Topping, John –

Son of George and Elizabeth Topping, of Horse Hey, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire, formerly of 31, Beckett Street, Bolton, Lancashire.

Personal details

  • Surname: Topping
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Silloth, Cumberland
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 23
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 16th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 16013
  • 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: Gunners Farm Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: E. 8.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/11/1915 19/11/1915 13/10/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c* 10l* 5h

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