Knowles, Ellis –

Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Anne Knowles, of 39, Wentworth Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly 3493, West Cumberland Yeomanry. Killed by the bursting of a shell.

Personal details

  • Surname: Knowles
  • Forename: Ellis
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: June 30th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 29575
  • 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: Couin New British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: E. 5.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/07/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/d/f*

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