Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Thanks Mary.

Can you let me in to the LSWLFHS page?

I will have a look at my notes for the Boys' School and let you know which ones I have information on. Of course, if anyone recognises a name on there I will be happy to share any information I have.

Ken

Apologies for the shameless plug, but there is a new Facebook page for Ormskirk (including surrounding villages) and the part its residents played in the Great War. Click here Anyone with any information, family connections, photos etc. is encouraged to post. Suggestions for improvement would be wel...

Of course! Sorry, I was having a senior moment.

MF?

Thanks Katie,

What is the date for the obituary? Is it accessible at the Record Office at the moment? It's a long time since I last visited.

Ken

The first casualty for the 9th Battalion of the King's Liverpool Regiment in the Great War was William Sutton Arrowsmith. He had enlisted was badly wounded on the day war broke out and went to France on 12th March, 1915 in the original deployment of the 9th King's to France. The battalion was divide...

Excellent - thanks all!

I am researching another Liverpool WW1 soldier - Ernest Creegan. My problem is that I can't find him or his family on the 1911 Census, despite trying various spellings of the surname. Here is what I have so far: Ernest Creegan, b.1891 in Liverpool (birth registered Q3. 1891) 1901 Census: the family ...

Thanks Katie

Hi Mary, I have looked on Ancestry and found only his Medal Index Card - no service papers, unfortunately. He is mentioned in the Battalion History and other documents as having been awarded the Military Medal and the London Gazette gives the date of the promulgation of the award as October, 1916. I...

Another difficult-to-research name :-( Evan Jones was a Territorial soldier, enlisting into the 9th King's Liverpool Regt in April, 1913, so he was probably born before 1897. He reached the rank of Sergeant and was awarded the Military Medal around October, 1916. I know that he survived the war. As ...

Looking at Google Earth, the building appears to be the one on the corner of Botanic Road and Edge Lane. That looks similar to other drill halls I have seen.

Ken

Thanks Mary. I have almost recovered from my traumatic ordeal now.

Just a thought regarding his medals - if he had served in the Royal Navy or Merchant Navy in WW2 I would expect him to have been awarded the Atlantic Star amongst others. In the absence of that (and I think you need other opinions on the medal ribbons he is wearing in the photo) I would lean towards...

Thanks DS.

He was definitely 9th King's Liverpools, but there is a possibility he was on temporary attachment to the Manchester Regiment, but that isn't confirmed.

Ken

Can anyone help me with a mystery? I am currently researching George Horton Parker, who was killed in the Great War whilst serving with the 9th Battalion of the King's Liverpool Regiment. The mystery surrounds the date of his death, which is recorded on both the Commonwealth War Graves Commission we...

Great stuff - thanks Katie

Hi Kathy,

Bernard Madden was no relation of Christopher, but they both served in the 9th King's.

I would be interested in any details of the entries for Bernard.

Thanks,

Ken

Thanks Mark, for bringing this post to my attention. Peter has e-mailed me via my 9th King's website and I am 'on task'. For the benefit of others I will put a fuller response on the forum in due course.

Ken

Sorry, I meant that his 6-digit number is from the block allocated to the 7th Bn.