Tonge, James Fray –

Son of Peter and Mary Ellen Tonge, of 30, Tildsley Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 168, High Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private TR4/30266, 51st Bn., Cheshire Regiment. Reported missing since 10/04/1918 and subsequently confirmed by the Germans to have killed by a gunshot wound in abdomen.

Personal details

  • Surname: Tonge
  • Forename: James Fray
  • Date of birth: February 8th, 1899
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 19
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 16th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 67665
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: January 24th, 1917 - 1917-01-24
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Linselles Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: British. E. 4.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/10/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g*

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