Son of Frederick and Catherine Marsden, of 126, Wright Street, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a time clerk at the Horwich Loco Works. Enlisted in 1917.
Marsden, William Edward –
Personal details
- Surname: Marsden
- Forename: William Edward
- Date of birth: May 4th, 1899
- Birth place: Chorley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 1st, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 23rd (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 61074
- Regiment: Cheshire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- Horwich Loco Works (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company) WWI Memorial - Horwich
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- CWGC Memorial: Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: II. N. 9.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/10/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c*