What a lucky man! Would it have been possible for him to buy himself out of the army while on active service? And did he survive the war?
WINDFALL FOR A BOLTON SOLDIER.
Private William Longworth, a Bolton soldier, at present serving with the 1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers in South Africa, has just come in for a windfall of £20,000, through the death of an aunt at Astley Bridge, near Bolton. The estate consists of property, land, and shares. The windfall was quite unexpected, Longworth's aunt dying somewhat suddenly without a will.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 1 February 1902)
£20,000 in 1902 is equivalent to approximately £2,200,000 in 2016.
WINDFALL FOR A BOLTON SOLDIER.
Private William Longworth, a Bolton soldier, at present serving with the 1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers in South Africa, has just come in for a windfall of £20,000, through the death of an aunt at Astley Bridge, near Bolton. The estate consists of property, land, and shares. The windfall was quite unexpected, Longworth's aunt dying somewhat suddenly without a will.
(Lancashire Daily Post, 1 February 1902)
£20,000 in 1902 is equivalent to approximately £2,200,000 in 2016.