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James Knight

Details

Forename James
Surname Knight
Middle Name Edwin
Memorial Leigh Cenotaph
Age 28
Address 10 Marsland Green
Parents' Address 25 Manchester Rd
Township Astley
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work 1911 - cotton worker
Regiment Lancashire Fusiliers 2/5th Batt
Day of Death 27
Month of Death April
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Killed by shrapnel
Place of Burial Houchin British Cemetery
Regiment Number 243652
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Thomas and Emma. Husband of Martha
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 31/5/18