Whittle, Fred Knowles –

Son of John and Ellen Whittle (nee Knowles), of 50, Bradshaw Brow, Bradshaw, Turton, Lancashire. Returned from Massachusetts in order to enlist in February 1915. Wounded in the head August 1917.

Personal details

  • Surname: Whittle
  • Forename: Fred Knowles
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Turton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bradshaw, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Unit: 15th (Carmarthenshire) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 20308
  • Regiment: Welsh [Welch] Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/02/1915 10/08/1917 17/08/1917 21/09/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6d 4c 4c / 6e
  • Bolton Chronicle: 10/08/1917 21/09/1917

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