Sumner, William Catchpool –

Son of William Sumner, former headmaster of the Ainsworth C.E. School, of 151, Victoria Terrace, Ainsworth, Lancashire. An old boy fo the Bolton Church Institute. Enlisted November 1915, “Group System”.

Personal details

  • Surname: Sumner
  • Forename: William Catchpool
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Ainsworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Unit: 21st Divisional Signal Company.
  • Service number: 161160
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: November 13th, 1915 - 1915-11-13
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/11/1915 12/07/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6e*

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