Notes
He is listed on the memorial as having been a scholar at the school. The school website (see References) states: ‘Second Lieutenant John Wade was the son of Dr Herbert and Ada Wade, of 40 Park Range, Victoria Park, Manchester. He had one sister Ada. His father was Education secretary for the Borough Council and was serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in the same Battalion. John had been awarded his B.Sc, with honours, was studying for his M.Sc, when the war broke out he was gazetted to the Ashton Territorials on September 2nd, 1914. John was placed on the official casualties list after being reported missing since June 18th, when he took part with the Ashton Territorials in a night attack on a strong Turkish positioning the Dardanelles. His father Herbert was at the time lying wounded in hospital at Alexandria from injuries sustained in the same campaign.' He is also listed on the Helles Memorial.