Son of Andrew and Lydia Battersby, of 6, Antelope Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. A bugler. Memorial in St. Stephen’s Churchyard, Kearsley.
Battersby, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Battersby
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 15th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 16921
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- St. Stephen's (Kearsley Moor) C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour (Killed)
- CWGC Memorial: Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: I. E. 1.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 25/05/1917 06/07/1917 23/11/1917 28/12/1917 17/05/1918 18/10/1918