Son of William and Sarah Jane Gresty, of 44, Gibraltar Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Killed by a sniper whilst on sentry duty.
Gresty, Edmund –
Personal details
- Surname: Gresty
- Forename: Edmund
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 18
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 27th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 2924
- 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
- Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: X Farm Cemetery, La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: A. 8.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 06/08/1915 19/11/1915 25/08/1916 25/08/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c* 10i* 7d/g 8g*