Walkden, John (Jack) –

Of 15, Markland Square, Farnworth, Lancashire, and later of 3, Smith Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. Formerly Private 19225, 1st Bn., Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Wounded in the Dardanelles in 1915. Captured prisoner of war in September 1918.

Personal details

  • Surname: Walkden
  • Forename: John (Jack)
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 3438
  • Regiment: Royal Irish Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/01/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 17/09/1915 31/01/1919

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