Son of Wright and Alice Roper, of 45, Harvey Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly a carter for the Co-Operative Society’s coal department.
Roper, Wright –
Personal details
- Surname: Roper
- Forename: Wright
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 29
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 19th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 23286
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire 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 Co-Operative Society War Memorial (Town Hall) - Bolton
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Paul's (Halliwell) C.E. Church WWI Memorial Plaque - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: XVIII. J. 9.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/09/1916 15/09/1916 29/12/1916 17/08/1917 24/08/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/d* 5g S17* 4h 6h