Youngest son of James and Emma Hilton, 66, Folds Road, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School.
Hilton, John (Jack) –
Personal details
- Surname: Hilton
- Forename: John (Jack)
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 28th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 18th (2nd City) (Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 16523
- Regiment: King's Liverpool Regiment
- Enlistment date: September 2nd, 1914 - 1914-09-02
- Enlistment location: Liverpool, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Carnoy Military Cemetery, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: O. 22.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 07/07/1916 29/06/1917 28/06/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7d 5h 4g 6g