Nixon, William –

Son of William and Elizabeth Nixon, of 74, Trafford Street, Farnworth; husband of Mrs. Nixon, of 46, Fallows Court, Kearsley. Formerly employed in the goods yard at Moses Gate Station. Served in Mesopotamia and was wounded by a bayonet through the head and hospitalised at Bombay for seven months.

Personal details

  • Surname: Nixon
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, 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: Private
  • Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 20330
  • Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

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

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/03/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 21/07/1916 19/10/1917

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