Wardley, Elisha –

Husband of Sarah Alice Wardley (nee Holt), of 2, Chapel Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, and formerly of 26, Cawley Street, Pendleton, Salford. Enlisted at Manchester 19/08/1914 as Private 4932, 6th B., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, and later 11622, 8th Bn., Welsh Regiment. and discharged 02/04/1915 as medically unfit. Re-enlisted Bolton 15/05/1915, wounded in the head on 30/06/1916 and discharged 11/09/1917 due to Bronchitis. Died aged 34 years on 04/11/1917, and interred at Farnworth Cemetery 08/11/1917.

Personal details

  • Surname: Wardley
  • Forename: Elisha
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Darcy Lever, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 34
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 4th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 14th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 290328
  • Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: May 15th, 1915 - 1915-05-15
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: 245993
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/05/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 07/12/1917 28/12/1917 23/08/1918 08/11/1918

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