Collier, John –

Son of William and Ann Collier, of 11, Crumpsall Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Previously employed by Dobson and Barlow. Enlisted March 1915. Died from multiple shell wounds at the Canadian Clearing Station at Lijssenthoek. All Saints Chuch, Halliwell. Brother William serving, and brother Robert prisoner of war in Germany.

Personal details

  • Surname: Collier
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 32
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 5th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 241956
  • 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: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: XVII. G. 18A.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/08/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 8c* S14*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 24/08/1917

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