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.
Ainsworth, Ernest –
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: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / 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)
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- St. George the Martyr C.E. Church - Daubhill WWI Memorial
- 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