Son of William and Mary Janet Myers, of Bowden View, Broadoak Road, Worsley, Lancashire. An old boy of the Manchester Grammar School. Formerly employed by Dobson and Barlow’s of Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted 1914. Succumbed to wounds received on 31/07/1917
Myers, James Wheatley –
Personal details
- Surname: Myers
- Forename: James Wheatley
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Stalybridge, Cheshire
- Place of residence: Worsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 14th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Captain
- Unit: 19th (4th City) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.I.D.
Memorials
- Holy Rood C.E. Church - Swinton
- Men of Worsley Memorial - Worsley
- CWGC Memorial: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: VII. B. 25.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Chronicle: 24/08/1917