Demaine, William –

Son of William and Elizabeth Demaine, of 19, Windermere Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Elizabeth Demaine, of 45, Durham Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Drowned in the sinking of RMS Leinster.

Personal details

  • Surname: Demaine
  • Forename: William
  • 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: October 10th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Unit: 3rd/4th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 242610
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: June 23rd, 1915 - 1915-06-23
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Grangegorman Military Cemetery, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  • CWGC reference: CE. New Plot. 716.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/05/1917 25/10/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/h*

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