Hulme, Robert –

Son of the late Edward Hulme and of Mary Ellen Williams (formerly Hulme), of 20, Green Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Mobilised as a reservist 05/08/1914. Taken prisoner of war at Mons in October 1914 and held at the Munster Lager, where he was working in a coal pit.

Personal details

  • Surname: Hulme
  • Forename: Robert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, 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: Private
  • Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 7916
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / 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: 03/12/1915 31/08/1917 17/01/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g 6d 8f*
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 27/10/1916

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