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John Hilton

Details

Forename John
Surname Hilton
Middle Name
Memorial Atherton Cenotaph
Age 24
Address 71 Wigan Rd
Parents' Address As above
Township Atherton
Rank Lance Corporal
Occupation or place of work Astley and Tyldesley Colleries
Regiment Manchester Regiment 5th Batt. Was a bugler
Day of Death 2
Month of Death December
Year of Death 1915
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery
Regiment Number 979
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information On Leigh Journal Roll of Honour
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 31/12/15