Gaskell, George –

Of 6, Locke Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Previously served and was wounded in the South African Campaign.

Personal details

  • Surname: Gaskell
  • Forename: George
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: March 8th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 6086
  • Regiment: Essex Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Strand Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: X. I. 1.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/04/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f
  • Bolton Chronicle: 03/04/1915
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/04/1915

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