Youngest son of John William and Sarah Ellen McCready, of 23, Milford Road, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 41, Kylemore Avenue, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Grammar School (1905-06). Died of wounds at Northampton Military Hospital.
McCready, John Robert (Mac) –
Personal details
- Surname: McCready
- Forename: John Robert (Mac)
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 24th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 15307
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: August 4th, 1914 - 1914-08-04
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Sunning Hill (Daubhill) School WWI Memorial - Bolton
- William Walker and Sons Limited WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: 1B. R. (N.C.). 10.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/04/1915 29/09/1916 29/09/1916 06/10/1916 29/12/1916 28/09/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5g 5g 6f 6b* S4* 4h
- Bolton Chronicle: 27/03/1915