Information gathered from the Bacup Peace Celebration booklet of 1919

and is not a full and complete list of the men and women from Bacup and Stacksteads that died during the Great War 1914-1919.

For The Men and Women of Bacup and Stacksteads

The Great War 1914-1918

"For your tomorrow we gave our today"

In Flanders Field's

 In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields. 

Men of the St Johns Ambulance Brigade

 As the local summer holidays came to a close in August 1914 Members of the local branch of St John's Ambulance service were ordered to report to London along with other volunteers. The Bacup contingent being the first batch of Sick Berth Reservists to report for duty.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The "Debt of Honour Register" is the Commission's database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations world-wide where they are commemorated.

The register can also be searched for details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action in the Second World War.

Work In Progress New Translations For Rolls Below Coming Soon.

Conroy-Golding Greenwood-HitchenHitchen-Law

Lord-OrmerodO'Neil-Russell Robinson-Tomlinson

Tann-WithersWright-Young