W.A. Hardwick

W.A. Hardwick was an army reservist during the First World War. W.A. Hardwick lived on Church Lane prior to the war.

Biography
He joined 4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry prior to the war declaration. As he had agreed to take part in "Imperial Service" he remained in the battalion when it was re-designated 1/4th Battalion.

He arrived in Europe on 12 April 1915 at Boulogne-Sur-Mer. He was wounded in June 1915 and sent back to Manchester for treatment.