Younger son of Greaves and Elizabeth Hargreaves, of 34, Moorland Grove, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Elizabeth Aldred (formerly Hargreaves), of 85, Great Jackson Street, Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire, and formerly of 142, Hughes Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted June 1916. Formerly 290327, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Died due to gas poisoning received three weeks previously in hospital at St. Omer.
Hargreaves, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Hargreaves
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 30
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 17th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Rifleman
- Unit: 1st/6th (Rifles) (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 260026
- Regiment: King's Liverpool Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: V. A. 53.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 26/04/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d/e/f*