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17128 Private Edward Darlington, 7th The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died 21st November 1916.
PRESTON SOLDIER'S DEATH.
Mrs. Darlington, 7, Prospect View, Middleforth Green, Preston, has been officially notified of the death of her husband, Pte. Edward Darlington, L.N.L. Regt., attached to the "Preston Pals," while in France. He was proceeding to the trenches, when, owing to heart trouble, he was forced to fall out, and expired almost immediately. Prior to enlisting he was employed at Preston Docks. He leaves a widow and five children. A brother of deceased was killed a few months ago. Another brother is serving with the Canadian contingent in France.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 3 January 1917)
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14403 Private Richard Norris, 6th Border Regiment. Killed in action in France on 25th November 1916.
PRESTON SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION.
Pte. Richard Norris (39), Border Regt., who has been killed in action in France on November 25th, was a brother of Bob Norris, a well-known footballer and trainer. Richard Norris for 12 years before joining the Army was a member of the committee of the Preston Weavers' Association. He served for ten months at the Dardanelles and after taking part in the Suvla Bay withdrawal went to France. He leaves a widow and five children, who reside at 37, Lodge-street, Preston.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 2 January 1917)
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26853 Private Robert Fawcett, 1st The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died of wounds on 6th December 1916, aged 21. Son of George and Jane Fawcett, of 138, Brook Street, Preston.
PRESTON SOLDIER'S DEATH FROM WOUNDS.
Official information has been received by his parents at 138, Brook-street, Preston, of the death from wounds of their son, Pte. Robert Fawcett, L.N.L. He was wounded in action on November 26th. Before joining the Army he worked at Arkwright Mill as a spinner. Two brothers of deceased are serving with the colours.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 9 January 1917)
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Robert Moon Wright, Third Engineer, Mercantile Marine. S.S. "Westminster" (London) Died 14th December 1916, aged 24. Son of Edward and Mary Jane Wright, of 229, Fylde Road, Preston.
PRESTON MAN ON THE WESTMINSTER.
Mr. Robert Wright (25), youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wright, 229, Fylde-road, Preston, was third engineer on the steamer Westminster, which was sunk without warning by a German submarine. The boats in which the survivors were attempting to escape were deliberately shelled by the submarine, the master and chief engineer being killed, and two other officers and thirty men drowned. Concerning this incident, the Admiralty report stated that the degree of savagery displayed by the Germans at sea would appear to have reached its climax.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 1 January 1917; the photograph appeared in the same newspaper, dated 6 January 1917)
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582 Acting Bombardier Percy William May, "Y" 55th Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action on 1st January 1917, aged 23. Son of John and Annie May, of Preston.
MAY. - Acting Bombardier PERCY W. MAY, killed in action, January 1st, 1917, in France, aged 23 years, Trench Mortar Battery, youngest son of JOHN and ANNIE MAY, 11, A......., Preston. R.I.P.
"Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life."
Deeply regretted by his Parents, Sisters, Brothers, and Lizzie.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 11 January 1917)
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8135 Sapper James Cowley, 2nd/1st (West Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 4th January 1917, aged 20. Son of John and Hannah Cowley, of 243, North Road, Preston.
COWLEY. - On the 4th last, in France, Sapper JAMES COWLEY, beloved son of JOHN and HANNAH COWLEY, of 245, North-road, Preston, aged 20. "My country called me. I have fought the good fight."
(Lancashire Daily Post, 11 January 1917)
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4606 Private Arthur Leonard, 1st/4th The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died of wounds on 30th December 1916, aged 24. Son of George and the late Hannah Leonard, of 42, Plover Street, Preston.
PRESTON SOLDIER DIES FROM WOUNDS.
Pte. Arthur Leonard (24), of the Loyal North Lancs., whose parents reside at 42, Plover-street, Deepdale, died on December 30th from wounds received in action in December, 1916. News has been received from his commanding officer to the effect that he was hit in the head while doing his work. He was a very plucky soldier, a good fellow, and well liked by all. He enlisted in November, 1915, and had been out in France seven months. He formerly worked for June 25th, 1916.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 9 January 1917)
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AWARDED THE D.S.O.
The Rev. Father Francis Devas, S.J., formerly of St. Wilfrid's Church, Preston, has been awarded the D.S.O. Medal. In 1915 Fr. Devas accompanied the Dardanelles Expeditionary Forces. After some exciting work at the front he fell a victim to dysentery, but after several weeks in hospital at Alexandria he returned to duty with the troops. Since the withdrawal from the Dardanelles he has served with the Army in France.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 2 January 1917)
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John Austin Brogden served as 5988 Private J. Austin, 1st The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died 6th January 1917, aged 37. Not named on the roll of honour in the Harris Art Gallery & Museum.
FOUND DEAD ON SOFA.
Inquest on a Discharged Preston Soldier.
An inquest was held at the Preston Police Station, last evening, by Mr. John Parker, on the body of John Austin Brogden, 68, Crown-street, Preston, who was found dead at his residence on Saturday evening.
Mary Brogden, wife of deceased, said her husband was discharged from the Army in November, 1914, with the loss of one eye and injuries to a finger. Since his discharge he had been in receipt of a pension. He had only worked for seven weeks. He had had drinking bouts, and the week before his death he was drinking for about five days. Witness had words with him on Friday night, and left him. She returned on Saturday dinner-time, but her husband was not in the house. At 7 30 on Saturday night she called again, and saw deceased lying on a sofa dead. She went for deceased's brother, and a doctor was called in.
Harold Wateing, chauffeur, employed at Messrs. Loxham's Garage, Preston, spoke to fetching deceased from the Albion Hotel, Park-road, at 6 10 on Saturday evening, in response to a telephonic message. Deceased looked very ill, and could not walk. He took deceased home in a taxi, and laid him on the sofa in the kitchen. There was no one in the house, and he left him.
Thomas Birchall, licensee of the Albion Hotel, and Elizabeth Birchall, his wife, both stated that deceased visited the hotel at 2 15 P.M. on Saturday. He was supplied with a glass of beer, and after drinking a portion of it he lay down in one of the rooms and slept. At 4 30 witness found deceased still snoring heavily, and at six o'clock he telephoned for a taxi, and sent for a friend of the deceased's. At eleven o'clock the same night he was told the man was dead.
Dr. Pilkington, surgeon to the Borough Police, said he had made a post-mortem examination. There were no recent injuries or marks of violence, with the exception of a slight skin abrasion on the right side of the forehead. The lungs were black in colour and contained very little or no air. There were signs of a previous disease of the lungs. Several of the other organs were enlarged, and the body contained about half a pint of brown fluid. The cause of death would be pneumonia.
The jury returned a verdict of "Death from natural causes."
(Lancashire Daily Post, 10 January 1917)
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AWARDED SERBIAN CROSS.
Sergt. Robert Raby, of the Border Regiment, at present serving in the Balkans, informs his parets in a letter to them that he has been awarded the Serbian Cross of St. George of the first class. Sergt. Raby joined the forces in September, 1914. He was sent to France in September, 1915, and was later in the same year transferred to the Balkans. Before enlisting he was employed by Messrs. Hawkins and Sons, Greenbank Mills. Sergt. Raby was a parishioner at St. Walburge's R.C. Church, and was an active member of the Men's Guild, the Christian Doctrine Society, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 6 January 1917)
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MILITARY MEDAL FOR PRESTON SOLDIER.
Sergt. L. Brierley, of the Royal Engineers, now lying in North Errington Military Hospital, Leicester, suffering from shell wounds in the left leg, has been awarded the Military Medal. Before enlisting, Sergt. Brierley was employed as a mechanic by Messrs. John Whitehead and Co., Ltd., Albert Works, Syke-street, Preston.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 10 January 1917)
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MILITARY MEDAL FOR PRESTON MAN.
Corpl. V. V. Park, son of the late Mr. John Park, West-Cliff, Preston, has been awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous service on the Somme. He joined the Preston "Pals" in September, 1914, and is an old boy of the Preston Catholic College.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 13 January 1917)
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10125 Lance Corporal William Evans Baker, 3rd The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died 18th November 1917, aged 32. Husband of Mrs. Clara Baker, of 2, St. Mary's Street North, Preston.
BAKER.-On the 18th inst., at 29, St. Mary's-street North, Preston, Lance-Corpl. WILLIAM EVANS BAKER, late of the 3rd Batt. L.N.L. Regiment, aged 32 years.
(Lancaster Guardian, 24 November 1917)
PRESTON SOLDIER'S DEATH.
Mrs. Darlington, 7, Prospect View, Middleforth Green, Preston, has been officially notified of the death of her husband, Pte. Edward Darlington, L.N.L. Regt., attached to the "Preston Pals," while in France. He was proceeding to the trenches, when, owing to heart trouble, he was forced to fall out, and expired almost immediately. Prior to enlisting he was employed at Preston Docks. He leaves a widow and five children. A brother of deceased was killed a few months ago. Another brother is serving with the Canadian contingent in France.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 3 January 1917)
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14403 Private Richard Norris, 6th Border Regiment. Killed in action in France on 25th November 1916.
PRESTON SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION.
Pte. Richard Norris (39), Border Regt., who has been killed in action in France on November 25th, was a brother of Bob Norris, a well-known footballer and trainer. Richard Norris for 12 years before joining the Army was a member of the committee of the Preston Weavers' Association. He served for ten months at the Dardanelles and after taking part in the Suvla Bay withdrawal went to France. He leaves a widow and five children, who reside at 37, Lodge-street, Preston.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 2 January 1917)
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26853 Private Robert Fawcett, 1st The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died of wounds on 6th December 1916, aged 21. Son of George and Jane Fawcett, of 138, Brook Street, Preston.
PRESTON SOLDIER'S DEATH FROM WOUNDS.
Official information has been received by his parents at 138, Brook-street, Preston, of the death from wounds of their son, Pte. Robert Fawcett, L.N.L. He was wounded in action on November 26th. Before joining the Army he worked at Arkwright Mill as a spinner. Two brothers of deceased are serving with the colours.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 9 January 1917)
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Robert Moon Wright, Third Engineer, Mercantile Marine. S.S. "Westminster" (London) Died 14th December 1916, aged 24. Son of Edward and Mary Jane Wright, of 229, Fylde Road, Preston.
PRESTON MAN ON THE WESTMINSTER.
Mr. Robert Wright (25), youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wright, 229, Fylde-road, Preston, was third engineer on the steamer Westminster, which was sunk without warning by a German submarine. The boats in which the survivors were attempting to escape were deliberately shelled by the submarine, the master and chief engineer being killed, and two other officers and thirty men drowned. Concerning this incident, the Admiralty report stated that the degree of savagery displayed by the Germans at sea would appear to have reached its climax.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 1 January 1917; the photograph appeared in the same newspaper, dated 6 January 1917)
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582 Acting Bombardier Percy William May, "Y" 55th Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action on 1st January 1917, aged 23. Son of John and Annie May, of Preston.
MAY. - Acting Bombardier PERCY W. MAY, killed in action, January 1st, 1917, in France, aged 23 years, Trench Mortar Battery, youngest son of JOHN and ANNIE MAY, 11, A......., Preston. R.I.P.
"Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life."
Deeply regretted by his Parents, Sisters, Brothers, and Lizzie.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 11 January 1917)
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8135 Sapper James Cowley, 2nd/1st (West Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 4th January 1917, aged 20. Son of John and Hannah Cowley, of 243, North Road, Preston.
COWLEY. - On the 4th last, in France, Sapper JAMES COWLEY, beloved son of JOHN and HANNAH COWLEY, of 245, North-road, Preston, aged 20. "My country called me. I have fought the good fight."
(Lancashire Daily Post, 11 January 1917)
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4606 Private Arthur Leonard, 1st/4th The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died of wounds on 30th December 1916, aged 24. Son of George and the late Hannah Leonard, of 42, Plover Street, Preston.
PRESTON SOLDIER DIES FROM WOUNDS.
Pte. Arthur Leonard (24), of the Loyal North Lancs., whose parents reside at 42, Plover-street, Deepdale, died on December 30th from wounds received in action in December, 1916. News has been received from his commanding officer to the effect that he was hit in the head while doing his work. He was a very plucky soldier, a good fellow, and well liked by all. He enlisted in November, 1915, and had been out in France seven months. He formerly worked for June 25th, 1916.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 9 January 1917)
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AWARDED THE D.S.O.
The Rev. Father Francis Devas, S.J., formerly of St. Wilfrid's Church, Preston, has been awarded the D.S.O. Medal. In 1915 Fr. Devas accompanied the Dardanelles Expeditionary Forces. After some exciting work at the front he fell a victim to dysentery, but after several weeks in hospital at Alexandria he returned to duty with the troops. Since the withdrawal from the Dardanelles he has served with the Army in France.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 2 January 1917)
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John Austin Brogden served as 5988 Private J. Austin, 1st The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died 6th January 1917, aged 37. Not named on the roll of honour in the Harris Art Gallery & Museum.
FOUND DEAD ON SOFA.
Inquest on a Discharged Preston Soldier.
An inquest was held at the Preston Police Station, last evening, by Mr. John Parker, on the body of John Austin Brogden, 68, Crown-street, Preston, who was found dead at his residence on Saturday evening.
Mary Brogden, wife of deceased, said her husband was discharged from the Army in November, 1914, with the loss of one eye and injuries to a finger. Since his discharge he had been in receipt of a pension. He had only worked for seven weeks. He had had drinking bouts, and the week before his death he was drinking for about five days. Witness had words with him on Friday night, and left him. She returned on Saturday dinner-time, but her husband was not in the house. At 7 30 on Saturday night she called again, and saw deceased lying on a sofa dead. She went for deceased's brother, and a doctor was called in.
Harold Wateing, chauffeur, employed at Messrs. Loxham's Garage, Preston, spoke to fetching deceased from the Albion Hotel, Park-road, at 6 10 on Saturday evening, in response to a telephonic message. Deceased looked very ill, and could not walk. He took deceased home in a taxi, and laid him on the sofa in the kitchen. There was no one in the house, and he left him.
Thomas Birchall, licensee of the Albion Hotel, and Elizabeth Birchall, his wife, both stated that deceased visited the hotel at 2 15 P.M. on Saturday. He was supplied with a glass of beer, and after drinking a portion of it he lay down in one of the rooms and slept. At 4 30 witness found deceased still snoring heavily, and at six o'clock he telephoned for a taxi, and sent for a friend of the deceased's. At eleven o'clock the same night he was told the man was dead.
Dr. Pilkington, surgeon to the Borough Police, said he had made a post-mortem examination. There were no recent injuries or marks of violence, with the exception of a slight skin abrasion on the right side of the forehead. The lungs were black in colour and contained very little or no air. There were signs of a previous disease of the lungs. Several of the other organs were enlarged, and the body contained about half a pint of brown fluid. The cause of death would be pneumonia.
The jury returned a verdict of "Death from natural causes."
(Lancashire Daily Post, 10 January 1917)
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AWARDED SERBIAN CROSS.
Sergt. Robert Raby, of the Border Regiment, at present serving in the Balkans, informs his parets in a letter to them that he has been awarded the Serbian Cross of St. George of the first class. Sergt. Raby joined the forces in September, 1914. He was sent to France in September, 1915, and was later in the same year transferred to the Balkans. Before enlisting he was employed by Messrs. Hawkins and Sons, Greenbank Mills. Sergt. Raby was a parishioner at St. Walburge's R.C. Church, and was an active member of the Men's Guild, the Christian Doctrine Society, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 6 January 1917)
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MILITARY MEDAL FOR PRESTON SOLDIER.
Sergt. L. Brierley, of the Royal Engineers, now lying in North Errington Military Hospital, Leicester, suffering from shell wounds in the left leg, has been awarded the Military Medal. Before enlisting, Sergt. Brierley was employed as a mechanic by Messrs. John Whitehead and Co., Ltd., Albert Works, Syke-street, Preston.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 10 January 1917)
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MILITARY MEDAL FOR PRESTON MAN.
Corpl. V. V. Park, son of the late Mr. John Park, West-Cliff, Preston, has been awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous service on the Somme. He joined the Preston "Pals" in September, 1914, and is an old boy of the Preston Catholic College.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 13 January 1917)
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10125 Lance Corporal William Evans Baker, 3rd The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died 18th November 1917, aged 32. Husband of Mrs. Clara Baker, of 2, St. Mary's Street North, Preston.
BAKER.-On the 18th inst., at 29, St. Mary's-street North, Preston, Lance-Corpl. WILLIAM EVANS BAKER, late of the 3rd Batt. L.N.L. Regiment, aged 32 years.
(Lancaster Guardian, 24 November 1917)