Entwistle, John James –

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.”

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*

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