by Steven Horton | Oct 2, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Everton cemetery is actually situated in Fazakerley, more than three miles from the historic centre of Everton. The reason for this is that in 1876 the overseers of Everton parish determined to buy a sufficient quantity of land so that they had an exclusive area for...
by Sarsfield Blog | Aug 25, 2014 | Blogs
A new memorial to the brave Liverpool men who formed the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Pals Battalions of the King’s (Liverpool) Regiment Before World War I, the British Army had relied on professional soldiers to fight for king and country. But from the outset, Lord...
by Sarsfield Blog | Aug 18, 2014 | Blogs
A few weeks ago, we wrote about the sinking of RMS Lusitania, one of the worst casualties of WWI in which 1,198 people lost their lives. Captain William Thomas Turner was her commander when she sank, torpedoed by a German submarine. This was just one incident in a...
by Sarsfield Blog | Aug 11, 2014 | Blogs
There are many memorials to those who died during the Great War. One of the most notable ones in Liverpool is the First World War Memorial Roll of Honour of Liverpool’s Military War Dead. This is located in the Hall of Remembrance at Liverpool Town Hall in the city...
by Sarsfield Blog | Jun 16, 2014 | Blogs
12 May 1879 – 16 October 1946 Percy Bates was the second son of Edward Percy Bates and grandson of Sir Edward Bates, 1st Baronet and a Conservative Member of Parliament. He dedicated much of his life to ship-building and in his role as Chairman of the Cunard-White...
