The Western Front Association remembers those who served and died or survived during the First World War.
11 February 1917: Pte David Walling
11 Feb 1917David was one of six children. His father was a mason’s labourer, his older siblings weavers from leaving school. At …
Read More12 February 1917: L/Cpl Robert Spencer
12 Feb 1917Robert was the eldest of five Peter and Martha Spencer. Before the war he was a warp dryer in a cotton mill. His fathe…
Read More18 February 1917 : Pte. John Jackson
18 Feb 1917He was employed as a cotton weaver prior to the war, he was conscripted into service in 1916 and initially joined the …
Read More9 March 1917: Pte Edmund Hewitt
09 Mar 1917At the 1911 Census Edmund was one of six children, including parents and a border, living across a combined six roomed…
Read More17 March 1917 : Cpl Malcolm McNiven Gilchrist
17 Mar 1917He was the son of the late Archibald Gilchrist and his wife Catherine (née McNiven) of 1 Whitefield Avenue, Cambuslang…
Read More17 March 1917 : 2nd Lieut. David Dennys Fowler, RFC
17 Mar 1917Dennys was the son of James Fowler and Mary Harriet (née Morgan) both were born in south Australia. In 1898 David’s …
Read More2 April 1917 : Captain Robert Alister Field MC
02 Apr 1917His parents were Joseph (a hat manufacturer and employer) and Frances (née Ross) He was educated at Rokeby School, W…
Read More3 April 1917: Pte Clarence Atkins Brown
03 Apr 1917Parents Joseph (a painter and ‘paperhanger’) and Jane (née Short) (a cotton weaver). At the 1901 Census Clarence, ag…
Read More4 April 1917: 2nd Lieut. Harold Charles Davis
04 Apr 1917His parents were Edward (a barrister's clerk) and his wife Ellen (née Curtis). At the 1901 Census the family of pa…
Read More5 April 1917: Lieut. Harry Boustead
05 Apr 1917Fourth and youngest son of John Boustead and his wife Leila (née Money) of Briar Farm, Edenbridge, Kent. At the 1901…
Read More7 April 1917 : 2nd Lieut. George Orme Smart
07 Apr 1917His parents were Arthur Smart (a cotton waste manufacturer) and Edith (née Orm (a bunting and flag manufacturer). At…
Read More9 April 1917 : Gunner Ewart Doodson
09 Apr 1917His adoptive parents were Tyas Wood (a rug and shawl finisher) and Morrennah (née Jagger) whose family, included broth…
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