Heaton, Benjamin William –

Second son of William and Jennet Anne Heaton, of Hollinhurst, Lostock, Bolton, Lancashire, and later of Knowle House, Rivington, Lancashire. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry in 1914.

Personal details

  • Surname: Heaton
  • Forename: Benjamin William
  • Date of birth: September 19th, 1886
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, 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: Captain
  • Unit: 12th (Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Manchester Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: M.C.; M.i.D.

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/05/1917 10/01/1919
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f* 8c*

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