Sharples, Robert –

Son of Major and Ann Sharples, of 32, Paper Mill Road, Eagley, Turton, Lancashire; brother of Miss Violet Sharples, of 73, Turton Road, Bradshaw, Turton, Lancashire; husband of Mary Sharples, of 28, Papermill Road, Eagley, Turton, Lancashire, and formerly of 23, Wilfred Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly 14839, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.

Personal details

  • Surname: Sharples
  • Forename: Robert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Eagley, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 23rd, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 16570
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: September 9th, 1914 - 1914-09-09
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Locre Hospice Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: II. B. 26.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 17/11/1916 31/08/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e/f* 6h* S22*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 31/08/1917 12/10/1917 21/12/1917

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