Glaister, Stephen –

Son of Hannah Glaister, of Breightmet Hall, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Alfred Glaister. An old boy of the Bolton Church Institute (1907-1908). Formerly 21st Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Invalided home in December 1915 with trench feet or frostbite.

Personal details

  • Surname: Glaister
  • Forename: Stephen
  • Date of birth: November 4th, 1896
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 9th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: PS/7085
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: May 29th, 1915 - 1915-05-29
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: Bay 3.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/06/1915 24/12/1915 20/04/1917 27/04/1917 10/08/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 5g* 6e 6c* 6e S19*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 05/06/1915

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