Sharples, John –

Son of Thomas and Ann Sharples, of Bolton, Lancashire.

Personal details

  • Surname: Sharples
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 24
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: February 22nd, 1945
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Rifleman
  • Unit: 9th Battalion.
  • Service number: 4462048
  • Regiment: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW2

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  • CWGC reference: 44. B. 10.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 09/03/1945
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 3f*

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