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John Brown - lancs fus

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Forename John
Surname Brown - lancs fus
Middle Name
Memorial Leigh Cenotaph
Age 26
Address 245 Firs Lane
Parents' Address 9 Newstead St, Hull
Township Leigh
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work
Regiment Lancashire Fusiliers 10th Batt
Day of Death 25
Month of Death April
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Killed by sniper
Place of Burial Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres
Regiment Number 3704
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of the late Edward and Mary Ellen. Husband of Ethel Mary
Remembered on Leigh Journal Roll of Honour
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 19/5/16