LITHERLAND
AT WAR
1914—1918
7th Battalion The King's (Liverpool Regiment) “ NEC ASPERA TERRENT ” |
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 Pte Hugh Eaton  |
L/Cpl Herbert Rankin  |
The
Somme—August, 1916
L/Cpl
Rankin and Pte Eaton were killed
on the British assaults on the German held village of Guillemont,
the Somme. After weeks of costly attacks, Guillemont finally fell
to the British on 3rd September, 1916. The cost to the King's was
high, an estimated 3000 killed, wounded or missing. Guillemont is
a Battle Honour of The King's (Liverpool Regiment).
Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, R.A.M.C., medical officer for the 10th King's and Sgt David Jones, 12th King's won their Victoria Crosses during the fighting for Guillemont. • • • • • • • • •
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5163 Pte
Hugh Eaton |
2361 L/Cpl
Herbert Rankin |
Killed in
action France, Tuesday, 8th August, 1916 aged 18 Weather that day - Temperature 77°F |
Killed in
action France, Friday, 11th August, 1916 aged 26 Temperature 77°F; stormy, with mist in the morning |
Enlisted at
Bootle |
Enlisted at
Bootle |
Resided in
Litherland |
Resided in
Litherland |
Born in Chester |
Born in Seacombe |
Son of Hugh and Elizabeth Ann Eaton |
Son of James
and Annie Rankin |
5 Blisworth Street, Litherland |
3 Jubilee Road, Litherland |
Buried Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt,
Somme, France |
No known grave |
Medals: British
War Medal – Victory Medal |
Medals: 1914/15
Star – British War Medal – Victory Medal |
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Commemorated |
Commemorated |
Litherland
War Memorial |
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
Linacre
Methodist Mission, Linacre Road, Litherland |
Litherland
War Memorial |
Bryant & May Memorial, Royal
British Legion, Litherland |
Linacre Methodist Mission, Linacre
Road, Litherland |
• • • • • • • • • |
Appleton's
Tannery Memorial, St Philip's Church, Litherland |
Peronne
Road Cemetery
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Thiepval
Memorial
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Litherland
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