Moscrop, Samuel –

Of 288, Lever Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 16, Gregson Field, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly 1744, 1st/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Reported missing 09/08/1916. His brother Abraham also fell.

Personal details

  • Surname: Moscrop
  • Forename: Samuel
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Not known
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 32
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 19th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 202624
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: II. E. 1.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 07/05/1915 18/08/1916 25/08/1916 30/11/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5h 5e 7g 6c/d*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 30/11/1917

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