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John Kelly

Details

Forename John
Surname Kelly
Middle Name
Memorial None specified
Age 40
Address 34 Gaskell Street, Hindley
Parents' Address
Township Hindley
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Parsonage Colliery, Leigh
Regiment South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)1st Bn
Day of Death 6
Month of Death June
Year of Death 1944
Cause of Death Oldest man from Wigan to be killed on D-Day
Place of Burial Bayeaux War Cemetery, France
Regiment Number 3649439
Name of War WW2
Location
Additional Information Son of John & Ann of Wigan; husband of Elizabeth of Hindley.
WO 30/6/44