Son of the late Joseph and the late Edna Denton (nee Howarth), of 28, Bury Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 68, Windley Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Annie Denton (nee Lord), of 81, Morris Green Lane, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a guard on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Reported missing and subsequently presumed killed.
Denton, James Edmund –
Personal details
- Surname: Denton
- Forename: James Edmund
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 29
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 9th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 11335
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: June 17th, 1914 - 1914-06-17
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Queen's Park) Gallipoli Memorial
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
- CWGC reference: Panel 152 to 154.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 10/09/1915 15/09/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5g 6b-c* S19*
- Bolton Chronicle: 11/09/1915