Son of Robert and Annie Greenhalgh, of 22, Bamber Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Ellen Hobson (formerly Greenhalgh, nee Gregory), of 46, Shaw Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 70, Rigby Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company as a porter at Bolton Station. His brother Herbert was present when he was killed, by a bullet which hit him in the head.
Greenhalgh, John Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Greenhalgh
- Forename: John Robert
- Date of birth: July 4th, 1889
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 27
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 11th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 15404
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: September 2nd, 1914 - 1914-09-02
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- 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)
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- CWGC Memorial: Millencourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: C. 14.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/09/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6a/b* S17*
- Bolton Evening News entries: 07/09/2016 14/09/2016