Kirkman, William –

Son of John and Jane Kirkman (nee Gore), of Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Harriett Frances Bostock (formerly Kirkman, nee Webster), of 28, Trafalgar Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 30, Tonge Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Bolton Corporation Electricity Works. Enlisted January 1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Kirkman
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Not known
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 32
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 1st, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 14th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 20677
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: IV. F. 9.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 15/01/1915 21/09/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e 6c* S10*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 21/09/1917

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