Cheetham, Percy Charles –

Son of Frederick James and Mary Elizabeth Cheetham of The Elms, Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, and formerly of Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1915. His father served in India. A brother, Fred, also served.

Personal details

  • Surname: Cheetham
  • Forename: Percy Charles
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Rochdale, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 31
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 27th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Unit: 1st/7th (Salford) (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 28583
  • Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Rochdale, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: Panel 5 and 6.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/10/1918 25/10/1918 01/11/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g 6h 6c*

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