Barnes, William –

Son of Joseph and Margaret Barnes. Husband of Emily Barnes, (nee Jones) of 88, Bull Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. Of 18, Mooney Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed at Brackley Colliery, Little Hulton, Lancashire.

Personal details

  • Surname: Barnes
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 31
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 26th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 241222
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: November 3rd, 1914 - 1914-11-03
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Cement House Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: II. A. 8.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/11/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d/f S16*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 14/12/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 23/11/1917 28/12/1917 02/08/1918 27/12/1918

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