Hayes, William –

Son of Mrs. Hayes, of 16, Nevada Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Hayes, of 72, Reservoir Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company as a checkweighman at Trinity Street Station. Enlisted August 1914. Recorded as William HEYES on CWGC, Medal Card and SDGW. Has previously joined the army in 1902 but was bought out by his parents for being too young.

Personal details

  • Surname: Hayes
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 25th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 4280
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: III. H. 11.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 02/06/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d* 7o* S14*

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