Eldest son of Fred Albert and Mary Jane Wilson, of 126, Arnold Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly of 371, Church Road, Smithills, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted July 1916. Chorley Old Road Wesleyan Church. Memorial in Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery.
Wilson, Fred Albert –
Personal details
- Surname: Wilson
- Forename: Fred Albert
- Date of birth: July 9th, 1897
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 20
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: January 30th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 25447
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: IX. E. 16.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 15/02/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6b/f*