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DEAD
1. Harry Endicott Davies, 29, foreman, married with four children, of 37 Albion Street, Birkenhead.
2. William Rogerson, 50, married with no children, of 1 Club Row, Pool Street, Birkenhead.
3. Thomas Alexander 'Jockey' Gouldson, 22, single, of 9 Seabank Cottages. Birkenhead.
4. Albert Edward Bethelll (alias Albert Walker), 20, single, of 19 Blackpool Street, Birkenhead.
5. Thomas McNicholas, 32, single, of 106 St Paul's Road, Tranmere.
6. James O'Keefe, 26, married with two children, of School Place, Birkenhead.
7. William Saunders, 26, married with two children, of Eldon Place, Birkenhead.
8. William Reed, 45, of the Church Army Home, 92 Bridge Street, Birkenhead.
9. John Brown Leighton, alias 'Derby' Brown, single, of 13 Everton Crescent, Liverpool.
10. Robert Shaw, 27, married with two children, of 77 Thomas Street, Birkenhead.
11. John Matthews, 35, married with four children, of 2 Hope Street, Birkenhead.
12. Thomas Shaw, 35, single, lodged at 75 Market Street (thought to have relations in Manchester).
13. Thomas Lloyd, 52, married with no children, of 94 Watson Street, Birkenhead.
14. Charles James Johnson, 22, single, of 248 Beaufort Street, Liverpool.
INJURED
1. Thomas Devine, 17, of 21 Oakfield View, Birkenhead.
2. George Crichton, 24, of 61 Flamank Street, Birkenhead.
3. David Jones, of 27 Newling Street, Birkenhead.
ESCAPED
George Purnell, Liverpool
Henry Holden, of 10 Leicester Street, Birkenhead.
Edward Higginson, of 20 St Mary's Avenue, Birkenhead.
James McCann, 27 Chester Street, Birkenhead.
Robert Lloyd, a boy, of 264 Price Street, Birkenhead.
Thomas Dutton, of 98 Beresford Road, Birkenhead.
Thomas Jones, a youth, of 13 Brill Street, Birkenhead

Source, Tom McCarthy, Damburst.

The following buried at Flaybrick, section 15, grave 227, Church of England.
Dates of burial.
Thomas Shaw aged 35, 19 March
John Brown Leighton aged 53, 27 March.
William Rogerson aged 50, 27 March.
William George Reed aged 47, 27 March.
Harry Endicott-Davies aged 29, the gang's foreman, 1 April.

Section 15 grave 228
John Lloyd aged 52, 1 April.
Robert John Shaw aged 27, 3 April.
Thomas Alexander Gouldson aged 22, 3 April.
Albert Edward Bethell aged 20, 6 April.

Following buried in the Catholic Section, section 1 grave 471

Charles Johnson, 27 March..
Thomas Nicholas, 2 April.
William Sanders 2 April
John Mathews, 2 April.
James Okeefe, 2 April.