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Mr and Mrs Mackey of Hill Street, Crawshawbooth, have received intimation that their son (Robert) who resided at Nelson, died at Mesopotamia on July 25th from heat stroke. Robert, who was well-known in Crawshawbooth, was 36 years of age, married and leaves a widow and one child. He enlisted in October of last year.

Official news has been received by Mrs Walter Maden, of 51 Church Street, Newchurch, of the death in France, of her husband, Gunner Walter Maden, of the R.G.A. The young soldier who was only 25 years of age, was wounded in Belgium on July 10th and died two days later in a hospital in France.
Gunner Maden joined up on July 11th 1916, being at that time resident at 786 Burnley Road, Crawshawbooth. He was employed as a mule spinner at the Globe Spinning Company, and was connected with Goodshaw Parish Church and Sunday School. He went out to the western Front about the beginning of the present year and had been much of the fighting both in Belgium and northern France.
Mr and Mrs Maden had been married only five months when the former had to join the colours. Since the Mrs Maden has resided with her parents at Church Street, Newchurch.

On Tuesday Mr and Mrs Manning of 13 Alexander Street, Burnley road, Rawtenstall, received official news that their son William, had been killed in action on July 31st. He was a Lewis gunner, connected with the East Lancs. Regiment, and joined the forces on January 9th 1915, in his 18th year and was drafted to France in May 1915. Gunner Manning had been twice wounded previous to receiving the fatal wounds.
The following has also been received Mrs Manning, from the company sergeant major.
“Dear Mrs Manning, It is with great regret that I had to open the letter you sent to your son. I am very sorry indeed to say your son was killed in action on or about the 31st July 1917. I can quite understand you are all in, owing to the mistake in the name which you state was sent by a second-lieutenant, but as he has now become a casualty I am answering your letter myself. I convey to you my deepest sympathy as your son was one of my best Lewis gunners, and I miss him out of the company greatly."
He was connected with St James’ the Less Catholic school and church at which place the “Dead March” will be played on Sunday as a token of respect, and was employed at the Holme Bleachworks. Two brothers and a brother-in-law of the deceased are still serving.

The news that Sergeant John Henry Marshall, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs Marshall of 17 Daisy Hill, Rawtenstall, had been killed in action came in a letter from a pal received on Monday. Sergt. Marshall, who was 22 years of age joined the forces about a fortnight after the outbreak of war when he became attached to the East Lancashires, and went to France in about February of the present year.
Before he joined the colours he was employed by Messrs. David Whitehead Ltd. at the Fold Mill, Rawtenstall, and attended St. Mary's Church, Rawtenstall.

The father of of the deceased soldier has been in the army 27 years and is at present stationed in Middlesbrough as a sergeant.

A firing party from the Rossendale Volunteer Battalion attened the funeral at Rawtenstall Cemetery on Saturday of Mr. Fred Martin of Springside. The deceased was an ex-army man and prior to rejoining during the present war was a member of the National Reserve Club at Rawtenstall. He was wounded in France and subsequently discharged. His death took place last week. The firing party was in charge of Sergt. Simmister.