The Western Front Association remembers those who served and died or survived during the First World War.
15 June 1917 : Maurice Bousquet
15 Jun 1917Maurice Bousquest completed his compulsory military service in October 1912 and returned to his civilian occupation of…
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17 June 1917 : Air Mechanic Frank Waddington
17 Jun 1917Parents Isabella Waddington and step-father Barker Greenwood. At the 1901 Census Frank, age 8, lived in Burnley with hi…
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18 June 1917 : Leonard Patrick Vernon M.C.
18 Jun 1917Parents Captain William Henry Vernon (a retired army officer and businessman) and Ireland born Elizabeth (née Sweeney)…
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19 June 1915 : Sgt Reginald Sydney Smith
19 Jun 1917Reginald Smith saw previous service as a Lieutenant in the NSW Mounted Rifles during the Boer War. On returning to Au…
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20 June 1917: Cpl Harold Albert Bolton MM
20 Jun 1917Harold Bolton's parents were Farris (a farmer of Irish origins and an MP in the Canadian House of Commons) and Elizabeth…
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21 June 1917 : Major Henry George Vergottini Adler
21 Jun 1917His parents were Wilhelm Heinrich and Cecelia (née Virgottini) of Gloucester Crescent, London. Henry was educated …
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23 June 1917 : Pte Sidney Crossley
23 Jun 1917Parents Herbert (a dock foreman working for a canal company) and Ellen (a cotton weaver). One of only two children at…
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24 June 1917: Capt. William Parkinson Holt
24 Jun 1917Parents Richard (a surgeon) and Maggie (née Parkinson). One of three boys, at the 1901 Census the family lived in a 14…
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26 June 1917 : Pte James F Croucher
26 Jun 1917Son of James (a gold jeweller and journeyman) and Emily (née Ward). Educated at Page Green School. Age 15 at the 190…
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28 June 1917 : Jackson Bacon, 11th Bn Essex Regiment
28 Jun 1917Jackson's parents were Stephen Bacon (a coachman/groom) and Julia Kate (née Marsh) (a garment finisher). At the 1901 Ce…
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30 June 1917 : Cpl Alex Robert Colman
30 Jun 1917Son of Robert (a coffee shop proprietor) and Annie. Alex moved to Montgomery County, Indiana, USA in 1912 Alex th…
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10 July 1917 : Cpl John Bowker
10 Jul 1917John was an old soldier who had originally enlisted into the 1/East Lancs in 1897 and saw service in the Boer War. Af…
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