Son of Richard and Sarah Ellen Wilson, of 60, Settle Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed at Messrs. Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. Enlisted July 1916. Reported missing from 19/07/1917 and subsequently presumed killed on that date.
Wilson, James –
Personal details
- Surname: Wilson
- Forename: James
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Atherton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Great Lever, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 19th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 45302
- Regiment: Cheshire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- 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: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 19 - 22.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/07/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/d/f*