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Caen, France

George Davies

Cairo, Egypt

Image

Ernie Holden 1

Ernie Holden 2

Ernest Marsden

Barbara Smith

Calcutta, India

Ernest Marsden 1

Ernest Marsden 2

Jack Morgan

Barbara Smith

Dick West

Caldecott Hill, Singapore

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Cambodia, French Indochina

Satahib Bay, Siam / Cambodia, French Indochina

Ernest Marsden

Ta Kan, Cambodia, French Indochina

Ernest Marsden

Ta Ko, Cambodia, French Indochina

Ernest Marsden

Canada

Frank Edwards

John Makin

Ernest Marsden 1

Ernest Marsden 2

Dick West 1

Dick West 2

RCAF Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Ernest Marsden

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Harry Higson

Ernest Marsden 1

Ernest Marsden 2

Hamilton, Ontario

John Makin

RCAF Malton, Ontario, Canada

Ernest Marsden

RCAF Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Ernest Marsden

Montreal, Quebec

Harry Higson

St Lawrence Seaway

Harry Higson

Toronto, Ontario

Ernest Marsden

Vancouver, British Columbia

Ernest Marsden

Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Ernest Marsden

Canadians

Frank Edwards 1

Frank Edwards 2

John Makin

Jack Morgan

Cannon Street, Bolton

Dick Berry - Written account

SS Canterbury

Image

Cape St John (Cap St Jacques), Cochinchina, French Indochina

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Cape Town, South Africa

George Davies

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Capitol Cinema, Churchgate, Bolton

Arthur Orrell

Leila Parker

Captain's Clough, Bolton

Edith Thorpe

Carlisle, Cumberland

Image

Ernie Holden

Carson, Violet - Pianist + Radio Star (later Ena Sharples in Coronation Street)

John Makin

Castle Hill, Bolton

Ernest Marsden

Castle Street, Bolton

Frank Edwards

Catalina, Consolidated - Flying Boat

Frank Edwards 1

Frank Edwards 2

Catholic Women's League

Leila Parker

Catterall, George - Footballer, Wartime Wanderer

Image

Catterick Camp, Yorkshire

John Makin

Jack Morgan

Barbara Smith

Cemetery Road, Kearsley

Bill Morgan

Ceylon

Bill Brown

Dick West 1

Dick West 2

Colombo

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Trincomalee

Bill Brown 1

Bill Brown 2

Chalfont Street, Bolton

Arthur Orrell

Chalfont Street School, Bolton

John Makin

Arthur Orrell

Chamberlain, Arthur Neville - British Prime Minister 1937-40

Betty Jean Hall

Maurice Kobelt

May Longworth

John Makin

Chang Kai-Shek - Nationalist Chinese Leader

Bill Brown

Changi POW Camp, Singapore

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 1

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 2

Channel Islands

Leila Parker

Edith Williams

Evacuees

Leila Parker

Edith Williams

Guernsey

George Davies

Edith Williams

Jersey

Edith Williams

Charlton Athletic FC

Frank Edwards

Cheeseman, Mrs - Oswestry Landlady

Roy Swannick

Cheetham Hill Training Centre, Manchester

Lilian Mills

Chelsea Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Harry Higson

Cheshire, Leonard - RAF Group Captain and Victoria Cross holder

Frank Edwards

Chesro Ltd, Adelaide Street, Bolton

Nellie Shaw 1

Nellie Shaw 2

Nellie Shaw 3

Edith Williams 1

Edith Williams 2

Edith Williams 3

China

Shanghai, China

Bill Brown

Chindits

Audrey Cole

Chip Hill Road, Bolton

Edith Kay née Hayston

Chirk Green, Denbighshire, Wales

Roy Swannick

Chloride Batteries Ltd, Clifton, Lancashire

Vince Southern

Chorley College of Education

Ernest Marsden

Chorley New Road

Maurice Kobelt

Allan Lord

John Makin 1

John Makin 2

John Makin 3

Leila Parker

Edith Thorpe 1

Edith Thorpe 2

Edith Williams

Chorley Old Road, Bolton

Edith Kay née Hayston

Allan Lord 1

Allan Lord 2

Edith Williams

Chorley Old Road Methodist Church, Opposite Ivy Road, Bolton

Edith Thorpe

Chorley Street, Bolton

Frank Edwards

John Makin

Chorlton's Dancing School, Bolton

Allan Lord

Chosen (Japanese name for occupied Korea) - see Korea

Christ Church School, Deane Road, Bolton

Dick West

Christmas

Bolton Fire Station Christmas Party - Image

Frank Edwards

Betty Jean Hall

Harry Higson

Beverley Kay

Edith Kay née Curtis

Edith Kay née Hayston

Maurice Kobelt

Lilian Mills

Arthur Orrell

Leila Parker 1

Leila Parker 2

Nellie Shaw

Barbara Smith

Vince Southern

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Dick West

Chumphorn, Siam

Image

Church Road School, Captain's Clough Road, Bolton

Nellie Shaw

Edith Thorpe

Edith Williams

Churches in Bolton

Astley Bridge Methodist Church

Ernest Marsden

Bridge Street Methodist Church

Betty Jean Hall

Chorley Old Road Methodist Church, Opposite Ivy Road

Edith Thorpe

Christ Church, Deane Road

Dick West

Delph Hill Methodist Church, Chorley Old Road

Nellie Shaw

Edith Williams 1

Edith Williams 2

Edith Williams 3

Edith Williams 4

Mawdsley Street Congegational Church, Mawdsley Street / Great Moor Street

May Longworth

Noble Street Independent Methodist Church, Bolton

Joyce Welsh - Written account

Out and Out Mission

Audrey Cole

Rose Hill Congregational Church, Bradford Road

Dick West

St Bartholomew's Church, Nelson Street

Lilian Mills

St Edmund's RC Church, St Edmund Street

Leila Parker 1

Leila Parker 2

Leila Parker 3

Leila Parker 4

Leila Parker 5

St Luke's Church, 179 Chorley Old Road

Maurice Kobelt

St Mark's Church, Fletcher Street

Audrey Cole

St Mary's RC Church, Palace Street

John Makin

St Paul's Church, Deansgate

Leila Parker

St Paul's Church, Holland Street, Astley Bridge

Ernest Marsden

St Paul's Church, Halliwell Road

John Makin

St Peter's Church, Church Road, Smithills

Edith Thorpe

St Saviour's Church, Ringley

Vince Southern

Salvation Army Citadel, Great Moor Street

Dick West 1

Dick West 2

The Saviour's Church, Deane Road

Beverley Kay

Edith Kay née Hayston

Victoria Hall, Knowsley Street

Arthur Orrell

Churchill, Winston Spencer - British Prime Minister 1940-45

Bill Brown

Harry Higson

Maurice Kobelt

Leila Parker

Edith Williams

Churchill Tank

Allan Lord 1

Allan Lord 2

Cinemas, Theatres + Dancing

Capitol Cinema, Churchgate, Bolton

Arthur Orrell

Leila Parker

Chorlton's Dancing School, Bolton

Allan Lord

Finsbury Park Empire, London

Barbara Smith

Gem Cinema, Darley Street / Shepherd Cross Street, Bolton

John Makin

Grand Theatre, Churchgate, Bolton

Harry Higson

Allan Lord

Leila Parker

Barbara Smith

Hackney Empire, London

Barbara Smith

Hippodrome Theatre, Deansgate, Bolton

May Longworth

Lido, Bradshawgate, Bolton

Allan Lord

Leila Parker

Nellie Shaw

Edith Williams

Majestic Cinema, St Helen's Road, Bolton

Audrey Cole

Edith Kay née Hayston

Odeon Cinema, Ashburner Street, Bolton

Allan Lord

Arthur Orrell

Leila Parker

Edith Thorpe 1

Edith Thorpe 2

Opera House, Venice, Italy

Barbara Smith

Palace Cinema, Bury Road, Bolton

Beverley Kay

Palais de Danse, Bridge Street / St George's Road, Bolton

Beverley Kay

May Longworth

Allan Lord 1

Allan Lord 2

John Makin 1

John Makin 2

John Makin 3

Nellie Shaw

Edith Williams

Paris Olympia Theatre, Paris, France

Ernie Holden

Queen's Cinema, Trinity Street / Bradshawgate, Bolton

John Makin

Regent Cinema, Deane Road, Bolton

Dick Berry - Written account

Audrey Cole

Rialto Cinema, St George’s Road, Bolton

John Makin

Ritz Cinema, Fletcher Street, Bolton

Audrey Cole 1

Audrey Cole 2

Royal Cinema, St George’s Road, Bolton

Nellie Shaw

Theatre Royal, Churchgate, Bolton

John Makin

Edith Thorpe

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane , London

Barbara Smith 1

Barbara Smith 2

Barbara Smith 3

Barbara Smith 4

Tivoli Cinema, Derby Street, Bolton

Audrey Cole

Edith Kay née Hayston

Victoria Hall, Knowsley Street, Bolton

Arthur Orrell

Windsor Cinema, Deane Road, Bolton

Edith Kay née Hayston

Civil Defence - see Air Raid Precautions

Clarebank, NFS Switchboard, Chorley New Road, Bolton

Edith Thorpe

Clavell, Captain J J - Bolton Artillery - 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment

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Cleator, Lieutenant Arthur Betram - 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment, killed in action, Malaya 25.01.1942

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 1

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 2

Clergy

Cobber, Father - Roman Catholic Priest

Jack Morgan

Cronell, Father - Roman Catholic Priest, St Edmund's RC Church, Bolton

Leila Parker

Hannah, Rev T - Minister at Victoria Hall, Bolton

Arthur Orrell

Clermont-Ferrand, France

George Davies

Cleworth Colliery

Roy Swannick 1

Roy Swannick 2

Clifton, Lancashire

Vince Southern

Clifton's Chocolates, Manchester

Leila Parker

Coastal Command

Dick West

Cobber, Father - Roman Catholic Priest

Jack Morgan

Cochinchina, French Indochina

Saigon

Image

Ernest Marsden 1

Ernest Marsden 2

Cape St John (Cap St Jacques), Cochinchina, French Indochina

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Cole née Miller, Audrey - Schoolgirl

Audrey Cole - main page

Gallery

Coleman, Ann

Ann Coleman - Written account

Collieries

Agecroft

Harry Higson

Brackley

Harry Higson

Cleworth

Roy Swannick 1

Roy Swannick 2

Gin Pit

Roy Swannick

Mosley Common

Ernie Holden 1

Ernie Holden 2

Ernie Holden 3

Ernie Holden 4

Edith Kay née Hayston

Bill Morgan

Jack Morgan

Roy Swannick

Sandhole

Harry Higson

Colliers Row, Bolton

John Makin

Collins, Mr + Mrs - Neighbours

Audrey Cole

Collins, Pte Bert - 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment, POW Keijo Camp, Korea - died 13.11.1942

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Colombo, Ceylon

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Conscientious Objectors

Edith Williams

Constable, Pte Roy - 2nd Battalion, Loyal Regiment, POW - died 20.05.1945

Eric Wallwork - Main Page

Cooke, Thomas - Durham Light Infantry, killed near Lille, France 04.09.1944

Jim Ratcliffe - Written account

Cookson, Mr - Newsagent, Farnworth

Jack Morgan

Co-operative Society

Audrey Cole

Beverley Kay 1

Beverley Kay 2

Ernest Marsden 1

Ernest Marsden 2

Lilian Mills

Leila Parker

Vince Southern 1

Vince Southern 2

Edith Williams

Corsair, Chance Vought F4U - Fighter Aircraft

Bill Brown

Corsham, Wiltshire

Betty Jean Hall

RAF Cosford, Shropshire

Frank Edwards 1

Frank Edwards 2

HMS Cotswold

Image

Harry Higson

Covent Garden, London

Betty Jean Hall

Crescent Road, Bolton

Allan Lord

Criccieth, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Roy Swannick

Croasdale Street, Bolton

Leila Parker

Croix de Guerre

Edith Kay née Hayston

Crompton Way, Bolton

Ernest Marsden

Leila Parker

Cronell, Father - Roman Catholic Priest, St Edmund's RC Church, Bolton

Leila Parker

Crook, Lieutenant Francis John Fielding, Intelligence Corps, POW Keijo Camp, Korea - died 22.11.1942

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Crook Street, Bolton

Leila Parker

Edith Thorpe 1

Edith Thorpe 2

Edith Thorpe 3

Crook, Mrs - Neighbour + Shopkeeper

Maurice Kobelt

Crossley's, Bolton

Arthur Orrell

Crosses & Winkworth Ltd, Lever Street, Rose Hill, Bolton

Audrey Cole

Cub Scouts

Edith Williams

Edith Williams

HMS Cumberland

Bill Brown

Harry Higson

Cummings, Lieutenant Fred - Bolton GPO Home Guard

John Makin

Curtis, Edith - see Kay, Edith (née Curtis)

Curtis, Captain Leonard - Royal Artillery, killed in action, Burma 6.3.1945, Brother of Kay, Edith (née Curtis)

Edith Kay née Curtis

Curtis, Peter - School friend

Maurice Kobelt

Cusson's Soap, Kersal Vale, Pendleton

Ernie Holden

Cyprus

Audrey Cole

George Davies

 

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