Son of John and Mary Ellen Openshaw, of Davenport Farm, Darcy Lever, Bolton, Lancashire.
Openshaw, Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Openshaw
- Forename: Robert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Burton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Little Lever, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 7th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion
- Service number: 35926
- Regiment: East Surrey Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. James's (Breightmet) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: IV. F. 9.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 03/10/1919
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 8g*