Son of Mary Jane Charnock, of 2, Cemetery Road, Tonge, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly 1749, 3rd East Lancashire Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Wounded when a German aeroplane dropped a bomb on a casualty clearing station in August 1916. Gunshot wound to right chest.
Charnock, James –
Personal details
- Surname: Charnock
- Forename: James
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- 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: Gunner
- Unit: 3rd East Lancashire Brigade.
- Service number: 710840
- Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
- Enlistment date: April 14th, 1915 - 1915-04-14
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: 332313
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Ridgways Endowed School WWI Framed Roll of Honour (LOST)
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 23/04/1915 14/09/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e 6c