CANBY Thomas Barton Died 26 June 1915 Age 21 Buried at Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Belgium View Grave

CANBY Thomas Barton, Service Record

Rifleman 3687, served with 9th Battalion, London Regiment Queen Victoria Rifles.

Enlisted in London and resided in Crouch End

Wounded 25 June 1915, died of wounds 26 June 1915. Educated at Bentham Grammar School, Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Battersea College. Employed as a schoolmaster at Hornsey, London

Eldest son of the late James of Brown Edge, Arkholme, Kirby Lonsdale and Alice Canby (Borwick).

His brother Sergeant Frank W Canby is missing.

Source: Lancaster Observer 2 July 1915 and 9 July 1915

The 1911 census shows Thomas 17 born Arkholme living with his mother Alice (widow) from Warton aged 46 and his siblings Francis William aged 15, Annie Grace aged 14 and Richard Irving aged 11. The address shown only says Borwick, Carnforth.

The school admission register shows him starting school 27 August 1900, Thomas’s date of birth as 6 January 1894 and he was still living at Browns Edge. Arkholme. on 19 September 1902 he moves to Bentham Grammer School

Also remembered at St Oswald’s Church, Warton.

HUTCHINSON WILLIAM EDWARD Died 5 July 1916 Age unknown Remembered at Thiepval Memorial Pier 6A, France

HUTCHINSON William Edward Service Record

Private 15841 Border Regiment 8th Battalion

Born and raised in Priest Hutton, enlisted in Carnforth. Son of Mr Thomas Hutchinson and brother of Mr John Hutchinson of 44 Graham St, Lancaster

Employed as a gardener by Mr Briggs, Linden Hall, Borwick

William was reported missing on 3 July 1916

Also remembered at St Oswald’s Church, Warton.

His probate record shows that his father Thomas Hutchinson retired stone breaker received £200 2s and 5d.

The 1911 census shows him aged 26 living with his parents Thomas aged 67 and Jane aged 69. Also on the census record are Elizabeth Wilson born Priest Hutton aged 30 and Hilda Annie Hutchinson born Shoeburyness, Essex, aged 4 grandchild and Margaret Lowler born Carnforth aged 72 widowed. The address they were all at was Priest Hutton.

MOSS Richard Died 13 September 1917 Age 32 Buried Longuenesse (St Omar) Souvenir Cemetery, France

MOSS Richard Service Record

Private 201219 Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st/4th Battalion

Died of sickness at the Base Hospital at St Omar

Son of William and Mary Moss of West View, Priest Hutton, Richard was born in Lancaster.

Also remembered at St Oswald’s Church, Warton, Lancashire, Silverdale War Memorial and Borwick and Priest Hutton’s War Memorial

MOSS Thomas Died 7 December 1917 Age Remembered Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium

MOSS Thomas Service Record

Private 49253 The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) 18th Battalion

STOTT Joseph Died 23 March 1918 Age Remembered Arras Memorial France Bay 6

STOTT Joseph Service Record

Private 14672 Border Regiment 8th Battalion

Born in Lancaster, enlisted in Kendal and resided at Greaves Lancaster

WARWICK Harry Died 1 August 1916 Age 21 Remembered Thiepval Memorial Pier 6A France

WARWICK Harry

Service Record Private 14684 Border Regiment 8th/11th Battalion

Harry was born in Chester in 1894, resided in Kirby Lonsdale and enlisted in Kendal on 14 September 1914.

Son of Pearson and Isabella Warwick, East Lodge, Caperwray, Carnforth.

Employed as a motor driver/chauffeur to Miss Townson of Borwick

Also remembered at St Oswald’s Church Warton.

In 1921 his mother Isabella writes “I beg to apply for the memorial plaque for my son Harry Warwick”

Source Lancaster Guardian 12 August 1916 page 8

WILSON George Myles Died 20 September 1917 Age 20 Remembered Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium

WILSON George Myles Service Record

Private 32650 Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st and 5th Battalion

Son of Joseph and Annie Wilson of Bowick. When George died like so many other next of kin they received a memorial war penny.