Fitton, Herbert –

Son of John William and Elizabeth Ellen Fitton, of 30, Ramwell Street, Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly of 23, Windermere Street, Bolton, Lancashire; 11, Grasmere Street, Bolton, Lancashire; and Gibraltar Farm, Lostock, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 5995, 4th/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Reported missing since 26/10/1917, and subsequently presumed killed.

Personal details

  • Surname: Fitton
  • Forename: Herbert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 21
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 26th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 242842
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: August 19th, 1915 - 1915-08-19
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 27/08/1915 16/08/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6d*

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