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William Guest

Details

Forename William
Surname Guest
Middle Name
Memorial Leigh Cenotaph
Age 27
Address 117 Chapel Street - late grandfather's address
Parents' Address 20 Clifford St
Township Leigh
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Astley and Tyldesley Colleries
Regiment Rifle Brigade 9th Batt, MG section
Day of Death 9
Month of Death August
Year of Death 1915
Cause of Death Killed by shrapnel
Place of Burial Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Regiment Number B/2812
Name of War First World War
Location Leigh
Additional Information Brother Frederick also killed
Grandfather was a well known local butcher
On Leigh Journal Roll of Honour
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 17/9/15, LJ 17/1/19 - confirmation of death