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.
Knowles, William Albert –
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