Hetherington, William –

Son of the late William and Eliza Hetherington, 12, Clay Street, Eagley, Turton, Lancashire, and formerly of 49, Hough Lane, Eagley, Turton, Lancashire; brother of Samuel Gilbert Hetherington, of 243, Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Turton, Lancashire. Enlisted August 1914. Wounded October 1916. Captured prisoner of war and died of influenza in Germany.

Personal details

  • Surname: Hetherington
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Eagley, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 28
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 4th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 241449
  • 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: Cologne Southern Cemetery, K?ln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany
  • CWGC reference: V. D. 8.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 27/10/1916 12/10/1917 20/12/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e/f* 6f 8e*

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