Ainsworth, Herbert –

Son of John Thomas and Alice Ainsworth, of 2, Daisyfield, Chorley New Road, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly employed at the Horwich Loco Works, and later at Armstrong Whitworth’s in Newcastle. Enlisted August 1914. Formerly 40344, Royal Engineers. Sometimes recorded as ‘Herbert A. Ainsworth’.

Personal details

  • Surname: Ainsworth
  • Forename: Herbert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 26
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 8th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 1st Section, The Tank Corps.
  • Service number: 301902
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: V. D. 10.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 07/09/1917 30/08/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f* 6d/g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 14/09/1917

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