Pierrepont, James Hunter –

Son of Claud Pierrepont, dental surgeon of Bromley Cross, Turton, Lancashire, and formerly of St. George’s Road, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Caroline (Carrie) Pierrepont (nee Ward); husband of Elizabeth Alice Pierrepont (nee Disley), of 13, Lilly Street, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Enlisted in 1914 as Gunner 1313 in the Bolton Artillery. Commissioned 28/01/1916, following promotion to Sergeant on 06/01/1916. Reported missing and believed drowned.

Personal details

  • Surname: Pierrepont
  • Forename: James Hunter
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 4th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Unit: 19th Battery, 3rd East Lancashire Brigade.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Savona Memorial, Italy
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 03/03/1916 18/05/1917 10/05/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7d 6c* 6c* 6g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 12/10/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 03/03/1916

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