Lindley, Charles –

Son of Charles and Mary Lindley, of 2, Hooton Street, Bolton, Lancashire. A member of the Bolton Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Enlisted aged 16 in November 1915. Survived the torpedoing of the troopship Arcadian. Attached 3rd/57th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed when a shell burst in his dug-out in Italy.

Personal details

  • Surname: Lindley
  • Forename: Charles
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 18
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 21st, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: St. John Ambulance Brigade.
  • Service number: 106130
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ravenna War Cemetery, Italy
  • CWGC reference: 5. AA. 27.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/06/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c* S17*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 01/06/1917 08/06/1917 15/06/1917

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