Son of Henry and Mary Jane Barton, of Station House, Entwistle, Turton, Lancashire. Formerly 2780, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. A brother Harry served in the same regiment and as later prisoner of war in Germany. Recorded in newspapers under Edward Barton.
Barton, William Edward –
Personal details
- Surname: Barton
- Forename: William Edward
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Entwistle, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 20
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 31st, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 240922
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: October 13th, 1914 - 1914-10-13
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 41 and 43.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 31/08/1917 31/08/1917 09/08/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 4b 6e/f* 6g
- Bolton Chronicle: 31/08/1917