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9th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment
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Those known to have served with9th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Arthur Riley. Pte. (d.25th January 1918)
- Ashworth John. Pte. (d.19th Sep 1918)
- Ashworth John. Pte. (d.19th Sept 1918)
- Booth Job. Pte. (d.20th August 1916)
- Brown Fred. Pte. (d.19th Sep 1916)
- Brown Fred. Pte. (d.19th Sept 1916)
- Brown Herbert. Pte. (d.28th April 1917)
- Brown Herbert. Pte. (d.28th April 1917)
- Collier Henry Victor. Pte. (d.19th Sep 1918)
- Crossley Sydney. Pte. (d.23rd Jun 1917)
- Crossley Sydney. Pte. (d.23rd June 1917)
- Ellis Frederick. Cpl.
- Ellis Harry. Pte. (d.28th Apr 1917)
- Fishwick George. Pte. (d.14th Sep 1916)
- Fishwick George. Pte. (d.14th Sept 1916)
- Hartley John Thomas. Pte. (d.11th Oct 1918)
- Hartley John Thomas. Pte. (d.11th Oct 1918)
- Hunt George Henry. Pte. (d.28th March 1919 )
- Kendall James Edward. Pte. (d.4th Jun 1917)
- Kendall James Edward. Pte. (d.4th June 1917)
- Killian Herbert. Pte. (d.22nd May 1917)
- Killian Herbert. Pte. (d.22nd May 1917)
- Metcalfe Sam. Pte. (d.28th Apr 1917)
- Metcalfe Sam. Pte. (d.28th April 1917)
- Riley Arthur. Pte. (d.25th Jan 1918)
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Pte. Fred Brown 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.19th Sep 1916) Fred Brown died on the 19th of September 1916, aged 21. He is buried in the Kalinova Military Cemetery in Greece.
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Pte. John Ashworth 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.19th Sep 1918) John Ashworth died on 19th September 1918, aged 20 and was buried in the Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece.
He was the son of Joseph and Margaret Ashworth, of 46, Cleaver St., Burnley.
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Pte. Harry Ellis 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.28th Apr 1917) Harry Ellis served with the 9th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment during WW1, he was killed in action on the 28th April 1917, aged 28. He is buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. He was the son of Sarah and Frank Ellis of Nelson and husband of Sarah Ada Ellis and father to three children, they lived at 5 Charles Street Nelson Lancashire.
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Pte. George Henry Hunt 9th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment (d.28th March 1919 ) George Hunt was born in 1886 in Lumb, which was then in the registration district of Haslingden.
He was a private in the 9th East Lancashire Regiment and when he served had a wife Maria and 2 young sons
He was sadly killed just before his regiment was recalled in a tragic incident. The regimental horse kicked him and he died accidentally on 28th of March 1919 in Salonika
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves in Chanakkale Turkey and also by an inscription on the Hunt family grave at Lumb Baptist Church in Lancashire.
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Pte. Riley Arthur 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.25th January 1918) Arthur Riley was the step brother of Mary Ann Marsden (the grand-mother of Patricia Mews nee Spencer). He was a weaver in Nelson, Lancashire and was married to Sarah Brown. He was born on the 8th January 1889 to James Riley and Hannah Marsden. Called up in 1916 from his home in Branch Street, Nelson, he was sent to Salonika, Northern Greece and was wounded in 1917. Having died on the 25th of January 1918 he was buried at the Sarigol Military Cemetery in Kriston.
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Pte. Henry Victor Collier 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.19th Sep 1918) Henry Collier is my Grandmother's cousin. He was born in Heywood in 1897 and died on the 19th of September 1918. He is buried in Doiran Military Cemetery in Northern Greece on the Macedonian border. His parents are Solomon and Elizabeth Collier and lived at 27 Walter St., Brierfield, Nelson at his death.
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Pte. Arthur Riley 9th Btn. East Lancashire Reg (d.25th Jan 1918) Arthur Riley was born in Nelson, Lancashire the son of Hannah Riley (nee Marsden) and James Riley on the 8th Jan 1889. He was a weaver and married Sarah Brown on the 13th March 1909. He joined the East Lancs Reg in 1916 and was posted to Salonika. Wounded in 1917, he died of his wounds in 1918 and is buried in Sarigol Military Cemetry Kriston. He was 29.
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Pte. Job Booth 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.20th August 1916) Private Job Booth is buried at the Karasouli Military Cemetery in Greece. Nicholas M. Ward-Willis Esq.
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Cpl. Frederick Ellis 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment My father, Frederick Ellis enlisted in the East Lancashire Regiment at Fullwood Barracks in 1914. He was assigned to the 9th Regiment of the 22nd Division. At the end of the conflict he reenlisted into the Royal Army Service Corps and was eventually discharged in June of 1920. He served in Salonika for all but a couple of months of the conflict. We are looking any information.
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Pte. Herbert Killian 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.22nd May 1917) Herbert Killian died of wounds on the 22nd of May 1917.
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Pte. Sydney Crossley 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.23rd June 1917) Sydney Crossley died on the 23rd June 1917 aged 26 and is buried in the Solonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery in Greece.
He was the son of Herbert and Ellen Ann Crossley of 6 Marles St., Burnley.
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Pte. John Thomas Hartley 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.11th Oct 1918) John Hartley died on the 11th of October 1918, aged 34 and is buried in the Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery in Greece.
He was the son of Hartley and Elizabeth Hartley, of Burnley; husband of H. Hartley, of 1 Latham St., Burnley.
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Pte. Sam Metcalfe 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.28th April 1917) Sam Metcalfe died 28th April 1917, aged 26 and buried in the Karasouli Military Cemetery in Greece.
He was the son of George William and Mary Elizabeth Metcalfe of 4 Norman St., Burnley.
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Pte. James Edward Kendall 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.4th June 1917) James Kendall died on the 4th of June 1917 and is buried in the Karasouli Military Cemetery in Greece.
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Pte. George Fishwick 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.14th Sept 1916) George Fishwick was aged 26 when he died. He is buried in the Karasouli Military Cemetery in Greece.
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Pte. Herbert Brown 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.28th April 1917) Herbert Brown died on 28th of April 1917 and is buried in the Karasouli Military Cemetery in Greece.
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Pte. Fred Brown 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.19th Sept 1916) Fred Brown died aged 21 and is buried in the Karasouli Military Cemetery in Greece.
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Pte. John Ashworth 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.19th Sept 1918) John Ashworth was aged 20 when he died. He is buriedin the Karasouli Military Cemetery in Greece.
He was the son of Joseph and Margaret Ashworth, of 46 Cleaver Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
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Pte. Herbert Killian 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.22nd May 1917) Herbert Killian served with the 9th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment during WW1 and died of wounds on the 22nd May 1917. He is buried in the Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece.
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Pte. Sydney Crossley 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.23rd Jun 1917) Sydney Crossley served with the 9th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment during WW1 and died on the 23rd June 1917 age 26. He is buried in the Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery in Greece.
He was the son of Herbert and Ellen Ann Crossley, of 6, Marles St., Burnley. and lived at 79 Oxford Road, Burnley.
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