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The Parish of Westhoughton |
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Inscriptions from the WW2 War Memorial, 1939 - 1945
In all there are 109 Names on the Memorial
Among these, there are 14 names (in RED) for which details cannot be found
There are 6 additional names not on the Memorial (in GREEN) which have been added to the List to create a complete list of those from the area known to have died
| Name | No. | Regiment | Died |
| AINSCOUGH, P | 2762198 | Black Watch | 1943 |
| ALMOND, J. | |||
| ASHTON, E | 3461815 | Lancs Fus | 1942 |
| ATHERTON .G.W | 1990674 | Royal Eng | 1942 |
| ATKINSON, R | 108082 | RN | 1942 |
| BAILEY, A | 4133535 | RAC | 1945 |
| BANKS, W | 944556 | RA | 1943 |
| BARLOW, J | 7939561 | Borders | 1944 |
| BARLOW J | T/255329 | RASC | 1944 |
| BARLOW J | 4445416 | Royal Scots | 1945 |
| BARTON, R.M. | 3780384 | East Lancs | 1943 |
| BATESON, N.H. | 1054111 | RA | 1943 |
| BLACKET, T.B. | 326334 | Lancs Fus | 1945 |
| BROOKS, J.H. | |||
| BROWN, L | 1066593 | RASC | 1945 |
| BRYANT, J | |||
| BUTTERWORTH, J | 197776 | RASC | 1944 |
| BYRON, P | 4984548 | Sherwood Foresters | 1943 |
| CARR, E | 3857355 | Loyal Regt | 1942 |
| CATON, N | 2719269 | Irish Guards | 1943 |
| CLAPPERTON, H.K | 219886 | Loyal N.Lancs | 1943 |
| CLARKE, J | T/192069 | RASC | 1943 |
| CLOSE, H | L/C | RN | 1940 |
| COOK, W.D. | |||
| COOPER, W.H | 3858499 | RE | 1943 |
| CROFT J.S. | 239767 | RN | 1942 |
| CROOK, J | 993287 | RA | 1943 |
| CROSTON, T | 530013 | RAF | 1943 |
| DOXEY, C.F | 2373578 | RCS | 1945 |
| ECCLES, L.A.W.J. | 1931095 | RAF | 1944 |
| EDGE, K | |||
| EDYVANE, C.R | 7611033 | RAOC | 1944 |
| FREEMAN, C.P | SRO | MNavy | 1942 |
| GERRARD, W | |||
| GORRINGE J.F | 399387 | Pioneer Corps | 1940 |
| GORSE, J | 168160 | RN | 1942 |
| GREEN, J | 223007 | RN | 1941 |
| GREEN, S | 1097894 | RHA | 1943 |
| GREENALL, S | 104683 | R Marines | 1945 |
| GREGORY C | 1640265 | RA | 1941 |
| GREGORY T.E. | 1893243 | RE | 1941 |
| HAMPSON G.T. | 944557 | RA | 1945 |
| HAMPSON, H | 7633241 | REME | 1943 |
| HAWTHORNE, J | 102765 | RN | 1941 |
| HAYES,G | 7951834 | Durham L.I. | 1944 |
| HEATON, W.P | 1685597 | RAF | 1945 |
| HOBSON, Andy | |||
| HODSON, T | 2762246 | Black Watch | 1945 |
| HOLDEN, J | 3857187 | LNL | 1944 |
| HOLDEN, J.T | 3776177 | Kings Liverpool | 1944 |
| HOWE J.T. | 1110914 | RA | 1945 |
| HOWE, R.B | 2929599 | Black Watch | 1944 |
| HUNT, S.A | 345001 | Lancs Fus | 1941 |
| HURST, J | 277586 | Lancs Fus | 1945 |
| KEWLEY L.E.W. | 6923704 | Parachute Regt.AAC | 1945 |
| LANGFORD, J | 3913360 | RA | 1944 |
| LATHAM, J | 2154772 | RE | 1945 |
| LAWRENSON, C.R | 1091900 | RA | 1944 |
| LAWTON, Frederick | |||
| LEACH, E | 2184949 | RE | 1943 |
| LEE, F.H | 7732 | RN | 1942 |
| LEE, H | 7905322 | RAC | 1943 |
| LEEMING, J | 3866345 | LNL | 1943 |
| LINDSAY, W.H | 948222 | RAF | 1945 |
| LITTLER A | 1515367 | RAF | 1946 |
| LIVESEY, N | 7663352 | RE | 1944 |
| LORD, A | 2208846 | RAF | 1946 |
| LYONS, A | 24170 | see Roberts | 1942 |
| LYONS, Ellis | |||
| MARSH, H.C. | 1426111 | RAOC | 1946 |
| MARSH, T | 3780882 | South Lancs | 1945 |
| MARTIN, V. | 2122109 | RE | 1943 |
| MATHER, E | 3523733 | Manchester Reg | 1942 |
| McGLONE, E.M. | 2357334 | RCS | 1945 |
| MILLER, L | 130212 | RAF | 1944 |
| MILLS, J | 1743070 | RA | 1945 |
| PARKER, R.R.S | 1892552 | RAF | 1944 |
| PARTINGTON, I | 156772 | RAF | 1944 |
| PILKINGTON, H | 76666 | RN | 1939 |
| PLATT, F | 2340800 | RCS | 1943 |
| RATCLIFFE, R | 3455327 | Lancs Fus | 1943 |
| RIGBY, P | 1626603 | RA | 1943 |
| RIGBY R.W. | 1218437 | RAF | 1943 |
| ROBERTS F, | |||
| ROBINSON, T.E | 1515647 | RAF | 1943 |
| SARGENT, J | |||
| SEDDON, A | 212875 | RASC | 1943 |
| SHACKLETON, H.D | 1493368 | RA | 1945 |
| SHAMBLEY A | 3853379 | LNLR | 1946 |
| SHARROCKS, J.J | 3606728 | Glider Pilot AAC | 1944 |
| SIDLOW, F.A. | 3524363 | Manchester Reg | 1943 |
| SIMM, W.R | 1767303 | RA | 1945 |
| SKELHORN, J | 62 | RN | 1942 |
| SMALLMAN, F | 1427731 | RA | 1946 |
| SMITH, A | |||
| SMITH, W | |||
| SOUTHERN, H | 3909649 | South Wales Borderers | 1944 |
| SPENCER, F | 1510634 | RA | 1941 |
| STOTT, H | 2616638 | Parachute Regt | 1944 |
| SUTTON, A | 123417 | RASC | 1940 |
| SWARBRICK, J | 303298 | LNLR | 1944 |
| SWIFT, H | 3710959 | RAOC | 1941 |
| TAYLOR, P | 3657082 | Durham LI | 1942 |
| TAYLOR, P | 329720 | rn | 1943 |
| TYLDESLEY, J | Steward | MN | 1940 |
| WADDINGTON, R.J | 2719229 | Irish Guards | 1941 |
| WANLESS, T | 3860547 | QORW Kent | 1944 |
| WARBURTON, J | T/10661268 | RASC | 1944 |
| WARBURTON, T | 3852124 | RE | 1943 |
| WEST, F | 3855885 | The Loyal Regt | 1943 |
| WHITAKER, J | 3383089 | KOR | 1945 |
| WHITEHEAD, G | 1530099 | RAF | 1943 |
| WHITFIELD, J | |||
| WINROW, J.R | 4465247 | Borders | 1943 |
| WRIGHT, T.P | 1006115 | RAF | 1941 |
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