Coates, William –

Son of Emma Coates, of 57, Daisy Street, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted August 1915. Formerly Private 4145, 1st/4th Bn., King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.

Personal details

  • Surname: Coates
  • Forename: William
  • 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: April 9th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 201364
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Mindel Trench British Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangy, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: C. 8.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 13/08/1915 04/05/1917 07/12/1917 12/04/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6c-d* S19* 6g

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