Davies, Harry –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Davies, of 50, Fraser Street, Brownlow Fold, Bolton, Lancashire. Nephew of John Whiteley, 260, Blackburn Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Received a fractured skull at Hill 60, Ypres on 22/04/1915 and died at 3rd Western Hospital, Cardiff.

Personal details

  • Surname: Davies
  • Forename: Harry
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 30
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: June 13th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 7759
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Halliwell (St. Peter) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
  • CWGC reference: K. 787.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/06/1915 25/06/1915 25/06/1915 06/08/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6i* 5e/f 5i S1k*

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