McCready, John Robert (Mac) –

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.

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: Not known
  • Enlistment date: August 4th, 1914 - 1914-08-04
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • 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

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