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Robert Prescott

Details

Forename Robert
Surname Prescott
Middle Name
Memorial Tyldesley Cenotaph
Age 21
Address 271 Manchester Road
Parents' Address As above
Township Tyldesley
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Colliery Worker at Earl of Ellesmere No 2Pit
Regiment York and Lancaster Regiment 7th Batt
Day of Death 14
Month of Death November
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Place of Burial Grove Town Cemetery, Somme)
Regiment Number 12661
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Richard and Elizabeth. Born in Boothstown. Well known local footballer
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 26/11/16