Fairclough, J –

Husband of Mrs. Fairclough, of 219, Deane Church Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly of 362, Willows Lane, Deane, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Municipal Secondary School. As a second lieutenant he was wounded by a sniper’s bullet in the right arm, shoulder and back during the fight for Mametz Wood on 10/07/1916.

Personal details

  • Surname: Fairclough
  • Forename: J
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Captain
  • Unit: 16th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: M.C.

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 30/04/1915 21/07/1916 31/05/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f 6c 6e*

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