Son of Joseph and Sarah E. Farnworth, of 131, Cleggs Lane, Little Hulton, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Peel Hall Colliery Company. Buried at sea.
Farnworth, Richard –
Personal details
- Surname: Farnworth
- Forename: Richard
- Date of birth: April 16th, 1891
- Birth place: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 23rd, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: Plymouth Battalion.
- Service number: PLY/460 (S)
- Regiment: Royal Marine Light Infantry
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Little Hulton Cenotaph - Little Hulton
- St. Paul's (Peel) C.E. Church Brass Memorial Plaques - Little Hulton
- CWGC Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, UK
- CWGC reference: 7
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 11/06/1915 13/08/1915 10/09/1915 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 07/09/1917