Mather, William –

Son of John James and Sarah Mather, of 459, Blackburn Road, Edgworth, Turton, Lancashire.

Personal details

  • Surname: Mather
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Edgworth, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Edgworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 23
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: February 9th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Guardsman
  • Unit: 1st Battalion.
  • Service number: 21902
  • Regiment: Grenadier Guards
  • Enlistment date: January 11th, 1915 - 1915-01-11
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Rue-du-Bacquerot (13th London) Graveyard, Laventie, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: G. 26.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 15/01/1915 18/02/1916 25/02/1916 24/03/1916 29/12/1916 09/02/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e 6e* 7d 6f* S12* 5h
  • Bolton Chronicle: 12/10/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 18/02/1916

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