Witley, Harold William –

Son of Ephraim and Ellen Witley, of 42, Egerton Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Mary Ellen Witley, of 28, Hibbert Street, Bolton, Lancashire. One of three soldier sons.

Personal details

  • Surname: Witley
  • Forename: Harold William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Preston, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bury, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 29
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 3rd, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 16th (2nd Salford) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 34356
  • 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: Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: VI. E. 32.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 26/04/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/d*

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