The Great War 1914-18

In memory of those ex-service personnel from Ramsbottom and surrounding areas
who have paid the ultimate price.

Abbreviations:

KIA - Killed In Action
DOW - Died of Wounds
MPD - Missing Presumed Dead

Rank	First Name	Surname	Age	Unit	Residence	Died	Theatre	Employed At	Photo
Private	Harry	Altham	18	Lancs Fusilers	Nuttall Farm Ramsbottom	DOW     19th Aug 1915	Gallipoli	Ramsbottom Paper Mill
Private	B	Burton	21	Kings Liverpool Regt	Carr Terrace Ramsbottom	DOW 23rd Nov 1915	France	Unknown
Guardsman	Samuel E	Clark	21	Grenadier Guards	Bolton Rd West Ramsbottom	MPD 3rd Oct 1915	Flanders	Buckley Wells Engine Shed
Private	Alexander	Brown	20	East Lancs Regt	Dundee Ln Ramsbottom	KIA 23rd Nov 1915	Flanders	Oriental Printworks Holcombe Brook
Private	Lowden	Dearden	18	East Lancs Regt	Alfred St Ramsbottom	KIA June 1915	Flanders	Meadow Mill Ramsbottom
Private	William	Diggle	29	East Lancs Regt	Douglas St Ramsbottom	KIA 9th May 1915	Flanders	Peel Bridge Mill Ramsbottom
Stoker	George	Gorton	37	Armoured Cruiser Natal	Bolton Rd West Ramsbottom	KIA 30th Dec 1915	Navy	Had been in Navy for 17 years
Private	Ernest	Hamer	18	Kings Own Scottish Borderers	Tanner St Ramsbottom	MPD Sept 1915	Flanders	Rose Mill Ramsbottom
Private	William H	Howarth	33	Kings Own Royal Lancs Regt	Bolton Rd West Ramsbottom	DOW 20th Oct 1915	France	Bleaklow Mill Ramsbottom
Captain	A J	Hepburn	32	East Lancs Division	Ramsbottom	KIA 30th May 1915	Gallipoli	Manager at Square St Works Ramsbottom

The page above is part of an ongoing project to compile a comprehensive list

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