Williams, Ernest –

Son of George and Elizabeth Hannah Williams, of 21, Poplar Street, Tyldesley, Lancashire. Died at the 2nd/2nd Northumbrian Field Ambulance from gunshot wound to the head.

Personal details

  • Surname: Williams
  • Forename: Ernest
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Pontefract, Yorkshire
  • Place of residence: Tyldesley, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 19
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 28th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 1560
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: June 13th, 1912 - 1912-06-13
  • Enlistment location: Little Hulton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: IX. B. 66.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 03/09/1915 25/08/1916 25/08/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c* 7d/g 8e*
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 03/09/1915

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