Helsby, Walter –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Welsby, of 114, Pen Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Helsby
  • Forename: Walter
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 8th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 18828
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Basra War Cemetery, Basra, Iraq
  • CWGC reference: VI. P. 3.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/07/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f* 7g* S11*

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