Son of the late James and Alice Knowles; husband of Hannah Knowles, of 20, Fleetwood Street, Fylde Road, Preston, Lancashire, formery of 20, Milo Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. Attached 96th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps.
Knowles, James –
Personal details
- Surname: Knowles
- Forename: James
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 34
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 2nd, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Driver
- Unit: Horse Transport.
- Service number: T4/044083
- 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: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 56.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/01/1915 24/08/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6g/8d* S14*
- Bolton Chronicle: 31/08/1917