Bolton, William –

Husband of Ada Bolton, of 296, Crescent Road, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlistment November 1915, “Group System”. Mortally wounded 07/08/1917.

Personal details

  • Surname: Bolton
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Great Lever, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 35
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 8th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Gunner
  • Unit: 184th Siege Battery.
  • Service number: 102785
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: June 15th, 1916 - 1916-06-15
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: II. F. 14.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/11/1915 17/08/1917 24/08/1917 07/12/1917 09/08/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 4g 8d/e* S11* 6g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 17/08/1917 24/08/1917 31/08/1917

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