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.
Ainsworth, John Edwin (Jack) –
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: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: December 11th, 1915 - 1915-12-11
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- Ridgway Gates and The Victoria Hall Methodist WWI Roll of Honour - Bolton (LOST)
- 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