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Ernest Williams

Details

Forename Ernest
Surname Williams
Middle Name
Memorial Tyldesley Cenotaph
Age 19
Address 21 Poplar Street
Parents' Address As above
Township Tyldesley
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Mine worker
Regiment Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 5th Batt
Day of Death 28
Month of Death August
Year of Death 1915
Cause of Death Died of wounds received whilst carrying sand bags
Place of Burial Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres
Regiment Number 1560
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of George and Ekizabeth Hannah. Born in Pontefract, Yorks
On Leigh Journal Roll of Honour
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 3/9/15