Wilshaw, William –

Son of Edmund and Martha Wilshaw, of 30, Lower Street, New Bury, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted February 1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Wilshaw
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 16th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 5th (The Sutherland and Caithness Highland) (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 240888
  • 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: Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: VII. C. 23.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/06/1917 06/07/1917 28/12/1917

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