Son of John and Sarah Frances Wade; brother of Florence Adelaide Wade, of 10, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School.
Wade, John Oswald –
Personal details
- Surname: Wade
- Forename: John Oswald
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Walsall, Staffordshire
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 23rd, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 12th Battalion, Australian Infantry.
- Service number: 1782
- Regiment: Australian Imperial Forces
- Enlistment date: January 18th, 1915 - 1915-01-18
- Enlistment location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- CWGC Memorial: Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: VII. H. 7.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 13/09/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g