Pilkington, John –

Son of Hugh and Sarah Pilkington, of 14, Ribblesdale Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. Reported wounded and missing since 20/09/1917 and subsequently presumed to have been killed.

Personal details

  • Surname: Pilkington
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 19
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 20th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 241589
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 02/08/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d*

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