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John Wilkinson - ASC

Details

Forename John
Surname Wilkinson - ASC
Middle Name William
Memorial Leigh Cenotaph
Age 33
Address 5 Nield Street / 59 Etherstone St
Parents' Address As above
Township Leigh
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Plumber for L Ewan & Co
Regiment Army Service Corps 240th Coy (brocton Camp)
Day of Death 30
Month of Death April
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Died of wounds after being killed in the face by a horse
Place of Burial Leigh Cemetery
Regiment Number T/260047
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Ellen and late John. Joined up just before Xmas and accident happened just afterwards
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 27/4/17 , 4/5/17