Grierson, William Alexander –

Son of the late Mr. William Grierson, of Woodside, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Grammar School (1904). Formerly Lieutenant, promoted to Captain 08/05/1915. Seconded on attachment to Machine Gun Corps.

Personal details

  • Surname: Grierson
  • Forename: William Alexander
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Major
  • Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: M.i.D.; D.S.O.; Croix-de-Guerre (France)

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 14/05/1915 23/02/1917 08/06/1917 27/07/1917 10/08/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7c 6g* 6d* 6d 4h 3e
  • Bolton Chronicle: 08/06/1917 15/06/1917 27/07/1917 03/08/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 14/05/1915

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