Tonge, Walter –

Grandson of James Tonge, of Outwood. Of 53, Market Street. Stoneclough, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. Formerly 80298, Royal Field Artillery. Memorial in Ringley Churchyard.

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

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