Dann, William Rowland Harris –

Son of the late Rev. Alfred George and Margaret Sophia Dann (nee Harris). Of 24, Wyresdale Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Captaon, adjutant and temporary commanding officer of 1st/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in absence of Lt. Col. Hesketh. Wounded in the leg May 1916. Later commanding Bedfordshire Regiment as Lieutenant Colonel. London Regiment. Promoted Brigadier General July 1918.

Personal details

  • Surname: Dann
  • Forename: William Rowland Harris
  • 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: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Brigadier General
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Bedfordshire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: D.S.O.

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 25/06/1915 29/10/1915 12/05/1916 02/06/1916 20/10/1916 20/07/1917 09/08/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f 6g* 5f 5f 6g 6e 6a
  • Bolton Chronicle: 17/11/1916
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 29/10/1915

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