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: Royal Army Service Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- 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)
- Queen Street Methodist Mission (Central Street) WWI Roll of Honour - Bolton
- 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