Briggs, Fred –

Son of James and Alice Briggs; husband of Sarah Ellen Briggs, of 33, Dearden Street, Little Lever, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1915. Formerly Sergeant 4236, 2nd/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Attached Trench Mortar Battery.

Personal details

  • Surname: Briggs
  • Forename: Fred
  • Date of birth: July 28th, 1884
  • Birth place: Whitefield, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Little Lever, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sergeant Major
  • Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 241940
  • Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: D.C.M.

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/04/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 08/03/1918 05/07/1918

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