Rigby, Charles –

Son of James Edward and Susannah Rigby, of 32, Smethurst Street, Tonge, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Ridgways Endowed School. Enlisted October 1914. Reported missing 30/11/1917, subsequently reported to be prisoner of war, and later reported as presumed killed.

Personal details

  • Surname: Rigby
  • Forename: Charles
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 30th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Rifleman
  • Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: C/614
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: Panel 9.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/07/1918 01/11/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e 6d*

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