Ainsworth, John Edwin (Jack) –

Son of John and Alice Ainsworth, of 18, Chaucer Street, Brownlow Fold, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly 7997, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died at a casualty clearing station from wounds in both legs and chest.

Personal details

  • Surname: Ainsworth
  • Forename: John Edwin (Jack)
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Tonge, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 21
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 15th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 243410
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: December 11th, 1915 - 1915-12-11
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: IV. J. 2.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/09/1917 28/09/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c* 4g S2*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 21/09/1917 28/09/1917

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