Son of Eliza Jane and the late Richard Porter, of Langdale, Welbeck Road, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Elsie Porter (nee Lee), of “Hazelmere”, 98, Chorley New Road, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Served as Sergeant Signalling Instructor in his Bn. Died of wounds at the Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, France.
Porter, John Schofield –
Personal details
- Surname: Porter
- Forename: John Schofield
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Haulgh, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 28
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 1st, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 17th (2nd City) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 8269
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: September 5th, 1914 - 1914-09-05
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (St. Peter) Parish Church WWI Memorial
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Mary the Virgin (Deane) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: VI. F. 11.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 11/08/1916 11/08/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7d 5g 6a* S14*