The Cost – May to July 1917

ROBERT                PALMER                               01-05-17               Private  France  ‘47452’  ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN                Brother of Florrie Palmer, of 16, April St., Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester.     Enlistment Place:  Manchester Type of Casualty:  Died of wounds. Sister Florence £7 WG. No Star Only MR.

FRANK  FINLOW               30           08-05-17               Private  France  ‘33626’  ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN            Son of Martha A. Finlow, of Ladmanlow, Burbage, Buxton.   Birth Place:  Buxton, Derby Residence:  Boxton Enlistment Place:  Manchester Type of Casualty:  Died of wounds No1 Australian General Hospital. “.. leg had been amputated before arriving at that hospital, and he suffered from shock, from which he died. Everything possible had been done to save him.”  Parents Issac Martha Ann Finlow. 34 Sudbury Street, Harpurhey. Monumental Mason at this address in 1911. Boarder. Born Q1 1888. Worked at the Chronicle. Commemorated on: The Slopes Memorial Buxton & The Brandside Memorial [name shown as ‘FinDlow’]

WILKINS ARTHUR   22  08/05/1917 (CWGC states 08/05/1917) Private Manchester Regiment 12th Bn. (Formerly 17th Bn) United Kingdom ‘8943’ France MINDEL TRENCH BRITISH CEMETERY, ST. LAURENT-BLANGY. Son of Alice Wilikins of 88 Sanderson Street, Newton Heath. Enlisted Sept 1914, trained III Pln. France 08/11/1915. Transfer to 12th Bn. Accidentally drowned.

WILLIAM BERNARD         COULSON            22           18-05-17               Private  United Kingdom               ‘39404’  MANCHESTER SOUTHERN CEMETERY   Son of Bernard Charles and Lilian Beatrice Coulson, of 20, Meade Grove, Longsight, Manchester.                Died of multiple gun shot wounds on the 18th May, at 1/5th Northern general hospital, Leicester. (MEN 19/5/1917)

JOE         FITTON 39           20-05-17               Private  France  ‘38625’  ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN            Husband of Florence Fitton, of 15, Gordon St., Shaw, Oldham.  Shaw & Crompton War Memorial.

ARMSTRONG SAMUEL    27 25/05/1917     Private  Manchester Regiment 12th Bn. (Formerly 17th Bn.)  United Kingdom ‘8366’    France   ARRAS MEMORIAL. Son of Helen Armstrong of Annandale, 51 College Street, Whalley Range. Employee of Holmes, Terry & Co Ltd, enlisted Sept 1914. Trained V Pln. France 08/11/1915. GSW Left Leg at Montauban 1-2/07/1916. 2nd Gen Hosp 04/07/1916.  Evacuated on HS Egypt 06/07/1916. Transferred to 12th Bn. Killed in action.

Armstrong S Manchester Evening News 14 June 1917
Armstrong S Manchester Evening News 14 June 1917

CLIFFORD            READ     19           28-05-17               Private  France  ‘39986’  BOIS-GUILLAUME COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION                         Birth Place:  Moston, Manchester Residence:  Failsworth, Lancs Enlistment Place:  Ashton-under-lyne, Lancs Type of Casualty:  Died of wounds. Parents James Edward (Deceased) and Edith Read. £3 WG. No Star, Only MR. Born Q4 1897. Butchers errand boy resident 41 Cooke St Failsworth in 1911.

McBRIDE ALFRED 25 07/06/1917 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 7th Bn. United Kingdom ‘36695’ (Formerly ‘8721’ 17th Manchesters) Belgium CROONAERT CHAPEL CEMETERY Son of Patrick and Eliza McBride, of 13, Russell St., Waterloo Rd., Manchester. Previously 23 Great Clowes Street, Lower Broughton. Employed by Forbes & Co, enlisted Sept 1914. Trained II Pln. Transfer to E Lancs. France after 1915. Killed in action.

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William Gregory Credit http://archives.wigan.gov.uk/

WILLIAM  GREGORY 28 12-06-17 Private  Belgium    ‘201768’                PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL)   Son of Sarah Gregory, of 47, Pool St., Poolstock, Wigan, and the late William Gregory.     Enlisted March 1915. France April 1917. Killed in action. Born 9/12/1888 Baptised Wigan, All Saints, Lancashire, England. Former school teacher St James Church School. Shop Assistant resident 47 Pool Street Wigan in 1911. Number sequence 5th Bttn, but solely 17th Bttn. No Star. £5 WG.  Commemorated Wigan Cenotaph

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ALBERT KAY 12-06-17 Private  Belgium  ‘8686’ PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL) Birth Place:  Eccles, Lancs Residence:  Ulverston, Lancs Zillebeke. Resident 19 Monton Road, Eccles. Effects Arthur Stronech £13 WG, possibly guardian of illegitimate child. St Andrew’s Memorial, Eccles. Possibly parents John & Clemintina employed as Grocers Assistant resident 29 Cawdor St Patricroft Eccles in 1911. Commemorated St Mary’s, Eccles. Employed by Ricardo Moller and enlisted Sept 1914. Trained I Pln. France 08/11/1915. Signal Section. Wounded 23/04/1917. Killed in action on wiring duty.

CLARENCE DALE 21 13-06-17 CWGC Incorrect as 11/06/1917 Private Belgium ‘8522’ LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Birth Place: St. Luke’s, Southport. Clerk Enlisted 3/9/1914. Trained XI Pn. France 8/11/1915. Died of wounds 17th Casualty Clearing Station, near Ypres. [A signaller] was shot in the head on the 12th June, and died the following day. Clerk resident 30 Nicolas Rd Chorlton-c-hardy in 1911 where Mother Henrietta Dec’d had lived in 1914. 2 Bros and 2 Sis recieved Effects. £13 WG. Doris lived at 20 St Anne’s Road, Chorlton com Hardy.

ALBERT EDWARD              BARTON                               14-06-17               Lance Corporal  United Kingdom               ‘40757’  HOYLAKE (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD                    Residence:  Hoylake, Chesbire Death Place:  Home Enlistment Place:  Birkenhead, Cheshire Rank:  L Corporal Type of Casualty:  Died Theatre of War:  Home Comments:  Formerly oversease 2881, Cheshire Regt No Star.  Officer Cadet in MR accidentally drowned in the sea at Hoylake.  33 Groveland Ave, Hoylake.  Exec Charles Herbert Emsley. £11 10- WG. Parents William Henry & Mary Jane.  124 Market St Hoylake in 1911.

HERBERT GEORGE            SMALLEY                              18-06-17               Private  Belgium                ‘33305’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL. Born Nuneaton Q2 1898..  Resident Hollingwood.  Enlisted Ashton-under-Lyne. Died of Wounds / Killed in action Zillebeke.  Effects to father, Herbert. £7/10 WG.

SYDNEY                HALL      32           28-06-17               Company Serjeant Major             Belgium                ‘42119’  DICKEBUSCH NEW MILITARY CEMETERY EXTENSION              Born and resident Sandbach. Enlisted Shrewsbury. Formerly CSM 13883, 7th Bttn King’S Shropshire L.I.  France 21/9/1915. Son of Peter and Margaret Hall, of Betchton Cottage, Sandbach, Cheshire. Effects to Mother £20 WG.  Address 40 Cleveland Street, Shrewsbury. Sandbach Memorial.

30 June 1917 Casualties GRU
Brave Registration for four men killed with 2nd Canadian Tunneling Company. Courtesy CWGC.

ALFRED JOHN BALDING                             30-06-17               Private  Belgium                ‘13055’  RAMPARTS CEMETERY, LILLE GATE   attached to the 2nd (Canadian) Tunnelling Company. Pte Herbert Bray of 47th Canadian Infantry was killed on the same day attached to the 2nd Tunnelling Coy.  “while on a carrying party at 6.30 p.m. on June 30th, between Railway Dugouts and Lille Gate, this soldier was instantly killed by enemy shell fire.”  It is likely the 17th Bttn men were killed in the same bombardment. Wire worker Enlisted 12th Bttn 12/9/1914.     France 16/7/1915-12/7/1916 with treatment for hernia 20th Bttn 8th July 1916 then Home due to Hernia 3rd Bttn 15/9/1916, 2nd Lincs 29/9/1916 3rd Bttn 5/5/1917 and returned 9/5/1917. 24th Bttn 9/5/1917 and 17th Bttn 26/5/1917. Leaves a widow, Martha, Ann 34 Hannah St, Middleton. Parents Horace and Elizabeth. 12/10 WG. A wire worker. Born Stalybridge. Resident Middleton. Printer in wallpaper manufacturer resident 27 Appleby St Lathbury Road Harpurhey in 1911. Born 13/9/1894.   Blackley War Memorial, Boggart Hole Clough, Blackley

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Balding, Bate & Bostwick MEN 28/7/1917

WILLIAM              BATE      19           30-06-17               Private  Belgium                ‘4219’     RAMPARTS CEMETERY, LILLE GATE  attached to the 2nd (Canadian) Tunnelling Company See Balding above.         Son of Elizabeth Bate, of Hankelow, Nantwich, Cheshire.

GEORGE               BOSTWICK          27           30-06-17               Private  Belgium                ‘26465’  RAMPARTS CEMETERY, LILLE GATE                Son of the late Walter and Emily Bostwick, of Manchester.   D Company attached to the 2nd (Canadian) Tunnelling Company See Balding above.

RICHARD              KIRKPATRICK     20           30-06-17               Private  Belgium                ‘38755’  RAMPARTS CEMETERY, LILLE GATE      attached to the 2nd (Canadian) Tunnelling Company. See Balding above.            Son of Richard and Jane Kirkpatrick, of 27, St. James St., Shaw, Oldham.

CHARLES EDWARD           LINTERN               38           02-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘47620’  RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY      Son of William and Thirza Lintern, of Rickford, Burrington, Bristol.              Birth Place:  Blagdon, Somerset Enlistment Place:  Axbridge, Somerset Regimental Number:  47620 Type of Casualty:  Killed in action Doernbusch?  Comments:  Formerly R/4/140556, R.A.S.C. Groom resident Churchill Street, Somerset aged 36y 3m when enlisted 17/9/1915 in ASC Remount Sqdn Bttn.    Southampton to Dieppe SS Karnak 19/4/1916-15/9/1916. Transfer 27th TR  17/9/1916.  Harwich 7/12/1916. France and Transferred MR 6/1/1917. Posted to 17th Bttn 4/5/1917. Served in II Pln of A Coy in 17th Bttn. Wife Elsie Gertrude with 4 children at West Street, Axbridge. Mother Thirza.

Hilton W Manchester Evening News 21 July 1917
Hilton H Manchester Evening News 21 July 1917

HILTON HARRY AUSTIN   28 05/07/1917   Private  Army Cyclist Corps XVI Corps Cyclist Bn    United Kingdom ‘9107’  (Formerly 8179 17th Manchesters) Greece  STRUMA MILITARY CEMETERY. Son of George Henry and Emily Hilton, of 76, Sloan St., Moss Side, Manchester. Brother of 8654 Walter Hilton killed at Montauban 01/07/1916. Employed as clerk by Fine Cotton Spinners Association. Enlisted 02/09/1914. Trained XII Pln. Transfer ACC 19/08/1915. France 07/12/1915 27th DCC. Salonika 19/01/1916. Killed in action Salonika.

TEE ARTHUR WILLIAM    25 09/07/1917   Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment 6th Bn.Formerly 17th Manchesters ‘8909’ United Kingdom ‘16524’ Belgium BRANDHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Son of Mary Tee of 26 Ridway Street, Moss Side. Husband of Harriet Tee, of 15, Edward St., Moss Side, Manchester. Son born 07/08/1917. Enlisted 3 Sept 1914. Transferred to 6th E Yorks. Gallipoli with brother, Harold Ernest, 14/07/1915. Cpl 11/08/1915. L/Sgt 01/09/1915. Admitted Hosp with Gastritis. Invalided home via Malta, embarking 25/01/1916. Married 05/07/1916. France 02/02/1917. Killed in action.

HENRY  AFFLECK               29           22-07-17               Private  France  ‘42198’  ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY    Husband of Annie Affleck, of 3, Grove Square, Musselburgh. Edinburgh.    Birth Place:  Liberton, Midlothian Parents James & Euphemia. Residence:  Edinburgh Enlistment Place:  Dalkeith Type of Casualty:  Died of wounds 20 Gen Hos Camiers Comments:  Formerly T4/057689, R.A.S.C. – no Star. Solely MR Roll.  £13 9/ 11- WG

HENRY ERNEST  BOOTH                 31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘24867’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

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Cleland J – Callingtons

JAMES  CLELAND 31-07-17  Private  Belgium ‘8096’ YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL. Employee of Lewis’ Department Store. Brother, Robert. Sister, Ellen of Gateshead. Resident Gibson Lane, Sale. Enlisted 02/09/1914. Trained VII Pln. France 08/11/1915. Missing presumed dead.

EBENEZER JAMES             CORNELL              40  31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘41653’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL         Son of William and Ellen Cornell; husband of Mary Esther Cornell, of 34, Canterbury Rd., Colchester.

JAMES  DAVIDSON          19           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘51103’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL            Son of Ellen Davidson, of 56, Herschell St., Liverpool, and the late James Davidson.

WILLIAM              EATON  33           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘34264’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL            Son of Edwin and Dorothy Jane Eaton, of 9, Wythburn Avenue, Smedley Rd., Cheetham, Manchester.

REGINALD CHARLES        ELLIOTT                                31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘42135’  YPRES RESERVOIR CEMETERY                           Birth Place:  Cheltenham, Glos Enlistment Place:  Cheltenham Attested 15/11/1915.  Married Winifred Fealey Wendover, Bucks 13/12/1915.  Mobilised 3/3/1916 Woolwich. France 16/5/1917. Transfer 48th TR Bttn. France 16/5/1917. Transfer 17th Bttn at Etaples 31/5/19117. Son James George Walter born 7/6/1916. Type of Casualty:  Wounded & Missing, assumed Killed in action Comments:  Formerly T4/128596, R.A.S.C. No Star. Solely MR Roll. Brother received Effects. Father William

JAMES  FLACK   40           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘41662’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL            Son of the late John and Rachel Flack; husband of Lizzie E. Flack, of Back Lane, Nazeing, Essex.

HUBERT                FRENCH                                31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘51106’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

HENRY GEORGE                FRITH    28           31-07-17               Second Lieutenant          Belgium                                YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL           Son of Henry and Harriet Frith, of “Baroda,” Riddings Rd., Hale, Cheshire.

GEORGE ERIC     FULLER 21           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘8566’     YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL            Son of John Edward and Annie Fuller, of “Waverley,” 81, Osborne Rd., Levenshulme, Manchester.

JAMES  GATLEY 21           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘43213’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL            Son of Thomas and Mary Gatley, of 26, Church St., Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire.

HAROLD               HERBERT              20           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘25863’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL                Son of Henry and Florence Herbert, of 23, Renshaw St., Hulme, Manchester.

PERCY   HODGSON                          31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘42148’  PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL)

ALBERT HOLBROOK         18           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘45285’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL            Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Holbrook, of 7, Mill St., Failsworth, Manchester.

WILLIAM              HUDSON                              31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘42145’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

EDMUND             KANE                     31-07-17               Corporal               Belgium                ‘9470’     YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL See Corporal 9470 Edmund Kane

OSCAR  LAMB    19           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘245157’                YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL            Son of Thomas Baxter Lamb and Mary Alice Lamb, of 15, Morecambe St., Morecambe.

CHARLES HERBERT           LEE         36           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘41688’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL                Husband of Lizzie Lee, of 2, East Common, Redbourn, St. Albans.

EDWARD              QUIRK   19           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘39908’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL            Son of Edward and Catherine Quirk, of 57, Abbott St., Rochdale Rd., Manchester.

2nd Lt Rodney Francis Richardson PHOTO Born Q3 1898. Educated at St Cuthbert’s College, Worksop. Officer Cadet Comm Regiment 7/12/1915.  Joined 17th Bttn on att from 3rd Bttn for duty 10/6/1917. C Coy Ypres Missing assumed dead 31/7/1917. Poss DofW. Son of Rev Mark and Evelyn Richardson, of St. John’s Vicarage, Huddersfield.

HENRY  RIGBY                    31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘29409’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

HUGH   ROUNDING        44           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘42182’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL                Husband of Mary Rounding, of 25, Gracious St., Knaresborough, Yorks.

ALBERT GEORGE               RUMSBY              41           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘41681’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL         Husband of Gertrude Rumsby, of 6, Globe Terrace, Woodford Green, Essex.

HAROLD GEOFFREY         SMITHSON          22           31-07-17               Lance Corporal  Belgium                ‘42178’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL           Son of Mrs. A. L. Smithson, of 5, Fern Villas, Exning Rd., Newmarket.

2nd Lt Edward Hamilton Southcomb

JOHN HUBERT   SOUTHERN         20           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘43210’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL                Son of Mrs. Harriet Southern, of West Hall Lodge, High Legh, Knutsford, Cheshire.

HARRY  SPURR                  31-07-17               Serjeant               Belgium                ‘375269’                YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

HAROLD               STRATFORD                        31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘41637’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

WILLIAM HENRY               TIMMS 21           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘43261’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL                Son of Mr. G. E. and Emma Elizabeth Timms, of 127, Back Salisbury St., Liverpool.

SAMUEL MOTTRAM       WHARMBY                          31-07-17               Lance Corporal  Belgium                ‘25575’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

WILLIAM NORBURY        WHITTALL            29           31-07-17               Corporal               Belgium                ‘34152’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL           Son of William Richard and Annie Whittall, of 7, Bright St., South Shore, Blackpool.

JAMES  WILDS   20           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘36121’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL            Son of Annie Wilds, of 18, Victoria St., Lockwood, Huddersfield, and the late Frank Wilds.

THOMAS EDWARD          WILLIS   31           31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘51142’  YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL                Son of J. J. and S. Willis, of Goldstone, Ash, Canterbury; husband of Winifred M. Willis, of 2, Rushams Cottages, Wingham, Canterbury.

ALFRED WILSON                               31-07-17               Private  Belgium                ‘32494’  THE HUTS CEMETERY                      Birth Place:  Manchester Residence:  Bradford, Manchester Enlistment Place:  Manchester Type of Casualty:  Died of wounds. No Star. Mother Alice Mary Wilson £6/10 WG. Office boy in cloth warehouse resident 280 Mill Street Bradford in 1911. Born 1897