Son of James and Mary Ellen Wain, of 26, Hunt Street, Bolton, Lancashire.
Wain, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Wain
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 31
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 26th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 241731
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Lads Club - Bolton
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/11/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d/e* S16*
- Bolton Chronicle: 14/12/1917