Gent, Frederick –

Of 96, Turton Street, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Enlisted March 1915, aged 17 years. Posthumously recommended for and awarded the Military Medal.

Gerrard, Samuel –

Only son of Margaret Alice Gerrard, of 25, Acton Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire. Was wounded at the 2nd Battle of Ypres.

Gerrard, Ernest –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrard, of 31, Whittaker Street, Bolton, Lancashire.

Gerrard, Ernest –

Husband of Mrs. Gerrard, of 22, Battenberg Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Worked for ten years a driver on the Dunscar and Farnworth routes for the Bolton Corporation Tramways Department. Enlisted April 1915. A fire broke out close to some ammunition, and in attempting to warn a comrade of the danger, both were caught in the explosion of the ammunition and killed.

Gerrard, George –

Of 14, Blackledge Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted March 1915. Cannot find under service number 3734. Possibly died August 1925 aged 35 years at 14 Blackledge Street and interred at Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery on 13/08/1925 in grave CW. 3. H10. 24.

Gibbard, Joseph Hudson –

Son of William Gibbard, of 73, Darley Street, Bolton, Lancashire; brother of Mrs. Hardy, of 49, Eskrick Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly of 69, Darley Street, Bolton, Lancashire.

Gibbon, Charles –

Son of William and Gertrude Gibbon, of 343, Bridgeman Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Surname recorded in BJ&G as GIBBONS.

Giblin, Frank –

Of 14, Tower Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly 34841, Machine Gun Corps.

Gibson, Stephen –

Husband of Catherine Gibson, of 98, Ellesmere Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1915. Attached “B” Battery, 112th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.

Gidman, Hugh –

Son of Joseph and Sarah Ann Gidman, of 11, Earl Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted March 1915. Died in Bangor Military Hospital.

Gidman, John Harris –

Son of Hugh and Susannah Gidman, of 100, Waterloo Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Service number incorrectly recorded as 96086 on SDGW. Died in hospital at Oswestry, Shropshire.

Gill, Stanley –

Son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Gill. Brother of Mr. William Gill, of 19, Leicester Street, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly an apprentice boilermaker at Horwich Loco Works. Formerly 43872, Royal Army Medical Corps.

Gilpin, William –

Son of John and Emily Gilpin, of 6, Norman Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Five years with the Territorials before the outbreak of war. Killed by a rifle grenade. Victoria Wesleyans.

Gilston, John –

Husband of Mrs. Gilston, of 8, Durham Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Badly gassed twice in October and November 1917.

Glaister, James Robert –

Son of Hannah Glaister, of Breightmet Hall, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Alfred Glaister; husband of Florence Jane Glaister (nee Smith), of 24, South Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. Formerly 3646, 2nd/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Caught aged 27 as an absentee from Oxted since 02/08/1915 appearing before Bolton Magistrates 24/08/1915 to be sent back to his unit under escort. (Bolton Archives: JBO/1/26). Killed by an exploding shell.

Glaister, Stephen –

Son of Hannah Glaister, of Breightmet Hall, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Alfred Glaister. An old boy of the Bolton Church Institute (1907-1908). Formerly 21st Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Invalided home in December 1915 with trench feet or frostbite.

Glasgow, Harry –

Eldest son of Thomas and Hannah Glasgow, of 19, Bolton Road, Farnworth, Lancashire, and formerly of 23, Loxham Street, Great Lever, Lancashire. Died after being shot through the shoulder on 24/10/1918, the bullet penetrating his chest.