Son of James Laidlaw, of 26, Gordon Avenue, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Jane Laidlaw; husband of Alice Nuttall (formerly Laidlaw, nee Wilcockson), of 30, Blackshaw Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 13, Vincent Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly in the employ of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company in the goods department. Formerly Private 7039, 4th/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Laidlaw, John Cheetham (Jack) –
Personal details
- Surname: Laidlaw
- Forename: John Cheetham (Jack)
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 29th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 243043
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: October 2nd, 1915 - 1915-10-02
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- 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)
- Hanover Methodist Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Couin New British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: F. 13.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/10/1915 07/06/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6c/d*