News has been received from the Record Office, Preston, that Pte. Harry Wibden, of the 17th Manchester, has been missing since October 12th. Pte. Wibden who enlisted about 15 months ago, resided with his parents at Alma Cottages, Cloughfold, and worked for Mr. Taylor, baker, Rawtenstall. He went out to France in July, and had been in some heavy fighting. The Secretary of the Rawtenstall Comforts Fund had sent him a parcel of socks, and on Saturday received a letter from Corpl. A. J. Bailey to say that "the parcel addressed to Pte. H. Wibden had arrived, but you will be sorry to learn that he has been missing since October 12th, and nothing has been heard of him since. We went into action on the morning of the 12th, and those who returned have not seen anything of him since. The usual proceeding has been taken with the socks and divided amongst his comrades in his platoon."

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In a communication from a 2nd Lieut. at the front, Mr. Arthur Wilkinson of Highfield-road, Hareholme, is informed that his brother, Pte. James Albert Wilkinson, Lancashire Fusiliers, was killed in action on October 9th.

Pte. Wilkinson was in the Army when war broke out and was at that time in India. Almost immediately he was sent to the Dardenelles where he remained until the termination of that campaign. From there he was sent to France when after about two years of service he came home on furlough. A few weeks after his landing in France his health broke down. He was brought to England and conveyed to a hospital in Warrington. In May of the present year he was again drafted out to France where he remained until the time of his death.

Private Wilkinson, who was 35 years of age, had been in the Army about 10 years.

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News has been received this week by Mr. Wilson, of Progressive Cottages, Cloughfold, that his son, Pte. Tom Wilson, of the East Lancashire Regiment, had died from suffocation in France.

As far as is known at present two soldiers were sleeping in a hut which was heated with a brazier. During the night of Sunday week the soldiers retired to rest as usual, but were found dead the following morning, as a result of suffocation from fumes.

Pte. Wilson was well-known as a tram conductor on the Rawtenstall Corporation cars, and was very highly respected for his courteous manner.

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