Lawton, John Thomas (Jack) –

Son of Mrs. Lawton, of 449, Plodder Lane, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Lawton, of 17, Bowness Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1914. Seriously wounded in the spine by shrapnel on 26/10/1917.

Personal details

  • Surname: Lawton
  • Forename: John Thomas (Jack)
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 241365
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 14/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 21/12/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 21/12/1917 05/07/1918

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