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.
Lander, Thomas –
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