Challinor, William James –

Son of William James and Margaret Challinor. Previously served 12 years in India with the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays). Killed by a shell.

Personal details

  • Surname: Challinor
  • Forename: William James
  • Date of birth: May 10th, 1874
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Not known
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 50
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 21st, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry.
  • Service number: 19845
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: September 22nd, 1914 - 1914-09-22
  • Enlistment location: Valcartier, Ontario, Canada
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: V. B. 17.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 09/08/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6a

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