One of six soldier sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harris, of 16, Radcliffe Road, Haulgh, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914. Reported missing since 05/05/1915 and subsequently presumed killed.
Harris, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Harris
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Salford, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 5th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 11511
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Huddersfield, Yorkshire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 20.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 23/10/1914 04/06/1915 31/03/1916 04/08/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 8c-e* 5g 5h 7o*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 31/03/1916