Settle, William Robert –

Eldest son of Robert and Maria Rachel Settle, of 4, Harper Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire, and formerly of 19, Clifton Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. Served on HMS Africa and HMS Indomitable, including the Battle of Jutland.

Personal details

  • Surname: Settle
  • Forename: William Robert
  • Date of birth: December 6th, 1893
  • Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 26th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st Royal Marine Battalion.
  • Service number: CH/17581
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: September 11th, 1912 - 1912-09-11
  • Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 1 and 162A.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/09/1914
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5e
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 14/12/1917 15/02/1918 23/08/1918

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