Simister, William –

Son of Timothy and Maria Simister, of 6, Lyon Street, Roe Green, Worsley, Lancashire. Formerly lodged with Mrs. Hunt, of 43, Bolton Road, Walkden, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. Reported wounded and missing, and subsequently presumed dead.

Personal details

  • Surname: Simister
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Worsley, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Walkden, 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: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 19701
  • 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: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 15/01/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 07/12/1917 28/12/1917 23/08/1918 13/12/1918 27/12/1918

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