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: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- 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*