Son of Susannah Walmsley, of 318, Bury Road, Breightmet, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 163, Arnold Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly a manager of the Tonge Fold branch of the Bolton Co-Operative Society’s boot and shoe department. Formerly Private 8026, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Walmsley, Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Walmsley
- Forename: Robert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 25th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 243439
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: December 10th, 1915 - 1915-12-10
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- 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 Co-Operative Society War Memorial (Town Hall) - Bolton
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- St. Chad's C.E. Church - Tonge Fold
- Trinity Methodist Church - Tonge Fold
- 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 25/10/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6a/b* S16* 6h
- Bolton Chronicle: 16/11/1917 14/12/1917