Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Settle, of 139, Lorne Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Alice Settle, of 19, Green Lane, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1915. Formerly XIX Platoon, “E” Company, 20th Bn., Manchester Regiment. Wounded in the shoulder July 1916.
Settle, Robert Jackson –
Personal details
- Surname: Settle
- Forename: Robert Jackson
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 12th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 17th (2nd City) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 18421
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: April 19th, 1915 - 1915-04-19
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- St. Stephen's (Kearsley Moor) C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour (Killed)
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 13 A and 14 C.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 05/01/1917 08/06/1917 06/07/1917 12/10/1917 28/12/1917 11/10/1918 24/01/1919