Ratcliffe, Charles –

Husband of Amy Ethel Ratcliffe (nee Miller), of 29, Croft Road, Chorley, Lancashire, and formerly of 40, Drummond Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Late of 10, Dunscar Fold, Turton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 5789, 4th/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.

Personal details

  • Surname: Ratcliffe
  • Forename: Charles
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Adlington, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Chorley, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 25
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 13th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Unit: 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 242779
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: August 4th, 1915 - 1915-08-04
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: II. F. 5.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 06/08/1915 05/10/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6d* S2*

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