Son of William Oates and Maria Kitching, of “Ballacraine”, Green Lane, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Royal Fusiliers; formerly Gunner S8998, Royal Garrison Artillery. Wounded by gunshot in the right thigh on 31/05/1918.
Kitching, William Burton –
Personal details
- Surname: Kitching
- Forename: William Burton
- Date of birth: June 29th, 1886
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Great Lever, 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: Gunner
- Unit: 24 Fire Command.
- Service number: 138998
- Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
- Enlistment date: December 9th, 1915 - 1915-12-09
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: B71739
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/07/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d