Crompton, Richard McCann –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Crompton, of 24, Astley Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 4, Pleasant View, Hall-i’th’-Wood, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly a shunter for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company.

Personal details

  • Surname: Crompton
  • Forename: Richard McCann
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 23
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 29th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 16704
  • 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: Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Salonika, Greece
  • CWGC reference: 1820

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/01/1915 10/11/1916 29/12/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6c* S22*

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