Lostock Gralam St.John the Baptist War Memorial and Graveyard

Lostock Gralam's war memorial is in the churchyard of St.John the Baptist. Find on a map.

Inscriptions

TO GOD'S GREAT LOVE WE COMMIT
THE SOULS OF OUR GLORIOUS DEAD
WHO FROM THIS PARISH GAVE THEIR
LIVES FOR US IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919.

PRIVATE W SHERLOCK, CHESH REG'T
PRIVATE W W DRINKWATER, CANADIAN CON'T
PRIVATE T SOUTHERN, RB
PRIVATE W JOHNSON, CANADIAN CON'T
CORPORAL H POSTLES, CHESH REG'T
PRIVATE T W WRENCH, CHESH REG'T
PRIVATE W E GOODIER, CHESH REG'T
CORPORAL J TOMLINSON, D OF W REG'T
PRIVATE J T FAULKNER, MAN REG'T
PRIVATE T W BUCKLEY, CHES REG'T
LIEUTENNANT H E PICKERING, SOUTH LANC
PRIVATE E ASHLEY, CHES REG'T
CORPORAL G RILEY, LAN FUS
PRIVATE R WALSH, SWB
PRIVATE J C KELLY, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE J BLADON, CHES REG'T
GUNNER A V FOXLEY, RFA
PRIVATE H MILLER, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE F GOODIER, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE L CONNOLLY, SOUTH LANC
PRIVATE F TIMMIS, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE S VICKERS, CHES REG'T

LIEUTENNANT W HESKETH, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE T DAVENPORT, CANADIAN REG'T
PRIVATE T L HICKSON, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE J HULME, CHES REG'T
CORPORAL C GREGORY, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE C CARTER, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE A MACDONALD, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE S WHITTAKER, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE J ADAMSON, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE W E GRESTY, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE J GATLEY, MAN REG'T
PRIVATE F WOOD, CHES REG'T
DRIVER S FOSTER, ASC
PRIVATE E CLARKE, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE T GILLITT, SOUTH LANC
PRIVATE J SMITH, R W REG'T
PRIVATE F S BANNISTER, CHES REG'T
CORPORAL W JONES, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE J BOWYER, CHES REG'T
PRIVATE J ROBINSON, SWB
PRIVATE G SNELSON, MAN REG'T
PRIVATE J THOMPSON, RWK
PRIVATE H JOHNSON. RWAR

CORPORAL W AINSWORTH, CHES REG'T

PRIVATE J FOXLEY, CHES REG'T

SERGEANT W PICKERING, CHES REG'T

PRIVATE C SOUTHERN, CHES REG'T

LIEUTENNANT G MARLOW, LAN FUS

PRIVATE J W DEAKIN, CHES REG'T

PRIVATE G GOULDING, CHES REG'T

PRIVATE W SOUTHERN, CHES REG'T

PRIVATE J H BRAMHALL, SOUTH LANC

SAPPER R HUNT, RE

SERGEANT J H GLEAVE, CHES REG'T

PRIVATE G RILEY, CHES REG'T

PRIVATE H BOWYER, CHES REG'T

SERGEANT J W CONNOLLY, CHES REG'T

PRIVATE T H CONNOLLY, CHES REG'T

SERGEANT E E SHERLOCK, CHES REG'T

PRIVATE W JONES, LAN FUS

PRIVATE H MILLER, NORF REGT

PRIVATE T SNELSON, R W REG'T

PRIVATE A FURNIVAL, CHES REG'T

CORPORAL A E RILEY, A & S HIGHLANDERS

DRIVER J VICKERS, ASC

PRIVATE T RILEY, CHES REG'T

ALSO THESE WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR
1939-1945

PRIVATE T BUCKLEY, RAOC
DRIVER F W HORNBY, RASC
PRIVATE H J HORNBY, CHES REG
DRIVER J BUCKLEY, RASC
GUNNER A BETTELLEY, RA
PRIVATE C OLLIER, A & S HIGHLANDERS
GUARDSMAN W B SIMCOCK, IRISH GUARDS
STR 1ST CL H WINNINGTON, RN
PRIVATE G L LOWE, QUEENS RYL REG'T
PRIVATE W G KNOP, SOMERSET L I
CSM W L MARRIOTT, 6TH OX & BUCKS L I
TROOPER C LEACH, 1ST NORTHANTS YEOM'Y
PRIVATE H BELL, KSLI
SGT L ROYLE, PALESTINE POLICE

There are four Commonwealth War Graves in the churchyard

Private 24273 Thomas Henry WRENCH
Cheshire Regiment, 14th Bn.
Died 28 Mar 1915 aged 19
Buried Plot CC Grave 37
Son of Joseph Thomas Wrench and Jane Wrench, of 2, Old Lane, Lostock Gralam, Northwich.

Private 99597 T HALL

Northumberland Fusiliers

Died 12 Jan 1920 aged 44

Buried Plot YY Grave 20

Husband of Jessie Hall, of 1, Herbert St., Lostock Gralam, Northwich.

Private 11605 J GARNER

Cheshire Regiment 3rd Bn.

Died 29 May 1919

Buried Plot ZZ Row E Grave I.

Second Lieutenant George MARLOW
Lancashire Fusiliers, 6th Bn.
Died 26 Aug 1916 aged 20
Buried Plot QQ Grave 20
Son of George and Emily Marlow, of 30, Manchester Rd., Lostock Gralam, Northwich.

All photos by Chris Gleave.