Private William Duckworth
32069 10th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Lived at 16 Irene Street
Missing in Action 28th April 1917
Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France
St Peters Memorial, Burnley
Burnley Express 2/6/1917 - 7/7/1917 - 7/7/1917

The Burnley Express of June 2nd 1917 reported him missing.

Triple War Tragedy. (Burnley Express 7/7/1917 (P)

A war tragedy of more than ordinary poignancy is constituted through the death of Pte. (32069) Wm. Duckworth, of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Mrs Place of 35 Croft Street, has now lost three soldier sons. Pte Ben Place who was killed in June of last year and Sergt. Jack Place on April 10th this year. Pte Duckworth was a son by the first marriage. His wife who lives at !6, Irene Street, received official intimation on Tuesday that he was killed in action on April 28th. Previously he was reported missing on that date. Aged 32 years, Pte. Duckworth enlisted last November and went to the front in February. In civil life he worked for Messrs. Whittaker, waste dealers. He attended St Peter’s Church.”

William Duckworth was born in Burnley the son of Harriet. He was married and lived at 16 Irene Street. He enlisted at Preston as Private 32069 in the 10th Battalion, of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and was killed in action aged 32 on Saturday 28th April 1917. He is remembered on the Arras Memorial bay 7.

Notes
1901 Census – 35 Croft Street – Charles Place (40) gas works labourer born Manchester, Harriet J. (40),
William Duckworth (15) furniture buyers assistant, Benjamin (9), John (8).
28th April 1917- 80 men and 1 officer of the 10th Battalion were killed in action.

William Duckworth was also commemorated on the Pickup Croft Sunday School Memorial which was dedicated on 16th September 1922. Pickup Croft was a mission church of St Peter’s Parish and was also used as an Infant School.