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.
Clegg, Robert –
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: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- 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