Grandson of James Tonge, of Outwood. Of 53, Market Street. Stoneclough, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. Formerly 80298, Royal Field Artillery. Memorial in Ringley Churchyard.
Tonge, Walter –
Personal details
- Surname: Tonge
- Forename: Walter
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Ringley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Stoneclough, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 18th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 11th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 20147
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: I. B. 34.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 29/01/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/09/1916 08/09/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 17/08/1917 16/08/1918