Greenhalgh, John Robert –

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.

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: Not known
  • Enlistment date: September 2nd, 1914 - 1914-09-02
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • 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

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