Knowles, Ernest –

Son of Ralph and Elizabeth Ann Knowles, of 17, Bolton Road, Edgworth, Turton, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1914.

Personal details

  • Surname: Knowles
  • Forename: Ernest
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Edgworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 24
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 7th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 17605
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: III. H. 3.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/11/1915 03/12/1915 24/03/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7c 6g* 6f*

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