Douglas, William Henry –

Second son of W. H. and Eliza Douglas, of 467, Lynton Road, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed at Brackley Colliery, Little Hulton, Lancashire.

Personal details

  • Surname: Douglas
  • Forename: William Henry
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Stafford, Staffordshire
  • Place of residence: Great Lever, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 28
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 10th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 17706
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: D.C.M.

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Hooge Crater Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: XVI. D. 9.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/11/1916 16/02/1917 08/02/1918 02/08/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g* 6d-e* 6c* 6e
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 15/02/1918 27/12/1918

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