Makinson, Thomas Evans –

Son of Evan and Mary Makinson, of 12, Bottom-o’th’-Moor, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of Fawcett Hole Farm, Lostock, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted March 1916. Wounded seriously in the foot 18/08/1916 requiring several operations at hospital in Glasgow.

Personal details

  • Surname: Makinson
  • Forename: Thomas Evans
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Westhoughton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 21
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 25th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 5260
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Wingates (St. John) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
  • CWGC reference: 316.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/12/1916 29/12/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6b* S3*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 01/12/1916 01/12/1916

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