Binks, William –

Son of Thomas William and May Binks, of 293, Lever Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly of the Church Hotel, Church Road, Farnworth, Lancashire.

Personal details

  • Surname: Binks
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 19
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 31st, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 37235
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: March 31st, 1917 - 1917-03-31
  • Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 41 and 43.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 31/08/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/d* S11*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 31/08/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 31/08/1917 07/09/1917 23/11/1917 28/12/1917 02/08/1918

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