Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, of 40, Conway Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at Moses Gate. Enlisted April 1915 into the Lancashire Fusiliers and transferred to the Railway Company of the Royal Engineers. Wounded in left arm and side in October 1917, and on recovery returned to the Lancashire Fusiliers.
Bolton, Thomas –
Personal details
- Surname: Bolton
- Forename: Thomas
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Lytham, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 31st, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd/8th (Salford) (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 18939
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Salford, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Panel 32 to 34.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 16/08/1918 22/08/1919