Nephew of Mrs. Kelly, of 87, Clammerclough Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted in the Lancashire Fusiliers aged 19 and discharged 18/09/1909 after 12 years service including 7 abroad. Served in the South African Campaign. Re-enlisted Border Regiment in 1914. Reported as killed during landing at Dardanelles in August 1915.
Brian, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Brian
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 36
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: Not known
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Border Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Queen's Park) Gallipoli Memorial
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- St. Gregory's R.C. Church 1914-1918 Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 02/11/1917 23/11/1917 28/12/1917