Gilfoy, Samuel –

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Gilfoy, of 41, Pioneer Street, Horwich, Lancashire, and formerly of 195, Lee Lane, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly worked at Horwich Loco Works as a boiler maker. Died at Poona, India, from appendicitis. Also remembered on Face 7 of the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India.

Personal details

  • Surname: Gilfoy
  • Forename: Samuel
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Newton Heath, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 38
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 5th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 6530
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Poona (St. Sepulchre's) Cemetery, India
  • CWGC reference: Plot A. Grave 291.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 20/09/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c*

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