Trafford

Born during the September quarter 1891 in the Altrincham R.D. - ref:
8a/173, the son of Thomas & Elizabeth Entwistle (nee Done).

1901 Census - 25 Woodfield Road, Altrincham.   Son - aged: 9 - born:
Altrincham.   Head of household - Thomas Entwistle - Married - aged: 53 -
occ: Iron foundry Steel Dresser - born: Warrington.   Also Elizabeth
Entwistle - Wife - aged: 48 - born: Warrington.   Plus 7 siblings.

1911 Census - 12 Bemrose Avenue, Altrincham.  Son - aged: 19 - occ: Turner
at Linotype Ltd - born: Altrincham.   Head of household - Thomas Entwistle
- Married - aged: 63 - occ: Retired Iron Dresser - born: Warrington.   Also
Elizabeth Entwistle - Wife - aged: 59 - born: Appleton Thorne, Cheshire.  
Plus 3 brothers.

A member of the old 3rd Cheshire Military Band.   Employed for 10 years as
an Iron Turner at the Linotype Works, Broadheath. 

MIC - states that he was posted to France on the 15th February 1915.

Served in 'B' Company.  They took over trenches at Oosthoek on the 1st June
- wounded at Ypres on 9th June 1915.

He had been in the Army for 8 years when he was drafted to France in
February 1915.   On the 09/06/1915, near Ypres, he received a severe
shrapnel wound in his back.    

He died in Northampton Hospital, of wounds received in France.    Buried
09/08/1915 - Burial No. 3,290.   His death being reported in the 10/08/1915
edition of the Altrincham Guardian.

Commemorated on the private family gravestone in Hale Cem.   M.I. - "He
gave his life for his Country".  His father, Thomas died 04/06/1913 aged 65
years.

Listed in the Guardian Year Book - Roll of Honour for 1916.