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Peter Higson

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Forename Peter
Surname Higson
Middle Name
Memorial Atherton Cenotaph and Unitarian Chapel Memorial
Age 23
Address 24 Barton St - brother
Parents' Address Atherton
Township America
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Greenhalgh and Company
Regiment Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1/4th Batt
Day of Death 16
Month of Death August
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Place of Burial Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery
Regiment Number 4093
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of James and Ellen of Atherton. Came from the USA to enlist at Bolton, 5318 4/5th Loyal North Lancs Reg. :ater transterred to KORL
On Leigh Journal Roll of Honour
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 25/8/16, LJ 15/8/16 - wounded