Smith, William –

Son of Mrs. E. Smith, of 20, Joseph Street, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Smith
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Little Lever, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 1st, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 17th (1st South East Lancashire) (Service) Battalion. (Bury Bantams).
  • Service number: 16869
  • Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Heudicourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: C. 4.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/01/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f

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