Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sefton, of 59, Rushey Fold Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. Of 1, Frances Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted August 1915. Promoted to Sergeant five weeks after enlistment. Promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant, Colour Sergeant, and then commissioned in 1917. Wounded when his revolver was blown out of left hand, taking part of the hand with it, the remainder of the hand requiring amputation in hospital in France.
Sefton, Tom –
Personal details
- Surname: Sefton
- Forename: Tom
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 23/10/1914 18/06/1915 16/02/1917 15/06/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e 6d* 6f 6e
- Bolton Chronicle: 15/06/1917