Wigan and Leigh Archives Online

Richard France

Details

Forename Richard
Surname France
Middle Name Burton
Memorial Atherton Cenotaph
Age 19
Address 1 Endsleigh Gardens, Leigh / 215 Bolton Rd, Atherton
Parents' Address As above
Township Leigh
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Apprentice to cotton spinning, Butt's Spinning Co.'s Mill
Regiment Manchester Regiment 2/6th Batt attd 22nd Batt
Day of Death 2
Month of Death September
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Serre Road Cemetery No. 2
Regiment Number 3281
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Richard and Frances Elizabeth. His father was local registrar and workhouse master.
Organist at workhouse
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 22/9/16