Popplewell, Oswald –

Son of Harry and Emma Popplewell, of 24, Tildsley Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1914. Formerly 2918, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Reported taken prisoner of war November 1917, and subsequently to have died of wounds in Germany.

Personal details

  • Surname: Popplewell
  • Forename: Oswald
  • Date of birth: November 24th, 1897
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: December 31st, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 241021
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: St. Souplet British Cemetery, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: III. D. 23.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 25/01/1918 13/09/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e 6f*

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