Heyworth, Henry –

Youngest son of Samuel and Ann Heyworth, of 78, Brook Street5, Chorley, Lancashire. Had been a Sergeant in the Boys’ Brigade. Enlisted December 1915 as Private 7802, 4th/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, and mobilised January 1916. Fought in the Somme offensive. Reported missing after Cambrai on 30/11/1917 and subsequently presumed killed.

Personal details

  • Surname: Heyworth
  • Forename: Henry
  • Date of birth: February 1st, 1894
  • Birth place: Chorley, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Chorley, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 23
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 30th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 243257
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: Panel 8.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/08/1930
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 13f

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