Son of William and Betsy, of 328, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire, later of 3, Pine Avenue, Marton, Blackpool. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Formerly worked for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at the Hunt’s Bank offices in Manchester. Enlisted November 1915. Formerly 4220, 21st Bn., Manchester Regiment. Died at Blackpool, Lancashire. First soldier interred in Kearsley (St. Stephen) Churchyard.
Robey, Nathan –
Personal details
- Surname: Robey
- Forename: Nathan
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 20th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: Depot.
- Service number: 39487
- Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth Grammar School WWI Memorial
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- St. Stephen's (Kearsley Moor) C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour (Killed)
- CWGC Memorial: Kearsley Moor (St. Stephen) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: B. 30.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/12/1916 06/07/1917 02/11/1917 18/10/1918