Ainsworth, Ernest –

Son of John William and Annie Ainsworth, of 186, Deane Church Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company as a clerk at Moses Gate. His brother Albert served in Salonika.

Personal details

  • Surname: Ainsworth
  • Forename: Ernest
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 26
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 1st, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Unit: 20th (5th City) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 17278
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: V. G. 4.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/08/1916 04/08/1916 06/07/1917 12/07/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5g 8b* 4h 6f

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