Smirk, James –

Son of James and Mary Ellen Smirk; husband of Mary Alice Derbyshire (formerly Smirk), of 56, Wolfenden Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted May 1915. Formerly 5098, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Promoted from Lance Corporal to Corporal 16/08/1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Smirk
  • Forename: James
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 30
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 25th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Company Sergeant Major
  • Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 242430
  • 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: Cement House Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: XII. F. 19.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 20/08/1915 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f S13*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 09/11/1917 14/12/1917

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