Son of Whitworth and Sarah Ann Billington, of “Tilia”, Dodds Bank, Shavington, Crewe, Cheshire, and formerly of 11, Victoria Road, Horwich, Lancashire. An old boy of Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School. B.Sc.(Man.) Killed by the explosion of a shell.
Billington, Whitworth Leonard –
Personal details
- Surname: Billington
- Forename: Whitworth Leonard
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Horwich, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 17th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: "Z" Special Company.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Royal Engineers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Holy Trinity C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour - Horwich
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School WWI Roll of Honour
- CWGC Memorial: Morchies Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: C. 7.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 25/05/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/d*