Newton, William –

Son of Margaret and the late John Oliver Newton, of 428, Manchester Road East, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Photo captioned as John Newton in F&WJ.

Personal details

  • Surname: Newton
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: May 7th, 1888
  • Birth place: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 28
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 20th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st Battalion.
  • Service number: 15021
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: January 22nd, 1915 - 1915-01-22
  • Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: II. F. 10.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 29/01/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 29/09/1916 06/10/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 21/09/1917 20/09/1918

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