Pover, James –

Of Nuttall Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Died of drowning whilst watering horses at Wayoh Reservoir, Turton, Lancashire.

Personal details

  • Surname: Pover
  • Forename: James
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 18
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 27th, 1914
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Driver
  • Unit: 3rd East Lancashire Brigade.
  • Service number: 1109
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
  • CWGC reference: 3. A3. (C.H.). 3.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/08/1914
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f
  • Bolton Chronicle: 05/09/1914 03/04/1915
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 28/08/1914

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