Husband of Ada Bolton, of 296, Crescent Road, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlistment November 1915, “Group System”. Mortally wounded 07/08/1917.
Bolton, William –
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: Royal Garrison Artillery
- Enlistment date: June 15th, 1916 - 1916-06-15
- Enlistment location: Bolton, 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)
- St. Michael's (Great Lever) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- 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