Rainhill’s Soldiers

​The Great War claimed the lives of 53 local men, whose names are on Rainhill memorials. Please also visit our pages on about the Battles of the Somme and Passchendaele, and their effect on Rainhill.

Although the First World War claimed the lives of 53 Rainhill men, many more returned, albeit often with traumatic memories and horrific injuries. Discover more about the surviving soldiers below (links forthcoming).

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