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William Hollingsworth (Hollingworth)

Details

Forename William
Surname Hollingsworth (Hollingworth)
Middle Name
Memorial Tyldesley Cenotaph
Age 21
Address 29 Shuttle Street
Parents' Address
Township Tyldesley
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Colliery Worker at St Georges 's Pit
Regiment Manchester Regiment 5th Batt
Day of Death 18
Month of Death September
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Place of Burial Potijze Chateaux Lawn Cemetery
Regiment Number 200831
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of late M J Hollingsworth. Brother Edwin also killed and brother Frank missing
At first he tried to enlist 17 times but turned down because of his sight. Also suffered from entenic fever when in Egypt
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 12/10/17