Wild, John James –

Son of Henry and Ellen Wild, of 261, Church Street, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Saw service in Gallipoli, Egypt and Salonika.

Personal details

  • Surname: Wild
  • Forename: John James
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Westhoughton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Westhoughton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 34
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 13th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 4705
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: August 7th, 1914 - 1914-08-07
  • Enlistment location: Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: XIV. C. 39.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 25/10/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e*

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