Son of Mrs. Worsley, of 21, Avenue Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Worked for the London and North Western Railway Company as a Checker at Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted in November 1915 under the “Group System”. Reported to have been buried by the Germans on a farm south of Templeux le Guerard.
Worsley, Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Worsley
- Forename: Robert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 21st, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 7th (Salford) (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 41968
- Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- 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)
- Claremont Baptist Church (St. George's Road) WWI Memorial - Bolton
- London and North Western Railway Company WWI Roll of Honour Book
- CWGC Memorial: Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Panel 32 to 34.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/11/1915 31/01/1919 07/02/1919
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 1a 6b*