Shiels, Daniel –

Son of Mary Shiels, of 33, Stonehill, Buckley Lane, Farnworth, Lancashire, and the late Thomas Shiels. Enlisted January 1915. Formerly Private 16372, 3rd Bn., Loyal Nroth Lancashire Regiment. NOTE: Served as SHEILS according to military records.

Personal details

  • Surname: Shiels
  • Forename: Daniel
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 9th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 16552
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: I. R. 6.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 20/12/1918

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