ROLL OF HONOUR - Men who are serving Yorkshire Light Infantry. - Capt. H. Mallinson.
Cheshire Regiment. - Capt. R. Mallinson.
Royal Irish Dragoons. - Pte. J. Mallinson.
Sherwood Foresters. - Pte. G. J. Owens.
Royal Engineers. - Pte. J. Taylor.
R.F.A. - Driver Oliver Sharpe.
4th Dragoons. - Pte. G. Clarke.
17th Lancers. - Pte. C. Holland.
Lancashire Fusiliers. - Pte. Edwin Brown.
4th Border Regt. - Pte. Cecil Crawley.
6th Border Regt. - Pte. C. Storkes.
8th Border Regt. - Ptes. G. Washer, J. Thornton, J. Jackson, G. Philipson, F. Procter, Stephen Procter, J. Lickbarrow, A. Brassington, Harry Bowness, Wilfrid Riley, Jno. Willan.
R. A. M. C. - Pte. Wm. Hayton.
7th King's Own Royal Lancasters. - Sergt. T. James.
Lonsdale Battalion. - Pte. Tom Wren.
5th King's Own Royal Lancasters. - Sergt. V. Crawley, Ptes. Rupert Crawley, Harling Riley, Edward Herd, Chris. Thornton.
British Field Hospital. - Pte. J. Airey.
(Lancaster Guardian, 12 December 1914)____________________________________________________________
SOLDIERS ON FURLOUGH.- During the past week the following Kitchener's Army men have been home for a short holiday:- Lance Corpl. Jas. Thornton, Privates Frank Procter, George Washer, Wilfred Riley, and John Lichbarrow. All the men looked healthy and fit, and some time put on weight. Their furlough was up on Monday, when Private Frank Procter returned to Seaford and the others to Bournemouth. The men were each presented with a Christmas present before returning to their training quarters, consisting of a muffler and a box of cigars each. The remaining members from Holme are expected home for Christmas during the week.
(Lancaster Guardian, 26 December 1914)____________________________________________________________
RECRUITS. - On Friday morning William Jackson and Tom Prickett left the village for Carlisle, having joined the 3rd Borders.
(Lancaster Guardian, 5 June 1915)____________________________________________________________
RECRUIT. - On Saturday, Gerald Brassington joined the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, and on Tuesday left to join his battalion at Plymouth. His father is also in the army, and his brother was discharged owing to ill-health.
(Lancaster Guardian, 4 September 1915)____________________________________________________________
10250 Private George Jackson, 1st Border Regiment. Died 20th August 1915, aged 21. Son of George and Margaret Jackson, of 26, Havelock Street, Bowerham, Lancaster. Born at Holme.Much sympathy is expressed for Mr. and Mrs. G. Jackson, 26, Havelock-street, Bowerham, in the loss of her eldest son, Pte. George Jackson, 1st Border Regiment, who was just 21 years of age. Deceased was the oldest boy in a family of eight children, whose father, George Jackson, was a well known rugby footballer. George, junior, was an old boy of Bowerham School, and enlisted in the Border Regiment four years ago. He was for some time in India and returned with his regiment about Christmas. Leaving for the Dardanelles in February, he took part in the Titan struggle which resulted in the landing of the British forces. He wrote a fine description of the gallantry of the troops at the time to Mr. G. R. Roberts, headmaster of Bowerham School. A fortnight ago a letter was received indicating that he was dangerously ill, and this was followed by the official news that he had died from dysentery on August 20th. The headmaster and staff of Bowerham School have sent an expression of sympathy. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson had a time of anxiety in regard to an elder daughter, who sailed for Australia twelve weeks ago in the Banalla, and had to put into Durban as the ship was found to be on fire.
(Lancaster Guardian, 18 September 1915)____________________________________________________________
MEMORIAL SERVICE. - The evening service at Holy Trinity Church, on Sunday, was in memory of Pte. John Henry Lickbarrow, Border Regt., who died of wounds on May 31st. A large congregation assembled, and an impressive service was conducted by the Rev. W. Jardine. Special psalms and hymns were sung, and at the close the Dead March in "Saul" was played on the organ by Miss Burtholme.
(Lancaster Guardian, 17 June 1916)____________________________________________________________
14685 Private George Washer, 8th Border Regiment. Killed in action on 3rd July 1916, aged 25. Son of George and Isabella Washer, of Holme Mill, Holme.Holme Heroes.Official intimation was received at Holme, on Monday, that Pte. George Washer, Border Regiment, was killed in action on the 5th July. Pte. Washer, who was 25 years of age, was well known in local sporting circles. He enlisted in September, 1914, and went to the Front a year later., being wounded in October during a night bombing attack. After a short furlough he returned to France in February and has been through much of the fighting since. His chum, Pte. Harry Warwick, states that he was "shot through the heart just as he reached the German lines" in the great charge.
Pte. Herbert Brassington, Royal West Kents, who was slightly wounded three weeks ago, has been wounded a second time, and sent to a base hospital.
It is feared that Pte. Wilfrid Riley, Pte. James Jackson, and Pte. J. Willan, of the 8th Borders, are missing, nothing having been heard of them for a month. They were in the same platoon as Pte. Washer.
(Lancaster Guardian, 29 July 1916)____________________________________________________________
306472 Serjeant John Thomas Barton, 1st/8th The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action on 8th August 1916.KILLED IN ACTION.BARTON, Sergt. J. T. News has been received by Mrs. J. T. Barton from the War Office that her husband, Sergt. J. T. Barton, was killed in action on August 8th, 1916, on which date he was officially announced as missing. He leaves a widow and three young children. He was in the King's Liverpool Regt.
(Westmorland Gazette, 12 May 1917)_____________________________________________________________
Corpl. John Taylor, King's Liverpools, of Holme, is officially reported wounded on Oct. 30th, and Lce. Corpl. Wm. Greatorex, also of Holme, is reported wounded in Palestine.
(Lancaster Guardian, 24 November 1917)_____________________________________________________________
(Lancaster Guardian, 19 October 1918)