Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Eckersley, of 194, Deane Church Lane, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Daniel Eckersley. Enlisted September 1914. A brother, Sam, served in France. Daubhill Primitive Methodist.
Eckersley, Daniel –
Personal details
- Surname: Eckersley
- Forename: Daniel
- Date of birth: April 25th, 1893
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 7th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 16756
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: September 5th, 1914 - 1914-09-05
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- 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)
- St. George the Martyr C.E. Church - Daubhill WWI Memorial
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 11 A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/08/1916 25/08/1916 29/12/1916 12/07/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 8a/b* 5f S4* 6g