Carson, William –

Son of Daniel and Mrs. Carson, of 4, Birmingham Street, Brownlow Fold, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Florence Willetts (formerly Carson), of 26, Ruskin Avenue, Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire, and formerly of 5, Avenue Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and 49, Rawson Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 1543, 1st/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Received bullet wound to shoulder 19/06/1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Carson
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Longsight, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 24
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 9th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 240177
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: Panel 89 to 91.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 25/06/1915 25/08/1916 10/05/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f 6b 6b/f*

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