OTHER WARS

Newton-le-Willows and

Earlestown War Memorial

The Great War Roll of Honour

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16 Soldiers who are recorded by "Soldiers Died in the Great War"

as being born in Newton-le-Willows,

but who are not on the Town Hall Memorial.

APPLETON, Thomas William, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Manchester, 150246, GUNNER, Died of wounds, France & Flanders, 09/10/17.

ARROWSMITH, James, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Hollinwood, Lancs, r. Failsworth, Lancs, 15886,
PRIVATE, Killed in action, Gallipoli, 10/08/15.

BAKER, James, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Chester, r. Seacombe, Ches., 291733, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 19/09/18.

BOND, Henry James, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Bolton, 25511, L/CPL, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 29/08/18.

CORLESS, Hall Laing, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Warrington, Lancs, r. St. Helens, Lancs, 36073, PRIV ATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 24/08/18.

EDWARDS, William, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Wrexham, 4189, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France &
Flanders, 16/05/15.

EYDEN, Harold, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Liverpool, r. St. Helens, Lancs, 15934, SERGT., Killed in action, France & Flanders, 30/07/16.

HUGHES, William, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs (Ashton-in-Makerfield), 21916, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 06/02/18.

LAMBE, James York, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Preston, 49465, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France &
Flanders, 29/04/18, FORMERLY 92250, R LANC. REGT..

LEIGH, Robert, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Altrincham, 19654, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 30/08/16.

MITCHELL, William, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Wath-on-Dearne, 13277, PRIVATE, Died of wounds, France & Flanders, 23/11/15.

PILLING, Rupert, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Leigh, Lancs, 45810, PRIVATE, Killed in. action, France &
Flanders, 27/08/17, FORMERLY M/283835, R.A.S.C..

PRESCOTT, Louis James, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Manchester, 203123, PRIVATE, Killed in action, France & Flanders, 05/10/17.

SIMM, William, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Earlstown, Lancs, r. Golbourne, Lancs, 29351, PRIVATE, Died, Gibraltar, 10/08/16, FORMERLY 19670, S. LAN. REGT..

SMITH, Robert, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. Bury, Lancs, r. Bury, 32108, SERGT., Died, Egypt, 20/07/18, FORMERLY 6464, LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS.

SNOWDEN, Thomas, b. Newton-le-Willows, Lancs, e. St. Helens, r. Wigan, M21281838, PRIVATE, Died, Home, 25/02/17.