MacDonald, William –

Husband of the late Sarah MacDonald, of Love Clough, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, and formerly of 631, Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1914. Formerly Private 2928, 5th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers. Reported missing 09/09/1916 and subsequently presumed killed.

Personal details

  • Surname: MacDonald
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Ramsbottom, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Rawtenstall, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 9th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd/5th (Bury) (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 200983
  • Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: VII. C. 3.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Chronicle: 07/09/1917 14/09/1917

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