[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by Chestnut

I just joined this community. This is one of the threads I noted before I joined. I'm not sure whether my great uncle William Farrington is in your file. He had moved to America with his mother, stepfather, and a brother in 1909. In early 1916 he went to Canada and joined the army (pictured beside a chair). On 19 August 1916 he died in a training accident and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. The cemetery website has two clippings from local Accrington newspapers which say that his brother Jeremiah Farrington who still lived in Accrington had been notified of his death. Jeremiah was a member of the Lancashire Constabulary from 1911 to 1916 (pictured in front of the stone monument).

William did join the Canadian forces, his attestation paper is on the Canadian web site, William age 25 when he died was formerly a moulder at Lang Bridges Works, his brother was notified in Sept, 1916, he lived at 79 Lonsdale St. William is on St Peters Church memorial and on Accrington Memorial I have no records of a Jeremiah Farrington in Greater Accrington, Williams father was named Jeremiah. His mother is shown as N.O.K. Mrs Leyland of Pawtucket, R.I. U.S.A. --- Just seen tose pic in you post I think that the Jeremiah with the bandolier and rifle is not a Police constable, I think your basing that on the helmet those type of helmets were dress uniform issue in pre war infantry regimentc