Bollington, William Henry

Rank:	Private	Regiment:	Derbyshire Regiment/ Sherwood Foresters
Regimental No. & Battalion		2579 5th Bn

Status:

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Research Notes

Medal Index

RFA 4th Bn Victory, British, 14 Star Medals; clasps 2/1443; qualifying date 14 October 1914

From William Bollington Service Record
Enlisted 13/06/1889 Derby; address Crich; aged 18; occupation waggon builder; Joined Royal Marines for 2 days but rejected owing to defective teeth; height 5ft 6½in,weight 120lb, grey eyes, light brown hair, C of E, tattoo on back of left forearm; next of kin Uncle Stephen Bollington of 101 Park Street, Derby; transferred to Sherwood Foresters, Army Reserve 12/06/1896; passed Infantry Cert 16 December 1891

1881 Census: Crich

Forename	Surname	Relationship	Age	Occupation	Where born
Sarah	Bollington	Head	21	Seamstress	Crich
Edward		brother	15	Labourer, limestone	Crich
Mary A		sister	13	Scholar	Crich
William		brother	3		Belper

RG11; Piece: 3414; Folio: 183; Page: 8

In 1891 he was with the Sherwood Forrester Regiment aged 19, at Bull Point Barracks, St Budeaux, Devon (RG12; Piece: 1724; Folio 90; Page 2)

1901 Census: The Camps Shrapnel Barracks, Charlton

Forename	Surname	Relationship	Age	Occupation	Where born
William	Bollington		23	Driver, RFA	Belper

RG13; Piece: 563; Folio: 182; Page: 7

1911 Census:Military, Overseas (Bangalore, India)

Forename	Surname	Relationship	Age	Occupation	Where born
William Henry	Bollington		33	2nd Battery RFA	Belper

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William Bollington was born Q2 1872. His uncle and next of kin, Stephen Bollington, was born in Crich c1859