THE GREAT WAR ADDITIONAL LIST NUMBER TWO END-APRIL TO 30th SEPTEMBER 2009
Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry. There is a brief reference in the Notes immediately following the Abbreviations relating to the DoLOY serving as a Battalion of the Manchester Regiment. The DLOY was a Territorial Army Cavalry Regiment recruiting almost exclusively within Lancashire, with Troops based on DLOY Drill Halls in many towns. A Troop roughly equates to a Platoon and a Squadron roughly equates to a Company. During the night of 10th/11th September 1914, A and B Squadrons sailed as part of 42nd Division from England to Egypt. This was the first Territorial Division to sail from England. It served for four years guarding the Suez Canal, with attacks from Turkey a distinct possibility. From there the two Squadrons saw service at Gallipoli, garrison duties at Cyprus, served as Cavalry in the Western Desert. C and D Squadrons landed at Le Havre on 28th August 1915. Later, with other Squadrons from Yeomanry Regiments a 3rd Corps Cavalry Regiment was formed. When this was disbanded C and D Squadrons went into the 12th Manchester Regiment.
Ainsworth, Arthur James Son of James Ainsworth, of Fulwood, married Isabel Marsden on 16th June 1917. He was serving in the Loyal North Lancashires.
Alderman, Robert Edward Lieutenant in the 104th Rifles. Captain, Royal Engineers, Civil Administration, Ministry of Interior, Baghdad. Iraq Service medal.
Additional information, no dates quoted.
Anderson, Alfred James Farquehar Father - Alfred Anderson, 18 Bank Place, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston. 1922 - 7 Victoria Parade, Ashton-on-Ribble. Commercial Traveller.
Alfred born 30th October 1896. St Andrew’s School. Corporation Free Scholar for 3 years, could be extended. PGS 16th September 1907 to 1st February 1911. Oxford Local Delegacy University Certificates, Junior, Pass 1st Division. Clerk.
Anderson, Alfred, joined Territorials, H9-1914. Gunner, C Sub-Section, 9th Battery, 2nd West Lancashire Royal Field Artillery, H1-1915. H1-1916. (Is this Alfred James Farquehar Anderson?)
This has been a name query which is now resolved. Alfred J F Anderson, Royal Field Artillery, Gunner 1326 and 680275. Served in France from 22nd December 1915.
Attwater, Ernest Scots Guards and Attwater, E Royal Engineers, in the main List appear to be the same person. Scots Guards, Number 13774; Royal Engineers, Number 154734; 10th Middlesex, 2nd Lieutenant, 154734; Royal Marines Light Infantry, 2nd Lieutenant, 154734; 20th Middlesex, 2nd Lieutenant, 154734. Served in France. All entries are recorded on one Army Records item showing that on 26th July 1923 his home address was 31 Lower Bank Road, Fulwood, Preston.
Bamber, Sydney Father - John Thomas Bamber, 17 Fylde Street. Cycle Maker, Employer.
Sydney born 13th December 1895. St Peter’s School. PGS 16th September 1907 to 7th April 1909. Free Place Scholar. Gone abroad.
Enrolled in Canadian Army 17th November 1914. His father was recorded as being a farmer of Sion, Alberta, and Sydney gave his occupation as a farmer of the same address. He was not married. Shown as born 13th December 1894, which is another example of the one year error due to the peculiar records at the School. His brother Norris, born 11th January 1896, a farmer of the same address, enlisted at the same time. Sydney was 5’5” tall. He was in the 31st Battalion, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. New entry.
(His brother Norris Bamber, born 11th January 1896, enlisted the same day. An N Bamber is recorded as serving in the Canadian Infantry 49th Battalion, Alberta Regiment, No 436485, died 30th May 1916, Maple Copse Cemetery, Memorial Reference Sp. Memorial J.16. Norris has not been traced in PGS but his date of birth ensures that Sydney’s correct date must be 13th December 1894.)
Bannister, E J Pilot, RFC Reference to this made in WW2 RAF Service.
Bentley, Gerald W Lance Corporal, 11th Manchester, Service Number 164872. Served in the Balkans from 14th July 1915. Then transferred into the Labour Corps.
Additional details.
Blackhurst, John James Middlesex Regiment, Regimental Number 1717, Private. Second Lieutenant 6th Loyal North Lancashires. Captain, Staff Corps. Served from 4th August 1914, and went to India either that date or soon after. Commissioned 1st September 1917. On 27th April 1920 was at the family home, Sharoe Green Farm.
Briggs, Archie Browning Father - Walter Briggs, 80 Church Street, Preston, 1922. Newsagent and Stationer.
Archie born 7th December 1896. St Mary’s Street Wesleyan. PGS 16th September 1907 to 26th July 1913. Corporation Free Scholarship. Miller. School Football Captain, 1912-13 Season. Football Colours 1912-13. H12-1913. Clerk, Manchester & Liverpool District Bank. Westminster Dragoons, H1-1916. Released from HM Forces, H4-1919.
Second County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons), Private 2856, 1st November 1915.
Royal Lancashire Regiment, 203046. No dates given, it is not clear if this was a temporary transfer to KORL. Substantive transfer from Second County of London (Westminster Dragoons) to Machine Gun Corps, 302767, 16th August 1917. Machine Gun Corps Tanks, 10th Tanks, 17th August 1917. 4th King’s Own Royal Lancaster, 300017.
Served Home 1st November 1915 to 26th April 1916, to Southampton. Le Havre 27th April 1916, BEF to 15th August 1917 to Le Havre. UK 16th August 1917 to Tank Corps Training Centre 17th August 1917. Folkestone 9th November 1917 to Boulogne 9th, recorded as being on Home Service until 12th November and France on 13th November 1917. To UK for demob 17th January 1919 and demobbed 15th February 1919. Lance Corporal 31st December 1917. It is possible that 4th KORL, 300017, was his Reserve posting on demob.
VCrozier, Henry Cyril Was teaching at Sharrow Lane C S, Sheffield, before enlisting.
Deane, Norman Attested on 16th August 1917 at Preston, described his occupation as School Boy. Joined at Ripon. 69th Training Reserve Battalion. Border Regiment 16th August 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal 6th March 1918. To Officer Cadet Battalion, Pirbright, 6th July 1918. Lance Corporal on Discharge 13th February 1919. Certified no entries on his Regimental Conduct Sheet.
Additional Army information.
Douglas, Andrew Bruce Father - Revd Andrew Douglas, 328 (358) New Hall Lane, Preston. 1922 - St Cuthbert’s Vicarage, Preston.
Andrew born 17th December 1897 or 1898. St Matthew’s School. PGS 10th September 1906 to 23rd April 1910. Roll 1909. Scholarship of £40pa by the Governors of Rossall School. MA Cantab. Another record gives year of birth as 1898, aged 8 on entry in 1906.
St Cuthbert’s Parish was formed in 1907 when Revd Andrew Bruce led worshippers in St Cuthbert’s School, Plungington Road. Sir William Tomlinson presented the land and the Church was consecrated on 25th July 1916. Andrew Douglas remained Vicar until he died in 1936.
PGSA No 178, 9th July 1925. The Crossways, Holt, Norfolk. Farfield, Holt, Norfolk. Life Member.
This was a name match only but is now confirmed. He served as a Lieutenant in the Loyal North Lancashires, went to France on 9th April 1917 and his campaign medals were sent to him on 2nd May 1923 to his home address, St Cuthbert’s Vicarage, Cadley, Preston.
Farnworth, Norman Rossall Joined Mr Cyril Cartmell’s Company, Pals Battalion, LNL (Regulars); now on Salisbury Plain; H9-1914. D Company, 7th LNL (Preston Pals) H1-1915. H1-1916. (Is this Norman Russall or Rossall Farnworth?)
Farnworth, Norman Russall (Shown with U, and O ? above it) Father - A C Farnworth, Gordon House, Ashton-on-Ribble. 1922 - 27 Beech Grove, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston. Coal Merchant.
Norman born 29th October 1895. St Andrew’s School. Free Place Scholar. PGS ….October 1907 to 23rd November 1910. Coal Merchant’s office.
Army records show his name as Norman Rossall Farnworth. He enlisted 7th September 1914, Private 13159 and was discharged 18th May 1915 due to sickness.
Foster, Reginald Duncan Father - Alfred E Foster, St Luke’s Vicarage. Vicar of St Luke’s.
Reginald born 1st November 1894. Richmond Council School. PGS 20th January 1909 to 20th December 1910. Mechanical Engineer.
Family and School details added.
Furlong, Ernest William Hyde HMHS Carisbrook Castle took up her duties as a Hospital Ship on 3rd September 1914. Union Castle used that spelling without the final “e” in Carisbrook. Until such time as information becomes available, it is assumed that Ernest Furlong was a Merchant Navy Officer serving in the Union Castle Line who joined, or possibly re-joined, his ship. The Company usually ran ships between UK and South Africa. Carisbrook Castle was built by Fairfield SB & E Co, Glasgow, in 1898. 7,626 tons, 485 feet long, quadruple expansion steam engine of 1,400 NHP, 15 knots, a Mail steamer, the first to place first class passengers amidships. In 1900 made the last Cape Mail sailing from London before Southampton became the main terminal. In 1912 moved onto the East Africa route and in 1914 was in reserve at Netley (Solent) and became the first ship to be requisitioned. Served as a Hospital Ship with more than 400 beds throughout the war and seems to have had an uneventful service before returning to her Owners on 26th August 1919. Hospital Ships sailed under their national flag (Union Flag) and not the Naval or Mercantile Ensigns. Unarmed, painted white with a broad green band interrupted with huge red crosses, floodlit at night, Germany ignored the Conventions and attacked them, torpedoing several.
Goodwin, Thomas Father - James Richard Goodwin, 5 St Paul’s Square. Later, 229 St George’s Road. Master Umbrella Maker. (Orchard Street umbrella shop - “We Shall Have Rain”)
Thomas born 8th December 1895. St Paul’s School. PGS, Free Place Scholar, 16th September 1907 to 25th July 1914. Roll 1909. Pass, July 1912, senior candidates, Oxford local examinations, passed in spoken French. School Prize for Mathematics 1913. School Football Secretary 1913-14. H12-1913.. Entered the Civil Service, appointment referred to at Distribution of Prizes 24th February 1916, H5-1916. Ex-captain of Harris, H11-1917. Severely wounded in Palestine, H2-1918.
PGSA No 247, 1st March 1927, PGS Sept 1921 - Dec 1922. September 1907 - July 1914. 143 Singleton Avenue, Prenton, Birkenhead. 11 Stockwell Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire. Ribblesdale, Sapcote Road, Burbage, Leicestershire. Flat 3, 14 Seafield Road, Burbage, Leicestershire. Deepdale, Colyford Road, Seaton, Devon. Life Member. Membership card adds: Flat 2, 14 Seafield Road, Seaton, Devon. Deceased November 1977.
Additional School and PGSA details.
Gore, Frederick Father - Richard Gore, Tarleton. 1922, Hesketh Lane, Tarleton. Hay Dealer.
Frederick born 20th March 1895. Hesketh Bank Elementary. PGS 16th September 1907 to 20th December 1911, Roll 1909. Bank Clerk.
At Fulwood Barracks 3rd February 19xx. Aged 20 yrs 9 months, of Hawthornden, Tarleton, next of kin father, Richard, of same address. A single man, bank clerk. To Liverpool Regiment. Service in UK 21st January 1916 to 15th February 1917. To France 16th February 1917. Wounded at Duty, 22nd June 1917. Query place “Duty”.
New entry.
Harrison, Aidan Father - Martin Harrison, The Vicarage, Longridge. Clerk in Holy Orders - Vicar of Longridge. 1922.
Aidan born 9th December 1894. West Cliff Private School. PGS 22nd January 1906 to 28th March 1910. To Rossall School.
Matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford, just before war broke out. Commissioned, and went on active service a year later. Captain, Loyal North Lancashires. DSO about end 1916, H1-1917. Later, wounded in action. Son of the Vicar of Longridge, H11-1917. When Aidan was 6 years his father was 46 and his mother, Lucy Charlotte, was 45 years. His DSO is recorded without a date. He is recorded by the Army but not in PGS records as having a Mentioned in Despatches, LGS 4th January 1917 (Operations) and LGS 25th May 1917 (Operations) London Gazette 25th May 1917. Does this mean he gained two MiD during 1917? Recorded by the Army as living at 20 Holly Road, Blackpool at 28th April 1927.
NB: There are two Aidan Harrison’s, one being shown in Army Records as Aidan Harrison, home address 29 Butler Street, Blackpool; next of kin his mother, Rose, of that address. He had been the Assistant Box Office Keeper at the Opera House, Blackpool.
Harrison, Thomas Churton see Main List. Born Brierfield. Medical Student, Liverpool University. Joined the Army at Manchester on 20th September 1914. Served in France 15th June to December 1915 and 20th July 1917 to March 1918. Was a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery 670 Battery and was discharged 4th June 1916, unfit. (May not be 4th, ink on records has run.) On 19th February 1917 Private, Motor Driver and Veterinary Assistant. Aged 23. 5’4½“, 9st 5lbs, physical condition good. At Grantham 31st March 1917. Posted as a casualty. Transferred to Machine Gun Corps (Heavy) TC, 13th June 1917. 14th June 1917 posted to Motor Machine Gun Corps, Depot Woolwich. Posted to 9th Battalion 12th July 1917. Embarked Southampton 22nd July 1917 for France. Leave in UK, on return was admitted to hospital 2nd February 1918, scarlet fever, possibly Bethnal Green Military Hospital. Contracted rheumatic fever in France. Affected muscles mainly in his legs. Assessed as not likely to be permanent, possibly 12 months. Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, muscular, possibly 6th to 14th March 1918. Auxiliary Hospital, Ryde, IoW, 14th March to 22nd April 1918. Catterick 2nd August to 26th September 1918. Private 201620, Tank Corps. Transferred to Reserve 30th January 1919.
VHoward, Arthur Lythgoe Preston Guardian, 22nd December 1917 reported: Official intimation has been received by Mr and Mrs Howard, 50 Grafton-street, Preston, of the death in action, on December 4th, of their elder son, Sapper Arthur Lythgoe Howard, R E Signals. His officer writes:- “All the section regret his death. He was a capable and cheerful worker under the most trying conditions. We all feel we have lost a personal friend.” Sapper Howard was educated at Grimshaw-street School and Preston Grammar School, and was a Post Office sorting clerk and Telegraphist. He joined the Army in November 1914, going to France in August, 1915. He was well known in sport, having played in the Grammar School second eleven football team, was a member of the Preston Life-Saving Society, Fishwick Golf and Penwortham Tennis Clubs, and hon secretary for the Post Office Football Club.
Howarth, N S Released from HM Forces, H4-1919.
Howarth, Norman Stanley Father - John Howarth, 62 Porter Street, Preston. 232 St Thomas’ Road, Preston, 1922. Master Reed Maker.
Norman born 26th April 1901. Fulwood GS. PGS 15th September 1915 to 28th July 1917. O&C Lower Certificate July 1917. With his father in Deepdale Reed Works for six months; now a student at the Wireless College, Manchester.