King Street Wesleyan Church, Leigh (in Lancashire) was the main church in the Leigh Circuit. Built in 1870 it has since closed. A memorial is recorded, but this list appears to be the only full list of the eighteen men who died.
Pte. Samuel Ashton 23841 Royal Field Artillery
Pte. Alfred Atkinson 21579 Grenadier Guards
Pte. A.H. Birchall 1650 5th Bn. Manchester Regt.
Cpl. T.H. Compston 4863 5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Pte. Richard Crouchley 1756 3rd Brig. 1st Div. Australian Forces
Pte. W. Dickenson 12038 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Bom. J.E. Gregory 112797 259 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
[L/Cpl.] W. Higginson 15895 12th Bn. Manchester Regt.
Pte. H. Hull 22862 West Yorkshire Regt.
Pte. F. Lewis 13431 13th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Pte. J.T. Peake 1358 5th Bn. Manchester Regt.
Cpl. W. Parry 39362 King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Pte. H. Shone 1467 5th Bn. Manchester Regt.
Pte. J. Taylor 2271 South African Forces
Cpl. J.C. Taylor 12779 Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Defence
Pte. J. Ward 1470 22nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers, B.E.F.
Sapper R.J. Parry 31077 Royal Engineers
Driver Richard Hughes 114540 Army Service Corps
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