Son of William and Jane Bithell, of 49, Edward Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Edna Bithell, of 37, Longcauseway, Farnworth, Lancashire. Wounded dangerously in the back, chest and head on 15/03/1918 and died at 54th Casualty Clearing Station.
Bithell, Herbert Lewis –
Personal details
- Surname: Bithell
- Forename: Herbert Lewis
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Holywell, Flintshire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 25
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 18th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 15th (Carmarthenshire) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 21028
- Regiment: Welsh [Welch] Regiment
- Enlistment date: May 23rd, 1915 - 1915-05-23
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Merville Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: I. C. 61.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/05/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 29/10/1915 16/03/1917 28/03/1918 05/04/1918 12/04/1918 19/04/1918 02/08/1918 27/12/1918