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Joseph Battersby

Details

Forename Joseph
Surname Battersby
Middle Name
Memorial Atherton Cenotaph
Age 23
Address 167 Bag Lane
Parents' Address
Township Atherton
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Astley and Tyldesley Collieries
Regiment Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Batt
Day of Death 3
Month of Death July
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Ovillers Military Cemetery
Regiment Number 19314
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 21/7/16
Previously twice wounded. Brother also killed