Of 6, Abernethy Street, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a fireman at the Horwich Loco Works. Formerly Private 278, 1st/4th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Wounded 15/06/1915 at Festubert. Died from influenza whilst prisoner of war.
Bentham, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Bentham
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 29
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 27th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 200135
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: August 8th, 1914 - 1914-08-08
- Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- Horwich Loco Works (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company) WWI Memorial - Horwich
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- CWGC Memorial: Cologne Southern Cemetery, K?ln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany
- CWGC reference: XI. B. 4.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/09/1916 23/08/1918 13/12/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f 6d 8b*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 14/12/1917
- Horwich and Westhoughton Journal entries: 26/06/1915