Clifford Haslam

Bank: Manchester & County Bank

Place of work: Horwich branch

Died: 29 April 1917

Clifford Haslam was born on 3 August 1896, the son of Harrison M Haslam and his wife Ada. In October 1912 he went to work for Manchester & County Bank.

In May 1915 Haslam left his job at the bank's Horwich branch to join the army. By 1917 he was a Corporal in the Royal Fusiliers, and had been awarded the Military Medal for his conduct in the field. He was killed in action in France on 29 April 1917. He was 20 years old.

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Tricia Rigby May 16 2022 10:51AM

Clifford Haslam was my Uncle . Sadly he died long before I was born but I have always been extremely proud of his Service to our Country and at such a young age paying the ultimate price thereby allowing people like me to live a relatively peaceful life : I was born after the Second World War

I really appreciate Nat West Bank allowing relatives and friends of the former employees of the Bank to express their thoughts regarding the sacrifices made by people who worked in the Bank.

Wendy Neville (née Haslam) May 25 2022 04.34PM

I am one of 3 sisters who are the closest relatives of our Uncle Clifford & hold the family file containing his Service record. We have his WW1 penny, letters he wrote from the trenches to his Mother, our Grandmother & a letter written by his Commanding Officer after his death. He was a very brave & special soldier, winning the Military Medal for saving a comrade & putting a machine gun out of action. We are so proud of him.

In his file there is an invitation to our Grandmother from the Manchester & County Bank Ltd, to attend a memorial to the fallen members , along with the Order of Service. This was on Saturday 20th September 1919. These treasures will continue to be kept within the family .

We attended The Remembrance Service in Westhoughton in 2021 where his name is inscribed on the Cenotaph.