Son of Hugh and Mary Ellen Dewhurst, of 109, Lord Street, Kearsley, Lancashire.
Dewhurst, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Dewhurst
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Preston, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 4th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 19305
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: January 4th, 1915 - 1915-01-04
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- St. Gregory's R.C. Church 1914-1918 Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: I. E. 13.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/01/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 16/06/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 18/01/1918