Husband of Mrs. Knowles, of 49, Bright Street, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly of 16, Red Street, Atherton, Lancashire. Posted as missing and subsequebtly presumed killed.
Knowles, John William –
Personal details
- Surname: Knowles
- Forename: John William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 16th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 16352
- Regiment: South Lancashire (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Atherton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- St. George the Martyr C.E. Church - Daubhill WWI Memorial
- CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 37.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 10/05/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d/e*