Reid, William –

Son of Kenneth and Jane Reid, of 156, Coldon Street, Bradford Road, Manchester, Lancashire; husband of Alice Sharkey (formerly Reid), of 2, Fernley Road, Aughton Road, Southport, Lancashire. Of 10, Bristol Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 35, Livingstone Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Caught on multiple occasions as an absentee or deserter from his units and brought up before Bolton Bolton Magistrates Court. On each occasion he was returned under escort to rejoin his unit. (Bolton Archives: JBO/1/25 & JBO/1/26).

Personal details

  • Surname: Reid
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Islington, Middlesex
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 24
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: June 7th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 11th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 8130
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: II. L. 7.

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