Battersby, Walter –

Husband of Harriet Wood (formerly Battersby, nee Howarth), of 4, Faith Street, Doffcocker, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 101, Wellington Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Previously served in the Bolton Artillery Volunteers, 9th Battery, time-expired.

Personal details

  • Surname: Battersby
  • Forename: Walter
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 33
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: December 22nd, 1914
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 4494
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: October 12th, 1914 - 1914-10-12
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: Panel 27 and 28.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/01/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f

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