Rostron, Harry –

Only son of John H. and Anne Rostron, of 270, Blackburn Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Old boy of Bolton Grammar School (1900-1904). Enlisted September 1914.

Personal details

  • Surname: Rostron
  • Forename: Harry
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 28
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 31st, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Sergeant
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 240765
  • 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: Buffs Road Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: C. 17.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 17/08/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7c 4g/6c* S12*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 17/08/1917

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