Son of William and Ann Lightbown, of 401, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire, and formerly of 143, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1915. Suffered shrapnel wounds to the abdomen at the Somme battle 02/07/1916. Treated and died at Stoke Hospital, Staffordshire. Interred in Ringley (St. Saviour) Churchyard 20/06/1917.
Lightbown, Albert –
Personal details
- Surname: Lightbown
- Forename: Albert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 16th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: Depot.
- Service number: 33921
- Regiment: Welsh [Welch] Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- St. Stephen's (Kearsley Moor) C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour (Killed)
- CWGC Memorial: Ringley (St. Saviour) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: New. 252.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/11/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 18/08/1916 22/06/1917 22/06/1917 06/07/1917 14/12/1917 28/12/1917 07/06/1918