Next of kin recorded as Nina Margretta Entwistle, of 48, Willows Lane, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly a Locomotive Fireman with previous service in the Territorials. Circumstances of death: “Whilst in charge of an evacuation party during an attack in the vicinity of Olive Trench, Vis-en-Artois, about 3 o’clock on the afternoon of August 28th 1918, he was attending a wounded man, when he was struck in the left lung by an enemy machine gun bullet and instantly killed.”
Entwistle, John James –
Personal details
- Surname: Entwistle
- Forename: John James
- Date of birth: October 21st, 1888
- Birth place: Darwen, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 30
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 28th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 21st Battalion, Canadian Infantry.
- Service number: 59307
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: November 5th, 1914 - 1914-11-05
- Enlistment location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: II. A. 12.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 13/09/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e/g*