Son of Richard and Hannah Pontefract.
Pontefract, Richard –
Personal details
- Surname: Pontefract
- Forename: Richard
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Hulme, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Pendleton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 38
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 21st, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 23rd (8th City) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 23/21678
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: I. D. 26.
Local newspaper entries
- Salford Advertiser/Salford Reporter entries: 02/09/1916