Son of Mrs. Boardman, of 11, Parkfield Road, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Reported wounded July 1916. Killed during “a very gallant and successful raid with bombs, and, along with his company officer, died a most honourable death.”
Boardman, Edmund –
Personal details
- Surname: Boardman
- Forename: Edmund
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Great Lever, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Great Lever, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 2nd, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 14323
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- 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. George the Martyr C.E. Church - Daubhill WWI Memorial
- William Walker and Sons Limited WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Addenda Panel 59.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/08/1916 22/06/1917 22/06/1917 07/12/1917 07/06/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5d 4g 6d/e* S12* 6f