Of 96, Turton Street, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Enlisted March 1915, aged 17 years. Posthumously recommended for and awarded the Military Medal.
Gent, Frederick –
Personal details
- Surname: Gent
- Forename: Frederick
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 28th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 4948
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.M.
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: Bay 7.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 01/04/1915 14/07/1916 14/07/1916 21/07/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916 29/06/1917 29/06/1917 28/06/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 7d 5h 6c* 6h 7d* S11* 4h 6g* 6g
- Bolton Chronicle: 22/12/1916