Roll of Honour - Lancashire - Manchester Victoria Railway Station WW1

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MANCHESTER VICTORIA STATION
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY WWI WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - Detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Gill Cannell and Andrew Dishman 2025

WADE	T	Private. Sheet Repairer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. See also Manchester Railway Stores Department
WAINWRIGHT	L	Private. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WAKES	J	Private. Extra Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALDRON	J	Second Corporal. Relief Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALKER	H	Private. Fitter's Labourer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALKER	J	Private. Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALKER	S	Private. Train Booker, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALKER	S T	Private. Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALKER	W	Private. Checker, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALLING	J	Private. Point Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALMSLEY, MM	R	Corporal. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.).
WALSH	B	Private. Labourer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALSH	S	Private. Signalman, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALTON	B	Private. Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALTON	D L	Private. Telephone Youth, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALTON	J A	Lance Corporal. Wagon Maker, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALTON	W	Private. Reserve Shunter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WALTON	W	Private. Platelayer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WARD	L B	Lance Corporal. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WARD	R	Private. Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WARING	G	Company Sergeant Major. Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WARNER	G E	Sapper. Joiner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WARREN	E J	Sapper. Extra Carter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WATERHOUSE	L	Lance Corporal. Labourer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WATSON	G	Private. Extra Carter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WATSON	H	Private. Precel Clerk,, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WATSON	J E	Private. Shunter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WATSON	R	Private. Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WATSON	T	Able Seaman. Listed as a Trooper on St. Paul's Order of Service. Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WATSON	W	Private. Point Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WATSON	W H	Corporal. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WAUD	Harold Fenwick	Second Lieutenant, 14th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Killed in action 27 August 1917. Aged 28. Draughstman, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Born York, Yorkshire. Son of Elisha and Catherine Waud, of 13, Stavordale Terrace, Gateshead. In the 1891 census he was aged 2, born York, son of Elisha and Catherine Waud, resident 13, Bond Street, St Maurice, York, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (East Riding). Buried in ST. PATRICK'S CEMETERY, LOOS, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row H. Grave 5.
WEATHERALL	G D	Private. Junior Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WEAVER	E	Private. Extra Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WEBB	G	Private. Caretaker, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WEBB	J A	Private. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WEBB	W	[Not listed in St. Paul's order of Service]. Private. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WEEDON	T	Private. Shunter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WEEKS	C S A	Private. Junior, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WELSBY	W	Private. Capstanman, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WEMYSS	J	Private. Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WEST	J	Private. Washer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WEST	W E	Private. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHALEN	J	Sapper. Washer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHALLEY	R	Private. Extra Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHALLEY	William	Stoker 1st Class K/445891N, H.M.S. Vehement, Royal Navy. Killed or died as a direct result of enemy action 2 August 1918. Aged 22. Joint Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Born 25 June 1896 in St Helens, Lancashire. Son of John and Emma Whalley, of 2, Victoria Terrace, Junction Road, Rainford, St. Helens. In the 1901 census he was aged 4, born Rainford, Lancashire, son of John and Emma Whalley, resident School Brow, Rainford, Prescot, Lancashire. Admitted to Rainford Church of England School 6 December 1909, son of John Whalley. In the 1911 census he was aged 14, born Rainford, Lancashire, a Garden boy at Vicarage, son of John and Emma Whalley, resident 2 Junction Road, Rainford, Lancashire (his elder brothers worked for the railway). No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 28.
WHEATCROFT	W	Sergeant. Fioreman, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHEELER	C	Private. Drawer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHELAN	J	Private. Platelayer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHELAN	P	Private. Fireman, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITE	G W	Sergeant. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITE	H	Private. Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITE	J I	Gunner. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITE	P	Private. Fitter's Labourer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITE	S	[Not listed in St. Paul's Order of Service] Rifleman. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITEHEAD	Arthur	Private 58818, 1st/8th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 29 March 1918. Aged 19. Lifter's Assistant, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Born and enlisted Goole, Yorkshire, Son of Singleton and Hannah Whitehead, of 45, Ouse Street, Goole, Yorkshire. Included Goole Times '1919 Almanac'. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4.
WHITEHEAD	Frederick Edward	[Listed as Stoker on memorial] Fireman, S.S. Unity (Goole), Mercantile Marine. Died when his ship was en route from Newhaven for Calais when torpedoed by German submarine UB-5 2 May 1918. Aged 46. Donkeyman, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Born Adlingfleet, resident Goole. Son of the late John and Elizabeth Whitehead; husband of Ruth Rebecca Whitehead (nee Robinson), of 71, Pasture Road, Goole, Yorks, married 31 July 1895 in Ardingfleet, Yorkshire. Baptised 15 October 1871 in Adlingfleet, Yorkshire, son of John and Elizabeth Whitehead. In the 1881 census he was aged 9, born Ardingfleet, Yorkshire, a scholar, son of John and Elizabeth Whitehead, resident Adlingfleet, Goole, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding). In the 1891 census he was aged 19, born Ardingfleet, Yorkshire, a Farm servant, son of John and Elizabeth Whitehead, resident Adlingfleet, Goole, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding). In the 1911 census he was aged 39, born Ardingfleet, Yorkshire, a Donkeyman, married to R R Whitehead with three daughters, resident 21, Estcourt Street, Goole, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding). No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London.
WHITEHEAD	J	Private. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITELEGG	N	Private. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITESIDE	H	[Not listed in St. Paul's Order of Service] Staff Sergeant. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITMAN	E T	Private. Repairer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITTAKER	J	Private. Extra Carter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITTAM	J	Private. Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITTLE	C	Private. Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITTLE	J	Private. Goods Guard, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITTLE	L	Private. Labourer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITTLE	T	Sapper. Apprentice, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WHITTLE	T	[Not listed on St. Paul's Order of Sevice] Private.
WHITWORTH	Henry	Captain, 8th (Ardwick) Battalion (Territorial), Manchester Regiment. Killed in action 27 September 1918. Aged 25. Clerk, Goods Manager's Office, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Native of Eccles, Manchester. Son of Alfred Henry and Harriet Whitworth. In the 1911 census he was aged 18, born Eccles, Lancashirer, a Railway Clerk, son of Harriet Whitworth (a widow), resident 80 Manchester Road, Southport, Lancashire. Buried in CHAPEL CORNER CEMETERY, SAUCHY-LESTREE, Pas de Calais, France. Row C. Grave 34. See also Lancashire & Yorkshire Victoria Station Goods Department Extract from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1919: WHITWORTH Henry of Brackley House Norris Bank Stockport Cheshire captain 8th battalion Manchester regiment died 27 September 1918 in France Administration London 5 June to Harriet Whitworth widow. Effects £738 2s. 8d. Further grant issued 26 November 1925
WHYSALL	W	Lance Corporal. Reserve Shunter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WIGGINS	T	Private. Painter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WIGGLESWORTH	H	Private. Cattle Wagon Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WIGGLESWORTH	W	Private. Joint Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILDE	J	Private. Ex. Ch. Hse. Youth,, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILKINSON	C	Private. Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILKINSON	C	Private. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILKINSON	D	Private. Parcel Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILLIAMS	E R	Private. Extra Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILLIAMS	F	Gunner. Weigher, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILLIAMS	F	Private. Train Booker, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILLIAMS	R	[Not listed in St. Paul's Order of Service] Private. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILLIAMS	W B	Private. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILSHIRE	F C	[Listed as WILTSHIRE on St. Paul's Order of Service] Sergeant. Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILSON	C	Corporal. Shunt Horse Driver, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILSON	George	[Listed as Stoker on memorial] Fireman, S.S. Unity (Goole), Mercantile Marine. Died when his ship was en route from Newhaven for Calais when torpedoed by German submarine UB-5 2 May 1918. Aged 42. Fireman, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Born Brighton/Stratford 1876, resident Newhaven. (Served as WILSON, GEORGE). Son of Joseph and Mary Ann Coulson Gibson (nee Dunbabin), of 98, Major Road, Stratford, London. A marginal note by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seaman - According to a Statutory Declaration dated 16 July 1918, signed by M.A.G. Gibson, and attached to the Return of death in this list of Crew of the 'Unity' official Number 113120, the particulars of the seaman described above as G. Wilson, are Thomas William Gibson, born 1876 at Stratford. Listed as Thomas William GIBSON on CWGC. No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London.
WILSON	H	Private. Either a Labourer or Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILSON	Hry	Private. Either a Labourer or Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILSON	J	Sergeant. Shunter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILSON	J	Private. Apprentice Trimmer or Labourer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILSON	Jph	Private. Apprentice Trimmer or Labourer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILSON	R	Private. Extra Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILSON	T	Private. Either Porter or Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILSON	T	Private. Either Porter or Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WILSON	W C	Private. Platelayer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WINN	A	Private. Shunter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WINROW	T	Private. Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOLSTENCROFT	T N	Private. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOOD	A	Private. Labourer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. See also Manchester Railway Stores Department
WOOD	A E	Lance Corporal. Labourer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOOD	A E	[Listed as Rifleman in St. Paul's Order of Service] Lance Corporal. Train Booker, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOOD	A	Private. Labourer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOOD	C	[Not listed in St. Paul's Order of Service] Private. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOOD	E	Private. Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOOD	F	Private. Carter or Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOOD	Fred	Private. Carter or Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOOD	R	[Listed as Private on St. Paul's order of Service] Sergeant. Joint Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOOD	W E	Private. Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOODALL	P	[Listed as WOODALL R in the St. Paul's Order of Service] Private
WOODCOCK	A	Private. Fireman, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOODS	H	Private. Extra Porter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOODS	J	Driver. Number Taker, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOODS	J	Private. Signalman, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOODS	R	Sergeant. Furnaceman, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOODWARD	H A C	Private. Platelayer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOOLLEN	Joseph Alfred	[Listed as J WOOLLEN in St. Paul's Order of Service] Second Lieutenant, "B" Company, 17th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Killed in action 27 April 1918. Aged 25. Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Son of James and Harriet Woollen, of North Newton, Bridgwater. Baptised 12 December 1893 in NOrth Newton, Somerset, resident North Newton, Somerset. In the 1901 census he was aged 7, born Somerset, son of James and Harriet Woollen, resident Church Road, North Newton, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset. In the 1911 census he was aged 17, born North Petherton, Somerset, an Apprentice Electrical, boarding at 2 Baguley Fold Newton Heath, North Manchester, Lancashire. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 120 to 124. Also listed on St. Peter, North Newton War Memorial, Somerset
WOOLLEY	H	Private. Washer Out, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WOOLLEY	J	Private. Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WORMALD	S	Private. Constable, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WORRALL	S	Private. Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WORTHINGTON	C P	Private. Labourer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WORTHINGTON	F A	Private. Gas Producer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WRIGGLESWORTH	H	Private. Cleaner, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WRIGHT	E A	Private. Assistant Motor Driver, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WRIGHT	G	Private. Capstan Brakesman, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WRIGHT	H	Private. Checker, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WRIGHT	J	Private. Oiler, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WRIGHT	J R	Private. Labourer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WRIGHT	J S	Private. Summer Collector, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WRIGHT	T S	Private. Joint Clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WRIGHT	W F	Driver. Painter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WRIGLEY	J	Driver. Ptr. & Reserve Shunter, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
WROE	H	Private. Painter's Labourer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.

Last updated 26 October, 2025

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