Roscoe, Francis Herbert –

Husband of Emily Thomasson (formerly Roscoe), of 6, Temple Road, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 35, Ellesmere Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Previously enlisted 10/10/1914 at Bolton as Private 47059, Royal Army Medical Corps, and discharged 17/11/1914 as not likely to become an efficient soldier. Re-enlisted January 1915. Missing since 25/05/1915 and subsequently presumed killed on or since that date.

Personal details

  • Surname: Roscoe
  • Forename: Francis Herbert
  • 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: May 25th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 16708
  • 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: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 47 and 49.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/01/1915 26/05/1916 26/05/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916 25/05/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 5h 6f* 7d* S14* 4h

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