Kirwin, Robert –

Enlisted May 1916 from 55, Everitt Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Aunt lived at 38, Ellesmere Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Several brothers also served. Attached 8th Bn. Reported missing and subsequently presumed killed.

Personal details

  • Surname: Kirwin
  • Forename: Robert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 27
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 27th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 242345
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: IV. M. 5.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 06/07/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 13/07/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 06/07/1917 14/12/1917

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