We remember William Bolton

We remember William Bolton

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Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth Liverpool United Kingdom Source:9436168 24th November 1894
1914
employment Apprentice Cooper Messrs Dodd Stanhope St, Liverpool United Kingdom Source:9436055 August 1914
1914
enlistment Liverpool United Kingdom Source:9436188 10th September 1914
1914
service British Army Rifleman 2390 King's Liverpool Regiment 6th Battalion Source:9436188 11th September 1914 - 30th October 1914
1914
service British Army Sergeant 2390 King's Liverpool Regiment 6th Battalion Source:9436188 31st October 1914 - 7th May 1915
1915
service British Army Rifleman (Rank reduced at own request) 2390 King's Liverpool Regiment 6th Battalion Source:9436188 8th August 1915 - 23rd January 1916
1916
service British Army Lance Corporal 2390 King's Liverpool Regiment 6th Battalion Source:9436188 24th January 1916 - 15th August 1916
1916
hospitalisation Head wound that caused his death Hospital/Institution Source:9436188 9th August 1916 - 15th August 1916
education St James's School, Toxteth Liverpool United Kingdom Source:9436055
service British Army Private 2390 Liverpool Regiment Source:403127
service British Army Lance-Corporal King's Liverpool Regiment Source:9436055
1916
death Died of wounds Death in consequence of gunshot wound to the head sustained on 9th August 1916 Abbeville France Source:9436178 Source:9436188 15th August 1916
burial Abbeville Communal Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Cemetery/memorial reference: VI. J. 1. Source:9436178

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Bolton
Source 403127
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2390 Liverpool Regiment Private
British Army King's Liverpool Regiment Lance-Corporal
British Army 2390 King's Liverpool Regiment 6th Battalion Rifleman
British Army 2390 King's Liverpool Regiment 6th Battalion Sergeant
British Army 2390 King's Liverpool Regiment 6th Battalion Rifleman (Rank reduced at own request)
British Army 2390 King's Liverpool Regiment 6th Battalion Lance Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret Bolton mother
Richard Bolton father

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Deborah102878
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Deborah102878
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Deborah102878

External Evidence

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CWGC official record Amanda3051
Attestation and service papers for William Bolton Amanda3051

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