Eccles, John (Jack) –

Of 58, Raphael Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire. Killed by a sniper.

Personal details

  • Surname: Eccles
  • Forename: John (Jack)
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 20th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 241410
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/10/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/d* S15*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 12/10/1917

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