Son of Matthew Walsh and Margaret Ellen Tong, of 13, Montcliffe, Horwich, Lancashire; husband of Alice Jane Tonge, of 749, Bury Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly on the staff of the Inland Revenue Land Valuation Office. Enlisted February 1915. Formerly Lance Sergeant 4091, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Commissioned to Loyal North Lancashire Regiment as Second Lieutenant and later transferred to Royal Engineers.
Tong, George –
Personal details
- Surname: Tong
- Forename: George
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 27
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 15th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lieutenant
- Unit: 422nd Field Company.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Royal Engineers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- St. James's (Breightmet) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Houchin British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: II. B. 11.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 26/03/1915 23/08/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6c/f*