A few words...

George Thornley

Age: 34

Reg no: 70831

Died or KIA: 29 March 1917

13 Labour Corp,  Kings Liverpool Regiment

Born in Salford i think?

His name is on St James Memorial, Leyland and also on the memorial at Church Road, Leyland 

Husband of Margaret Thornley of Sheep Hill Lane, Clayton Green 

She is still living at the address in 1918

DOUCHY LES AYETTE BRITISH CEMETERY, France

John Tripp (also known as John Trippier\Trippett)

Rank: Private

Reg No: 16628

Killed in Action: 12/12/1915

Age:18

9th Bn King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

The 9th Battalion were ready for active service by the September of 1915, and served briefly in France.

However in October of 1915 they sailed towards Greece, and disembarked at Salonika on 7 November.

They were given the task of helping cover the retreat of the 10th Division from Serbia about 7th - 12th December.

One company of the 9th Battalion would be overrun by the Bulgarians.

Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Trippier, of Bridge St., Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancs.

He was born in Chorley and in 1911 age 14 was living at 10a Alfreds Court, Chorley.

with his parents

But it looks like his parents had moved to Whittle le Woods between 1911 and 1915

His name is on the DOIRAN MEMORIAL

His name is not on the memorial at Clayton\Whittle 

James Bateson Edleston- Need to research

Born in Whittle le Woods

Age: 34

Reg no: 15701

L/Cpl , Sapper

2 Field Company Engineers

AIF

Enlisted on 4 April 1916 at Sydney, NSW

Embarked from Australia on 21 October 1916 

Builder as a trade 

Have a PDF sent from someone in Australia who had written a book about the men listed on the Berowra War Memorial.

Francis Richard Edleston

Born in Whittle le Woods

B Coy, 36 Battalion AIF

Brother of the above

Samuel Brown

Born c 1893

Age: 25

Service no: J/3673

Rank: Able Seaman

Royal Navy

HMS Vanguard

First joined the  HMS Ganges on 3 March 1909  

Killed in Action when the ship HMS VANGUARD exploded on 9 July 1917 whilst at Scapa flow

The eighth HMS VANGUARD of the British Royal Navy was a St Vincent class battleship, an enhancement of the ´dreadnought´ design built by Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness. She was launched in April 1909, commissioned into the Royal Navy at Devonport in October 1910, and spent her life in the Home Fleet. At the outbreak of World War I, she joined the First Battle Squadron at Scapa Flow, and fought in the Battle of Jutland as part of the Fourth Battle Squadron.

She was a part of the action from beginning to end but did not suffer any damage or casualties. Just before midnight on Monday, July 9, 1917, VANGUARD suffered an explosion in one of the two magazines which served the amidships turrets P and Q. She sank almost instantly, killing 677 men.

Mother is Emma R Brown of Oak house, Whittle le Woods

She was originally from Liverpool 

Joseph Cocker

Age: 21

Rank: Cpl

Reg No: 53465

2 Btn, Suffolk Regiment

Died 30 August 1918

Son of Joseph and Miriam Cocker of Waterhouse Green, Whittle le Woods

No known grave, but his name is on a plaque at the VIS EN ARTOIS MEMORIAL, close to the VIS EN ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY. Close to Haucourt

Not on the memorial in Clayton\Whittle