OTHER WARS |
Newton-le-Willows andEarlestown War Memorial |
The
Great War Roll of Honour |
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Private Clement James Elliott was brought up by his aunt who had a boot and shoe business at 68, High Street, Newton. He died of wound sustained during the Action at Bellewaarde, the first major fighting involving the 4th Battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment.His name is on the first list of recruits published in the Newton and Earlestoen Guardian, but under the Royal Army Medical Corps.
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