Lauria, William Denis –

Second son of the Rev. J. A. Lauria, M.A., Vicar of Emmanuel Church, of Emmanuel Vicarage, Bolton, Lancashire. He and his brother declined commissions, preferring to serve in the ranks.

Personal details

  • Surname: Lauria
  • Forename: William Denis
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Hopwood, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Not known
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 30
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 30th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Rifleman
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: A/217
  • Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Marylebone, Middlesex
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 51 and 53.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 06/08/1915 13/08/1915 19/11/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c* 5i 10b*

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