Mottershead, Robert –

Son of Robert and Jane Mottershead, of 177, Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Turton, Lancashire. Formerly employed in the grocery department of Eagley Co-Operative Society. Enlisted March 1916. Formerly Gunner 5080 / 851305 (TF), Royal Field Artillery. Reported wounded by gunshot and dangerously ill at No.46 Casualty Clearing Station in France in September 1917.

Personal details

  • Surname: Mottershead
  • Forename: Robert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Turton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Gunner
  • Unit: Not known
  • Service number: 131265
  • Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Chronicle: 21/09/1917 28/09/1917

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