Eldest son of Arthur Edward and Ellen M. G. Ward, of 82, Derby Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted as a private in the King’s Liverpool Regiment. Commissioned second lieutenant and gazetted to the South Lancashire Regiment. Wounded by gunshot in the chest, left arm and right hand August 1916. His younger brother served in the Bolton Artillery in Egypt.
Ward, William Ernest –
Personal details
- Surname: Ward
- Forename: William Ernest
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 4th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lieutenant
- Unit: Not known
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- 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 Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: 2. C3. (C.E.). 11.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1915 08/09/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c* 6d