Post by BereniceUK on Apr 18, 2017 13:35:07 GMT
3960 Private Henry Broe, 3rd/5th King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died 11th June 1916,aged 19.
Territorial's Tragic Death.
Much sympathy has been expressed with Mr. Thomas Broe, 8, Vincent-street, in the sad news received this week that his son, 3960 Pte. Henry Broe (19), 2/5 King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, has met his death by gunshot wound at Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. A letter arrived on Whit Monday stating he was expecting to get sick leave, but he was not able to travel through an attack of influenza. This was followed by a telegram from the Commanding Officer stating he had died from the effects of a gun-shot wound. Deceased's father belongs to Russia, and has worked in Germany. For the last ten years he has been employed at White Cross Mills. A son-in-law, who enlisted at the same time, Pte. Robt. Dodgson, of Hornby, is now at the front.
(Lancaster Guardian, 17 June 1916)
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Lancaster Nurse's Honour.
Nursing Sister M. Dowbiggin, daughter of Mr. J. M. Dowbiggin, librarian of the Storey Institute, Lancaster, who has been serving in the North Evington Military Hospital, Leicester, since the beginning of the war, has been awarded the Second-class Order of Merit of the British Red Cross Society. She was a nurse prior to the war, and volunteered her services.
(Lancaster Guardian, 24 June 1916)
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872 Private John 'Jack' Grime, 25th Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action on 29th July 1916, aged 32. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Grime, of 8, Rydal Road, Lancaster.
FATE OF A LANCASTER SOLDIER.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grime, 8, Rydal-road, Lancaster, are still without official news respecting their only son, Pte. John Grime, of the Australian Imperial Force, who was officially reported wounded in action on July 29th last, and subsequently reported missing. Inquiries have been made from many quarters, and through the British Red Cross Society his parents have been informed that a companion reports that "Private Jack Grimes was shot dead alongside of me on July 29th. I was an eye-witness of this casualty."
Private Grime, who was 32 years of age, served as a fitter at White Cross Mills, where his father had been employed for over 50 years. Emigrating to Australia about five years ago, he answered the call for recruits soon after the outbreak of war, and took part in the Dardanelles operations, being one of the last to leave Suvla Bay. It is computed that he had travelled in all 12,000 miles to serve his native land.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 9 January 1917)
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201675 Lance Corporal Robert Francis Postlethwaite, 1st/4th King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Believed killed on 28th September 1916, aged 29. Hushand of Margaret Postlethwaite, of 6, Charnley Street, Lancaster.
Mrs. Postlethwaite, 19, Bank-road, Skerton, has now been officially informed that her husband, Lance-Corpl. R. F. Postlethwaite (27), K.O., Previously reported missing on September 28th, 1916, is now believed to have been killed on that date. He joined the Second Fifth in October, 1914, along with his brother John, and they went out to France in August, 1916. They were out on a bombing raid on Sept. 28th, and Robert did not return. It was hoped he would prove to be a prisoner in Germany, but correspondence revealed no trace of him. Mrs. Postlethwaite is a daughter of Mrs. Baldwin, Charnley-street, Marsh. Deceased went to the National School, and was a keen footballer. The widow and child live with deceased's father, Mr. R. Postlethwaite.
(Lancaster Guardian, 21 July 1917)
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Territorial's Tragic Death.
Much sympathy has been expressed with Mr. Thomas Broe, 8, Vincent-street, in the sad news received this week that his son, 3960 Pte. Henry Broe (19), 2/5 King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, has met his death by gunshot wound at Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. A letter arrived on Whit Monday stating he was expecting to get sick leave, but he was not able to travel through an attack of influenza. This was followed by a telegram from the Commanding Officer stating he had died from the effects of a gun-shot wound. Deceased's father belongs to Russia, and has worked in Germany. For the last ten years he has been employed at White Cross Mills. A son-in-law, who enlisted at the same time, Pte. Robt. Dodgson, of Hornby, is now at the front.
(Lancaster Guardian, 17 June 1916)
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Lancaster Nurse's Honour.
Nursing Sister M. Dowbiggin, daughter of Mr. J. M. Dowbiggin, librarian of the Storey Institute, Lancaster, who has been serving in the North Evington Military Hospital, Leicester, since the beginning of the war, has been awarded the Second-class Order of Merit of the British Red Cross Society. She was a nurse prior to the war, and volunteered her services.
(Lancaster Guardian, 24 June 1916)
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872 Private John 'Jack' Grime, 25th Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action on 29th July 1916, aged 32. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Grime, of 8, Rydal Road, Lancaster.
FATE OF A LANCASTER SOLDIER.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grime, 8, Rydal-road, Lancaster, are still without official news respecting their only son, Pte. John Grime, of the Australian Imperial Force, who was officially reported wounded in action on July 29th last, and subsequently reported missing. Inquiries have been made from many quarters, and through the British Red Cross Society his parents have been informed that a companion reports that "Private Jack Grimes was shot dead alongside of me on July 29th. I was an eye-witness of this casualty."
Private Grime, who was 32 years of age, served as a fitter at White Cross Mills, where his father had been employed for over 50 years. Emigrating to Australia about five years ago, he answered the call for recruits soon after the outbreak of war, and took part in the Dardanelles operations, being one of the last to leave Suvla Bay. It is computed that he had travelled in all 12,000 miles to serve his native land.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 9 January 1917)
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201675 Lance Corporal Robert Francis Postlethwaite, 1st/4th King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Believed killed on 28th September 1916, aged 29. Hushand of Margaret Postlethwaite, of 6, Charnley Street, Lancaster.
Mrs. Postlethwaite, 19, Bank-road, Skerton, has now been officially informed that her husband, Lance-Corpl. R. F. Postlethwaite (27), K.O., Previously reported missing on September 28th, 1916, is now believed to have been killed on that date. He joined the Second Fifth in October, 1914, along with his brother John, and they went out to France in August, 1916. They were out on a bombing raid on Sept. 28th, and Robert did not return. It was hoped he would prove to be a prisoner in Germany, but correspondence revealed no trace of him. Mrs. Postlethwaite is a daughter of Mrs. Baldwin, Charnley-street, Marsh. Deceased went to the National School, and was a keen footballer. The widow and child live with deceased's father, Mr. R. Postlethwaite.
(Lancaster Guardian, 21 July 1917)
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