Clarke, William Joseph –

Son of James and Catherine Clarke, of 17, Bamber Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Trench Mortar Battery.

Personal details

  • Surname: Clarke
  • Forename: William Joseph
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 29
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 18th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 12868
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Contay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: VIII. F. 21.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/01/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d* S4*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 29/12/1916

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