Ward, John Gordon –

Son of John and Anna Louisa Ward, of Dorridge Croft, Dorridge, Birmingham, Warwickshire. Formerly of Inglewood, Victoria Road, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Grammar School (1905-1909). Formerly Public Schools Bn., Royal Fusiliers; formerly Private, 5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Commissioned. Killed in a collision between two aeroplanes at Dartford.

Personal details

  • Surname: Ward
  • Forename: John Gordon
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Birmingham, Warwickshire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 25
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 7th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Unit: 63rd Training Squadron.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
  • CWGC reference: 1B. T. (N.C.). 11.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 03/08/1917 10/05/1918 17/05/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7c 6f 3a 4c

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