918	16	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Frank died when the Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland on the 27th June 1918. His brother, George Edward Walsh, was killed when H.M.S. Vanguard suffered an accidental explosion at Scapa Flow on the 9th July 1917.
Walsh	George Edward	Stoker	Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. “Vanguard”	2523S	4 Pine Grove, Bootle	09/07/1917	23	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England, England	George married Margaret Murphy at Christ Church, C. of E. Church, Bootle in 1914. They had two children; George was born in 1915 and Margaret who was born in 1917, after her father's death. George was killed when H.M.S. Vanguard suffered an accidental explosion at Scapa Flow, his sixteen year old brother, Francis, was killed when the hospital ship Llandovery Castle was torpedoed in June 1918.
Walsh	Michael	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1826	115 Moore Street, Bootle	08/11/1914	35	Ford Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Michael's service records have survived. They show he enlisted in the 7th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment at Bootle on the 10th June 1913. He was 5ft 9 inches tall and, at that time, he gave his age as 34 years and 9 months. He had previously served with the 1st battalion South Lancashire Regiment. He was promoted to Sergeant on the 4th March 1914. He died from heart failure.
Wareing	William Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	26647	9 Province Road, Orrell	02/04/1918	21	Moreuil Communal Cemetery, Allied Extension, Moreuil, France	William was the son of William Paul Wareing and Alice (Nee Mimslow). He was killed in action during the hard fighting at the village and wood in Moreuil in April 1918 in which Commonwealth and French infantry, and the Canadian Cavalry Brigade, took part.
Washington	George	Fireman	Mercantile Marine RMS "Turino"		339 Litherland Road, Bootle	04/02/1917	32	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	George was the son of Robert & (the late) Mrs Washington; husband of Emily Washington. He was lost when S.S. Turino was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic, 174 miles off the Fastnet by German U-Boat 43 -Kaiserliche Marine with the loss of 4 crew.
Waterfield	James Thomas	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 3rd Battalion	5526	7 Flint Street, Bootle	01/11/1919	42	Died at home	James served overseas until the 30th May 1915. He was gassed on the 2nd May and returned to the UK to recover. His second spell overseas lasted just a month when he was invalided home with paresis (slight or incomplete paralysis) of the left leg on the 12th November 1915. Whilst in hospital in the U.K., further symptoms of shell shock manifested themselves; such as loss of speech, insomnia and increasing difficulty controlling his legs. He was discharged from the Army as 100% incapacitated on the 16th May 1916. In September 1917, he was admitted to the Red Cross Hospital (Moss Side) at Maghull and his pension included an allowance for constant attendance and supervision. As he died after being discharged from the Army, James is not officially war dead
Watson	James Morris	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	5811	66 Wadham Road, Bootle	08/08/1916	25	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Somme, France	James was the son of Mr and Mrs James Watson. He was killed during the first Battle of the Somme.
Waydock	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266675	25 Boston Street, Bootle	08/08/1917	21	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France	Thomas was the son of Thomas and Isabella Waydock. He died of shrapnel wounds received in battle at Boulogne Hospital. He had served eighteen months in France, and prior to enlistment in May 1915, was an employee of Harland and Wolff, Ltd. He was also on the staff of the Metropole Theatre.
Weale or Veale	Joseph Martin	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	38322	30 Knowsley Road, Bootle	04/10/1916	24	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Joseph was born on the 16th May 1892 at Knockmahon, Waterford, Ireland; the son of Michael Veale and Bridget (nee Dunne). In January 1916, he married Ellen (Nellie) Power. Joseph died on the battlefields of The Somme.
Webb	Robert M.	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	2084	32 Othello Street, Kirkdale	17/03/1915	26	Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Robert was the husband of Martha Webb. He died from wounds received whilst in action at Neuve Chapelle. He left a widow, Martha Webb.
Webb	George	Private	King's Own Royal Lancashire Regiment, 8th Battalion	34584	153 Bedford Road, Bootle	30/11/1917	33	Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France	George was the son of William and Elizabeth Webb; husband of Sarah Webb. He was killed in action during the Battle of Cambrai.
Webber	Charles	2nd Engineer	Mercantile Marine S.S. "Arab."		3 Leicester Road, Bootle	07/01/1918	40	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Charles was the son of (the late) George Webber; husband of Annie Webber (nee Watterson). He was lost when S.S. Arab was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB-50 (Franz Becker) when 18 miles off Cape Serrat. Twenty-one men were killed. The captain was among the survivors.
Webber	Samuel John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 18th Battalion	23856	44 Gray Street, Bootle	20/10/1916	25	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Samuel was born on the 29th June 1891, he was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Webber. He died on the Somme battlefields.
Webster	George Alexander Malcolm	Second Lieutenant	South Lancashire Regiment. Royal Flying Corps		Beach Mount, Cambridge Road, Waterloo	28/02/1918	19	Brie British Cemetery, Somme, France	"News has been received than an "old boy" of Oakes' Institute and Bootle Secondary School, Lieut. G.A. Malcolm Webster, R.F.C., was killed in action in France. He has been wounded twice in France, and had just returned to his duties after obtaining his double wings in the Royal Flying Corps. He joined the Army at the outbreak of war, and was a very promising young officer. " - Bootle Times 8th March 1918
Webster	Thomas William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	267436	37 Rockland Road, Waterloo	11/06/1917	22	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France	Thomas is one of 2,132 Commonwealth soldiers of the First World War buried in Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France.
Weightman	James Christopher	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	3833	260 Bedford Road, Bootle	08/08/1916	26	Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, Somme, France	James was born on the 15th December 1887; the son of John Weightman and Elizabeth Alice (nee Longworth). He enlisted at Liverpool May 1915 and posted overseas in October 1915. He was 5ft 7 inches tall and was a printer by trade. In December 1915, he was in twice in hospital with eye problems. James was killed in action at Guillemont during the Battle of the Somme.
Weir	James Alexander	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	267727	463 Hawthorne Road, Bootle	25/07/1917	33	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France	James was the son of James Weir and Mary Josephine (nee Brown). He enlisted in the army at Bootle and was posted to the front after January 1916. James was killed by a fragment of shell whilst taking a message from the trenches to the town where his regiment was billeted. He was recommended for the Military Medal for his actions.	Military Medal
Welch	George Arthur	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	52325	2 Diana Road, Orrell, Bootle	09/04/1917	20	Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, Pas de Calais, France	George was the son of George and Jane Welch, he was a native of Middlesbrough. He was killed in action during fighting to take Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines from German hands.
Wells	Norman Lancaster	Lieutenant	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 6th Battalion			10/08/1915	27	Helles Memorial, Turkey	Norman was the son of Charles and Ann Wells. Requests for information concerning his fate appeared in the Liverpool Echo on the 22nd September 1915: " Mr. Chas. Wells, J.P., of Richmond House, would be glad to receive any information as to the fate of his son, Lieut. Norman Wells, who is reported missing at the Dardanelles. He was attached to the 38th Infantry Brigade, who took part in the landing on August 9 and 10, after which he was posted as missing."
Wells	Evan Owen	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/6th Battalion	242537	20 Rosalind Street, Bootle	04/09/1918	28	Stewart. Marie Cemetery, Le Harve, France	Before the war Evan had worked as a machinist at the Bryant & May Match Factory. He enlisted in May 1916, and was drafted to France in February 1916. He was wounded on 1st September and taken to the No.2 General Hospital in Le Harve, where he died 3 days later.
Wennerstrand	Edward	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 12th Battalion	29206	33 Bianca Street, Bootle	22/03/1918	28	Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	Edward was the son of Edward and Ellen Wennerstrand. He was killed in action during the crisis in March and April 1918, when the Allied Fifth Army was driven back by overwhelming numbers across the former Somme battlefields.
Whalley	Thomas Barter	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 22nd Battalion	36611	76 Knowsley Road, Bootle	07/09/1917	34	Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium	Thomas was the husband of Emma Jane Whalley. He had been in France for nine months, when he was killed in action. Before the war, he was employed by Messrs. T. Dickie and Sons timber merchants, Birkenhead.
Whamond	Walter	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	2073	71 Bangor Street, Bootle	04/07/1915	22	Cambrin Military Cemetery, Cambrai, France, Cambrai, France	Walter was the son of Alfred and Mary E Whamond. He was killed in action on the Western Front.
Wheelhouse	Alfred Faulkner	Engineer	Mercantile Marine RMS "Lusitania"		194 Bedford Road, Bootle	07/05/1915	23	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	Alfred was the son of Matilda, and (the late Frederick) William Faulkner Wheelhouse. He was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland on the 7th May 1915, with the loss of over a thousand people.
White	Patrick Francis	Able Seaman Class I	Royal Navy SS "Ruahine"	SS1476	26 Rhyl Street, Bootle	05/09/1918	32	Chatham Naval Memorial, England	Before the war, Patrick worked as matchmaker. He married Mary Teresa Dunne at Dolgelly, Wales in 1910. In 1911, he was serving as Quartermaster aboard the S.S. Southwark , a White Star line steamship. Patrick fell ill and died of heart failure, whilst serving aboard S.S. Ruahine .
White	James Arthur	Private	Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 1st Battalion	602347	51 Lunt Road, Bootle	21/10/1918		Auberchicourt Britiah Cemetery, Nord, France	James was born at Bootle in 1890; the son of William and Mary Ann White (nee Burchell). He enlisted on 11th January 1916. James was wounded on 2nd October in the woods near Hasnon; he died on the 21st. James left a widow, Jane, and a daughter aged 3, who he didn’t get to meet.
Whitehead	Joseph (John)	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 111th Siege Battery	70089	14 Oregon Street , Bootle	21/03/1918		Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	John enlisted as Joseph Whitehead at Liverpool on the 16th November 1915. He was a labourer, aged 30, and was 5ft 6 inches tall. He was placed in the Army Reserve, John was posted to the Western Front on the 17th May 1916 and was killed in action in France on the 21st March 1918.
Whitelock	John Edmund Claud	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1460	44 Blair Street, Bootle	04/07/1915	21	Cambrin Military Cemetery, Cambrai, France	John was born at Aiskew, Yorkshire in 1895; the son of Charles and Maud Whitelock. Before enlisting, John was an apprentice electrical engineer. He was killed in action.
Whittingham	Ernest	Lance Corporal	Royal Fusiliers, Irish Battalion	13981	32 Malta Road, Bootle	26/10/1915		Spoilbank Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium	Ernest was born at Hanley, Staffordshire in 1890, the son of William Whittingham and Louise (nee Lowe). Before the war, he was working, aged twenty, as a dock labourer. Ernest enlisted in the army at Stoke-on-Trent, he was posted to the front on the 1st September 1915 and was killed in action in Belgium.
Wild	Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	17742	154 Bedford Road, Bootle	25/06/1916		Cerisy Gailly Military Cemetery, Somme, France	Henry enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war, and went out to France in November 1915. He was the younger son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wild and was killed in action in France.
Wilde	Albert William	Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	267401	11 Berry Street, Bootle	15/08/1917	21	Anzac Cemetery, Sailly Sur La Lys, France	Albert was born at 11 Canal Street, Bootle on the 4th December 1895; the eldest son of John Joseph Wilde and Amy (nee White). He was a house painter's assistant and his father was a crane driver. Albert enlisted in the army at Bootle and was posted to the front after January 1916. He was killed in action.
Wildman	William	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery, "D" Battery, 307th Brigade	840916	13 Clare Road, Bootle	02/08/1918	20	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	After leaving school, William assisted his father who managed a pawnbroking business in Church Street, Bootle. He enlisted aged 17. William was severely gassed, and was in hospital for a considerable time, his condition seemed to improve, but he later relapsed and passed away at Canadian General (Ontario) Military Hospital, Orpington, Kent.
Wilkins	Stanley	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	267000	72 Seacome Street, Everton	16/08/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	Stanley was born at Bootle on the 26th October 1898; the son of George and Mary Wilkins (nee McNamee). He was reported missing during the Battle of the Somme; this was later changed to death presumed.
Wilks	Alfred James	Private	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 8th Battalion	19664	18 Spring Grove, Bootle	27/10/1918	23	Bootle Cemetery, England	Alfred was born at Litherland in 1895; the son of Robert Wilks and Annie Maria (nee Crimes). He died in hospital of wounds sustained in action in France. Alfred’s mother lost her husband, on active service, in November 1915 and in August, another son, Pte. Frederick Wilks, was killed in action.
Wilks	Frederick	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1824		10/08/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Frederick was born at Litherland in 1897; the son of Robert Wilks and Annie Maria (nee Crimes). He had been in France for 18 months when he was killed in action. Frederick's brother Alfred James Wilks and his step-father Daniel also fell.
Willder	Theophilus Alfred	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1765	294 Derby Road, Bootle	25/09/1916	20	A.I.F Burial Ground, Flers, Somme, France	Theo was the son of John Joseph and Mary Willder. Before enlisting, he was employed by Messrs. Harland and Wolff, at Bootle. Theophilus died in the aftermath of the capture of Flers, in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette in September 1916.
Williams	David Woodward	Private	East Yorkshire Regiment, 4th Battalion	202239	21 Benedict Street, Bootle	20/07/1917		Achiet Le Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas De Calais, France	Daniel was the son of John and Mary Ann Williams. Before the war, he had been employed for 13 years, by Messrs. McArdle and Son, wholesale grocers and provision merchants, 36, Stanley Street. Daniel was killed in action during the heavy fighting at Achiet-le-Grand.
Williams	Ernest	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	1614	95 Olivia Street, Bootle	16/08/1915		Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France	Ernest was born at Birkenhead in 1894; he was the son of Samuel Williams and Ruth (nee Cain). He had been a territorial for four years. He died of wounds received on the battlefields of the Somme.
Williams	Frederick George	Rifleman	King's Royal Rifles Corps 20th Battalion	33194	62 Bala Street, Bootle	26/09/1917	44	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Frederick was born at Birmingham in 1873 and was married to Ellen Williams. Frederick was killed in action on the battlefields of Ypres.
Williams	Henry	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion	8966	25 Well Lane, Bootle	25/09/1917		Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Henry was born at Bootle in 1897, the son of David and Catherine Williams. He enlisted at the age of 16, just before war broke out, and was posted to France. William was twice wounded - on one occasion seriously. Having enjoyed leave in the UK, he had only been back at the front three weeks when he met his untimely death.
Williams	Herbert Ashley	Rifleman	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 24th Denbighshire Yeomanry Battalion	63157	11 May Street, Bootle	11/02/1918	35	Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt	Herbert was the son of Edward Williams and Hannah (Nee Pugh). Before the war, he worked as a labourer in a match factory. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Clark. He enlisted at Bootle and died of wounds in Alexandria.
Williams	Hubert Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/7th Battalion	2806	308 Marsh Lane, Bootle	09/08/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Hubert was born in Bootle on the 15th June 1884; the son of William Williams and his second wife, Martha. He enlisted in the 7th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment at Bootle on the 7th October 1914, aged 32 years. He was 5ft 7 inches tall. He was posted overseas with his battalion on the 7th March 1915. He was killed in action.
Williams	Owen John	Deck Hand	Mercantile Marine, Sailing Vessel "Glendalough"	3696SD	29 Sea View Road, Bootle	16/11/1918	21	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Owen was born at Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales in 1897; the son of Jane Williams. He was lost when The Sailing Vessel Glendalough was lost. Before joining the Navy, he served as an ordinary seaman in the mercantile marine.
Williams	Price	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 276th Battery	155489	63 Southey Street, Bootle	15/04/1918	37	Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France	Price was born at Ruthin, North Wales; the son of John Price and Hannah Williams. He married Annie Mary (nee Cheetham) in 1910, and they had three daughters. Before the war, Price was working as a painter and plumber. He enlisted in Bootle and died of wounds.
Williams		Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Williams	Robert	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 4th Battalion, (formerly 7th)	4929	46 Talbot Street, Bootle	17/08/1916	19	Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L'Abbe, France	Robert was the son of Mary Elizabeth, and (the late) William Williams. He died of wounds received on the Somme battlefields.
Williams	Thomas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1/9th Battalion	3397	35 Falconer Street, Bootle	16/07/1916	23	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	Thomas was the only son of Edward and Mary Ann Williams of 35 Falconer Street, Bootle. He had one sister, Amelia Williams. He was killed in action.
Williams	William	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	200593	56 Viola Street, Bootle	31/07/1917	27	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	William was the only son of Evan and Eleanor Williams. He enlisted in August 1914. A report of his fate appeared in the Bootle Times, 14th September 1917: " Rifleman Williams, K.L.R.,has been posted missing since July 31st. He was a Bedford-road "old boy" and before the war worked for Messrs. Lamb Bros., Bootle. His mother is anxious for any information concerning him."
Williams	William George	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	4424	110 Derby Road, Bootle	08/09/1916		Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L'Abbe, France	William was born at Bootle in 1875, the son of William Williams. In 1903, he married Mary Ellen (nee Unwin). William was taken to hospital in France, suffering from shrapnel wounds received in action on 5th September. He succumbed to his injures 3 days later.
Williams	Daniel	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers, 2/5th Battalion	300032	21 Benedict Street, Bootle	05/06/1917		Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Liverpool Echo reported; ....... the death in action of Private D. Williams, youngest son of Mrs. Williams and the late John Williams. He has two brothers serving with the colours. Previously to joining he was for 13 years employed by McArdle and Son, wholesale grocers & provision merchants, 36, Stanley Street.
Williams	John	Waiter	Mercantile Marine RMS "Lusitania"		46 Arthur Street, Seaforth	07/05/1915	30	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	John was born at Bootle; the son of Herbert and Grace Williams (Nee Benson). He was lost when the R.M.S. Lusitania was sunk by torpedo off Kinsale, Ireland on the 7th May 1915, with the loss of 1191 lives
Williams	John Richard	Sub Lieutenant	Royal Naval Reserve H.M.M.S. “Blackmorevale”		53 Oxford Road, Bootle	01/05/1918	23	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	John was the son of Griffith and Catherine Williams. He was killed when H.M.M.S. Blackmorevale (a Hunter class minesweeper of 750 tons) struck a mine while patrolling the Scottish coast off Montrose.
Williams	Owen Thomas	Private	Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 14th Battalion	37190	10 Benedict Street, Bootle	25/02/1917	34	Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium	Owen was the son of John and Jane Williams of Tanydderwen, Portmadoc, Wales. He was killed in action in northern sectors of the Ypres Salient near the village of Boesinghe.
Williams	R.	Private	Royal Garrison Artillery
Williamson	Albert James	Private	Canadian Expeditionary Force, Quebec Regiment, 24th Battalion	920086	12 Bowles Street, Bootle	08/11/1917	18	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Albert was born at 62 Bianca Street, Bootle on the 26th June 1899. He was the son of Benjamin Williamson and Agnes Ann (nee Jones). Albert died at the No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station, which was based at Grevillers .
Williamson	Owen Richard	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	2555	5 Scott Street, Bootle	09/08/1915	24	Chocoques Military Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France	Owen was born in Bootle on the 28th September 1891; the son of James Williamson and Mary Jane (nee Owens). He enlisted on the 14th September 1914 at Bootle, aged 23, weighing 10 stone and was 5ft tall. He died of multiple shell wounds (right shoulder, elbow and leg) which he received two days earlier on the 7th August. His brother, William, also perished.
Williamson	Robert Henry	Rifleman	King's Liverpool Regiment, 6th Battalion	72518	44 Flint Street, Bootle	30/10/1917	27	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Robert was born at Bootle in 1890, the eldest son of Thomas and Alice Williamson. On 31st October 1909, he married Maud Florence Codling, they went on to have 3 children. Robert was working as a bricklayer’s apprentice before the war. He was killed by a German shell on the Battlefields of Ypres.
Williamson	William Hugh	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	2556	5 Scott Street, Bootle	25/09/1916	22	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	William was the son of James Williamson and Mary Jane (nee Owens). William enlisted on the 14th September 1914 at Bootle, aged 20 years 2 months. He was 5ft 6 inches tall, and was working as a machinist. He was wounded on the 16 May 1915 and again on the 9th August 1916. He was killed in action on the 25th September 1916.
Williamson	Andrew	Carpenter	Royal Naval Reserve HMS “Alsatian”		45 Hornby Boulevard, Bootle	23/12/1914	62	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, England	Andrew was born in 1852 at Unst, Shetland; the son of Andrew & Christina Williamson. The family moved to Liverpool in the 1890s. HMS Alsatian left Liverpool on 22nd December in thick fog. Andrew went overboard around the 23rd December 1914; his dead body having been found on the 7th March 1915 in the River Mersey.
Willoughby	Herbert Alphonso	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	97181		01/09/1918	23	Ecoust St. Mein British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Herbert was born at Bootle on the 10th August 1895, the son of John and Alicia Willoughby. He was killed in the operation to re-take Ecoust-St. Mein from German hands.
Willshaw	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 19th Battalion	27304	36 Elizabeth Road, Orrell	28/03/1918	26	Prozieres Memorial, Somme, France	William was the son of William and Emma Willshaw. Before the war, he was working for Mr. Donald Eaton as a plumber and gasfitter. He enlisted in April 1915, and was posted to France. He was killed in action during the German spring offensive of 1918.
Wilson	Francis	Private	Cheshire Regiment, 8th Battalion	18214	31 Wordsworth Street, Bootle	26/04/1917	24	Basra Memorial, Iraq	John was born in 1893; the son of John Wilson and Annie (formerly Shaw nee Smith). He enlisted in November 1914, and was drafted to the Dardanelles, and later to the Indian Forces. Frank was reported wounded and missing. Later this was officially changed ‘presumed killed in action'.
Wilson	William	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 8th Battalion	202427		26/04/1917		Trois Arbres Cemetery, Nord, France	William was the son of Joseph and Jane Wilson. He enlisted in Bootle and was posted to the front sometime after 1916. William died in France. His burial plot indicates that he was treated at 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station.
Wilson	William	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 2/6th Battalion	17739	190 Wadham Road, Bootle	16/05/1918	21	Bagneux Britsh Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France	William was the son of Mary Woodhouse (formerly Wilson), and the late Alfred Reading Wilson. He enlisted in the army at Bootle, and was posted to the front sometime after January 1916. He was killed in action on The Somme battlefields.
Winter	John	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Battalion	266417		15/08/1916		Theipval Memorial, Somme, France	John as born at Walton in 1886, the son of Robert Bownas and Mary Winter (nee Dowling). Before the war John worked as a barman. He was killed in action on The Somme battlefields. He left a widow Gladys and one child.
Wise	Robert James	Private	South Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Battalion	19530	53 Downing Road, Bootle	21/10/1916		Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Robert was the son of George and Elizabeth Wise. He was killed in action of the Somme battlefields.
Wiseman	Karl Sydney	Private	South Lancashire Regiment, 6th Battalion	28714	28 Linacre Road, Litherland	15/01/1917	22	Basra Memorial, Iraq	Karl was born in 1895, the youngest son of John and Agnes Wiseman (nee Lane). He enlisted at Bootle on the 6th December 1915, aged 20 years 6 months. He was 5ft 10 inches tall, weighed 129 lbs and worked as a window cleaner. He was killed in action in Mesopotamia (Iraq).
Withey	John Charles	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers 3rd/5th Battalion	203106		17/01/1918	20	Tyne Cot Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	John was born at Carnarvon in 1898; the son of James Joseph Gaffney and husband to Emily Mary Withey. He died on the battlefields of Ypres.
Wood	Harold	Engineer Room Artificer 4th Class.	H.M.S. "Queen Mary "	M/2612	144 Gloucester Road, Bootle	31/05/1916	21	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England	Harold was on the 25th March 1895; the son of Lawrence Davenport Wood and Emily (nee Jones). Harold joined the Royal Navy as a 'boy' in 1910; he was killed at the Battle of Jutland on the 31st May 1916 whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Queen Mary .
Wood	Stanley John	Private	Scots Guards, 1st Battalion	9600	The Green, Netherton	14/10/1915	21	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France	Stanley enlisted into the 1st Battalion. The Scots Guards at Seaforth, Liverpool, in September 1914, aged 20. He went to France in 1914 where the 1st Battalion were in trenches at Vermelles. He was badly wounded in the battle of Loos and died the Rouen Military Hospital, France. Two of his brother were also killed in action.
Wood	Robert Samuel	Corporal	Australian Imperial Force, 2nd Battalion	570		11/06/1915		Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt	Robert was the son of Mr A Wood of Waterloo Street, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. He died of wounds received in action in Palestine.
Woods	Daniel	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 13th Battalion	52386		21/10/1916	26	Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France	Daniel was twice rejected while trying to enlist in the army. He went to France in August 1915. In October 1916, he was taken to a casualty Clearing Station with very severe wounds of left leg and in a serious condition. Despite treatment he did not improve, and passed away at 8.20am on 21st October.
Worthington	John William	Able Seaman	Mercantile Marine HMS "Trinta-Y-Tres"			26/10/1918	29	Stewart. Marie Cemetery, Le Harve, France	John was the the son of William Henry and Margaret Worthington. He died of pnuemonia contracted whilst serving aboard Steam Ship Trinta-Y-Tres.
Wren	David	Lance Corporal	Australian Imperial Force, 14th Battalion	150	12 Florida Street, Bootle	27/04/1915	53	Quinn's Post Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey	David was born in 1862, the son of Matthew Wren and Agnes (nee Linn). He married Margaret (nee Fyfe), and they went on to have 10 children. David was lost when S.S.Hesperian was torpedoed. He was one of thirty-two people who were killed when a lifeboat upset whilst being lowered into the water. The ship sank two days later.
Wren	John	Sergeant	King's Liverpool Regiment, 10th Battalion	356040	12 Florida Street, Bootle	05/10/1918	22	Loos Memorial, France	John was born at Bootle in 1896; the son of David Wren and Margaret (nee Fyfe). He was killed in action in France. His father, David Wren, was lost when the S.S.Hesperian was torpedoed on the 4th September 1915.
Wren	Thomas	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery, 256th Siege Battery	128061	76 Thornton Road, Bootle	04/10/1917	21	Buffs Road Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Thomas was killed in action when an enemy shell exploded in his battery. Before the war, he had been employed by Messrs. J.P. O'Brien, and Co., Ltd., Pall Mall, Liverpool. He left a sister, Jane.
Wren	David	Greaser	Mercantile Marine SS "Hesperian"			04/09/1915	53	Tower Hill Memorial, London, England	David senior was killed whilst serving aboard the S.S.Hesperian. He was one of thirty-two people who were killed when a lifeboat upset whilst being lowered into the water. His son David Wren junior was killed with the Australian Forces at Gallipoli on the 27th April 1915. A second son, John Wren, was killed in France on the 5th October 1918.
Wright	Albert Victor	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 11th Battalion	5435	27 Exeter Road, Bootle	22/12/1916	25	Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium	Albert was born at Kirkdale in 1891; the son of James and Sarah Wright. He was an apprentice electrician in 1911. Albert enlisted in the army in Liverpool, and was posted to the front after January 1916. He was killed in action. His brother, George, also fell.
Wright	George Frederick	Lance Corporal	King's Liverpool Regiment, 17th Battalion	15286	27 Exeter Road, Bootle	12/10/1916	20	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	George was born at Kirkdale on the 7th February 1896; the son of James and Sarah Wright. He enlisted in Liverpool Pals on the 7th November 1915. and was wounded whilst leading his section forward. He was killed instantaneously by a bullet on his way back to the dressing station.
Wright	John Crosby	Lieutenant	Royal Garrison Artillery, 1st Battalion			10/04/1917		Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, France	John was born at Bootle in 1892, the son of Henry Edwin Wright and Catherine Campbell (nee Chapman). Before the war, John was an engineering student. He died of wounds received in action at Vimy Ridge.
Wylie	May	Worker	Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion	6306	18 Penrhyn Avenue, Litherland	09/07/1918	20	Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, England	May, was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh Wylie. She served with the Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps and was attached to the 10th Battalion Kings Liverpool Regiment (Liverpool Scottish). She died at Oswestry Military Hospital on 9th July 1918, aged 20. Her funeral was held at Anfield Cemetery, the coffin was draped by a Union Jack and covered by flowers, conveyed on a gun carriage.
Yates	Alfred Douglas	Private	King's Liverpool Regiment, 1st Battalion	11713	34 Boreland Street, Liverpool	14/09/1914		La Ferte Sous Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France, France	Alfred was the son of Alfred Yates and Sarah Ann (nee Owens). He was born in Anglesey, Wales 1891. A report of his death appeared in the Liverpool Echo 24th April 1916: "Pte. A.D. Yates, of the King's Liverpool Regiment was reported missing, on September 14, 1914, is now officially reported killed."