Son of John V. and Ann Scard, of 1, Howarth Square, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of the Wilson Arms, 885, Belmont Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted at the outbreak, 8th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, but became ill with bronchitis. On recovery re-enlisted January 1915.
Scard, Benjamin –
Personal details
- Surname: Scard
- Forename: Benjamin
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Adlington, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Astley Bridge, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 18
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 4th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 7th (Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomanry) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 19184
- 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: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 35.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 15/01/1915 07/04/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6f* 7k* S11*