Lance Bombardier John Bolton aged 33

John was the son of Thomas Mitchell Bolton and Jane Bolton of Brearley and was born on 1885. By 1911 he was living at Wheatley Royd and working on his father’s farm. In 1913 he married Annie (nee Bloomer), a teacher, of Lane House. When he signed up in 1916 they were living at Lane House, with two small children, and he was earning a living as a market gardener and cattle dealer. His wife later moved to Buttress. He is buried in Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, Nord, France.

He’s also commemorated in the churchyard and in the church window.