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William Armstrong

Details

Forename William
Surname Armstrong
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 20
Address
Parents' Address 30 Oxford Street
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Drawer at Messrs Pearson & Knowles
Regiment Kings Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster} 1/5th Batt
Day of Death 20
Month of Death September
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed in action in France
Place of Burial Tyne Cot Memorial
Regiment Number 34517
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Robert and Sarah Jane
Awarded DCM
CWGC, Ancestry, WE 27/10/17.. Wounded WO 23/10/17