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James Johnson- MGC

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Forename James
Surname Johnson- MGC
Middle Name
Memorial
Age 23
Address 10 Fowden St, Wigan (1911) Boarder
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Lance Corporal
Occupation or place of work Cotton spinner
Regiment Machine Gun Corps Infantry 220th Batt
Day of Death 5
Month of Death October
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Buttes New Military Cemetery, Polygon Wood
Regiment Number 18805
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Thomas & late Margaret. Formerly 3662 Lancashire Fusiliers
Ref: CWGC, Ancestry, WE 6/11/17
Wounded WE 5/8/16