Younger son of Mr. Francis William Bignell and Mrs. Elizabeth Bignell, Governor and Matron of Eden’s Orphanage, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Briefly an old boy of the Bolton Church Institute. Enlisted November 1914. Formerly 3059, 9th Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment. Duplicated entry in Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour.
Bignell, William Henry –
Personal details
- Surname: Bignell
- Forename: William Henry
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Astley Bridge, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 19th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd/6th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 6504
- Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Horsham, Sussex
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Paul's (Astley Bridge) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: Panel 22 to 25.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 25/08/1916 01/09/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f 6c/d* S6*