Derbyshire, Richard –

Son of James and Sarah Alice Derbyshire, of 16, Higher Terrace, Mill Hill, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914.

Personal details

  • Surname: Derbyshire
  • Forename: Richard
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Darcy Lever, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 23
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 5th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 15503
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 41 and 43.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/08/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 8c* S14*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 24/08/1917

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