Knowles, William Albert –

Husband of Catherine Knowles, of 26, Charles Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Previously served 7 years in the Bolton Artillery. Enlisted September 1914. Died by accidental drowning in Mesopotamia.

Personal details

  • Surname: Knowles
  • Forename: William Albert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 35
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: June 19th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 16144
  • 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: Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq
  • CWGC reference: Panel 27.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 27/07/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d* S13*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 03/08/1917

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