Bolton Remembers the War

Abelson, Captain - Royal Army Medical Corps, Palestine

Acdo Washing Powder

Adelaide Street, Bolton

The Africa Star

Agecroft Colliery

Harry Higson

Ainsworth, Thomas - Pioneer Corps

Written account

Ainsworth Lane, Bolton

The Air Crew Europe Star

ARP + Civil Defence Equipment - Images

Air Raid Precautions

Cigarette Cards - Images

ARP + Civil Defence Insignia - Images

Air Raid Shelter

Lillian Holstead - Written account

Betty Jean Hall

Beverley Kay 1

Beverley Kay 2

Edith Kay née Curtis

Air Raids on Bolton - Images

Air Raids

Kath Burke - Written account

Lillian Holstead - Written account

Beverley Kay 1

Beverley Kay 2

Edith Kay née Curtis 1

Edith Kay née Curtis 2

Joyce Welsh - Written account

Lillian Holstead - Written account

Air Raid Wardens

Dooley, Mr - Air Raid Warden + Newsagent, Bradford Street, Bolton

Beverley Kay 1

Beverley Kay 2

Howcroft, Frank - Air Raid Warden

War Diary

Air Training Corps, Bolton

Air Transport Auxiliary

Aircraft

Anson, Avro - Trainer

Ernest Marsden 1

Ernest Marsden 2

Bill Morris - main page

Battle, Fairey - Bomber

Boston, Douglas - Bomber

Bill Morris - main page

Britannia, Bristol - Transport

Catalina, Consolidated - Flying Boat

Frank Edwards 1

Frank Edwards 2

Corsair, Chance Vought F4U - Fighter

Dakota, Douglas DC-3 - Transport

Dominie, De Havilland DH 89 - Transport

Halifax, Handley Page - Bomber

Hampden, Handley Page - Bomber

Frank Edwards 1

Frank Edwards 2

Hurricane, Hawker - Fighter

Maurice Kobelt

Lancaster, Avro - Bomber

George Davies 1

George Davies 2

Lerwick, Saro S36 - Flying Boat

Frank Edwards 1

Frank Edwards 2

Liberator, Consolidated B-24 - Bomber

Lysander, Westland - Reconnaissance

Me 210, Messerchmitt - Fighter

Mitchell, North American B-25 - Bomber

Ernest Marsden 1

Ernest Marsden 2

Proctor, Percival - Trainer

Seafire, Supermarine - Fighter

May Longworth 1

May Longworth 2

Spitfire, Supermarine - Fighter

Sunderland, Short - Flying Boat

Swordfish, Fairey - Torpedo Bomber / Reconnaissance

May Longworth

Ventura, Lockheed - Bomber

Wellington, Vickers - Bomber

Allan Lord

Albert Road , Farnworth

Aldershot Camp, Hampshire

Algeria

Oran

All Saints School, Wigan, Lancashire

Maurice Kobelt

Allahabad, India

Allen's Steak Puddings

RAF Alness, Ross and Cromarty

Ambassador Hotel, Paris

Americans

Amesbury Camp, Wiltshire

Anderson Shelter

Anson, Avro - Trainer Aircraft

Ernest Marsden 1

Ernest Marsden 2

Bill Morris - main page

Antwerp, Belgium

Bill Morgan

Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders

Army

Abelson, Captain - Royal Army Medical Corps, Palestine

Barstow, Major-General Arthur Edward - Commander 9th Indian Division, killed in action, Malaya 28.01.1942

Bennett, Lietenant-Colonel G - Bolton Artillery - 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment

Brooks, Len - 13th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

Clavell, Captain J J - Bolton Artillery - 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 1

Cleator, Lieutenant Arthur Betram - 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment, killed in action, Malaya 25.01.1942

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 2

Collins, Pte Bert - 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment, POW Keijo Camp, Korea - died 13.11.1942

Crook, Lieutenant Francis John Fielding, Intelligence Corps, POW Keijo Camp, Korea - died 22.11.1942

Curtis, Captain Leonard - Royal Artillery, killed in action, Burma 6.3.1945, Brother of Kay, Edith (née Curtis)

Edith Kay née Curtis

Duke, Brigadier Cecil Leonard Basil - Commander53rd Indian Brigade, Malaya

Dyson, Lieutenant Colonel George St John Armatage , Royal Artillery, POW Keijo Camp, Korea - died 22.11.1942

Fishwick, Pte Harold Henry - 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment, POW Fusan, Korea - died 16.10.1942

Fitzjohn, Pte - Royal Army Medical Corps, Palestine

Fitton, James Arnold - Uncle of Edith Kay née Hayston

Goslin, Lieutenant Harry - Royal Artillery, Footballer, Wartime Wanderer, killed at Sangro River, Italy 18.12.1943

Hayston, Cpl John - 5th Battalion, Loyal Regiment, POW, died 7.7.1943 - Father of Edith Kay née Hayston

Holden, Ernest - Royal Army Medical Corps

Ernie Holden - main page

Jowett, RSM Phillip George - 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment, POW Fusan, Korea - died 12.10.1942

Key, Major-General Bertholt Wells - Commander11th Indian Division, Malaya

Metcalf, Pte James Albert - 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment, POW Keijo Camp, Korea - died 15.10.1942

Miller, RSM Henry - MBE, Father of Audrey Cole

Miller, Jack - Military Medal, Uncle of Audrey Cole

Audrey Cole 1

Audrey Cole 2

Photograph

Montgomery, General (later Field Marshal) Bernard Law

Morgan, Betty - ATS, Sister of Bill + Jack Morgan

Nightingale, Pte Frederick - 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment, POW Keijo Camp, Korea - died 06.07.1943

Painter, Brigadier Gordon Whistler Arnaud - Commander 22nd Indian Brigade, Malaya

Parker, Joe - Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Husband of Leila Parker

Leila Parker 1

Leila Parker 2

Leila Parker 3

Parkinson, Pte Norman - 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment, POW Keijo Camp, Korea - died 02.10.1942

Patchett, Cpl John Walter - 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment, POW Keijo Camp, Korea - died 28.11.1942

Roberts, Captain - Royal Army Pay Corps

Rychart, Captain Noel - Royal West African Frontier Force

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 1

Simmons, Major-General Frank Keith - Fortress Commander, Singapore

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 2

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 3

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 4

Slim, General William

Wailess, Corporal - Stretcher Bearer, 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment

Walker, Major Edward Brian - Manager, Walker's Tannery + Royal Artillery, killed in action Tunisia 1.3.1943

Eric Wallwork - main page

Eric Wallwork - Loyal Regiment, 2nd Battalion

Whiteing, Captain John Francis - 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment, POW Keijo Camp, Korea - died 01.12.1942

Willcock, Pte John - 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment, POW Keijo Camp, Korea - died 02.11.1942

Edith Williams - main page

Williams, Edith (née Hart) - ATS, sister of Nellie Shaw

Nellie Shaw

Williams, Jack - Royal Corps of Signals, Husband of Edith Williams

Army Education Corps

Army / Royal Marines Establishments

Aldershot Camp, Hampshire

Amesbury Camp, Wiltshire

Bad Oeynhausen, 21st Army Group Headquarters, Germany

Baller Camp, Singapore

Bidadari Camp, Singapore

Black Lane Mill, Radcliffe, Lancashire

Catterick Camp, Yorkshire

Barbara Smith

Fletcher Street Barracks, Bolton

Bill Morgan

Jack Morgan 1

Jack Morgan 2

Fulwood Barracks, Preston, Lancashire

Garside Street Barracks, Bolton

Gillman Barracks, Singapore

Holcombe Firing Range, Lancashire

Marlborough Camp, Singapore

Moascar Garrison, Ismailia, Egypt

Beverley Kay

Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire

Silverwell Street Drill Hall, Bolton

Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth

Bill Morgan

Trawsfynydd Camp, Merionethshire, Wales

Tyersall Park , Singapore

Woolwich Barracks, London

Army Regiments + Formations

1st Corps

4th Indian Division

8th Army

9th Indian Division

11th Hussars

11th Indian Division

12th General Hospital, Palestine

13th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

21st Army Group Headquarters, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

22nd Indian Brigade

23rd Scottish General Hospital, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

51st Highland Division

Barbara Smith

53rd Indian Brigade

Thomas Ainsworth - Written account

81st General Hospital, Bergen-Belsen, Germany

Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders

Army Education Corps

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 1

Auxiliary Territorial Service - ATS

Bolton Artillery - 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment

Chindits

East Lancashire Regiment

Essex Regiment

Gurkha Brigade

Intelligence Corps

Lancashire Fusiliers

Loyal Regiment, 2nd Battalion

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 2

Loyal Regiment, 5th Battalion

Cap Badge - Image

Edith Kay née Hayston 1

Edith Kay née Hayston 2

Jack Morgan 1

Jack Morgan 2

Royal Army Medical Corps

Cap Badge - Image

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Leila Parker

Royal Army Pay Corps, 44th Battalion

Edith Williams 3

Royal Army Service Corps

Bolton Artillery - Images

Royal Artillery

Royal Corps of Signals

Royal Engineers

Royal Garhwal Rifles

Royal Malay Regiment

Royal Military Police

Ernie Holden 1

Ernie Holden 2

Royal Norfolk Regiment, 6th Battalion

Royal West African Frontier Force

Scots Guards

Territorial Army

Arsenal FC

Art Competition

Ashburner Street Market, Bolton

Edith Thorpe

Astley Bridge, Bolton

Edith Kay née Curtis 1

Edith Kay née Curtis 2

Edith Kay née Curtis 3

Edith Kay née Curtis 4

Astley Bridge Methodist Church, Bolton

Astley Bridge Methodist School, Seymour Road, Bolton

The Atlantic Star

Atlas Forge, Bolton

Atlas Forge, Venture Street, Bolton - Public House

Atlas Mills, Chorley Old Road, Bolton

Allan Lord 1

Allan Lord 2

Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan

Australia

Aboriginees, Racism witnessed against

Blue Mountains, New South Wales

Bill Brown 1

Bill Brown 2

Darwin

Sydney, New South Wales

Woolloomooloo, Sydney

Australian Imperial Force (AIF)

Maxwell, Brigadier Duncan Struan - Commander 27th AIF Brigade, Malaya

Austria

Vienna, Austria

Barbara Smith

Auxiliary Fire Service - AFS

Leila Parker

Edith Thorpe

Auxiliary Territorial Service - ATS

Avery, Brian - Schoolfriend

Maurice Kobelt

Avro, Chadderton

Ayr Butlins, Ayrshire, Scotland