Son of Thomas and Anne Rostron, of 62, Spring Gardens, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted May 1915. Formerly Private 4868, 2nd/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Played in a football match in October 1916 against a team from the 2nd/10th Bn., King’s Liverpool Regiment.
Rostron, Thomas –
Personal details
- Surname: Rostron
- Forename: Thomas
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Manchester, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 15th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 242299
- 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
- Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.2, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: II. B. 31.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/05/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7h
- Bolton Chronicle: 27/10/1916