Ormskirk Saint Annes Roman Catholic Church
War Memorial, Lancashire
Compiled with additional information by kind permission of the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Be mindful OLord of the servants our brethren who have fallen in the
Great Wars 19 -1918, 1939 1945
and gone before us with the sign of faith to these and to all that
sleep in Christ grant a place of refreshment, light and peace, amen
1915
CAMMACK George Joseph, Private 2017, D Coy, Kings Liverpool Regiment, killed in action 25th September 1915 aged 19. Son of George James & Mary Hilda of Lyons Farm, Prescot Road, Melling, Liverpool. Commemorated on his parents memorial in St Annes Roman Catholic Churchyard, Ormskirk and also on the Loos Memorial, France
GILL William 1st November 1915
1916
GORE William, 23rd January 1916
SALMON John, Private 4586, 3/9th Kings Liverpool Regiment died 2nd March 1916 aged 19. Son of James of 29th Mill Street, Ormskirk. Buried at St Annes Roman Catholic Churchyard, Ormskirk, Lancashire
GORMAN Patrick, 4th March 1916
LAVELLE James, 22nd May 1916
WINROW Osmund, 18th August 1916
EGAN William J, 27th September 1916
SCAHILL John, 11th October 1916
1917
ASHCROFT Samuel, 24th February 1917
MALONEY John, 8th May 1917
ARKWRIGHT John, 19th May 1917
SPENCER Joseph, 7th June 1917
POPE Joseph, 19th June 1917
BRADLEY Bruno V, 16th July 1917
DUTTON William H, 31st July 1917
MELIA Peter, 31st July 1917
GIBBONS Patrick, 20th September
GREGORY Robert, 20th September 1917
SEDDON Ralph V, 27th October 1917
WALSH John B, 4th November 1917
GAFFNEY Edward, 30th November 1917
1918
FINCH Thomas, 11th February 1918
COLEMAN William, 21st March 1918
KENNY John 22nd March 1918
BARTON James, 27th March 1918
GRADY Martin, 14th April 1918
DOWDALL William, 17th June 1918
BERRY Edward, 19th June 1918
Bradley Herman Joseph, 7th September 1918
JOHNSON James D, (MM), 14th September 1918
FORSHAW John, 15th September 1918
DOLAN John, 27th September 1918
GRADY William, 28th September 1918
JONES Ernest, 15th October 1918
HOLCROFT James Cross, 26th October 1918 aged 27. Husband of Sarah and father of Edward Clarke who fell 13th June 1942
GORMAN Francis B, 11th December 1918
1940
WALSH William, 2nd June 1940
TURNER Richard, Leading Stoker C/KX 83570, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S. Imocen, lost with HMS Imocen, 16th July 1940 aged 27. Son of William Joseph and Ann. Commemorated on his parents memorial at St Annes Roman Catholic Churchyard, Ormskirk and also on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent
1942
KELLY John, 20th January 1942
KEATING James, 31st January 1942
HOLCROFT Edward Clark killed in action 13th June 1942 aged 26. Son of the late James Cross who fell 26th October 1918 aged 27, and Sarah
BUSH Graham E, 29th August 1942
BROSNAN Thomas, 9th November 1942
GIBBONS Joseph, 9th December 1942
BRADY John, 28th December 1942
1943
WRIGHT Bernard J, 31st March 1943
TURNER Bernard, 10th August 1943
1944
BALL John, 21st May 1944
WALSH Edward, 25th May 1944
HESKETH James, 11th August 1944
McLOUGHLIN George, 11th August 1944
GREGORY Richard, 2nd September 1944
DAY Charles A, 8th September 1944
1945
DOLAN John P, 16th January 1945
GILL Francis, 12th March 1945
BRACEGIRDLE Thomas, Leading Aircraftman 1439780, 2839, Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment died 23rd January 1945 aged 23. Son of Joseph and Margaret and husband of Mary Agnes of Burscough near Ormskirk. Buried at St Annes Roman Catholic Churchyard, Ormskirk, Lancashire
1947
DAVIES William E. 7th August 1947