Twisse, Morley –

Second son of Thomas and Alice Anne Twisse, of 776, Bury Road, Breightmet, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Church Institute. Formerly Private 991, Royal Marine Light Infantry, with whom he served through the Gallipoli Campaign.

Personal details

  • Surname: Twisse
  • Forename: Morley
  • Date of birth: June 28th, 1885
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 32
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 22nd, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Unit: 249th Field Company.
  • Service number: 236082
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: January 25th, 1915 - 1915-01-25
  • Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: La Brique Military Cemetery No.2, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: I. N. 14.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/11/1917 16/11/1917 07/12/1917 04/10/1918 25/10/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6b* 6g S16* 6h
  • Bolton Chronicle: 16/11/1917 14/12/1917

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