LIEUTENANT NRMAN HARGREAVES, East Lancashire Regt. and R.F .C., was born in May 1894, and was at Loretto from 1909 to 1912. Soon after hostilities had commenced he obtained a commission in a Territorial Battalion of the East Lancs. Regt., went out Gallipoli, and was invalided home with enteric.He was, on recovery, transferred to the R.F.C., and WE to France in November 1916. On November 23,1916, when on his first patrol, he successfully fought an enemy 'plane, but later in the day his machine got out of control during a flight and fell to the ground, and Lieut. Hargreaves was killed.
Captain Edward Harris , M.C. R.G.A., was born in May 1887, and was at Loretto 1897-1906. He played in the Cricket XI. A Territorial before the war, he was a Lieutenant in the Northumberland R.G.A. His Battery went to Flanders on April 15th 1915, and took part in the 2nd Battle of Ypres. Captain Harris served almost continuously in Flanders, and was a Liaison Officer between the Artillery and the Flying Corps. On April 25th 1918 he received an abdominal wound which did not at first appear mortal, but he died the same day at a Casualty Clearing Station.
2nd Lieutenant Charles Stuart Hedderwick , 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots, was born in November 1889, and was at Loretto 1904-1908. He went to France with Headquarters 4th Army Corps. as a motorcyclist in October 1914. In November he was given a temporary commission in the 2nd Royal Scots, 3rd Division British Expeditionary Force. At about 11.15pm on February 28th 1915, a bright, moon-lit night, Lieutenant Hedderwick`s platoon were being relieved in the trenches. The Germans were only 100 yards away and several of his men were wounded as they left the trench. He did not march off with his platoon but stayed to assist the wounded, lying exposed to fire. Whilst thus engaged he was shot through the head and killed instantly.