Son of John Hewitt and Frances Hargreaves, of 92, Cawdor Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. A Lewis gunner, he was at his post near Ypres in the front-line trench with his gun when he was killed by a trench mortar.
Hargreaves, John William –
Personal details
- Surname: Hargreaves
- Forename: John William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 20
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 27th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 27686
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: August 30th, 1916 - 1916-08-30
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: III. B. 14.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Chronicle: 14/12/1917
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 09/11/1917 28/12/1917 02/08/1918 25/10/1918 27/12/1918