St John the Baptist Church

1914 - 1920

04598 Serjeant C Porter, Army Ordnance Corps. Died 23rd December 1915, aged 52. Husband of E. Porter, of 6, Candler Street, South Tottenham, London.



25712 Battery Serjeant Major William Edward Weston, Royal Field Artillery. Died 29th February 1916, aged 52. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Mary Weston, of Salter's Bridge, Tarvin, Chester; husband of Edith Maud Weston, of 62, Chapel Street, Ormskirk, Lancs. Served on the Punjab Frontier (1897-98).





13482 Private Henry Edward Halsall, 12th The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action in France on 16th September 1916, aged 39. Son of John and Ellen Halsall, of Burscough; husband of Sarah Ellen Halsall.



30587 Gunner F. Allen, Royal Field Artillery. Died 30th October 1916.



49397 Serjeant William Fletcher, 4th The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action in France on 4th February 1917, aged 23. Son of Henry and Sarah Fletcher. CWGC database gives his rank as Corporal and his date of death as 3rd February 1917.





7813 Private Thomas Gabbitas, 1st King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Killed in action in France on 9th April 1917, aged 36. Son of Tom and Margaret Gabbitas.



27242 Private Richard Lewis, 8th South Lancashire Regiment. Died 9th July 1917, aged 37. Son of William Wilkinson Lewis and Mary Lewis, of Widnes. CWGC database gives his date of death as 11th July 1917.





267605 Private Richard Stazicker, 2nd/7th The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action on 12th July 1917, aged 23. Son of Richard and Mary Stazicker.



37026 Private James Hornby, 18th The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action in France on 31st July 1917, aged 30. Son of Henry and Sarah Hornby.





14754 Lance Corporal Roger Lea, 12th The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Died of wounds in France on 12th September 1917, aged 23. Son of Andrew and Margaret Lea, of Mill Lane, Lathom.





161116 Gunner John P. Aspinall, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action on 18th September 1917, aged 26.





R/2358 Rifleman William Glover, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action in France on 7th October 1917, aged 28. Son of Henry and Hannah Glover, of 17, Ashton St., Higher Audley, Blackburn.



332093 Private Henry Langton, 2nd/9th The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action on 2nd November 1917, aged 24. Son of John and Alice Langton. CWGC database gives his date of death as 4th November 1917.



G/66842 Private Harry Radcliffe Seddon, 32nd Royal Fusiliers, transferred to (385600) 106th Company, Labour Corps. Died on 13th November 1917, aged 19. Son of William and Elizabeth Seddon, of 31, Liverpool Road, Burscough.





73472 Private Albert Edmond Stillwell, 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action on 10th March 1918, aged 19. Son of William John and Florence Alice Stillwell, of Burscough.



277005 Private Thomas Pardoe, 1st/7th Manchester Regiment. Killed in action in France on 29th March 1918, aged 24. Son of Thomas and Mary Pardoe, of 23, Junction Lane, Lathom.





235048 Private Thomas Fletcher, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 1st November 1918, aged 30. Son of the late Henry and Sarah Fletcher, of Lathom; husband of Ada Lily Fletcher, of "The Cottage," Glovers Bridge, Lathom.





R/39303 Private J. Grice, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 15th February 1919.



98207 Private J. Russell, 3rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died 16th February 1919.



37187 Private Hector Parr, 7th Essex Regiment. Died 8th March 1920. Son of William and Elizabeth Parr, of 18, New Lane, Burscough Bridge; husband of Margaret Parr.



13976 Serjeant Major Joseph Haverty, 6th Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 14th June 1920, aged 38. Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Haverty, of Brookside House, Burtonwood, Lancashire; husband of Marion Haverty, of 62, Orrell Lane, Burscough Bridge. CWGC database gives his rank as Serjeant.





Sergeant Major George J. Beale, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died 18th June 1928, aged 65.





1939 - 1946

Squad Leader Robert Lyon, 71st County of Lancaster (Ormskirk) Battalion, Home Guard. Died 21st November 1940, aged 17. Son of Elizabeth Lyon, of Lathom.



T/10662504 Driver Arthur Vickers, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 8th September 1942, aged 20. Son of John and Mary W. Vickers, of Burscough.

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656496 Sergeant (Pilot) Robert Short 'Roy' Timewell, Royal Air Force. Died 4th October 1942, aged 24. Son of Robert and Ethel M. Timewell.







3715213 Private Sidney Turner, 8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Died 28th November 1942, aged 27. Son of David and Ruth Turner.





10602406 Trooper Harry Parr, 59th Reconnaissance Corps. Died 28th July 1943, aged 20. Son of John and Ellen Parr, of Burscough.







1130639 Serjeant Thomas Tyrer, Royal Artillery. Killed in action on 8th August 1943, aged 32. Son of John Henry and Mary Tyrer, of Ormskirk.



Sub-Lieutenant (A) Ralph Austin Colbeck, Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve. H.M.S. "Attacker." Died 11th November 1943, aged 21. Son of Wilfred Howard Buckley Colbeck and of Mary Winifred Colbeck, of Puru, Auckland, New Zealand.



1433734 Sergeant Edward Lyon, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 11th November 1943, aged 20. Son of Elizabeth Lyon, of Lathom.



Sub-Lieutenant (A) Peter Graham Sunderland, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. H.M.S. "Heron." Died 28th May 1944, aged 22. Son of Frank and Dora Grace Sunderland, of Harrogate.



Sub-Lieutenant (A) Maurice Walton Williams, Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve. H.M.S. "Heron." Died 28th May 1944, aged 22. Son of Daniel Walton Williams and Lilian Jane Cogle Williams, of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.



1094103 Lance Bombardier John Gaskell, Royal Artillery. Died of wounds, in Normandy, on 8th July 1944, aged 23. Son of John and Elizabeth Ann Gaskell, of Burscough Bridge.



1643971 Private James Blackledge, 7th Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. Killed in action in Italy on 20th September 1944, aged 35. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Blackledge, of Burscough.



Sub-Lieutenant (A) Alan Edgar Neville, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died 6th October 1944, aged 21. Son of Edgar and Mabel Neville, of Romford.



613540 Steward C/LX Frank Thomas Turner, Royal Navy. H.M.S. "Ringtail." Died 6th October 1944, aged 20. Son of James and Rose Ellen Turner, of South Norwood, Surrey.

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1022686 Corporal David Postlethwaite, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 7th November 1944, aged 36. Son of Thomas and Alice Postlethwaite, of Burscough Bridge; husband of Jane Postlethwaite, of Birkdale, Southport.

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13009799 Gunner Thomas Blackledge, Royal Artillery. Died 29th December 1944, aged 39. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Blackledge, of Burscough; husband of Bridget Lily Blackledge, of Burscough.

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T/14705901 Lance Corporal James Cheetham, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 12th February 1945, aged 35. Son of Mrs. H. Cheetham, and stepson of Mr. T. Fazackerley, of Burscough; husband of Ada Cheetham, of Burscough.



19004214 Private T. Porter, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Died 5th November 1946, aged 18. Adopted son and nephew of William and Elizabeth Laird, of Burscough Bridge.



2547032 Staff Serjeant D.G. Wright, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Died 11th October 1949, aged 22.