Son of Thomas William and May Binks, of 293, Lever Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly of the Church Hotel, Church Road, Farnworth, Lancashire.
Binks, William –
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: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: March 31st, 1917 - 1917-03-31
- Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- 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)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- St. Mark's C.E. Church - Bolton
- 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