Gornall, Richard Mason –

Son of the late William and Elizabeth Gornall (nee Charnley), of 46, Brougham Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Lydia Gornall (nee Swift), of 16, Fraser Street, Brownlow Fold, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 18, Virgil Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914. Wounded in the neck July 1916. Formerly employed at the Horwich Loco Works.

Personal details

  • Surname: Gornall
  • Forename: Richard Mason
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Fleetwood, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 26
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 17th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 16036
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/07/1916 07/06/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f 6f

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