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Saigon, Cochinchina, French Indochina

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Ernest Marsden 1

Ernest Marsden 2

St Bartholomew's Church, Nelson Street, Bolton

Lilian Mills

St Bartholomew's C of E School, Nelson Street, Bolton

Lilian Mills

Dick West

St Bede's C of E School, Morris Green, Bolton

May Longworth

St Edmund's RC Church, St Edmund Street, Bolton

Leila Parker 1

Leila Parker 2

Leila Parker 3

Leila Parker 4

Leila Parker 5

St Edmund's RC School, St Edmund Street, Bolton

Leila Parker

St Edmund's RC School, Little Hulton, Lancashire

Jack Morgan

St Ethelbert's RC Primary School, Melbourne Road, Bolton

Edith Kay née Hayston

St George's Road, Bolton

John Makin 1

John Makin 2

St Gregory's RC Primary Schoool, Farnworth

Bill Morgan

Jack Morgan

St Helens, Lancashire

Beverley Kay 1

Beverley Kay 2

St James Church Hall, Harrowby Street, Farnworth

Lillian Holstead - Written account

St James Street, Farnworth

Lillian Holstead - Written account

St John's C of E School, Kearsley

Ernie Holden

Arthur Orrell

St Lawrence Seaway, Canada

Harry Higson

St Luke's Church, 179 Chorley Old Road, Bolton

Maurice Kobelt

St Mark's Church, Fletcher Street, Bolton

Audrey Cole

St Mark's C of E School, Fletcher Street, Bolton

Audrey Cole

St Mark's Street, Bolton

Audrey Cole

St Mary's C of E School, Deane, Bolton

Frank Edwards

St Mary's RC Church, Palace Street, Bolton

John Makin

St Mary's RC School, Higher Bridge Street, Bolton

Bill Morris - main page

St Michael's School, Manchester Road, Bolton

Jack Morgan

St Patrick's RC School, Bolton

Bill Brown

St Paul's Church, Deansgate, Bolton

Leila Parker

St Paul's Church, Holland Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton

Ernest Marsden

St Paul's Church, Halliwell Road, Bolton

John Makin

St Paul's C of E School, Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton

Edith Kay née Curtis

May Longworth

St Peter's Church, Church Road, Smithills, Bolton

Edith Thorpe

St Saviour's Church, Ringley

Vince Southern

St Saviour's C of E School, Ringley

Vince Southern 1

Vince Southern 2

St Stephen's C of E School, Kearsley

Vince Southern

Ss Peter & Paul's RC School, Pilkington Street, Bolton

Jack Morgan

Sakishima Islands, Japan

Bill Brown

RAF Salbani, India

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Salerno, Italy

Bill Morgan

Salford

Allan Lord

Vince Southern

Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire

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Jack Morgan 1

Jack Morgan 2

Jack Morgan 3

Salisbury Street, Bolton

Leila Parker

Salute The Soldier Week

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Salvage / Make do and Mend

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Audrey Cole

Betty Jean Hall

Beverley Kay

Edith Kay née Curtis

Edith Kay née Hayston

Maurice Kobelt 1

Maurice Kobelt 2

Vince Southern

Edith Williams

Salvation Army, Bolton

Dick West 1

Dick West 2

Dick West 2

Salvation Army Citadel, Great Moor Street, Bolton

Dick West 1

Dick West 2

Sandhole Colliery

Harry Higson

Sardinia, Italy

Barbara Smith

Satahib Bay, Siam / Cambodia, French Indochina

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Image 2

Ernest Marsden

The Saviour's Church, Deane Road, Bolton

Beverley Kay

Edith Kay née Hayston

Scapa Flow, Pomona, Orkneys, Scotland

Harry Higson

Arthur Orrell

Scharnhorst - German Battleship

Frank Edwards

School of Navigation, London

George Davies

Schools + Colleges in Bolton

Astley Bridge Methodist School, Seymour Road

Ernest Marsden

Bolton Municipal Secondary School, Great Moor Street

May Longworth

John Makin

Ernest Marsden 1

Ernest Marsden 2

Edith Thorpe

Dick West

Bolton Municipal Technical College

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Allan Lord 1

Allan Lord 2

John Makin

Brandwood Street School

Harry Higson

Edith Kay née Hayston 1

Edith Kay née Hayston 2

Edith Kay née Hayston 3

Brownlow Fold School

John Makin

Chalfont Street School

John Makin

Arthur Orrell

Christ Church School, Deane Road

Dick West

Church Road School, Captain's Clough Road

Nellie Shaw

Edith Thorpe

Edith Williams

Eagley School, Eagley

Ernest Marsden

Folds Road Central School

Betty Jean Hall

John Makin

Jack Morgan

Arthur Orrell

Gaskell Street School

Maurice Kobelt 1

Maurice Kobelt 2

Maurice Kobelt 3

Maurice Kobelt 4

Edith Williams

Harper Green School, Farnworth

Jack Morgan 1

Jack Morgan 2

Holy Trinity C of E School, Prestolee

Vince Southern

Lever Bridge C of E School

Frank Edwards

Ernest Marsden

Lord's Commercial Institute, Bradshawgate

Vince Southern

Mount St Joseph Secondary School, Hawthorne Road

Leila Parker

Pike's Lane Infants School, Board Street

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Ridgeways Endowed School, Bury New Road

Frank Edwards

Beverley Kay

St Bartholomew's C of E School, Nelson Street

Lilian Mills

Dick West

St Bede's C of E School, Morris Green

May Longworth

St Edmund's RC School, St Edmund Street

Leila Parker

St Edmund's RC School, Little Hulton, Lancashire

Jack Morgan

St Ethelbert's RC Primary School, Melbourne Road

Edith Kay née Hayston

St Gregory's RC Primary Schoool, Farnworth

Bill Morgan

Jack Morgan

St John's C of E School, Kearsley

Ernie Holden

Arthur Orrell

St Mark's C of E School, Fletcher Street

Audrey Cole

St Mary's C of E School, Deane

Frank Edwards

St Mary's RC School, Higher Bridge Street

Bill Morris - main page

St Michael's School, Manchester Road

Jack Morgan

St Patrick's RC School

Bill Brown

St Paul's C of E School, Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge

Edith Kay née Curtis

May Longworth

St Saviour's C of E School, Ringley

Vince Southern 1

Vince Southern 2

St Stephen's C of E School, Kearsley

Vince Southern

Ss Peter & Paul's RC School, Pilkington Street

Jack Morgan

Tootal's Continuation School, Adelaide Street

Nellie Shaw

Edith Williams

Victoria Council School

Allan Lord

Whitecroft Road School

Nellie Shaw 1

Nellie Shaw 2

Edith Williams

Scots Guards

Bill Morgan 1

Bill Morgan 2

Jack Morgan

Scotstoun, Glasgow

Harry Higson

J Scott, Morris Green Lane, Bolton

Harry Higson

Sea Cadets

Roy Swannick

Seafire, Supermarine - Fighter Aircraft

Bill Brown

May Longworth 1

May Longworth 2

Seddon's Grocers , Market Street, Stoneclough

Vince Southern

Segamat

Segamat

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 1

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 2

Seidisfiord, Iceland

Harry Higson

Settle, Betty Jean - see Hall, Betty Jean

Settle, AFC Frederick Gordon - 9 Squadron, RAF, killed 7.5.1940 - brother of Betty Jean Hall

Betty Jean Hall

Settle, Norman - Merchant Navy - Brother of Betty Jean Hall

Betty Jean Hall

Settle Street, Bolton

Allan Lord

Shadow Factories

Bill Brown

Arthur Orrell

Shakespeare Hotel, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire

Ernest Marsden

Shanghai, China

Bill Brown

Shaw, Nellie (née Hart) - Women's Land Army, Sister of Edith Williams

Nellie Shaw - main page

Gallery

Edith Williams

Shaw, Captain Norman - Bolton GPO Home Guard

John Makin

Shaw Street, Bolton

Audrey Cole

Shawcross, Fred - Journalist and Drummer

Vince Southern

Sheffield, Yorkshire

May Longworth

Shepherd's Hotel, Cairo

Ernest Marsden

Shepperton, Middlesex

Betty Jean Hall 1

Betty Jean Hall 2

Ships, Allied see also Royal Navy Ships

SS Canterbury

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SS Empress of Asia

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

SS Lancashire

Ernest Marsden

SS Mauritania

Ernest Marsden 1

Ernest Marsden 2

RMS Orion

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 1

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 2

SS Queen Mary

George Davies

Harry Higson

RMS Stratheden

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Ships, German

Gneisenau - Battleship

Frank Edwards

Scharnhorst - Battleship

Frank Edwards

Ships, Japanese

Fukai Maru - used as POW transport

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Shops + Businesses in Bolton

Allen's Steak Puddings

Jack Morgan

Bailey, G - Grocers + Confectioners, Bradford Street

Beverley Kay

Bainbridge's

Audrey Cole

Ben Barlow, Gentlemen's Outfitters

Arthur Orrell

Beaumont Road Garage

Frank Edwards

Borough Garage, Manchester Road

Edith Thorpe

Bowes Ltd, Clothing Shop, 56 Bridge Street

Arthur Orrell

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

Empire Café, 15 Bradshawgate

Betty Jean Hall

Gerrard's Pie and Cake Shop, Market Street, Stoneclough

Vince Southern 1

Vince Southern 2

Mrs Graves - Confectioners Shop, 18 St Helens Road

Edith Kay née Hayston

Guest's Hardware Shop, Market Street, Stoneclough

Vince Southern

Jack's Motor Spares, Bury Road

Jack Morgan

James Kenyon Ltd - Potato Merchants

John Makin

Marks and Spencer's, Deansgate

Audrey Cole

Mather, Kay & Hudson, Accountants, 10 Acresfield

Vince Southern

Richard Moyle's Department Store, Great Moor Street

Betty Jean Hall

Parker's Ltd, Motor Garage, 165 Bradshawgate

Vince Southern

Olympia, Radio Shop

Arthur Orrell

Podmore's Garden Supplies, 90 Deansgate

Maurice Kobelt

Provincial Clothing Company

Arthur Orrell

Seddon's Grocers , Market Street, Stoneclough

Vince Southern

Universal, Radio Shop

Arthur Orrell

Whitehead's Department Store, 4 Deansgate

Barbara Smith

Edith Thorpe 1

Edith Thorpe 2

Edith Williams

Wolfenden & Naylor, Accountants, Bradford Buildings, Mawdsley Street

May Longworth

Shortus, Corporal - RAF Initial Training Wing

Ernest Marsden

Shrapnel

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John Makin

Vince Southern

Siam

Bangkok

Ernest Marsden

Burma-Siam Railway

Edith Kay née Hayston

Chumphorn

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Kanchanaburi

Edith Kay née Hayston

Ernest Marsden

Kwai River

Ernest Marsden 1

Ernest Marsden 2

Satahib Bay, Siam / Cambodia, French Indochina

Ernest Marsden

Sicily, Italy

Ernie Holden

Bill Morgan

Barbara Smith

Sierra Leone

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Ernie Holden

Freetown

Ernie Holden

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Silverwell Street, Bolton

John Makin

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Dick West

Silverwell Street Drill Hall, Bolton

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John Makin

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Dick West

Simmons, Major-General Frank Keith - Fortress Commander, Singapore

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 1

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 2

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 3

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 4

Sinclair, Tommy - Footballer, Wartime Wanderer

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Sind Desert, India

Dick West

Singapore

Bill Brown

Frank Edwards

George Davies

Edith Kay née Hayston

Bill Morgan 1

Bill Morgan 2

Bill Morgan 3

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 1

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 2

Baller Camp

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Bidadari Camp

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Blakang Mati

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 1

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 2

Bukit Timah POW Camp

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Caldecott Hill

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Changi POW Camp

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 1

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 2

Gillman Barracks

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 1

Eric Wallwork - War Diary 2

Jurong

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Kranji

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Marlborough Camp

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Mount Washington

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Tyersall Park

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Siren Suit

Audrey Cole

Skegness, Lincolnshire

Bill Brown

George Davies

Skegness Butlins, Lincolnshire

Bill Brown

Slaterfield, Bolton

Audrey Cole

Slim, General William

Audrey Cole

Smith, Barbara - ENSA

Barbara Smith - main page

Gallery

Smith, Joan - Caterer

Allan Lord

Smith, Joe - Blackpool FC Manager

Frank Edwards

Smithills Dean Road, Bolton

John Makin

Smithills Moor, Bolton

Edith Williams

South Africa

George Davies

Edith Williams

Cape Town

George Davies

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Durban, South Africa

George Davies

Ernie Holden

Southampton, Hampshire

Beverley Kay 1

Beverley Kay 2

Bill Morgan

Jack Morgan

Southern, Dawn Marie - Sister of Vince Southern

Vince Southern 1

Vince Southern 2

Southern, Pauline Valerie - Sister of Vince Southern

Vince Southern 1

Vince Southern 2

Vince Southern 3

Southern, Vincent Neville - Schoolboy

Vince Southern - main page

Southern League - Wartime Football

Beverley Kay

Southern, Vincent Neville - Schoolboy

Vince Southern - main page

Southport, Lancashire

Jack Morgan

Spa Road, Bolton

Beverley Kay

Maurice Kobelt 1

Maurice Kobelt 2

Joyce Welsh - Written account

Spam

Leila Parker

Spean Bridge, Inverness-shire

Frank Edwards

Spitfire, Supermarine - Fighter Aircraft

Bill Brown

Frank Edwards 1

Frank Edwards 2

Frank Edwards 3

Frank Edwards 4

Edith Kay née Curtis

Maurice Kobelt

May Longworth

Spitfire Fund

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Springfield Road, Kearsley

Vince Southern 1

Vince Southern 2

Squadronaires - Royal Air Force dance band

Barbara Smith

Stafford, Staffordshire

May Longworth 1

May Longworth 2

Staines, Middlesex

Betty Jean Hall

Stettin, Germany

George Davies

Stockport, Cheshire

Edith Thorpe

Stoddart, Miss - Teacher at Tootal's Continuation School, Bolton

Nellie Shaw

Stoneclough

Vince Southern 1

Vince Southern 2

Vince Southern 3

Vince Southern 4

Vince Southern 5

Stoneclough Road

Vince Southern

Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth

Bill Morgan

Stonehouse Hospital, Plymouth

Frank Edwards

RAF Stormy Down, Glamorganshire, Wales

Bill Morris - main page

Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire - RAF ITW (Initial Training Wing)

Ernest Marsden

RMS Stratheden

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty

May Longworth

Streatley, Berkshire

Arthur Orrell

Stromness, Pomona, Orkneys, Scotland

Arthur Orrell

Subang, Malaya

Bill Brown

Suez Canal, Egypt

Ernie Holden

Beverley Kay

Ernest Marsden

Barbara Smith 1

Barbara Smith 2

Suez Mill, Worsley Road, Farnworth

Ernie Holden

Lilian Mills

Sukarha, Mr - Japanese translator

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Sumatra, Dutch East Indies

Bill Brown

Eric Wallwork - War Diary

Palembang

Bill Brown 1

Bill Brown 2

Sunderland, Short - Flying Boat

George Davies

Frank Edwards 1

Frank Edwards 2

Ernest Marsden 1

Ernest Marsden 2

Barbara Smith 1

Barbara Smith 2

Sunnyside Mill Branch Fire Station, Bolton

Allan Lord

Sunnyside Park, Bolton

Allan Lord

Swan Hotel, 2 Churchgate, Bolton - Public House

Harry Higson

Swarfega

May Longworth

Swannick, Roy - Bevin Boy

Roy Swannick - main page

HMS Swiftsure

Bill Brown

Sword Beach, Normandy Landings - D Day 6.6.1944

Bill Morgan 1

Bill Morgan 2

Swordfish, Fairey - Torpedo Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft

Bill Brown

May Longworth

SYKO - RAF message encryption equipment

Bill Morris - RAF Flight Log pdf

Sydney, Australia

Bill Brown 1

Bill Brown 2

Bill Brown 3

George Davies

 

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