Kirkman, William –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kirkman, of 2, Cedar Street, Deane, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a porter for the Lanacashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at Bolton. Enlisted February 1915. Formerly 15th Bn., Welsh Regiment.

Personal details

  • Surname: Kirkman
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • 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: Lance Corporal
  • Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 20376
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: February 8th, 1915 - 1915-02-08
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: D.C.M.; M.M.

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/02/1915 20/04/1916 17/08/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6d/e* 6g*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 17/08/1917

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