17th (Service) Battalion, (1st City), The King's, (Liverpool Regiment).
Formed in Liverpool on 29th August 1914 by Lord Derby in thee old watch factory at Prescott. This Battalion had the distinction of being the first ever "Pals Battalion".
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 769 recorded WW1 deaths for the 17th (Service) Battalion, (1st City), The King's, (Liverpool Regiment).
BUCKLEY, William Henry. Private, 36765. 17th (Service) Battalion, (1st City), The King's, (Liverpool Regiment). Flatiron Copse cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France. 07-08-1916. Age 19. Son of James Ellison Buckley & Eleanor Anna Buckley of 19, Cathedral Road, Anfield, Liverpool, UK.
CLARK, James Dewar. Private, 51997. 17th (Service) Battalion, (1st City), The King's, (Liverpool Regiment). Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 12-10-1916. Age 22. Son of Margaret Clark of 11, Rowland Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK & the late Alexander Clark.
FORREST, W. Private, 59579. 17th (Service) Battalion, (1st City), The King's, (Liverpool Regiment). Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 31-07-1917. Age 34. Son of David & Mary Ellen Forrest of Salford, Manchester, UK. Husband of Anne M. Forrest of 106, Upper Kent Street, Leicester, UK.
PEARSON, K. Private, 15833. 17th (Service) Battalion, (1st City), The King's, (Liverpool Regiment). Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, Somme, France. 11-07-1916.
ROBINSON, J. Private, 31174. 17th (Service) Battalion, (1st City), The King's, (Liverpool Regiment). Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 12-10-1916.
TAYLOR, Alfred. Private, 21939. 17th (Service) Battalion, (1st City), The King's, (Liverpool Regiment). London Cemetery & Extension, Longueval, Somme, France. 10-07-1916. Age 21. Son of the late John & Hannah Taylor. Brother of Herbert Taylor of 21, Liverpool Road, Prescot, Lancashire, UK.
THOMPSON, John Edward. Corporal, 15367. 17th (Service) Battalion, (1st City), The King's, (Liverpool Regiment). Voormezeele Enclosure No.3, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 28-04-1918. Age 31. Son of Ophelia T. Thompson of 33, Beechwood Road, Algburth, Liverpool, UK.