Ashworth, Jacob –

Husband of Mrs. Ashworth, of 118, Bridgewater Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted August 1914. Killed by a trench mortar whilst on sentry duty.

Personal details

  • Surname: Ashworth
  • Forename: Jacob
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 38
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 27th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 13476
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: I. G. 1.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/05/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g*
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 12/05/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 23/11/1917

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