Wolstencroft, Thomas Norris –

Son of William and Alice Ann Wolstencroft, of 21, Rake Lane, Clifton, Lancashire. Formerly employed on the clerical staff of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at Oldham Road, Manchester. Enlisted October 1916. Formerly 2nd/6th Bn., King’s Liverpool Regiment. Reported missing from 30/11/1917 and subsequently reported as having died of wounds on 19/12/1917 aged 19 years whilst prisoner of war in Germany.

Personal details

  • Surname: Wolstencroft
  • Forename: Thomas Norris
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Clifton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Clifton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 19
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: December 19th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 12th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 243743
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: St. Aubert British Cemetery, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: III. A. 39.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/03/1918 08/03/1918

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