Glaister, George –

Son of Hannah Glaister, of Breightmet Hall, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Alfred Glaister. An old boy of Bolton Grammar School (1898-1899), and the Bolton Church Institute. Formerly Private, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Previously wounded in the ankle in April 1915. Gazetted to Lieutenant from Second Lieutenant July 1917. Acting captain at time of death.

Personal details

  • Surname: Glaister
  • Forename: George
  • Date of birth: September 6th, 1890
  • Birth place: Blackpool, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 26
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 31st, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lieutenant
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: VI. B. 1.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 01/04/1915 30/04/1915 14/07/1916 25/08/1916 25/08/1916 20/04/1917 27/04/1917 03/08/1917 10/08/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7c 5g 5e 5f 7a/g 8k* 6e 6e* 6g 6c/e S13*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 27/03/1915 03/08/1917 10/08/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 30/04/1915

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