Roper, Wright –

Son of Wright and Alice Roper, of 45, Harvey Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly a carter for the Co-Operative Society’s coal department.

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: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • 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

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