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.
Gornall, Richard Mason –
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: 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: Not known
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)
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- Horwich Loco Works (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company) WWI Memorial - Horwich
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- 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