Wigan and Leigh Archives Online

Robert Boardman

Details

Forename Robert
Surname Boardman
Middle Name
Memorial Leigh Cenotaph
Age 19
Address 16 Windmill Street, Pennington
Parents' Address As above
Township Leigh
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Apprentice Painter and Decorator
Regiment Manchester Regiment 5th Batt
Day of Death 6
Month of Death August
Year of Death 1915
Cause of Death Died of wounds at the Dardenelles
Place of Burial Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery
Regiment Number 1449
Name of War First World War
Location Leigh
Additional Information Son of Elizabeth. 1 of 5 soldier brothers
On Leigh Journal Roll of Honour
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 22/10/14 - family