Son of Martha Porter, of 31, Rectory Road, Higher Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire, and the late Thomas Porter. Worked for some time at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company’s Horwich Loco Works. Noted local cricketer and amateur international footballer.
Porter, Thomas Christopher –
Personal details
- Surname: Porter
- Forename: Thomas Christopher
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Blackpool, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 29
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 4th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/6th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 2212
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
- CWGC reference: Panel 158 to 170.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 09/07/1915 06/08/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e* S1b*
- Salford Advertiser/Salford Reporter entries: 10/07/1915