Waddicor, James –

Husband of Mrs. Waddicor, of 28, Waterside, King Street, Bolton, Lancashire. 17 years’ service in the Lancashire Fusiliers. Transferred from the 3rd Special Reserve to the 2nd Bn., dropping from Sergeant to Private, in order to serve at the Front. Served in the South African Campaign. Recorded as J WADDICKER on CWGC,

Personal details

  • Surname: Waddicor
  • Forename: James
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 33
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: December 20th, 1914
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 6572
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: I. E. 20.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/01/1915 05/02/1915 06/08/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e* s2b-d* S1m*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 03/04/1915

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