Son of Mrs. Royle, of Albion Street, Rochdale, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Royle, of 40, Blindsill, New Bury, Farnworth, Lancashire, and formerly of 21, Lower Street, New Bury, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914. Wounded by shrapnel in the right leg in October 1916.
Royle, John William –
Personal details
- Surname: Royle
- Forename: John William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 37
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 26th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 16606
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Cement House Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: X. C. 2.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Chronicle: 14/12/1917
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 16/11/1917 28/12/1917 02/08/1918 27/12/1918