Halliday, John –

Husband of Mrs. Ethell Halliday, of 4, George Street, Little Lever, Lancashire, and formerly of 78, Lever Street, Little Lever, Lancashire. Formerly Corporal 18970, Border Regiment. Wounded by gunshot to wrist and shell shock 06/08/1915 in the Dardanelles. Killed in a roof collapse at Outwood Colliery on 26/03/1919 and interred 29/03/1919.

Personal details

  • Surname: Halliday
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Little Lever, 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: Corporal
  • Unit: Not known
  • Service number: 15346
  • Regiment: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
  • Enlistment date: January 4th, 1915 - 1915-01-04
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Little Lever (St. Matthew) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
  • CWGC reference: D. 71.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/01/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 03/09/1915

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