Eldest son of Robert and Ann Farnworth, of The Cottage, St. Anne’s Road East, St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire, and formerly of Orient House, Deane, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Church Institute 1904-1908.
Farnworth, James –
Personal details
- Surname: Farnworth
- Forename: James
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 25
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 9th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- St. Mary the Virgin (Deane) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 11 A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 18/08/1916 18/08/1916 25/08/1916 25/08/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7d 5d 6a* 7a/g 8g* S13*