Son of the late Robert and Sarah Ann Wolstencroft, of 74, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Joined up March 1917.
Wolstencroft, Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Wolstencroft
- Forename: Robert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 3rd, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 37554
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Lancaster, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth (St. John the Evangelist) C.E. Church WWI Memorial
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- CWGC Memorial: Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: Panel 7.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 20/07/1917 15/11/1918 27/12/1918