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Joseph Bowers

Details

Forename Joseph
Surname Bowers
Middle Name
Memorial Unknown
Age
Address Brigg Street, Westleigh
Parents' Address
Township Leigh
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work
Regiment Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Batt
Day of Death 26
Month of Death August
Year of Death 1914
Cause of Death Killed in action at the first battle of Mons
Place of Burial Esnes Communal Cemetery
Regiment Number 9278
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information WO 24/10/14 reports him missing, Ancestry, CWGC
Brother James also killed. Born in Lowton