Submitted by Karen
BIRTHS
DAVIS - August 15 at "Cherwood", Chetwynd Road, Birkenhead, to Mr and Mrs Frank Davis, a son. GEMMELL - August 15, at Southsea, the wife of Captain R W Gemmell, R A M C (Palertine), of a daughter.
GILLELAND - August 14, at 63 Eastdale Road, to Mr and Mrs J Gilleland, a daughter. (Both doing well.) HARVEY - August 14, at 3 (or 5?) Ormonde Street, Liscard, to Mr and Mrs P F Harvey, a son.
HAYDOCK - August 15, at Bradford, to Mr and Mrs Hubert P Haydock, a son. (both well)
HODNETT - August 15, at 12 Berrington Avenue, Woolton, to Mr and Mrs F G Hodnett, a son.
LEDINGHAM - August 14, at 162 Lisburn Lane, Tuebrook, the wife of Arthur Ledingham (on active service), of a daughter. MARL - August 7, at 227 Conway Street, Birkenhead, to the late Corporal and Mrs Marl (Grenadire Guards), the gift of a daughter.
McKINLEY - August 15, at St. Hilda's Nursing Home, Wallasey, to Captain and Mrs R W McKinley, France, a daughter.
MORGAN - August 10, at 4 Palmerston Road, Garston, the wife of Bernard Morgan, of a son. (both doing well)
ROBERTS - August 12, at 31 Orme Road, Bangor, to Mr and Mrs R D Roberts, a daughter.
ROBSON - August 14, at 2 Elm Park Road, Wallasey, to Mr and Mrs Percy Robson ( ... Nicholls), a son.
WINSTANLEY - August 9, at 170 Windsor Street, to F and M Winstanley (Maggie Tipping), a son. (stillborn)
WOOD - August 15, at 1 An..esley Road, to Mr and Mrs James Wood, a son. ---------------------------
MARRIAGES
BRENT - BILSBARROW - August 15, at St. Michael's, Prenton, James Brent, widower of Tranmere to Catherine Bilsbarrow, of Borough Road, Prenton.
BROWNLESS - FLINT - August 14 at the Parish Church, Battle, Sussex, by the Rev F Shippam, vicar of Christ Church, Hertford, assisted by the Rev J B Drabbit, curate of the parish, the Rev Wm. Stanley Brownless, vicar of All Saints, .............., Bristol, son of Capt W P Brownless, Oxton, to Harriette Mellish, eldest daughter of Mr Joseph Flint of Battle.
BURNS - HALL - August 14, at St. Faith's Church, Crosby, by the Rev T R Musgrave, BA, Lieutenant George G Burns, second son of Mr H W Burns, of Waterloo Park, to Gladys D Hall, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs T L Hall, of Fir Road, Waterloo.
CHAMPNESS - DUCKWORTH - August 15, at St. Mary's Church, Eastham, by the Rev. Canon Torr and the Rev. Wright Davies, Edward Leslie, son of the late E. C. Champness and Mrs Champness, Wandsworth Common, London, to Rowena Sanderson, youngest daughter of the late J. B. Duckworth, "The Heys", Eastham and of Mrs Duckworth, "Woodland", Bromborough, Cheshire.
DOWLING - BELL - August 15, at St. Patrick's Hall, by the Rev. E. Barr, Lance-Corporal Alfred George Dowling, second son of Joseph Dowling, HM Customs, Liverpool, late of Hull and of Mrs Dowling, The Laurels, Green Lane, Stoneycroft, Liverpool to Florence Annie, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Bell, The Shakespeare Hotel, Humber Street, Hull.
FRANCIS - MURPHY - July 22, by licence, at St. Saviour's. Oxton, Walter Francis, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Francis of Bidston Road to Laura Elizabeth, third daughter of Frederick L Ditchfield, 23 Thorneycroft Street, and niece of Mr and Mrs Robert Murphy, Birkenhead.
GRIERSON - PECK - August 15, at St. Paul's Church, Bedford, Alan Gordon Grierson, Lieut. RN, younger son of R M Grierson, of Liverpool to Beatrice Finch,, third daughter of the late Oswald Peck, of Wigan, and Mrs Peck of Bush.... Avenue, Bedford.
HENDERSON - HALL - August 15, at St. Matthew's Church, Charles F Henderson (Canadian Expeditionary Forces), British Columbia, Canada, to Ellen Hall, of 22 Devonshire Rd, Birkenhead.
LANG - MARSHALL - August 15, at St. Paul's, Princes Park, by the Rev Tudor Jones, Wm. F Ferguson Lang, eldest son of Mrs J C Lang of Te......, Canada to Mary Violet Marshall, fifth daughter of Mrs E and the late Gilbert(?) Marshall of 4* South Hill Rd, Liverpool.
LAWTON - FULLERTON - August 15, by licence at Egremont Presbyterian Church, by the Rev Eaton Thomas, John William, son of Mrs Lawton and the late Thomas Lawton, of Barrow in Furness, to Sue, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Fullerton of Redgrave Street, Egremont.
PLATT - HOWROYD - August 14, at Huyton Congregational Church, by the Rev H J Hard, James, youngest son of the late James and Mrs Margaret Platt, of Bickerstaff, Neston, to Marie Rylands, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs W T Howroyd, Fairholme, Huyton.
SHARPLES - LEYLAND - August 14, at St. Philemons, Toxteth, by the Rev J E Woodward, vicar of St. Pauls, Birkenhead, assisted by the Rev Douglas E Morton, vicar of St. John's, Waterloo, and the Rev J Edwardson, curate of the parish, the Rev Lancelot L H Sharples, son of the late Arthur Sharples and the late Mrs W Murray Hardwicke of Oxton to Adelaide Letitia Mary, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Leyland, Upton, Cheshire.
SWAIN - SMALL - August 14 by special licence, at Bebington Parish Church, by Rev Hugh Boultbee, Richard Arthur, second son of Mr and Mrs Richard Swain of London, to Margaret Ethel, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Small of Port Sunlight.
WATKINSON - MORRIS - August 15, at St. Peter's, Aintree, by the Rev H J Sexton, Arthur Watkinson to Mary Morris.
WILLIAMS - CUMPHTY(?) - August 14, at St. Agnes Church, Ullet Road, by the Rev Charles ...., William, the only son of the late Mr and Mrs Williams, drapers of Liverpool, to Freda only daughter of Mr and Mrs Cumphty(?), of Liverpool.
ROLL OF HONOUR KILLED IN ACTION
DOBELL - August 1, reported killed in action, Lieut. George Lisle Dobell, RAF, younger son of Mr and Mrs W D (or B) Dobell, 31 Hamilton Square, Birkenhead.
ENGLAND - August 5, killed in action, aged 36 (or 26) years, Corporal Alfred Ernest (Motor Transport) the dearly beloved husband of Martha England, 42 Carlow Road, Wavertree - Deeply mourned by wife and children.
ENGLAND - August 5, killed in action, aged 36 (or 26) years, Corporal Alfred Ernest England, Motor Transport, the beloved brother of Ben and Joe Martin and second youngest son of the late Robert and Mary Ann England - Mourned by all at 54 Bagot Street.
HOLDING - August 1, Killed in Action, aged 26 years, Captain James Holding (- Cheshire), the dearly loved husband of Mary Holding (Hollis?), The Pilotage, Liverpool. (My Jim.)
HOLDING - August 1, killed in action aged 26 years, Captain James Holding (Cheshire) dearly beloved younger son of Mr and Mrs Holding, Sandy Croft, Higher Bebington.
LYNCH - November 30, 1917, reported missing, now presumed killed on that date, ALF, dearly loved brother of Will and Jinny Lynch, ** *adborne Road
McCORMICK - August 8, fell in action, Sec Lieut F P McCormick, the only beloved son of Mr and Mrs J McCormick, 6 Kinmel Street - sadly missed by his father, mother, and sisters Mabel and Jessie. TOMLINSON - August 11, killed in action, aged 30 years, Second Lieutenant D Tomlinson, KL*. Sadly missed by his sorrowing fiancee Dorothy and all at 35 St**** Road, Liscard.
WHITEHEAD - August 10, in France, on leaving the trenches, instantaneously by shell fragments, Herbert John, second son of Joseph S Whitehead, of this city and Blundellsands.
DIED FROM WOUNDS
FERAN - August 16, 1917, died of wounds, previously reported wounded and missing on that date, Private John Feran, KLR, the dearly beloved son of Mrs Feran, 21 Blair Street - sadly missed by his mother and sisters.
GREEN - August 14, wounded in action August 3, Lieut. T W Green, the beloved son of J W Green, 4 Seville Road, Liverpool.