Son of John Thomas and Jemima Bates, of 82, Turton Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 3204, 2nd/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Bates, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Bates
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 241219
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: October 3rd, 1914 - 1914-10-03
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: D.C.M.
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 17/09/1915 13/07/1917 20/07/1917 03/08/1917 15/08/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d-e* 6c 6f 6d* 4g
- Bolton Chronicle: 03/08/1917
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 13/07/1917