Chadwick, Hammond –

Son of Walter H. and Mary Chadwick, of 17, Shurmer Street, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted August 1915. Formerly 27499, 3rd & 15th Bn., Cheshire Regiment. Caught as an absentee from the Cheshire Regiment at Birkenhead and from the Welsh Regiment. Appeared before Bolton Magistrates both times to be sent back to his unit under escort. (Bolton Archives: JBO/1/27 & JBO/1/28). Formerly 31019, 8th Bn., South Lancashire Regiment. Attached 26th Company, Royal Engineers. Prisoner of war at Cassel, Germany.

Personal details

  • Surname: Chadwick
  • Forename: Hammond
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, 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: Private
  • Unit: 3rd (Regular Reserve) Battalion.
  • Service number: 49624
  • Regiment: Welsh [Welch] Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

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

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/12/1914 06/08/1915 31/08/1917 20/09/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 7g 6d 6d

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