Ainsworth, Harry –

Of 299, Blackburn Road, Egerton, Lancashire. Killed whilst bringing in a wounded German.

Personal details

  • Surname: Ainsworth
  • Forename: Harry
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Egerton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Egerton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 11th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 242120
  • Regiment: East Lancashire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: May 12th, 1916 - 1916-05-12
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 77 to 79 and 163A.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 23/11/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 30/11/1917

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