Ireland, James –

Of 6, Berkeley Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1915. A signaller.

Personal details

  • Surname: Ireland
  • Forename: James
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Astley Bridge, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 26th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 241936
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: XXII. A. 8.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/04/1915 16/11/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6d* S16*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 16/11/1917 14/12/1917

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