Son of Richard and Ellen Ratcliffe, of Whittaker Farm Cottage, Belmont, Lancashire.
Ratcliffe, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Ratcliffe
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Longworth, Middlesex
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 28
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: December 14th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 7th (Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomanry) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 19182
- Regiment: Border Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Peter's (Belmont) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Menin Road North Memorial. 41.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/01/1916 24/03/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g* 6a* S8*