Son of John and Ellen Alma Knowles, of 62, Astley Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Emily Knowles (nee Airey), of 44, Wynne Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1915.
Knowles, Edmund Simpson –
Personal details
- Surname: Knowles
- Forename: Edmund Simpson
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 31st, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 243212
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Astley Bridge Baptist Church and School 1914-1919 - Eden Street
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Buffs Road Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: C. 24.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/11/1915 07/09/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 4g/6c* S10*
- Bolton Chronicle: 14/09/1917