Son of the late Mrs. Ainsworth, of Marylands, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Bertha A. Ainsworth, of 1, Stanley Road, Hastings, Sussex, and formerly of Oakfield, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Grammar School (1888-1889).
Ainsworth, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Ainsworth
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 39
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 16th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Major
- Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- 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
- CWGC Memorial: Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: I. N. 53.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/01/1915 01/04/1915 21/01/1916 27/04/1917 14/09/1917 07/12/1917 19/04/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f 5f 6c-g* 6f-g* 3a S6* 6f
- Bolton Chronicle: 27/03/1915 15/06/1917 14/09/1917