McDermott, John –

Husband of Mrs. McDermott, of 1, Foundry Square, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the London and North Western Railway Company as a Bridge Painter at Bolton. Enlisted March 1917. Killed by a shell.

Personal details

  • Surname: McDermott
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 26
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 27th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 37266
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: V. A. 30.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 31/08/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e/f* S14*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 07/09/1917

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