G/16345 Lance Corporal Ernest HARDCASTLE

ERNEST HARDCASTLE

Rank:	Lance Corporal
Service Number:	G/16345.
Regiment:	9th Bn Cheshire Regiment
Died of wounds	Saturday 16th September 1916
Age	22
From	Moreton.
County Memorial	Moreton
Commemorated\Buried	London Rifle Brigade Cemetery
Country	Belgium

Ernest's Story.

Birkenhead News 30 September 1916

Three Moreton Heroes.

All Wounded, One Fatally.

News has been received of the death from wounds of Private Ernest Hardcastle, aged 22, Cheshire Regiment. He was a native of Moreton, and joined with his two brothers, Oswald and Thomas, at the outbreak of the war. The two latter are now in hospital suffering from wounds.

Previous to joining Private Ernest Hardcastle resided with his grandmother, Mrs. T. Richards, Main Road, Moreton, and was employed by Mr. Thomas, baker, at Moreton.