This community records those who were noted as Prisoners of War during research into local memorials and sites within the former Borough of Rawtenstall. It does not, in any way, indicate a complete record of all of those locals who were taken as Prisoners of War. NOTES: Still to be identified: 1. Pte Edgar Lord of Bethlehem Unitarian Church, Newchurch-in-Rossendale. 2. Pte Douglas Taylor RWF of Cloughfold (in Hannover). 3. Rossendale Free Press 1/03/1916 has an article with photo "RAWTENSTALL TRAM DRIVER - PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY Corporal A.W Riley resided at 21 Rockcliffe Street Rawtenstall up to being called up as a reservist in the Lancashire Fusiliers on August 4th 1914 ……." 4. Pte Willie Parkinson, 14 Adelaide St, Crawshawbooth. Signaller Harry Sellars of Crawshawbooth. Pte Ernest Lord of Hill Street, Crawshawbooth. Pte Herbert Rogers of Forest Holme, Lumb. Pte E. Watts of Cloughfold. Pte Harry Ashworth of Waterfoot. Pte Willie Oldham of Crawshawbooth......and many, many more. 5. 235037 Pte Arthur Haworth of Waterfoot and 203160 Private Thomas Callaghan of Cloughfold are included here as found dead and buried by the Germans.
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Born 1882
Died 1916
British Army 11719 Private Manchester Regiment 19th Battalion
Born 1886
British Army 201872 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1/5th Battalion
Born 1899
Died 1918
British Army 51492 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st/5th Battalion
Born 1894
Died 1919
British Army 19557 Private Army Cyclist Corps
British Army 19557 Lance Corporal Army Cyclist Corps
Died 1917
British Army 25527 Private Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion
Born 1898
British Army 37446 Private East Lancashire Regiment
British Army 47784 Private Cheshire Regiment
British Army 37595 Private Labour Corps
British Army 358789 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 10th Battalion
Born 1890
Died 1917
British Army 201915 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1/5th Battalion.
Born 1892
Died 1918
British Army Captain East Lancashire Regiment 4th battalion east Battalion
British Army Captain East Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion
Born 1891
British Army 235205 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 11th Battalion
British Army 5689 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion
Born 1899
British Army 41133 Training Reserve Battalion
British Army 58027 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 13th Battalion
Born 1887
British Army 47750 Private Cheshire Regiment
British Army 37480 Private Labour Corps
Born 1894
British Army 22130 Private East Lancashire Regiment
British Army 10758 Private Machine Gun Corps
Born 1885
Died 1918
British Army 12109 Private East Lancashire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion
British Army T2/015888 Private Army Service Corps 129th Company, 13th Reserve Park
British Army 203160 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/4th Battalion
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Born 1894
British Army 9074 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1/10th (Scottish) Reserve Battalion
British Army 358771 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1/10th Battalion
British Army 3092 Private Training Reserve Battalion
British Army 41725 Private South Wales Borderers 6th Battalion
British Army 20422 Private East Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion
Born 1898
British Army 202143 Private Royal Defence Corps
British Army 202143 Private East Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion