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Surname: VARLEY
Forename(s): Lewis
Place of Birth: Kelbrook, Yorkshire
Service No: 45211
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment / Corps / Service: London Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 1/5th (City of London) Battalion. (London Rifle Brigade)
Division: 56th (1/1st London) Division
Age: 27
Date of Death: 1918-11-06
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. A. 5.
CWGC Cemetery: ANGREAU COMMUNAL CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: EARBY, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Lewis Varley was the son of Thomas and Mary Ann Varley, née Townend. Thomas was born at Clitheroe, Lancashire and Mary at Kelbrook, Yorkshire. Lewis was the nephew, through marriage, of Private Richard Henry Foxcroft (15580) (q.v.).
1901 Earby, Yorkshire Census: 1, Colne Road - Lewis Varley. Aged 9 years, born Kelbrook, Yorkshire, son of Thomas and Mary A. Varley.
1911 Earby, Yorkshire Census: 6, Lincoln Road: Lewis Varley, aged 19 years, born Kelbrook, Yorkshire. [Lewis was living with his uncle and aunt, Richard Henry and Emily Foxcroft, née Townend.]
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Lewis Varley, 45211, Rifle Brigade.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Lewis Varley, 45211, Rifle Brigade. Att: 1/5th Lond. R.
See also:
‘Earby in the First World War’ by Stephanie Carter, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2014).
‘Our Finest Crop’ by Steven Marshall, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2020).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
EARBY
VARLEY, Rifleman Lewis, aged 27, London Rifle Brigade, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Varley, 9, Victoria Road, killed in action, France, Nov. 16 [sic], 1918.
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Rifleman Lewis VARLEY
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: London Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 56th (1/1st London) Division
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