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.
Rostron, Harry –
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: 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 Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- 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