Hutchinson, William Edward (Billy) –

Son of Peter and Martha Hutchinson, of 315, Ainsworth Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Church Institute and Ridgways Endowed School. Formerly employed on the clerical staff of the Bolton County Court. Enlisted March 1915. Formerly Private 6440, Army Pay Corps.

Personal details

  • Surname: Hutchinson
  • Forename: William Edward (Billy)
  • 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: July 31st, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 11th (Lewisham) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: G/7861
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: London, Middlesex
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 45 and 46.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/10/1917 07/12/1917 19/04/1918 02/08/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d* S15* 6e 6g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 12/10/1917 19/10/1917

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