Lawton, William –

Brother of Mrs. Rosannah Chadwick, of 29, Parkfield Road, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Wounded, shot through the knee at the Battle of the Aisne in 1914. Died in an accidental drowning whilst swimming in the sea at Felixstowe.

Personal details

  • Surname: Lawton
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: St. Helens, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Not known
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 30
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 23rd, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 3rd (Regular Reserve) Battalion.
  • Service number: 7080
  • Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Felixstowe New Cemetery, Suffolk, UK
  • CWGC reference: J. 6.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 02/10/1914 04/06/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5d 6e
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 02/10/1914

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