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.
Lindley, Charles –
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: Royal Army Medical Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Morris Green & District Memorial (St. Bede's Church)
- St. Bede's C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Morris Green
- St. George the Martyr C.E. Church - Daubhill WWI Memorial
- St. John Ambulance Brigade WWI Roll of Honour - Bolton Corps (LOST)
- 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