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24291 Private Walter Whitehead, 2nd Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action on 25th March 1917, aged 29. Son of John and Sarah Whitehead, of 2, Woodside Terrace, Kendal
WOUNDED AND MISSING.
WHITEHEAD, Pte. Walter, Dorset Regt., eldest son of Mrs. Whitehead, 2, Woodside Terrace, Kendal, is officially reported wounded in action and missing, in the fighting in Mesopotamia, on March 25th. He joined the Border Regt. on April 29th, 1916, and was transferred to the Dorsets, and went to the East on September 5th. When in civil life he worked at Netherfield. His age is 29. It is thought he may have been taken a prisoner. Any news of him would be welcomed by his mother.
(Westmorland Gazette, 12 May 1917)
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Second Lieutenant William Martin Musgrove, 5th Border Regiment, attached London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles). Died, from wounds received on 14th April, on 15th April 1917, aged 20. Son of W. H. and E. L. Musgrove, of Kendal.
MUSGROVE, Second-Lieut. W. Martin, London Regt. Mr. and Mrs. Musgrove, of Wynford, Kendal, received word from a Sister in charge of a Casualty Clearing Station, on Friday,. that their eldest son, Martin, had died there the previous Sunday (April 15th) from wounds received the day before. The letter stated that Lieut. Musgrove was most severely wounded, and underwent an operation, after which he gradually sank. Lieut. Musgrove, who was a very popular lad among his friends, was keen on joining the army as soon as war broke out. He had just turned 18 when he enlisted in the Liverpool Scottish, and had a stiff training with that well-known volunteer regiment for some time. He was then given a commission and transferred to the Border Regt. at Barrow, where he held the post of Signal Officer to the Battalion. He sailed for the Front in October, 1916, and while there he was transferred to the London Regiment. He had been wounded previously, but it was not sufficiently serious for him to be sent to England. He was a fine type of an English boy, and his death will be keenly felt by many friends. He was first educated at Stramongate School, Kendal, where he held the sprint record, and completed his education at Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, where he was for two years in the O.T.C. At the latter school he gained his football colours in 1913.
(Westmorland Gazette, 28 April 1917)
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27440 Corporal John Henry Bowness, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 15th April 1917, aged 33. Son of George and Henrietta Bowness, of 30, Market Street, Millom; husband of Sarah Ann Bowness, of Bank Cottage, Highgate, Kendal.
MISSING - PRESUMED DROWNED AT SEA.
BOWNESS, Corpl. John H., R.A.M.C., 47, Park Street, Kendal. A telegram was received on Thursday from headquarters, by his wife, stating that Corpl. Bowness is missing and is presumed to have been drowned at sea. The last letter Mrs. Bowness receivedfrom her husband was written on April 2nd, and was from Marseilles, saying that he was on a voyage, but no destination was given. Corpl. Bowness joined the R.A.M.C. at the outbreak of war and went to Limerick on hospital duty, where he remained for upwards of two years. Before this he was a teacher at the Council Schools, Castle Street. He came from Millom, where his parents reside, some eleven years ago. He was a native of Coniston. For several years he acted as secretary of the Abbott Hall Children's Sports and was a goal-keeper and secretary for a number of years to the Kendal Association Football Club. He leaves a widow and two small boys. His age was 33.
(Westmorland Gazette, 28 April 1917)
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Second Lieutenant Fawcett Storey, 5th Border Regiment. Killed in action
on 23rd April 1917, aged 27. Son of George and Emma Storey, of Old Hutton; born at Blenheim, New Zealand.
STOREY, Sec.-Lieut. Fawcett. - Mrs. Storey, pf 7, Parklands, Kendal, received a wire from the War Office on Monday stating that her only son, Sec.-Lieut. Fawcett Storey, was killed in action on April 23rd. Up to the present no other news has been received, as the battalion could only have gone into action on that day. A letter from him, written the previous day, said: "We are now in 'Christchurch Cove,' and are not sure whether we advance again to meet Fritz or retire for a short rest." All his letters were cheerful and encouraging and hopeful of a speedy victory. Lieut. Storey was born in New Zealand in 1889, but his childhood was spent in Old Hutton. After leaving Kendal Grammar School he went as pupil to Simon Hunter's Yorkshire Poultry Farm. In 1910 he purchased Netherleigh Poultry Farm, where he carried on a successful business until August, when he joined the 4th King's Own. In June, 1915, he was severely wounded at Festubert, and on recovering was told by the doctors that he could be put on home service. Nevertheless, the brave fellow said he was quite as fit to face the foe as many others, and so was given a commission in the Border Regiment in 1916. Since returning to France he has had many narrow and marvellous escapes, which he said he looked forward to relating personally very shortly to those at home. He was highly respected by all for his upright character and fearless disposition and his great consideration for others. His age was 27.
(Westmorland Gazette, 5 May 1917)
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242212 Lance Corporal James Knight, 5th Border Regiment. Killed in action on 23rd April 1917, aged 28. Son of Mrs. Hannah Knight, of 13, Park Avenue, Kendal. CWGC database gives his age as 29.
KILLED IN ACTION.
KNIGHT, Lance-Corpl. James, Border Regt., Park Avenue, Kendal, is unofficially reported killed in action in France on April 3rd. The information came in a letter to his brother-in-law from a comrade saying they had successfully carried out their objective during heavy shelling from the enemy, in which he unfortunately fell. Before enlisting, Lance-Corpl. Knight served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Bailie and Hargreaves, ironmongers, Kendal, and later he went to Messrs. Cropper and Co., Burneside, where he was employed in the offices. He was well known in the town and was a member of several musical bodies in the days of peace. His age was 28, and he was single.
(Westmorland Gazette, 5 May 1917)
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43395 Private Harry Hewetson, 10th Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Died of wounds, received in action, on 24th April 1917, aged 42.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
HEWETSON, Pte. Harry, London Regt., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Hewetson, 11, Woolpack Yard, Kendal. An official report states that Pte. Hewetson died of wounds, received in action, at a hospital in Etaples, on April 24th. Pte. Hewetson was underboots at the King's Arms Hotel, Kendal, at the time when Mr. John Wilman was landlord, and he went to the Bonnington Hotel, London, some years ago. His wounds were in the arms and chest and he lived only a few hours. He was 42 years of age, and was single.
(Westmorland Gazette, 5 May 1917)
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47559 Private Harry Lonsdale Holme, 26th (Tyneside Irish) Northumberland Fusiliers. Died, of wounds, in France, on 27th April 1917, aged 32. Son of Mrs. A.B. Holme, Stricklandgate, Kendal; husband of Florence Gertrude Holme, of 48, Gillinggate, Kendal
HOLME, Pte. H. L., Northumberland Fusiliers, youngest son of Mrs. A. B. Holme, Stricklandgate, Kendal, died of wounds in France on April 27th. He was in his 33rd year, and joined the R.F.A. about seven months ago, being transferred to the Northumberland Fusiliers and sent to France four months ago. He went to the Central School, and on leaving entered Mr. J. Brash's drapery establishment. He afterwards got into a wholesale house at Manchester, and remained there until he enlisted. He leaves a wife and one child. A chaplain wrote from a Clearing Station, under date April 26th, stating that Pte. Holme had been brought in that day seriously wounded in both hands, and writing again on the following day, the chaplain announced that Pte. Holme had died early that morning and had been buried in the soldiers' cemetery at a pretty little place at the top of a hill, and a cross would be erected. He expressed sympathy with Pte. Holmes's wife and mother.
(Westmorland Gazette, 5 May 1917)
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7308 Lance Corporal John Moore, 13th Hussars, attached 2nd Life Guards. Died 13th May 1915, aged 26. Son of Isaac and Rebecca Moore, of 13, Lound Street, Kendal.
MOORE. - In loving remembrance of Corpl. J. Moore, 2nd Life Guards, who was killed in France, on May 13th, 1915, aged 26 years.
He sleeps beside his comrades,
In a hallowed grave unknown;
His name is written in letters of love
On the hearts of those at home.
Father, mother, brothers, and sisters,
and Agnes.
(Westmorland Gazette, 12 May 1917)
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54502 Private Robert Henry Groves, 16th Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in
action on 2nd August 1917, aged 23. Son of Thomas and Annie Groves, of 61, Summer Hill, Kendal.
GROVES, Lce.-Corpl. Robert H., Royal Welsh Fusiliers, only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Groves, 61, Summer Hill, Kendal, is officially reported to have been killed in action in France on August 2nd. He joined the army in February, 1916, and went to France the following September. He was 23 and was educated at Kendal Green School. He was apprenticed with Redmaynes, the tailors, in Stricklandgate. Afterwards he went to Fleetwood, and finally to Wrexham. His captain, writing to Mr. and Mrs. Groves, states: - "He was killed while leading forward his section in the great battle. He has been under me on special duty for some time, and I have learnt to know him as an efficient and plucky N.C.O. I feel his loss very keenly as also do his comrades." The chaplain has also written expressing the sympathies of the officers and men of the battalion with the parents. Another letter from Lce.-Corpl. Groves' employers at Wrexham, says: - "To his kindly and gentle nature war was repugnant and full of horror, but he laid down his life for his country in the hope and expectation that it might be a better and free-er place for the generations to come."
(Westmorland Gazette, 25 August 1917)
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48942 Private John Carradus, 13th Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action on 3rd August 1917, aged 35. Husband of Agnes Jane Carradus, of 33, Captain French Lane, Kendal.
KILLED IN ACTION.
CARRADUS, John, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 33, Captain French Lane, is officially reported killed in action on August 3rd, in France. When in Kendal he was a carter for Mr. Albert Winter, coal merchant. He joined the army on February 6th, 1916, and went out to France in July last. For about 12 years he was a bugler in the local Territorials, and when he joined the Welsh Fusiliers he did so as a bugler, but was later transferred to the ranks. He leaves a wife and a son, five years old. His age was 35.
(Westmorland Gazette, 25 August 1917)
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45324 Rifleman Harry Postlethwaite 7th Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action on 8th August 1917, aged 21. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Postlethwaite, 4, Shuttleworth Brow, Kendal. CWGC and SDGW databases both give his surname as Postlewaite.
POSTLETHWAITE, Rifleman Harry, Irish Rifles, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Postlethwaite, 4, Shuttleworth Brow, Kendal, is reported killed in action in France on August 8th. Before the war he was working at Barrow, and enlisted there in January last. When in Kendal as a boy he worked at Netherfield. His captain, writing from France, says: "He was a good soldier and was held in high esteem by the officers, N.C.O.'s and men of the company." His age was 21.
(Westmorland Gazette, 25 August 1917)
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22576 Lance Corporal Miles Troughton, 2nd King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed in France on 18th February 1918, aged 19. Son of Mrs. Mary Troughton, of 1, Spital View, Kendal.
(Westmorland Gazette, 21.2.1920)
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M/2872 Mate Edward 'Ted' Wardley, Royal Navy. H.M.S. "Pembroke II" Died in Chatham Naval Hospital on 24th February 1919, aged 24. Son of John William and Elizabeth Wardley, of 34, Cable Street, Lancaster. Born at Kendal; not named on the Lancaster or Preston memorials. CWGC database gives his date of death as 25th February 1919.
(Westmorland Gazette, 21 February 1920)
(Westmorland Gazette, 28 February 1920)[/b]
WOUNDED AND MISSING.
WHITEHEAD, Pte. Walter, Dorset Regt., eldest son of Mrs. Whitehead, 2, Woodside Terrace, Kendal, is officially reported wounded in action and missing, in the fighting in Mesopotamia, on March 25th. He joined the Border Regt. on April 29th, 1916, and was transferred to the Dorsets, and went to the East on September 5th. When in civil life he worked at Netherfield. His age is 29. It is thought he may have been taken a prisoner. Any news of him would be welcomed by his mother.
(Westmorland Gazette, 12 May 1917)
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Second Lieutenant William Martin Musgrove, 5th Border Regiment, attached London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles). Died, from wounds received on 14th April, on 15th April 1917, aged 20. Son of W. H. and E. L. Musgrove, of Kendal.
MUSGROVE, Second-Lieut. W. Martin, London Regt. Mr. and Mrs. Musgrove, of Wynford, Kendal, received word from a Sister in charge of a Casualty Clearing Station, on Friday,. that their eldest son, Martin, had died there the previous Sunday (April 15th) from wounds received the day before. The letter stated that Lieut. Musgrove was most severely wounded, and underwent an operation, after which he gradually sank. Lieut. Musgrove, who was a very popular lad among his friends, was keen on joining the army as soon as war broke out. He had just turned 18 when he enlisted in the Liverpool Scottish, and had a stiff training with that well-known volunteer regiment for some time. He was then given a commission and transferred to the Border Regt. at Barrow, where he held the post of Signal Officer to the Battalion. He sailed for the Front in October, 1916, and while there he was transferred to the London Regiment. He had been wounded previously, but it was not sufficiently serious for him to be sent to England. He was a fine type of an English boy, and his death will be keenly felt by many friends. He was first educated at Stramongate School, Kendal, where he held the sprint record, and completed his education at Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, where he was for two years in the O.T.C. At the latter school he gained his football colours in 1913.
(Westmorland Gazette, 28 April 1917)
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27440 Corporal John Henry Bowness, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 15th April 1917, aged 33. Son of George and Henrietta Bowness, of 30, Market Street, Millom; husband of Sarah Ann Bowness, of Bank Cottage, Highgate, Kendal.
MISSING - PRESUMED DROWNED AT SEA.
BOWNESS, Corpl. John H., R.A.M.C., 47, Park Street, Kendal. A telegram was received on Thursday from headquarters, by his wife, stating that Corpl. Bowness is missing and is presumed to have been drowned at sea. The last letter Mrs. Bowness receivedfrom her husband was written on April 2nd, and was from Marseilles, saying that he was on a voyage, but no destination was given. Corpl. Bowness joined the R.A.M.C. at the outbreak of war and went to Limerick on hospital duty, where he remained for upwards of two years. Before this he was a teacher at the Council Schools, Castle Street. He came from Millom, where his parents reside, some eleven years ago. He was a native of Coniston. For several years he acted as secretary of the Abbott Hall Children's Sports and was a goal-keeper and secretary for a number of years to the Kendal Association Football Club. He leaves a widow and two small boys. His age was 33.
(Westmorland Gazette, 28 April 1917)
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Second Lieutenant Fawcett Storey, 5th Border Regiment. Killed in action
on 23rd April 1917, aged 27. Son of George and Emma Storey, of Old Hutton; born at Blenheim, New Zealand.
STOREY, Sec.-Lieut. Fawcett. - Mrs. Storey, pf 7, Parklands, Kendal, received a wire from the War Office on Monday stating that her only son, Sec.-Lieut. Fawcett Storey, was killed in action on April 23rd. Up to the present no other news has been received, as the battalion could only have gone into action on that day. A letter from him, written the previous day, said: "We are now in 'Christchurch Cove,' and are not sure whether we advance again to meet Fritz or retire for a short rest." All his letters were cheerful and encouraging and hopeful of a speedy victory. Lieut. Storey was born in New Zealand in 1889, but his childhood was spent in Old Hutton. After leaving Kendal Grammar School he went as pupil to Simon Hunter's Yorkshire Poultry Farm. In 1910 he purchased Netherleigh Poultry Farm, where he carried on a successful business until August, when he joined the 4th King's Own. In June, 1915, he was severely wounded at Festubert, and on recovering was told by the doctors that he could be put on home service. Nevertheless, the brave fellow said he was quite as fit to face the foe as many others, and so was given a commission in the Border Regiment in 1916. Since returning to France he has had many narrow and marvellous escapes, which he said he looked forward to relating personally very shortly to those at home. He was highly respected by all for his upright character and fearless disposition and his great consideration for others. His age was 27.
(Westmorland Gazette, 5 May 1917)
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242212 Lance Corporal James Knight, 5th Border Regiment. Killed in action on 23rd April 1917, aged 28. Son of Mrs. Hannah Knight, of 13, Park Avenue, Kendal. CWGC database gives his age as 29.
KILLED IN ACTION.
KNIGHT, Lance-Corpl. James, Border Regt., Park Avenue, Kendal, is unofficially reported killed in action in France on April 3rd. The information came in a letter to his brother-in-law from a comrade saying they had successfully carried out their objective during heavy shelling from the enemy, in which he unfortunately fell. Before enlisting, Lance-Corpl. Knight served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Bailie and Hargreaves, ironmongers, Kendal, and later he went to Messrs. Cropper and Co., Burneside, where he was employed in the offices. He was well known in the town and was a member of several musical bodies in the days of peace. His age was 28, and he was single.
(Westmorland Gazette, 5 May 1917)
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43395 Private Harry Hewetson, 10th Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Died of wounds, received in action, on 24th April 1917, aged 42.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
HEWETSON, Pte. Harry, London Regt., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Hewetson, 11, Woolpack Yard, Kendal. An official report states that Pte. Hewetson died of wounds, received in action, at a hospital in Etaples, on April 24th. Pte. Hewetson was underboots at the King's Arms Hotel, Kendal, at the time when Mr. John Wilman was landlord, and he went to the Bonnington Hotel, London, some years ago. His wounds were in the arms and chest and he lived only a few hours. He was 42 years of age, and was single.
(Westmorland Gazette, 5 May 1917)
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47559 Private Harry Lonsdale Holme, 26th (Tyneside Irish) Northumberland Fusiliers. Died, of wounds, in France, on 27th April 1917, aged 32. Son of Mrs. A.B. Holme, Stricklandgate, Kendal; husband of Florence Gertrude Holme, of 48, Gillinggate, Kendal
HOLME, Pte. H. L., Northumberland Fusiliers, youngest son of Mrs. A. B. Holme, Stricklandgate, Kendal, died of wounds in France on April 27th. He was in his 33rd year, and joined the R.F.A. about seven months ago, being transferred to the Northumberland Fusiliers and sent to France four months ago. He went to the Central School, and on leaving entered Mr. J. Brash's drapery establishment. He afterwards got into a wholesale house at Manchester, and remained there until he enlisted. He leaves a wife and one child. A chaplain wrote from a Clearing Station, under date April 26th, stating that Pte. Holme had been brought in that day seriously wounded in both hands, and writing again on the following day, the chaplain announced that Pte. Holme had died early that morning and had been buried in the soldiers' cemetery at a pretty little place at the top of a hill, and a cross would be erected. He expressed sympathy with Pte. Holmes's wife and mother.
(Westmorland Gazette, 5 May 1917)
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7308 Lance Corporal John Moore, 13th Hussars, attached 2nd Life Guards. Died 13th May 1915, aged 26. Son of Isaac and Rebecca Moore, of 13, Lound Street, Kendal.
MOORE. - In loving remembrance of Corpl. J. Moore, 2nd Life Guards, who was killed in France, on May 13th, 1915, aged 26 years.
He sleeps beside his comrades,
In a hallowed grave unknown;
His name is written in letters of love
On the hearts of those at home.
Father, mother, brothers, and sisters,
and Agnes.
(Westmorland Gazette, 12 May 1917)
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54502 Private Robert Henry Groves, 16th Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in
action on 2nd August 1917, aged 23. Son of Thomas and Annie Groves, of 61, Summer Hill, Kendal.
GROVES, Lce.-Corpl. Robert H., Royal Welsh Fusiliers, only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Groves, 61, Summer Hill, Kendal, is officially reported to have been killed in action in France on August 2nd. He joined the army in February, 1916, and went to France the following September. He was 23 and was educated at Kendal Green School. He was apprenticed with Redmaynes, the tailors, in Stricklandgate. Afterwards he went to Fleetwood, and finally to Wrexham. His captain, writing to Mr. and Mrs. Groves, states: - "He was killed while leading forward his section in the great battle. He has been under me on special duty for some time, and I have learnt to know him as an efficient and plucky N.C.O. I feel his loss very keenly as also do his comrades." The chaplain has also written expressing the sympathies of the officers and men of the battalion with the parents. Another letter from Lce.-Corpl. Groves' employers at Wrexham, says: - "To his kindly and gentle nature war was repugnant and full of horror, but he laid down his life for his country in the hope and expectation that it might be a better and free-er place for the generations to come."
(Westmorland Gazette, 25 August 1917)
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48942 Private John Carradus, 13th Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action on 3rd August 1917, aged 35. Husband of Agnes Jane Carradus, of 33, Captain French Lane, Kendal.
KILLED IN ACTION.
CARRADUS, John, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 33, Captain French Lane, is officially reported killed in action on August 3rd, in France. When in Kendal he was a carter for Mr. Albert Winter, coal merchant. He joined the army on February 6th, 1916, and went out to France in July last. For about 12 years he was a bugler in the local Territorials, and when he joined the Welsh Fusiliers he did so as a bugler, but was later transferred to the ranks. He leaves a wife and a son, five years old. His age was 35.
(Westmorland Gazette, 25 August 1917)
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45324 Rifleman Harry Postlethwaite 7th Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action on 8th August 1917, aged 21. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Postlethwaite, 4, Shuttleworth Brow, Kendal. CWGC and SDGW databases both give his surname as Postlewaite.
POSTLETHWAITE, Rifleman Harry, Irish Rifles, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Postlethwaite, 4, Shuttleworth Brow, Kendal, is reported killed in action in France on August 8th. Before the war he was working at Barrow, and enlisted there in January last. When in Kendal as a boy he worked at Netherfield. His captain, writing from France, says: "He was a good soldier and was held in high esteem by the officers, N.C.O.'s and men of the company." His age was 21.
(Westmorland Gazette, 25 August 1917)
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22576 Lance Corporal Miles Troughton, 2nd King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Killed in France on 18th February 1918, aged 19. Son of Mrs. Mary Troughton, of 1, Spital View, Kendal.
(Westmorland Gazette, 21.2.1920)
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M/2872 Mate Edward 'Ted' Wardley, Royal Navy. H.M.S. "Pembroke II" Died in Chatham Naval Hospital on 24th February 1919, aged 24. Son of John William and Elizabeth Wardley, of 34, Cable Street, Lancaster. Born at Kendal; not named on the Lancaster or Preston memorials. CWGC database gives his date of death as 25th February 1919.
(Westmorland Gazette, 21 February 1920)
(Westmorland Gazette, 28 February 1920)[/b]