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Fred Southern

Details

Forename Fred
Surname Southern
Middle Name
Memorial Tyldesley Cenotaph
Age 25
Address 17 Manchester Road
Parents' Address As above
Township Tyldesley
Rank Sub Lieutenant
Occupation or place of work Fletcher, Burrows and Company, Chanters Pit
Regiment Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Anson Bn
Day of Death 27
Month of Death September
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Hermies Hill British Cemetery
Regiment Number P/424
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Mr & Mrs Robert Southern. Enlisted initially in Yorks and Lancs Reg and took a commission to RNVR in Jan 1918
CWGC, LJ 17/1/18 - commission. LJ 19/10/18 - killed