Webster, Fred –

Son of Fred Webster, of 4, Knight Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Mary Elizabeth Webster, of 43, Tyndall Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 5664, 1st/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed by a sniper.

Personal details

  • Surname: Webster
  • Forename: Fred
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 27
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 26th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 242719
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: July 21st, 1915 - 1915-07-21
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 23/07/1915 23/11/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6c*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 23/11/1917 14/12/1917

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