16408 Private James Stockley, 9th King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Missing on 12th December 1915, aged 21. Son of James and Nancy Stockley. Born at Chorley.ANOTHER CHORLEY MAN MISSING.
Private James Stockley (16408), of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, has been reported as missing since December 12th, 1915. Stockley, who is 21 years of age, lived at 26, Livesey-street, Chorley, and has two sisters. He had not been in the Army before enlisting in December, 1914. He worked at Yarrow Mill, and was connected with the Park-road Wesleyan Church. It is known that Stockley was in Serbia, though the official intimation does not state his place of action.
(Chorley Guardian, 15 January 1916)____________________________________________________________
Private Thomas Hall (16629), of A Company, 9th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, has been officially reported as missing since December 12th, 1915. The information was received on Tuesday morning. Hall's mother resides at 13, Cheapside, Chorley. He is 19 years of age, and enlisted on December 26th, 1914. He was previously employed as a drawer at the Chorley Colliery, and was a member of the South Ward Conservative Club. His place of worship was the Trinity Wesleyan Church.
(Chorley Guardian, 15 January 1916)____________________________________________________________
16628 Private John Tripp, 9th King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Missing on 12th December 1915, aged 18. CWGC database gives his surname as Trippier and his parents address as Bridge Street, Whittle-le-Woods. Not named on the Chorley roll of honour in Astley Park.
Another member of A Company, 9th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, to be officially reported as missing since December 12th, 1915, is Private John Tripp (16628), son of Mr. and Mrs. Tripp, Water-street, Chorley. Before enlisting on December 26th, 1914, he worked at the Chorley Colliery, and attended St. George's Church. Tripp is only 18 years old.
(Chorley Guardian, 15 January 1916)____________________________________________________________
13284 Private Henry Nightingale, 10th The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed on 20th December 1915. Husband of Mrs. M. Nightingale, of 1, Albion Street, Chorley.
CHORLEY SOLDIER KILLED.
Information has been received of the death in France of Private Henry Nightingale (31), Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, whose home was at 1, Albion-street, Chorley. Nightingale was formerly employed at the Dacca Twist Flaxcloth Works, and enlisted in September of 1914. He leaves a widow and one child. Three other brothers, one of whom is a prisoner of war, are in the Army, also two brothers-in-law. According to a letter received, Nightingale was shot through the heart on Monday night as he was leaving a dug-out. Lieut. N. Nicholson says : - "Never slack to do his duty, whether fighting or working, a good soldier, and an honest man, he has made the greatest sacrifice of all in defence of his country. He is deeply mourned by all his comrades, and not the least by myself." Deceased had been looking forward to a furlough in the New Year, and in a letter he sent at the beginning of the week, stated that he had had a poor Christmas, but would make up for it in the New Year.
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KILLED IN ACTION.
Nightingale. - Henry Nightingale, 1, Albion-street, Chorley, aged 31 years, Private, 10th L.N.L. Regiment, killed in action, in France, December 21st, 1915. -
Often we pause to think of you,
And think of how you died;
To think you could not say good-bye
Before you closed your eyes.
From his wife and family.(Chorley Guardian, 1 January 1916)____________________________________________________________
18925 Private John W. Carr, 8th King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died of wounds received in action on 21st December 1915.A SECOND SON KILLED.
Word has been received at Chorley of the death of Private John Carr, 8th Royal Lancaster Regiment, who was wounded on December 21st by a shell in France. According to a letter received, deceased was shot through the hip and had one hand nearly shot off. His brother Albert, of the same regiment, was with him an hour and a half after being wounded. Deceased was married and leaves a widow and two children, who live in Brighton-street. He was formerly a weaver at Progress Mill, Chorley. Deceased was the son of Mr. T. Carr, Eaves-lane, who has given three sons to the
Army. One, Tom, who served in the Border Regiment, was killed a year ago, and was buried on Christmas Day, 1914, in France. The remaining son, Albert, has been recommended for the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry in silencing a German gun.
(Chorley Guardian, 1 January 1916)____________________________________________________________
14275 Private Joe Miller, 9th The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action on 25th December 1915, aged 37. 
Official information has been received that Private Joe Miller, of Chorley, 9th Battalion L.N.L. Regiment, was killed in action on Christmas Day. He enlisted in September, 1914, but only went out to France in September last year, just in time to take part in the battle of Loos. He was formerly a member of the King's Royal Rifles during the South African campaign, but was invalided home, afterwards receiving his discharge. The photograph was taken when a member of the Rifles. He would have been 38 years of age on December 26th. He was unmarried, and was employed by Alderman Hindle at the tannery. His two other brothers are serving in France. Corporal Harry Miller, 1st Battalion L.N.L., went out at the beginning of the war to Mons, but was wounded at the Aisne River battle on September 14th, 1914. After a few weeks in the hospital and at home he went out to France last January, where he has been ever since. Private Jack Miller, 7th Battalion L.N.L., enlisted at the beginning of the war, and has been in France for some months now. He was working at the L. and Y. goods yard at the outbreak of the war.
(Chorley Guardian, 8 January 1916)KILLED AT DAWN.
In a letter to Miss E. Miller, of Parker-street, Chorley (sister of Private J. Miller, who was killed on Christmas Day, as reported in our last issue), an officer of the battalion says : - "I am writing to you to express my condolences and my sorrow at losing one of those whom I knew I should be able to rely on most when it really came to the test. Your brother was doing sentry duty at the time. Day was just dawning, and he was looking over to the enemy to see whether he could see anything going on, when an unlucky shot from the enemy went right through his forehead. A dressing was immediately applied, but from the first there was no hope of life. Like most of those shot through the head, he was mercifully spared any suffering. He was taken on a stretcher down to the dressing station, and died just before arriving there. Later he was taken round and buried with the others in this battalion who have given their lives."
(Chorley Guardian, 15 January 1916)____________________________________________________________
16408 Private James Stockley, 9th King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Missing on 12th December 1915, aged 21. Son of James and Nancy Stockley. Born at Chorley.ANOTHER CHORLEY MAN MISSING.
Private James Stockley (16408), of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, has been reported as missing since December 12th, 1915. Stockley, who is 21 years of age, lived at 26, Livesey-street, Chorley, and has two sisters. He had not been in the Army before enlisting in December, 1914. He worked at Yarrow Mill, and was connected with the Park-road Wesleyan Church. It is known that Stockley was in Serbia, though the official intimation does not state his place of action.
(Chorley Guardian, 15 January 1916)____________________________________________________________
Private Thomas Hall (16629), of A Company, 9th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, has been officially reported as missing since December 12th, 1915. The information was received on Tuesday morning. Hall's mother resides at 13, Cheapside, Chorley. He is 19 years of age, and enlisted on December 26th, 1914. He was previously employed as a drawer at the Chorley Colliery, and was a member of the South Ward Conservative Club. His place of worship was the Trinity Wesleyan Church.
(Chorley Guardian, 15 January 1916)____________________________________________________________
16628 Private John Tripp, 9th King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Missing on 12th December 1915, aged 18. CWGC database gives his surname as Trippier and his parents address as Bridge Street, Whittle-le-Woods. Not named on the Chorley roll of honour in Astley Park.Another member of A Company, 9th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, to be officially reported as missing since December 12th, 1915, is Private John Tripp (16628), son of Mr. and Mrs. Tripp, Water-street, Chorley. Before enlisting on December 26th, 1914, he worked at the Chorley Colliery, and attended St. George's Church. Tripp is only 18 years old.
(Chorley Guardian, 15 January 1916)____________________________________________________________
13284 Private Henry Nightingale, 10th The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed on 20th December 1915. Husband of Mrs. M. Nightingale, of 1, Albion Street, Chorley.CHORLEY SOLDIER KILLED.
Information has been received of the death in France of Private Henry Nightingale (31), Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, whose home was at 1, Albion-street, Chorley. Nightingale was formerly employed at the Dacca Twist Flaxcloth Works, and enlisted in September of 1914. He leaves a widow and one child. Three other brothers, one of whom is a prisoner of war, are in the Army, also two brothers-in-law. According to a letter received, Nightingale was shot through the heart on Monday night as he was leaving a dug-out. Lieut. N. Nicholson says : - "Never slack to do his duty, whether fighting or working, a good soldier, and an honest man, he has made the greatest sacrifice of all in defence of his country. He is deeply mourned by all his comrades, and not the least by myself." Deceased had been looking forward to a furlough in the New Year, and in a letter he sent at the beginning of the week, stated that he had had a poor Christmas, but would make up for it in the New Year.
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KILLED IN ACTION.
Nightingale. - Henry Nightingale, 1, Albion-street, Chorley, aged 31 years, Private, 10th L.N.L. Regiment, killed in action, in France, December 21st, 1915. -
Often we pause to think of you,
And think of how you died;
To think you could not say good-bye
Before you closed your eyes.
From his wife and family.(Chorley Guardian, 1 January 1916)____________________________________________________________
18925 Private John W. Carr, 8th King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died of wounds received in action on 21st December 1915.A SECOND SON KILLED.
Word has been received at Chorley of the death of Private John Carr, 8th Royal Lancaster Regiment, who was wounded on December 21st by a shell in France. According to a letter received, deceased was shot through the hip and had one hand nearly shot off. His brother Albert, of the same regiment, was with him an hour and a half after being wounded. Deceased was married and leaves a widow and two children, who live in Brighton-street. He was formerly a weaver at Progress Mill, Chorley. Deceased was the son of Mr. T. Carr, Eaves-lane, who has given three sons to the
Army. One, Tom, who served in the Border Regiment, was killed a year ago, and was buried on Christmas Day, 1914, in France. The remaining son, Albert, has been recommended for the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry in silencing a German gun.
(Chorley Guardian, 1 January 1916)____________________________________________________________
14275 Private Joseph Miller, 9th The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action on 25th December 1915, aged 37. Official information has been received that Private Joe Miller, of Chorley, 9th Battalion L.N.L. Regiment, was killed in action on Christmas Day. He enlisted in September, 1914, but only went out to France in September last year, just in time to take part in the battle of Loos. He was formerly a member of the King's Royal Rifles during the South African campaign, but was invalided home, afterwards receiving his discharge. The photograph was taken when a member of the Rifles. He would have been 38 years of age on December 26th. He was unmarried, and was employed by Alderman Hindle at the tannery. His two other brothers are serving in France. Corporal Harry Miller, 1st Battalion L.N.L., went out at the beginning of the war to Mons, but was wounded at the Aisne River battle on September 14th, 1914. After a few weeks in the hospital and at home he went out to France last January, where he has been ever since. Private Jack Miller, 7th Battalion L.N.L., enlisted at the beginning of the war, and has been in France for some months now. He was working at the L. and Y. goods yard at the outbreak of the war.
(Chorley Guardian, 8 January 1916)MILLER. - Killed in action, on December 25th, Private Joseph Miller, of the 9th Batt. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, aged 37 years.
(Chorley Guardian, 8 January 1916)KILLED AT DAWN.
In a letter to Miss E. Miller, of Parker-street, Chorley (sister of Private J. Miller, who was killed on Christmas Day, as reported in our last issue), an officer of the battalion says : - "I am writing to you to express my condolences and my sorrow at losing one of those whom I knew I should be able to rely on most when it really came to the test. Your brother was doing sentry duty at the time. Day was just dawning, and he was looking over to the enemy to see whether he could see anything going on, when an unlucky shot from the enemy went right through his forehead. A dressing was immediately applied, but from the first there was no hope of life. Like most of those shot through the head, he was mercifully spared any suffering. He was taken on a stretcher down to the dressing station, and died just before arriving there. Later he was taken round and buried with the others in this battalion who have given their lives."
(Chorley Guardian, 15 January 1916)____________________________________________________________
18894 Private Thomas Rimmer, 1st The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed on 25th December 1915, aged 34. Son of Peter and Alice Rimmer, of 30, Water Street, Chorley; husband of S. A. Rimmer, of 134a, Eaves Lane, Chorley.
CHORLEY SOLDIER KILLED BY GRENADE.
A letter has been received at Chorley stating that Private Thomas Rimmer, 1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, was killed on Christmas morning by a hand grenade. Rimmer was a married man with one child, and was formerly a baker.
(Chorley Guardian, 8 January 1916)____________________________________________________________
G/6006 Private John Jolly, 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment. 31st December 1915, aged 22. Son of James and Ellen Jane Jolly, 24, Stump Lane, Chorley; husband of Mary Jolly, of Red Cat Lane, Burscough Bridge - not named on the Burscough memorial. His wife's address is that given by CWGC.
Private John Jolly, whose home address is 24, Stump-lane, died from wounds received in France on the last day of 1915. He was only 22 years of age, and enlisted in February, 1915, in the Royal Sussex Regiment. Previously he had been in the Chorley Territorials. The deceased soldier leaves a wife, father and mother, but no children. Prior to joining the army he worked as a weaver at the Diamond Mill, and attended Chorley Parish Church. The Rev. A. W. Boodle, of No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station, in letters to his wife and the mother of Private Jolly, says that he was brought in badly wounded and unconscious on December 29th, and that he passed away early on the morning of the 31st. "It is a fine thing to know that he, like so many others, died a hero's death, fighting for his King and country."
(Chorley Guardian, 8 January 1916)DIED FROM WOUNDS.
JOLLY. - Died of wounds, in France, December 31st, Private John Jolly, No. 6006, 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment, beloved son of James and Ellen Jane Jolly, 24, Stump-lane, aged 22 years.
Now the labourer's task is o'er;
Now the battle day is past;
Now upon the farther shore
Lands the voyager at last.
Father, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
From father and mother.Had He asked us, well we know
We should cry, "Oh, spare this blow!"
Yes, with streaming tears, should pray,
"Lord, we love him, let him stay."
From his loving sister, Maggie.(Chorley Guardian, 8 January 1916)G/6006 Private John Jolly, 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment. 31st December 1915, aged 22. Son of James and Ellen Jane Jolly, 24, Stump Lane, Chorley; husband of Mary Jolly, of Red Cat Lane, Burscough Bridge - not named on the Burscough memorial. His wife's address is that given by CWGC.Private John Jolly, whose home address is 24, Stump-lane, died from wounds received in France on the last day of 1915. He was only 22 years of age, and enlisted in February, 1915, in the Royal Sussex Regiment. Previously he had been in the Chorley Territorials. The deceased soldier leaves a wife, father and mother, but no children. Prior to joining the army he worked as a weaver at the Diamond Mill, and attended Chorley Parish Church. The Rev. A. W. Boodle, of No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station, in letters to his wife and the mother of Private Jolly, says that he was brought in badly wounded and unconscious on December 29th, and that he passed away early on the morning of the 31st. "It is a fine thing to know that he, like so many others, died a hero's death, fighting for his King and country."
(Chorley Guardian, 8 January 1916)DIED FROM WOUNDS.
JOLLY. - Died of wounds, in France, December 31st, Private John Jolly, No. 6006, 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment, beloved son of James and Ellen Jane Jolly, 24, Stump-lane, aged 22 years.
Now the labourer's task is o'er;
Now the battle day is past;
Now upon the farther shore
Lands the voyager at last.
Father, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
From father and mother.Had He asked us, well we know
We should cry, "Oh, spare this blow!"
Yes, with streaming tears, should pray,
"Lord, we love him, let him stay."
From his loving sister, Maggie.(Chorley Guardian, 8 January 1916)
