Hindley, James Bertie –

Son of James Hindley, of 39, Manchester Road, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of Bridgeman Place, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Elsie Ditchfield Hindley (nee Ramsdale), of 18, Lower Bridgeman Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Previously enlisted at Bolton on 13/08/1914 as Private 1883, Army Pay Corps and stationed at Hamilton from where he was declared a deserter 03/05/1915. Re-enlisted as a despatch rider, he was thrown from his motorcycle and suffered head wounds and a fractured leg through being run over by a transport wagon and treated at County of Middlesex War Hospital.

Personal details

  • Surname: Hindley
  • Forename: James Bertie
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Chorley, 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: Sergeant
  • Unit: 41st Signal Company.
  • Service number: 93708
  • Regiment: Royal Engineers
  • Enlistment date: April 29th, 1915 - 1915-04-29
  • Enlistment location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

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

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 03/11/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f

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