Warburton, George –

Son of Robert and Eliza Jane Warburton, of 46, Papermill Road, Eagley, Lancashire, and formerly of 188, Highfield Terrace, Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Lancashire. Reported missing 30/07/1915, and subsequently presumed killed.

Personal details

  • Surname: Warburton
  • Forename: George
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Edgworth, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bromley Cross, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 18
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 30th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Rifleman
  • Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: R/10599
  • Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps
  • Enlistment date: February 15th, 1915 - 1915-02-15
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 51 and 53.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 13/08/1915 20/08/1915 02/06/1916 04/08/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f 6e* 6f* 5h 6l* S16*
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 20/08/1915

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