BILL QUAY School
Heslop’s Local Advertiser 16/10/1914 reports:
The following names have been received for the
Bill Quay School Roll of Honour being old pupils
who have joined the Army.
W.H. Mills (wounded), Thos. Irving,
Wm. Brimer, Jno. Irving,
R. Botcherby, Jno. Kennedy,
Thos. Beattie, Robt. Knox,
John Beeston, Wm. Langston,
Robt. Burns, Joe Langston,
Jno. Browell, Fred Mills,
Jas. Browell, Dan McKay,
James Coates, Robt. Moseby,
George Coates, Mariner Melville,
Clayton Corbett, Timothy Murray,
Selby Cain, Jno. Noble,
John Cain, Tom Nesbitt,
John Dixon, Robt. Patterson,
Walter Doughty, Len Potts,
Harold Doughty, Jno. Plews,
Robt. Davison, Ernest Percy,
Wm. Dunnett, Wm. McGee,
Geo. Dunnett, John Robinson,
Wm. Dalton, John Simpson
Chris Ellison, Fred Skimings,
John Feetham, Robert Smith,
Joe Fenwick, Tom Smith,
John Gault, Ernest Swinburne,
Thos. Gooding, Percy W. Scott,
James Gooding, John Wilson,
George Gunn, Joseph Wilson,
Sam Gault, Robt Wilson,
Chas. Hutton, Jno. W. Wells,
Geo. Hedley, T. Wilson,
Jos. Hedley, Albert Byron,
Thos. Hall, Benj. Errington,
Thos. Ions, Harold Boyd.
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Heslop’s Local Advertiser 13/11/1914 reports the
following names added to 108 already received.
Anderson, George M. Hartley, Frank
Boutland, Jno. Hazleby, Lionel
Barker, Tom Hunter, Rhys D.
Burn, Wm. Holdsworth, J.
Burn, Chas. Johnston, H.
Batey, Robt. James, Tom.
Burn, Joseph Langston, Geo.
Bates, Joseph McDougall. Geo.
Cassy, Wm. Mills, Walter
Davidson, Robt. Oakes, James
Davis, Wm. Ridley, Wm.
Dickie, Robt. Smith, Chas.
Douglas, Tom. Sanderson, Wm.
Easton, Wm. Sibbald, Jas.
Embleton, Wm. Southern, Ralph
Forster, Wm. Stafford, John E.
Fenwick, Fred. Taylor, Wm
Fittes, Alfred Thompson, Robt.
Grundy, William Thompson, Joe.
Gulliver, Chas. Wynn, Chas.
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The 18/12/1914 edition lists the following, saying
that 140 names had now been received.
Bell, Wm. James, Thos.
Burns, Ferguson Johnson, Harry
Chisholm, Robt. Kerss, John D.
Clough, John Knaggs, Fred.
Cowell, Wm. Lewis, Wm.
Davison, David Lewis, Wm.Ed.
Dowd, Edward Liddle, Thos.
Feetham, Ernest Maddison, Wm.
Feetham, John Nesbitt, Ernest
Felton, Wm. Noble, Mansfield
Forster, Wm. Punton, Wm.
Goldsworthy, Jno. Robson, Geo.
Gooding, Wm. Swinburne, Fred.
Griffiths, Harry Taylor, Wm
Hartley, Fred. Wilson, Robt.
Hutchinson, Jos. Wright, Wm.
This article also reports the death of George Stephenson.
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The 22/1/1915 edition contains the following lists,
saying that over 200 names had now been received.
Atkinson, Andrew Holmes, Jno.W.
Atkinson, Hugh Holdsworth, J.W.
Byron, Albert Hilton, Jno.
Byron, Albert Hilton, Thos.
Bell, Wm. Johnson, Geo.
Bramwell, Thos. James, Thos.
Botcherby, Ralph Lowes, Robert
Clayton, Ellis Lewis, Wm.
Chaters, Ben Mather, Wm.
Croudace, Robt. McWilliams, Peter
Carlaw, Thos. Prince, Wm.
Dalton, Wm. Pearson, James
Denney, Ernest Rennison, Wm.
Duncan, Ralph (commission)
Felton, Jos. Wm. Robson, Robt.
Foster, Frank Riseborough, Sam.
Felton, Wm. Soulsby, Jno.
Graham, Wm. Short, Wm.
Gibson, Robert Stott, Jno. E.
Gray, Henry Stephenson, Thos.
Griffiths, Hy. Wright, Robt.
Heslop, Ralph West, Wm.
Hedley, Geo. Welch, John
Hodgson, Chas. Weallans, Andrew
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The 12/2/1915 edition includes the following:
Atkinson, Hugh Hall, Wm.
Bell, John Hall, G.
Clark, J.W. Johnson, G.
Curry, J.W. Knight, Tom
Chaters, Jno. Lowes, R.
Chaters, Ben. Lewis, Wm.E.
Chaters, Richard Oakes, Jas.
Carrick, Wm. Pearson, James
Carrick, Tom Pearson, Wm.
Chisholm, Robt. Rodgers, A.
Cairns, Alex. Swinburne, Jas.
Dalton, Wm. Stirling, Wm.
Ellison, Jno. Simpson, John H.
Fernie, Jas. Stout, Wm.
Foster, Frank Soulsby, Wm.
Gage, Jno. H. Todd, James
Graham, Wm. Wilson, T.W.
Gilchrist, Robt. Wood, R.
Hilton, T. Wood, Walter
Hunter, Andrew.
It also states the death of:
Hartley, Arthur (drowned in H.M.S. Viknor)
The following were wounded:
Botcherby, R.
Soulsby, J.
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The 16/7/1915 edition reports
“There are now 270 names on the Bill Quay School Roll of Honour,
three of whom have obtained commissions, viz. John E. Stafford,
Wm. Rennison and Joseph Thompson.
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