Maghull’s Fallen – Sefton WW1

Maghull’s fallen Service men

Maghull’s War Memorial is situated in the grounds of St Andrew’s Primary school on Deyes Lane. The school was built as a memorial to the fallen. Listed upon the memorial are the names of 26 heroic Service men, who gave their lives in The Great War.

Some of the men have additional information about their lives and where they were born or lived before the war.

Surname	First Name	Rank	Service No.	Regiment/Ship/ Squadron	Last known address	Died	Age at death	Burial Place	Biography	Medals
Armstrong	Richard	Corporal	3507	2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment	Liverpool Road, Maghull, Lancashire	16/06/1915	32	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	Mrs. Armstrong, of Liverpool Road, Maghull, received official intimation that her husband, Corporal R. Armstrong, was killed in action at Ypres. Read more about Richard	Victory Medal British Medal Star Medal
Ashcroft	George	Lieutenant	13711	1st/5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment	Gore House, Maghull, Lancashire.	31/07/1917	21	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium	George completed his training in November 1916, and was killed less than a year later at the Battle of Pilckem Ridge; part of the Battle of Passchendaele, the third Battle of Ypres.
Ball	John	Private	307828	1st/8th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment. (Liverpool Irish)	Liverpool Road, Maghull, Lancashire.	26/09/1916	19	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	John was killed in an attack near the village of Flers, on the Somme.
Boyer	John	Private	59465	18th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment (2nd City Pals)		31/07/1917	24	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, France	John was killed on the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres, often known as Passchendaele.
Bray	Herbert Samuel	Private	27569	17th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment (1st City Pals)	22 Bodmin Road, Walton, Liverpool	02/07/1916	31	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Herbert saw action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916 and died the following day.
Clark	Neville Arthur	Lieutenant		1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards	High Pastures, 138 Liverpool Road North, Maghull, Lancashire	28/11/1917	30	Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France	Neville died of his wounds during the Battle of Cambrai.
Cobham	Albert J.	Corporal	41889	1st Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment	Damfield Cottage, Damfield Lane, Maghull, Liverpool, Lancashire.	22/04/1918	22	Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France	Albert was killed in April 1918, in what was known as 'trench wastage'.
Cuddy	Albert George	Private	300470	1st Lancashire Hussars; 18th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment (2nd City Pals)	Roanoke, Liverpool Road, Maghull, Lancashire.	19/12/1917	22	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium	Albert was born in Maghull in 1896 and in 1911 he was an architects pupil, living at Roanoke, Liverpool Road, Maghull. He travelled to France and died of wounds in a clearing hospital in Belgium	Victory Medal British Medal
Fox	Philip	Private	20565	14th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers	Hall Bridge Farm, Maghull, Lancashire.	16/07/1917	27	Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool
Hamm	William George	Second Lieutenant		13th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment (4th City of Hull Pals)	Rose Dene, Liverpool Road South, Maghull	02/05/1917	20	Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-en-Gohelle, Pas de Calais, France	William was awarded the Military Cross for “conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty”. The regimental war diary gives the date of the award as March 21, 1917. Read more about William	MC Military Cross
Haskayne	Charles W.	Private	47289	1st Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment	Nook Cottage, Taylor's Lane, Maghull, Lancashire	17/02/1917	36	Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France	Charles died of his injuries after the assembly trench he was stationed in was bombarded by the Germans, near Pozieres, on the Somme.
Henretty	Walter	Private	32997	1st/5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment	The Lodge, Moss Side Convalescent Home (Workhouse), Maghull, Lancashire	30/11/1917	23	Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France	Walter was killed in action at the Battle of Cambrai.
Mason	James	Private	265736	B Company, 1st/7th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment	Liverpool Road, Maghull, Lancashire.	09/08/1916	19	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	James was killed during the fighting to take the village of Guillemont, on the Somme.
Norris	George Ernest	Private	3/54389	15th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers	Southport Road, Lydiate, Lancashire.	04/11/1918	21	Landrecies British Cemetery, Nord, France	George was born at Lydiate in 1896; the son of James Norris and Ruth (nee Hesketh). He was killed in the fighting by the 25th Division to capture Landrecies from the Germans.
Pim	Mortimer	Rifleman	1658	6th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment (Liverpool Rifles)	15 Station Road, Maghull, Lancashire	26/09/1916	25	Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Somme, France	Mortimer first served as a despatch rider, then as an Infantryman. Rifleman Pim was wounded near Flers, on the Somme and later died of his injuries. Prior to the war he was a founder member of the first scout troop established in Liverpool.
Prescott	Frank	Private	17087	18th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment (2nd City Pals)	Melling Lane, Maghull, Lancashire	25/07/1916	25	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Frank responded to Lord Derby's call and volunteered in September 1914, joining the 18th Battalion, (2nd City Pals) of the King's Liverpool Regiment. After training on what is now Knowsley Safari Park Car Park, he was sent to France. Having been wounded in early July, 1916, Frank died from his injuries in Etaples Hospital, a few weeks later. Frank's brother, Herbert, also died in the war.
Prescott	Herbert	Private	30184	18th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment (2nd City Pals)	Melling Lane, Maghull, Lancashire	001/07/1916	27	Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France	Herbert joined up with his brother Frank, serving in the 2nd City Pals Battalion. He went over the top on 1st July 1916 - the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, and was killed, alongside 19,240 other soldiers . His brother, Frank, died from his injuries on 25th July, just over three weeks later.
Prescott	Oliver	Private	28663	6th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment	Kenyons Lane, Maghull, Lancashire	02/02/1917	23	Amara War Cemetery, Iraq	Oliver died of wounds received early on 2nd February 1917, and was buried in the war cemetery in Amara, Iraq.
Reynolds	Thomas Francis	Rifleman	240172	1st/6th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment (Liverpool Rifles)	Station Road, Maghull, Lancashire	26/09/1918	25	Houchin British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France	Early on in the war, Thomas was wounded and sent home to recuperate. He returned to the front line in 1918 and soon after was mortally wounded. He died the next day.
Rimmer	John	Private	28352	King's Shropshire Light Infantry	The Brook, Maghull, Lancashire.	12/10/1918	21	St Andrew's Churchyard, Maghull, Lancashire	John was the son of Robert and Ellen Rimmer of Maghull and he died at King George's Hospital in Ilford, Essex, but the circumstances are unknown. His body was brought home for burial in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Maghull.
Sewell	Sydney	Rifleman	200231	1st/5th Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment	12 Alpha Street, Litherland, Lancashire	08/08/1916	21	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France	Sydney grew up at 1 Durant's Cottages, off Melling Lane, Maghull. It is thought that Sydney disappeared whilst fighting to take the village of Guillemont. His family posted a request for information concerning his fate, which appeared in the Liverpool Echo on 9th September 1916; Private Sydney Sewell, King's Liverpool Regiment is missing. Previous to the war he was employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at Aintree.
White	James	Lance Corporal	55914	1st/5th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment	Maghull, Lancashire	21/10/1918	19	Ere Churchyard, Hainaut, Belgium	James was killed in action, just three weeks before the end of the war, and he was buried in a civilian cemetery.
Woodward	Henry (Harry)	Private	28305	1st/4th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry	45 Gosford Street, Dingle, Liverpool	10/08/1918	27	Sandpits British Cemetery, Fouquereuil, France	Harry was killed during the last 100 days of the Great War. His parents had already lost two of his brothers, Richard and Walter.
Woodward	Richard James	Company Sergeant Major	241159	6th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment (Liverpool Rifles)	Deyes Lane, Maghull, Lancashire	27/10/1918	32	St. Peter's Churchyard, Heswall, Wirral.	Richard was the eldest of the three Woodward brothers who died. he received an M.S.M. - (Meritorious Service Medal) in 1917. He returned home in 1918, after being seriously injured, but died of his wounds a few weeks later.	Meritorious Service Medal
Woodward	Walter	Lance Corporal	51749	18th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment (2nd City Pals)	Deyes Lane, Maghull, Lancashire	29/04/1918	21	Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium	Walter was the youngest of three brothers who died. He was killed during the German spring offensive near Ypres, Belgium.
Woolfenden	Joseph Brooks	Lance Sergeant	36562	10th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment (1st City of Hull Pals, (also known as the 'Hull Commercials').	11 Willaston Road, Walton, Liverpool	29/09/1918	26	Underhill Farm Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium	Joseph died of his wounds sustained in the attack on Ploegsteert Wood, Flanders, Belgium.