Tyrer, George William –

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tyrer, of 330, Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Turton, Lancashire. Formerly a clerk at Bromley Cross Station for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. His brother Joseph served in Egypt.

Personal details

  • Surname: Tyrer
  • Forename: George William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bromley Cross, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 24
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 16th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Gunner
  • Unit: 2nd Siege Battery.
  • Service number: 166267
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: February 6th, 1916 - 1916-02-06
  • Enlistment location: Eagley, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Artillery Wood Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: XI. A. 19.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 09/11/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d/e* S22*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 09/11/1917 16/11/1917

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