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Author:  Leaver [ Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Soldiers
1915

1915 – LEE Ernest of 9 Grange road, Sheffield, Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, was killed in action on the 10 July 1915 in Flanders. Probate London 9 September to Helen Stuart Lee, widow. Effects £916 6s. 7d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate. ... lty=101112

1917

1917 – ATKINSON Samuel of 18 Woodbine road, Burnley, private 1st East Lancashire regiment, died 16 May 1916 at Perth, Perthshire. Administration Lancaster 1 March to Elizabeth Atkinson, widow. Effects £90 19s. 8d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=375309

1917 – BENSON Horace of 287 Brunswick street, Nelson, Lancashire, gunner B170 Brigade R.F.A. died 17 February 1917 in France, on active service. Administration London 14 June to Frederick Burmese Benson, cotton weaver. Effects £50
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=588484

1917 – DUCKWORTH Shadrach of 1 Pembroke street, Burnley, private East Lancashire Regiment, died 5 March 1917 in France. Administration Lancaster 10 December to Ann Elizabeth Duckworth, widow. Effects £96 10s.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=309897

1917 – NUTTALL Fred of 18 Tennyson street, Briercliffe near Burnley, Private H.M. Army, died 7 March 1917 in France. Administration (with Will) London 12 December to Agnes Nuttall, widow. Effects £395 15s. 2d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=146485

1918

1918 – BROWN Herbert of 31 Cross street, Briercliffe, Lancashire, private 1st Battalion Kings Liverpool Regiment, died 27 April 1918 at the War Hospital Sunderland on active service. Probate London 22 May to Emily Brown, widow. Effects £138
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=375502

1918 – BROWN Herbert of 1 Gibson street, Nelson, Lancashire, private, Labour Corps, died 20 October 1918 in France on active service. Probate London 27 November to Agnes Ann Brown, widow, Agnes Brown, spinster and Harry Brown, Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Effects £106 7s.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=468628

1918 – BROWN Johnny of 14 Duerden street, Nelson, Lancashire, private, Labour Battalion A.S.C. died 17 January 1918 at Newmarket, Cambridgeshire. Administration (with Will) London 2 February to Mary Ellen Brown, widow. Effects £248 14s. 5d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=375791

1918 – DEAN Thomas of 5 Saxifield street, Harle Syke, Burnley, private 53rd Labour Company, attached to King’s Liverpool Regiment, died 23 September 1917 at Poperinghe Ypres in France. Administration London 12 September to Annie Dean, widow. Effects £140 0s. 6d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=136550

1918 – HARTLEY Christopher of Hoarstones near Burnley, Lieutenant H.M. Army died 1 September 1917 in Belgium. Administration London 1 January to William Harry Hartley, registrar. Effects £8,439 19s.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... alty=99019

1918 – HARTLEY Edmund of Hoarstones, Burnley, Lieutenant, His Majesty’s Army, died 18 May 1918, in France. Administration London 17 December to William Harry Hartley, county court registrar. Effects £823 12s. 11d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=247784

1918 – HARTLEY James Ernest of Hazlewood, Reedyford, Nelson, Lancashire, died 26 October 1917 in Belgium. Administration London 21 January to Elsie Annie Hartley, widow. Effects £470
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=838805

1918 – NUTTALL John Whittaker of 22 Barton street, Burnley, Gunner H.M. Army died 29 November 1917 in France. Probate London 19 January to Gertrude Nuttall, widow. Effects £1,577 7s. 1d. http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=454843

1918 – OGDEN Peter of 15 Atkinson street, Harle Syke near Burnley, private 3rd East Lancashire Regiment died 20 November 1917 in France. Administration (with Will) London 31 May to Jane Ogden, widow. Effects £227 3s.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=832588

1918 – STARKIE Parker of 12 Parker street, Harle Syke near Burnley, died 28 October 1917 in France. Administration London 17 August to Hilda Starkie, widow. Effects £225
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=149584

1918 – TATHAM Allan of 111 Keighley road, Colne, Lancashire, private, 2/4th battalion East Lancashire Regiment, died 10 October 1917 in Belgium. Administration London 7 January to Joseph Tatham, retired cotton manufacturer. Effects £4,768 17s. 1d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=492165

1918 – THORNTON Ughtred of 53 Napier street, Nelson, Lancashire, private R.A.M.C. died 13 March 1917 at Dublin Castle Red Cross Hospital Dublin. Administration (with Will) London 30 November to Margaret Thornton, widow. Effects £80
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=375476

1918 – WEST Alfred of 10 Kimberley street, Harle Syke near Burnley, private, 2nd Royal Marine battalion 63rd (R.N.) Division, died 28 April 1917 in France. Probate London 21 January to John West, weaver. Effects £275 4s.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=776584

1918 – WHITTAM John Robert of Mereclough near Worsthorne near Burnley, private, Labour Corps, died 5 November 1918 in France. Administration (with Will) London 16 December to Maud Parker (wife of John Parker). Effects £284 10s. 8d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=274526

1919

1919 – CARVER George of 35 Marsden-road, Burnley, signaller Royal Field Artillery, died 17 September 1918 in France. Administration (with Will) Lancaster 22 January to Harriet Carver (wife of James Carver). Effects £96 12s.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=273155

1919 – DUNWELL Harry of 23 Walverton road, Briercliffe near Burnley, gunner R.G.A. died 12 November 1918 at Alexandria in Egypt. Probate London 27 January to Annie Dunwell, widow. Effects £399 10s. 1d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=476198

1919 – LEAVER Hartley of Clarion House, Briercliffe, Burnley, private, Manchester regiment, died 25 July 1918, in Germany. Administration (with Will) Lancaster 20 June to Margaret Jane Leaver (wife of James Leaver). Effects £100
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... lty=903792

WW2

1941

1941 – LEAVER Dennis Kennedy of Briarclough 49 Weeping Cross, Stafford, Staffordshire, died 6 December 1940, on war service. Administration Birmingham, 25 October, to Percy Leaver, bank official. Effects £124 11s. 3d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... ty=1803216

1942

1942 – DUERDEN Sydney of 6 Acre street, Haggate, Briercliffe, Burnley, died 22 February 1942, on war service. Probate, Lancaster, 19 May to Alice Duerden (wife of Willie Duerden). Effects £240 2s. 4d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... ty=2698069

1942 – LEAVER Clifford of 23 Red Lees-avenue, Burnley, died on or since 10 December 1941 on war service. Administration Llandudno 7 August to Marion Leaver, widow. Effects £126 19s. 6d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... ty=2483048

1943

1943 – LEAVER Nevil of 33 Glenalmond-road, Sheffield, died on or since 11 December 1941 on war service. Administration, Wakefield, 29 January to Gladys May Leaver, widow. Effects £297 6s. 7d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... ty=1532598

1944

1944 – LEAVER Noel Stanley of 26 Greenways Broomfield road, Chelmsford died 28 June 1943 at Park Hall Camp Whittington near Oswestry, Shropshire. Administration Liverpool, 26 January to Phyllis Leaver, widow. Effects £470 8s. 3d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... ty=2403838

1945

1945 – HALLIWELL William of 1 Francis-street, Burnley died 9 April 1945 on war service. Administration Llandudno, 24 August to Lucy Halliwell, widow. Effects £311 13s. 2d.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_det ... ty=2203601
http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Sol ... liwell.htm
Author:  Mel [ Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:10 pm ]
Post subject: 
You are a star Kris!

Ancestry.co.uk is adding the medal cards so I have managed to downlaod one or two of those to add to the file. Also Pension records and service records.

I also found two more soldiers on the Australian site you linked to on another topic.
Author:  Leaver [ Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:33 pm ]
Post subject: 
http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Gra ... Thomas.htm

WILL
Name in full. I, William THOMAS
Unit. Regimental Number 3299 serving in 49th Bn of the Australian Imperial Force do hereby revoke all former Wills made by me and declare this to be my last Will.

Name and Address of person or persons to receive personal estate (see Note). Absolutely, and my personal estate I bequeath to Mother, Mrs. Selina THOMAS, 10 Faraday street, Ighten Hill, Burnley, Lancashire, England

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand this _____ day of ______A.D. 191__

W. THOMAS (Signature).

All alterations to be initialled by Testator and Witnesses.
Signed by the said Testator as his last Will and Testament the same having been read over and explained to him, in the presence of us both present at the same time who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses.

FIRST WITNEESS. Signature of Witness, J. THAIN
Address and Occupation 49th Bn, CQMS
SECOND WITNESS. Signature of Witness. E. GOWER
Address and Occupation CSM 49th Bn

N.B.- Personal Estate includes Pay, Effects, Money in Bank, insurance Policy, in fact everything except Real Estate.

Certified to be true copy of the Undated Will of 3299 Sgt. THOMAS William 49th Bn. (Deceased)

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