Marshall, William –

Son of the late Francis and Mary Ann Marshall; husband of Millicent Marshall (nee Baron), of 71, Astley Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Lost at sea when the transport ship Transylvania was torpedoed.

Personal details

  • Surname: Marshall
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Astley Bridge, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 30
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 4th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 241757
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: March 1st, 1915 - 1915-03-01
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
  • CWGC reference: III. A. 23.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/03/1915 01/06/1917 01/06/1917 07/12/1917 10/05/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 4h 6c* S8* 6g

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