Collier, Arthur –

Youngest son of William and Ellen Collier, of 139, Harrowby Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. A noted amateur athlete of Dixon Green. Enlisted June 1915. Formerly 5051, 3rd/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed by a shell.

Personal details

  • Surname: Collier
  • Forename: Arthur
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 27
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: June 20th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 242404
  • 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: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: I. C. 4.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/06/1915 21/06/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 10/08/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 08/10/1915 28/12/1916 06/07/1917 20/07/1917 27/07/1917 21/06/1918 30/08/1918

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