Of 48, Gilnow Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. Family at 135, Gibbon Street, and 177, Willows Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted May 1915. Killed when a shell exploded in his trench. His brother Dick in France.
Russell, Walter –
Personal details
- Surname: Russell
- Forename: Walter
- 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: August 26th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 5007
- 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: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 11 A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/05/1915 15/09/1916 22/09/1916 29/12/1916 31/08/1917 20/12/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7h 5g 6c* S21* 4h 8g