Wharton, Thomas Henry –

Son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Wharton, of 22, Sharman Street, Burnden Park, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company in the engine shed at Crescent Road, Bolton. Enlisted May 1915. Formerly Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Two brothers also served.

Personal details

  • Surname: Wharton
  • Forename: Thomas Henry
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 7th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 4th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 201308
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: XVII. D. 1.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/05/1915 17/08/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7h 4g/6d* S2*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 17/08/1917

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