Shippobottom, Frank –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shippobottom, of 85, Station Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Of Kearsley Mount House, Manchester Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Played football as a full back for Bolton Wanderers. Previously served as Corporal GS/1926 in the 26th (Bankers) Bn., and 31st Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Commissioned 26/06/1917. Fatally wounded by a gunshot to the head. Surname recorded as Shippobotton on SDGW.

Personal details

  • Surname: Shippobottom
  • Forename: Frank
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 21
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 20th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Unit: 4th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: II. E. 13.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Chronicle: 30/11/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 23/03/1917 23/11/1917 30/11/1917 28/12/1917 31/05/1918 23/08/1918

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