Lander, Thomas –

Husband of M. J. Lander, of 43, Victoria Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, and formerly of 37, Cellini Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. Reported as LAUDER in BJ&G and BC. One of five soldier brothers and the first to fall.

Personal details

  • Surname: Lander
  • Forename: Thomas
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Willenhall, Staffordshire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 29
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 26th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Unit: 17th (1st South East Lancashire) (Service) Battalion. (Bury Bantams).
  • Service number: 15360
  • Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: D. 29.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/01/1915 17/08/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6c* S10*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 17/08/1917

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