Son of William Longworth, manager of the Horwich Bleachworks, and Emma Longworth, of 1, Edge Hill, Horwich, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914. Some records mistakely record 10th Bn., and date of death as 31/07/1915.
Longworth, Arthur –
Personal details
- Surname: Longworth
- Forename: Arthur
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Horwich, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 26th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 14719
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Holy Trinity C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour - Horwich
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 29/01/1915 09/06/1916 09/11/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7b 6d* 6b/c*
- Bolton Chronicle: 16/11/1917 14/12/1917