ALAN ABBOTT age 40 2nd/5th Bt Yorkshire Light Infantry 27th Nov 1917
Son of Joseph and Dinah Abbott, living at Greta Villas 1891, Born Keswick living at Headingley, Leeds
THOMAS V ATKINSON; age 21 Pte 8th Btn Royal Scots 12th April 1918
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Atkinson, of 12, Goddard St., Bloemfontein, South Africa. Native of keswick
VICTOR BARNES age 30 8th Btn Border Rgt 28th Oct 1917
Son of Susannah Barnes. of East House, Newlands, Keswick, and the late Dixon Barnes.
GEOFFRY BATESON age 19 Pte Machine Gun Corps 24th Nov 1918
Son of Joshua and Sarah Bateson, of 4, Catherine Cottages, Keswick, Cumberland.
ALFRED BELL Pte 11th Btn Border Rgt 18th Nov 1916
Born at Wythburn, Brother of Mrs F Thompson, Brigham Lodge, Keswick, he worked for Manchester Corporation at Thirlmere before the war
Wythburn Church Memorial
KILLED IN ACTION AT BEAUMONT HAMEL 18 NOVEMBER 1916
AGED 37 YEARS
SOLDIER REST: THY WARFARE O'ER
ROBERT BERTRAM age 33 Pte 8th Border Rgt 10th April 1918
Son of Mary Bertram, of High Briery, Keswick, and the late John Bertram; husband of Mary Elizabeth Bertram, of 29, Rose Terrace, Keswick, Cumberland.
C W BIRBECK age 22 Pte 5th Border Rgt 21st July 1919
Stanger House, Stanger st, Keswick, buried Crosthwaite
GEORGE L BIRD age 28 Pte 1st Btn Border Rgt 4th July 1917
Son of James and Elizabeth Bird, of Rosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland
J BIRKETT Gnr Royal Field Artillery 9th Aug 1916
Son of Isaac and Sarah Birkett, of 3, Tithebarn Court, Keswick, Cumberland.
GEORGE BLAMIRE Pte 8th Border Rgt 3rd July 1916
Son of Mr. T. Blamire, of 2, High Briery, Keswick, Cumberland
JOSEPH BLAMIRE age 20 Pte 8th Border Rgt 22nd October 1916
Son of Mr. T. Blamire, of 2, High Briery, Keswick, Cumberland.
JAMES ELLWOOD BOADLE age 21 Pte Border Rgt 18th April 1917
Son of James Boadle, of 3, Southey St., Keswick.
WALLACE BOUSTEAD age 30 Pte 10th Border Rgt 14th June 1918
Son of the late Christopher Murray Boustead and Annie Boustead.
TAYLOR BOUSTEAD age 27 Pte 7th Border Rgt 23rd April 1917
Son of the late Christopher Murray Boustead and Annie Boustead
LAURENCE BOUSTEAD age 30 Pte 7th Border Rgt 23rd April 1917
Son of the late Christopher Murray Boustead and Annie Boustead.
EDWIN BOOW age 24 Pte 2nd Btn Border Rgt 1st July 1916
Mr and mrs J Boow, Field House, Borrowdale have received official notice of the death of their eldest son Pte Edwin Boow, who was killed in the great advance in France on 1st July. deceased enlisted last autumn and proceeded to France early this year.
Previous to enlisting he had worked for Mr Leyland at the Borrowdale quarry's. He was highly respected by the inhabitants of Borrowdale to whom he had endeared himself by his cheerful and kindly disposition
THOMAS HENRY BOWRON age 24 5th Btn Border Rgt 8th Nov 1917 Son of Thomas and Margaret Bowron, of 1, Church Terrace, Shap, Westmorland, born Keswick
EDWARD KENTIGERN BOWLER age 22 Machine Gun Corps 12 August 1916 Son of Staff. Q.M.S. Bowler (Royal Army Service Corps) and Mrs. W. J. Bowler
FRED BROWNRIGG Pte 8th Lancashire Fusiliers 29th July 1917
WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH 1st/10th Bn King's (Liverpool Regiment) 12th July 1918
son of Mr and Mrs Butterworth, 29 Wordsworth Street, Keswick. Worked as a grocer before the war
GEORGE MOUNSEY CARTMEL age 25 West Yorkshire Regiment 24th Dec 1915
Son of Elizabeth Cartmel, of 8, West Cliffe Terrace, Harrogate, and the late Isaac Cartmel. Native of Keswick, Cumberland
J W CARTMELL age 33 Pte Royal Lancaster Rgt 4th June 1918
Son of Isaac and Elizabeth Cartmel, of 5, Stanger St., Keswick.
JAMES CHAPMAN MM age 25 Cpl 2nd Border Rgt 26th October 1917
Husband of Florence May Chapman, of 9, Victoria Terrace, Rainhill, Liverpool.
Word came on Thursday that James Chapman who was reported missing since 26th October, was killed on that date.
His parents John and Grace Chapman, of 15, Leonard St., Keswick, Cumberland, were told in a letter that Cpl Chapman went over the top in charge of a lewis gun team and was soon after hit in the head and killed outright. James had been a shoe maker for Mr Ritson, Station St, before enlisting, he went to France in 1916 and was recommended for the Military Medal on the 3rd of Oct 1917.
JOHN STAINTON CLARK Pte 20th Btn Royal Fusiliers 20th July 1916
Son of Mrs C Clark , Stanger St, Keswick. He went to France in Nov 1915 and had been recommended for a commission when he was killed at High Wood
PERCY COCKBAIN age 38 Pte 1st Border Rgt 24th November 1917
Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Cockbain, of Keswick, Cumberland.
THOMAS C CLAPHAM age 19 Pte 18th Durham Light Infantry 19th July 1918
Son of S. Clapham, of 13, Borrowdale Rd., Keswick; husband of E. K. Clapham.
WALTER COWPERTHWAITE age 23 Pte Royal Lancaster Rgt 14th August 1918
Son of Charlotte Cowperthwaite, buried St Johns, Keswick
GEORGE COWPERTHWAITE age 23 Gnr Royal Field Artillery 20 Aug 1916
Son of John Cowperthwaite, of 8, High Briery, Keswick, Cumberland.
ALAN A CRAIGEN Lcpl 24th Northumberland Fus 27th Dec 1917
WILLIAM ERNEST CROOKS age 39 7th Btn Border Rgt 7th May 1918 Son of Williain and Elizabeth Crooks, of Rigg's Cottage, Bassenthwaite Lake, Cumberland. Born at Threlkeld.
ERNEST HARFORD DALZELL age 33 Lcpl 1st Border Rgt; 19 May 1917
Husband of Sarah Jane Dalzell, of 77, Main St., Keswick, Cumberland. Ernest Dalzell is the famous Cumberland and Westmorland fell runner, who for six or seven years came first in the Grasmere sports, he has won fell climbs at Keswick, Eskdale, Ambleside, Ullswater and Bowness as well as Burnsall, Yorkshire. Ernest enlisted in June 1916 prior to that he kept a restaurant and ice cream shop facing Stanger St, Keswick. He was hit in the neck by shrapnel after going over the top to take a German stronghold.
HENRY WILLIAM DARGAN age 32 Sgt 5th Btn Rifle Brigade 1st Nov 1918
Husband of M. E. Dargan, of 17, Otley Rd., Keswick, Cumberland. born Isleworth Midx
MARK L. DAVEY age 31 4th South African Infantry 9th Aug 1916
Son of John T. and Elizabeth Davey, of Keswick, Cumberland.
JOHN HENRY DOVER Pte 11th Border Rgt 15th Dec 1917 Private23627 b. Borrowdale, Cumberland e. Keswick (Borrowdale), Cumberland Died of wounds
WALTER DENT age 32 Lcpl 2nd Border Rgt 23rd Jan 1915
Son of James and Sarah Dent, of Keswick, Cumberland; husband of Mary Elizabeth Dent, of 3, Stanley Terrace, Birch St., Windermere.
THOMAS W DENT Pte 11th Border Rgt 10th July 1917
Private 24262 born. Watermillock, Cumberland enlisted. Penrith (Penruddock), Cumberland
JAMES DUFFIELD Pte 7th Btn Norfolk Rgt 18th Aug 1916
Enlisted 1915 and proceeded to France that Nov, he was killed in the advance on Pozieres Ridge.
BERTIE EASTON age 26 Pte Army Service Corp 5th June 1916
Son of James and Annie Easton; husband of the late Agneta Powley, of 5, Catherine Cottages, Keswick. Born at Thirlspot, buried St Johns, Keswick.
DOUGLAS G EASTON age 25 Pte 18th Australian Infantry 3rd May 1917
Son of Mr and Mrs George Easton 41 Wordsworth St, Keswick
JOHN EDMONDSON age 27 1st Border Regt 13th April 1918
Son of John and Dinah Edmondson, of Seathwaite Farm, Keswick, Cumberland.
JOHN EDWARDS
EDWIN EVANS age 27 Pte 8th Border Rgt 10th April 1918
Son of Edwin Arkinson and Fanny Evans, husband of Annie (Borthwick) 21 Rose Terrace, Keswick,
* Edwin`s son Edwin was killed in action in Italy, 19th Feb 1944 aged 28.
THOMAS FORSYTH Pte 28th Canadian Infantry 15th July 1917
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Forsyth, of Barclay House, Ratcliffe Place, Keswick, England.
JOSEPH B FISHER age 21 Cpl 8th Border Rgt 15th July 1917
Joseph Braithwaite Fisher, second son of Mrs Fisher, Portinscale, he was a shepherd with Mr Allison, Rosthwaite before enlisting at the outbreak of war. He was born on St Herbert St, and attended Brigham School under the late Mr E Highton and for many years was in St Johns choir. His elder brother is serving in Mesopotamia.
LEWTHWAITE FOSTER age 38 Sgt Machine Gun Corp 12th Oct 1917
Son of Robert and Jane Foster, of Keswick; husband of Hannah Foster, of 101, Main St., Keswick, Cumberland.
HERBERT FORRESTER age 31 Pte 9th Border Rgt 25th Dec 1918
Son of William and Sabing Forrester, of Keswick, Cumberland, England; husband of Mary E. Forrester, of 78, Salem Avenue, Toronto, Canada.