Knowles, Alfred –

Son of Mr. Knowles, of 7, Wood End, Leigh, Lancashire, and formerly of 63, Windermere Road, Leigh, Lancashire. Enlisted June 1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Knowles
  • Forename: Alfred
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Leigh, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Leigh, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 17th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 20th (3rd Public Schools) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 7419
  • Regiment: Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: I. E. 50.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/06/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g

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