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William Crompton

Details

Forename William
Surname Crompton
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 30
Address 5 Cudworth Street, Pottery Lane., Wigan
Parents' Address as above
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Jobber at Taylor's Cotton Mills
Regiment Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Batt
Day of Death 18
Month of Death July
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Heatstroke in Mesopatamia
Place of Burial Basra Cemetery Part 1, Iraq
Regiment Number 52812
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Formerly 37601 Manchester Reg

CWGC, Ancestry, WO 29/9/17