Anderton, Francis –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Anderton, of 307, Manchester Road, Blackrod, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Anderton, of 21, Sumner Road, Haigh, Wigan, Lancashire.

Personal details

  • Surname: Anderton
  • Forename: Francis
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Blackrod, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Aspull, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 36
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: December 23rd, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Rifleman
  • Unit: 16th (St. Pancras) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: S/29038
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Aspull, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Essex Farm Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: II. Y. 1.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 09/02/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g*

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