Denton Recipients of the 1914 Star (Mons Star)
This bronze campaign medal was authorised by King George V in April 1917 for those who had served in France or Belgium between the 5 August 1914 and midnight on 22 Nov 1914 inclusive. The award was open to officers and men of the British and Indian Expeditionary Forces, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Navy Reserve and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, as well as doctors and nurses, who served ashore in France or Belgium.
A bronze bar clasp inscribed '5 Aug. to 22 Nov. 1914' was awarded to all those who qualified for the 1914 Star and who served under fire. Since the same ribbon was used with the 1914-15 Star, holders of the 1914 Star were permitted to wear a small silver heraldic rosette on their ribbon when the decoration itself was not worn. It was necessary to apply for the issue of the clasp. On the Medal Rolls Index Cards this is usually noted as the 'Clasp and Roses' or 'C&R'.
Recipients of the 1914 Star supported the French army in holding back the German army while new recruits could be trained and equipped in the United Kingdom. Together, they merit considerable honour for their part in the first sixteen weeks of the Great War. This period included the battle of Mons, the retreat to the Seine, the battles of Le Cateau, the Marne, the Aisne and the first battle of Ypres. About 378,000 1914 Stars were issued.
Abbreviations:
Battalion, Bn; Regiment, Regt; Company, Coy;
AM, Air Mechanic; Private, Pte; Rifleman, Rifmn; Sapper, Spr; Lance Corporal, L/Cpl; Corporal, Cpl; Serjeant, Sjt; Lieutenant, Lieut
| Name | Rank | Service No. |
Unit/Battalion | Died/ Demobilised/ Discharged |
Residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADKINSON Robert MM | Sjt | 1511 then 265375 |
6th Bn, Cheshire Regt | Demob. | Princess Ave |
| AINSWORTH Herbert | Pte | 4219 | 1st Bn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 15 Jul 1916 | Stockport Rd |
| ARNOLD Alfred | L/Cpl | 32984 late T2/016614 |
8th Bn, York and Lancaster Regt late Royal Army Service Corps |
15 Jun 1918 | Acre St |
| BLEAKLEY John | Pte | 9843 | 2nd Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers | Discharged | Tib St |
| BOOTH William | Pte | 6462 | 3rd Bn, Worcestershire Regt | Discharged | Pearl St |
| CLARK Frank | Pte | 694 | 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regt | Discharged | Belgrave St |
| CLIFFORD James | Pte | 18037 | Cheshire Regt | Discharged | Hyde Rd |
| COOPER James Henry1 | Pte | 8217 | 1st Bn, Cheshire Regt | 14 Oct 1914 | Cricket St |
| COX Joseph | Pte | 1645 then 243920 |
6th Bn, Cheshire Regt then 5th Bn |
Demob. | Angel St |
| DUFFY Thomas | Pte | 11344 | 10th Bn, The King's (Liverpool Regt) | Discharged | Dane Shot St |
| EATON Wilfred | Pte | 987 | 1/6th Bn, Cheshire Regt | 26 Feb 1915 | Bentley Rd |
| EVANS Albert Victor | L/Cpl | 10093 | Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) |
Discharged | Stockport Rd |
| FREEMAN Robert Stanley | L/Cpl | S/33760 | Royal Army Service Corps | Discharged | Manchester Rd |
| GRAVES John Thomas | Rfmn | 5455 | 2nd Bn, Rifle Brigade | 9 Oct 1915 | Moorside Ln |
| HANCOCK William Lucian1 | Pte | 220 | 2nd Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers | 29 Apr 1916 | Seymour St |
| HARDCASTLE Frank Mills | AM 2nd Class |
406079 | Royal Air Force late 6th Bn, Cheshire Regt |
Demob. | Haughton Green Rd |
| HARDY Harry | Pte | 213 | 2nd Bn, Manchester Regt | Discharged | Holland St |
| HARTLEY Arnold1 | Pte | 7514 | 1st Bn, East Yorkshire Regt | 26 Sep 1914 | Mill Ln |
| KING Edwin1 MM | L/Cpl | 2003 | 2nd Bn, Manchester Regt | Demob. | Mount Pleasant Rd then Frederick St |
| KNIGHT Samuel | Pte | 9975 then 16289 |
Cheshire Regiment then Machine Gun Corps |
Demob. | High St |
| LANGAN Anthony | L/Cpl | 2771 | 18th Bn, Manchester Regt | 30 Jun 1917 | Howard St, Audenshaw |
| MURRAY Walter | Pte | 1091 | 6th Bn, Cheshire Regt | Discharged | High St |
| NADIN Joseph | Rfmn | 2856 | 1st Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps | 20 May 1915 | |
| NIELD Leonard | Pte | 1238 then 45405 |
6th Bn, Cheshire Regt then Royal Defence Corps |
Discharged | Tib St |
| PARKER David | Pte | 7199 | 1st Bn, Cheshire Regt | Discharged | Albert Sq |
| PULLING Charles1 | Cpl | 6520 | 2nd Bn, Northamptonshire Regt | Demob. | Ashton Rd |
| SAXTON Harold Percy1 | Pte | 7682 | 2nd Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers | 19 Dec 1915 | Two Trees Ln |
| STOTT Walter1 | Pte | 7910 | 1st Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers | 4 Jun 1915 | Former Denton resident |
| TAYLOR Thomas MM | Pte | 1500 then 52464 |
6th Bn, Cheshire Regt | Discharged | Grosvenor St |
| WELSH Thomas | Pte | 8288 | 2nd Bn, South Lancashire Regt (Prince of Wale's Volunteers) |
Discharged | Russell St |
| WHITEHEAD John Robert | Pte | 7423 | 1st Bn, Cheshire Regt | Demob. | Market St |
| WILKES Jack (John)1 | Cpl | 8463 | 1st Bn, North Staffordshire Regt | 1 Nov 1914 | Gibraltar Ln |
| WILLIAMS Harold1 | Pte then Spr |
11162 then 19425 & P79425 |
1/S Rifles then 173rd Tunnelling Coy, Royal Engineers |
Demob. | Holland St |
| WILLIS Russell | 2nd Lieut | York & Lancaster Regt attached 1st Bn, Lincolnshire Regt |
25 Oct 1914 | Born at Denton |
1Awarded a Bar Clasp having served under fire.
