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Walter Churton

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Forename Walter
Surname Churton
Middle Name
Memorial Golborne Cenotaph and St Thomas Church Memorial
Age 19
Address 22 Charles Street
Parents' Address as above
Township Golborne
Rank Rifleman
Occupation or place of work Peet's Grocery Store
Regiment King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Batt
Day of Death 24
Month of Death August
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Killed In action
Place of Burial Dantzig Alley British Cemetery
Regiment Number R/16127
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Ellen(Mort) and stepson of Samuel.
He was a bomb thrower.
Born in Lowton.
On Leigh Journal Role of Honour
CWGC, Ancestry and LJ 15/9/16