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.
Hulme, Robert –
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: South Lancashire (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
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