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Second Lieutenant
James Nairne
9th (Glasgow Hds.) Bn. Highland Light Infantry
13th April 1918, aged 19.
Panel 9.

Son of James and Margaret G. S. Nairne, of 127, Albert Rd., Crosshill, Glasgow.

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41849 Private
David Nicoll
2nd/6th Bn. 
North Staffordshire Regiment
15th April 1918, aged 43.
Panel 8.


Son of John Nicoll, of Smith's Buildings, New Alyth, Alyth, Perthshire; husband of Elspeth Fenwick Brown Nicoll, of Kirkton Lundie, Dundee.

David Nicoll was born 30th May,1874 in Tannadice, Scotland. He also served with the Army Service Corps, 092033 (Horse Transport), King's Regiment (Liverpool) and North Staffordshire Regiment. He was killed in action on 15th April,1918 & is remembered at Ploegsteert Memorial in Belgium. Husband of Elspeth Fenwick Brown Nicoll & son of John Nicoll & Jemima Nicoll (nee Duke).

Picture and text courtesy of Linzi Barbour (Great Great Granddaughter)



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9013 Private
Albert Ernest Oakley
1st Bn. East Lancashire Regiment

(Formerly 8421 Kings Own Scottish Borderers)
2nd November 1914, aged 34.
Panel 5 & 6.


Husband of F. M. Oakley, of 250, Mansfield Rd., Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts.


Albert Ernest Oakley of 250 Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire was born in Matlock, Derbyshire on 18th December 1879.

During 1903 he enlisted in the King's Own Scottish Borderers (25th Regiment)  and saw service in Ireland and Burma. He transferred to the East Lancashire Regiment (59th of Foot) and was sent to India.

He married Florence Slaney at St Michael and All Angels Church, Sutton-in-Ashfield on 27th January 1912 and they had one daughter Lucy.​

Picture and information courtesy of Lynne Weston

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6906 Private
Neil Oribine
2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
21st October 1914.
Panel 9 and 10.




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8842 Lance Corporal
Henry Edwin Piper
1st Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
13th March 1915, aged 28.
Panel 6.


Son of Mrs. Mary Jane Piper, of Park Rd., Wadebridge, Cornwall

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11440 Private
Edmund Revely
2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry
28th October 1914, aged 23.
Panel 8 and 9.


Husband of Daisy Revely, of 379, Main Rd., Glascote, Tamworth.


He was born in West Hartlepool on 18th July 1891 and he worked as a hand putter at Trimdon Colliery before joining up. He had an attestation before he joined up and was given a very good conduct record from the highest ranking member of the police force in that town. His name is also commemorated at St Editha’s church and St George’s church in Tamworth. Also in St Aidans’s church in Hartlepool and in a memorial book alongside his brother Thomas Revely who also served in WW1. Plus a new generation came to our family. the same day he was killed I was in labour with my son all those years later and I have given him the middle name of REVELY after Edmund.

Picture courtesy of Jackie Newman, great granddaughter

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Captain
Thomas Rufus, M. C.
"A Coy" 11th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
14th April 1918, aged 28.
Panel 4.

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Son of Frederick and Eliza Rufus, of The Willows, Goostrey, Cheshire.




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23498 Serjeant
Robert Rymer, M. M. 
50th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Killed in battle of Estaires on 10th April 1918, aged 24.
Panel 11.


Son of Alice Rymer, of 7, James St., North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, and the late William Rymer.

His Brother James Rymer was killed in action on the 10th July 1916 during the battle of the Somme when attacking the village of Contalmaison. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

Pictures courtesy of Steve Robinson (Great Nephew)

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2463 Private
John Sanders
2nd Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
19th December 1914, aged 43.
Panels 2 and 3.

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Husband of Nellie Hughes (formerly Sanders), of 2, Back, 65, Great Russell St., Birmingham.

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24779 Private
Herbert Shells
2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
15th April 1918, aged 22.
Panel 6.

Son of Charles France Shells and Elizabeth Shells, of 2, Riverside, Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield.

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359246 Private
George Smallshaw 
2nd/10th Bn. Liverpool Scottish
24th August 1917, aged 26.
Panel 3.

Father of George and Dorothy Leah, one of 4 brothers, he is pictured above with the only brother to survive the war, Ernest (left)

Picture courtesy of Lance Smallshaw

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18206 Private
William Smith
2nd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
13th October 1915, aged 27.
Panel 5 and 6.

Son of Charles William and Sarah Ann Smith, of 25, Ford St., Burnley; husband of Agnes Smith, of Higher Haulgh Head, Burnley.


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19415 Private
Samuel Sowden
2nd Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
9th May 1915, aged 32.
Panel 5 and 6.

Husband of Jane Fisher (formerly Sowden), of 39, Charlotte St., Burnley.


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10699 Private
James Statham
15th Bn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
28th June 1918, aged 40.
Panel 2 and 3.
 
Born 1878 in Fazeley, near Tamworth, Staffordshire.
 
Picture courtesy of Jacky Robinson-Wing

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12/1071 Private
Alfred (Fred) Sykes
12th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
13th April 1918.
Panel 8.
 
The image on the right shows Fred with Mary Jane Wade


Pictures courtesy of John Wood

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104936 Sapper
Richard Thomas
183rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers
1st December 1915.
Panel 1.


Picture courtesy of grandson, Vic Webber.

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28804 Private
Clifford Waddington
1st Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
​11th April 1918, aged 20.
Panel 5 and 6.

Son of Mr and Mrs B. Waddington of Canning Street, Burnley.

Clifford worked for Parkinsons' chemists in Burnley, he was one of 5 brothers in the war. He was reported missing on 11th April 1918 and his commanding officer wrote the following to his sister;

"I am very sorry to have to inform you that so far as we can gather news of him, he was badly wounded in the head on April 11th, and was in the firing line. During the severe fighting that we had to carry out that day, it was very difficult to say what happened to our boys. But on roll call, which is a very difficult thing, your brother was reported wounded and missing."

​On 7th December 1918, his sister placed the following in the Burnley Express newspaper; 

"Will any returned British prisoner who can give information regarding Private Clifford Waddington, 28804, 12 Platoon, "C" Company, 1st Batt. East Lancashire Regt., wounded and missing since 11th April, 1918, kindly write to Mrs Waddington, 2, Ashley Street, Stoneyholme, Burnley?"

​Clifford was presumed dead due to lapse of time by the War Office in July 1919.


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42107 Private
William Wainscott
12th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
12th April 1918, aged 36.
Panel 3.

Son of Mrs. Ellen Wainscott, of 8, Hulme St., Burnley, Lancs.

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