Simpson, Alfred –

Son of Robert and Emma Simpson (nee Bretherton), of 1, Tower Street, Turton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1915. Formerly Private 6764, 1st/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Attached to the machine gun section.

Personal details

  • Surname: Simpson
  • Forename: Alfred
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Farington, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Turton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 31st, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 242968
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 41 and 43.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 10/09/1915 17/08/1917 24/08/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7d 4c 8b* S2*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 24/08/1917

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