Clegg, Robert –

Husband of Sarah Ellen Clegg (nee Mills), of 22, Matthew Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly of 62, Lee Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Wounded in head on sentry duty on 14/04/1915 and taken to 14th General Military Hospital, Boulogne. Brother William also killed.

Personal details

  • Surname: Clegg
  • Forename: Robert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 15th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 1455
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: I. G. 28A.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/05/1915 25/08/1916 25/08/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6h 7d 8a*
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 07/05/1915 14/05/1915 21/05/1915 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 30/11/1917 18/01/1918

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