Brooks, Benjamin –

Nephew of Mrs. Jane Gornal, of 211, Back Radcliffe Road, Darcy Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly of Ashton Field Colliery. Enlisted August 1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Brooks
  • Forename: Benjamin
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Darcy Lever, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 23
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 20th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 202650
  • Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 03/09/1915 16/11/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7h 6a* S22*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 16/11/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 23/11/1917 02/08/1918 27/12/1918

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