Pennington, James William –

Husband of Mrs. Pennington, of 42, Dickenson Street West, Horwich, Lancashire. Missing from 15/06/1915 at Festubert and incorrectly reported killed. Wounded, with loss of his right eye and a fractured skull when captured prisoner of war on 15/06/1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Pennington
  • Forename: James William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, England
  • Place of residence: Horwich, 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: Sergeant
  • Unit: 4th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 200137
  • Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: August 3rd, 1914 - 1914-08-03
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: 273480
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

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

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 29/01/1915 02/07/1915 23/07/1915 21/09/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7b 7a/b 6h 6g*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 21/09/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 21/09/1917
  • Horwich and Westhoughton Journal entries: 26/06/1915

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