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Index of Soldiers

Those listed in bold type died in the conflict. Lest We Forget

1. Airey, Private Harry King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

2. Altham, Private Francis Royal Army Medical Corps

3. Armer, Driver Oliver The Chesire Regiment

4. Armer, Private Thomas Essex Regiment

5. Atkinson, Private Richard King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

6. Atkinon, Private Watson King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

7. Badley, Sapper William Royal Engineers

8. Bainbridge, Sergeant Fred British South African Police

9. Bainbridge, Bdr. Jack (John) Royal Field Artillery

10. Bainbridge, Private James Army Service Corps

11. Bainbridge, Farrier Sergeant Royal Engineers

12. Baldwin, Private Albert King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

13. Baldwin, Private Ernest King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

14. Baldwin, Private Miles Canadian Expeditionary Force

15. Baldwin, Private Thomas Royal Army Ordnance Corps

16. Ballard, Private Henry King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

17. Barrow, Private George Canadian Expeditionary Force

18. Barton, Sergeant Joseph The King's Liverpool Regiment

19. Bell, C.Q.M. Sgt. Robert Border Regiment

20. Bibby, Private Christopher Loyal North Lancs Regiment

21. Blamire, Private Frederick Royal Flying Corps

22. Blamire, Private Oswald Army Service Corps

23. Blamire, Private Reginald King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

24. Blamire, Corporal Walter Border Regiment

25. Braithwaite, Private James Grenadier Guards

26. Braithwaite, Private Richard 5th Dragoons

27. Braithwaite, Private William Possibly Royal Engineers

28. Burrow, Sapper Albert Royal Engineers

29. Bush, Private Charles Machine Gun Corps

30. Bush, Private Henry King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

31. Chambers, Sergeant Harold 1st Lincolnshire Regiment

32. Cornes, Private Percy Royal Army Service Corps

33. Corrie, Lance Corporal Frederick Border Regiment

34. Crayston, Private Charles Possibly Welsh Regiment

35. Crayston, Private John King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

36. Crayston, C.S.M. Matthew Border Regiment

37. Crayston, Corporal Thomas Royal Horse Guards

38. Crayston, Private William Border Regiment

39. Crayston, PrivateWilliam Border Regiment

40. Crosthwaite, Private John Royal Engineers

41. Cummings, Private Peter Loyal North Lancaster Regiment

42. Dixon, Driver Albert Army Service Corps

43. Dixon, Gunner Robert Royal Garrison Artillery

44. Dixon, Driver Robert Royal Garrison Artillery

45. Dixon, Driver William Unknown

46. Dobson, Driver Thomas Unknown

47. Docker, Private Aaron Australian Contingent

48. Draper, Private John Unknown

49. Eccles, Lance Corporal Henry East Lancashire Regiment

50. Eccles, Private Herbert King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

51. Eccles, Private John Bedforshire Regiment

52. Eccles, Private Thomas Northamptonshire Regiment

53. Eccles, Corporal Thomas Army Service Corps

54. Ellis, Private William Black Watch Regiment

55. Gee, Sapper Fred Royal Engineers

56. Gee, Corporal Walter Army Service Corps

57. Hindson, Private William Border Regiment

58. Hoggarth, Lance Corporal Harry Army Service Corps

59. Horsman, Private Thomas Saskatchewan Regiment

60. Howarth, Driver Francis Army Service Corps

61. Hutchinson, Private George Royal Fusiliers

62. Hutchinson, Gunner Thomas Royal Garrison Artillery

63. Jacobs, Private Thomas South Wales Borderers

64. Knowles, Private David Army Service Corps

65. Marsden, Private John Army Service Corps

66. Marsden, Captain Simpson King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

67. McGrath, Driver Michael Machine Gun Corps

68. Metcalfe, Private Edmund King's Own Scottish Borderers

69. Metcalfe, Private Harry North Staffordshire Regiment

70. Metcalfe, Private Jack Army Service Corps

71. Morland, Private Joseph Unknown

72. Moss, Corporal Bryan Royal West Kent Regiment

73. Nixon, Private Thomas Army Ordnance Corps

74. Nutter, Cadet Leonard Royal Air Force

75. O'Dwyer, 2nd. Lieut. Alfred Royal Warwickshire Regiment

76. Procter, Lance Corporal Herbert 11th Hussar's (Prince Albert's Own)

77. Read, Sapper Grosvenor Royal Engineers

78. Read, Private Harry King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

79. Rider, Pioneer Tom Royal Engineers

80. Robinson, Gunner James Royal Field Artillery

81. Robinson, Private John The Queen's Regiment

82. Robinson, Lance Corporal William Border Regiment

83. Robson, Lance Corporal Arnold Yorkshire Regiment

84. Rogerson, Private Myles Cheshire Regiment

85. Rowbotham, Private Walter Cheshire Regiment

86. Shorland Ball, Lieut. Eric Royal Army Service Corps

87. Shorland Ball, Captain Francis King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

88. Shorland Ball, 2nd Lieut. Leslie Royal Irish Fusiliers

89. Slack, Private Arthur Royal Engineers

90. C.Q.M.S. Wadeson, Edward Northampton Regiment

91. Wadeson, Corporal James Unknown

92. Wadeson, Private Ted Army Service Corps

93. Walker-Jones, Lieut. Geoffrey Royal Navy

94. Walton, C.S.M. Seth Royal Garrison Artillery

95. Wilding, Private Vivian Royal Garrison Artillery

96. Wilkinson, Corporal Edward Yorkshire Regiment

97. Wilkinson, Private Harold Scottish Rifles

98. Wilkinson, Private Victor Lancashire Fusiliers

99. Wilson, Private Fred Border Regiment

100. Wood, Private James King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

101. Wood, Private John King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

102. Wood, Private Morphet Army Service Corps

103. Wood, Private Thomas Unknown

104. Wright, Sergeant Walter King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

Further details about each of the soldiers about may be found in the book, BURTON-IN-KENDAL SOLDIERS of the FIRST WORLD WAR, by Kath Hayhurst and Geoff Pegg, published by the Holme & District Local History Society in 2014.

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