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James France

Details

Forename James
Surname France
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 29
Address 17 Longshoot, Scholes; 14 Hen Street, Scholes
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Coal miner - hewer
Regiment Manchester Regiment 5th Battalion
Day of Death 17
Month of Death November
Year of Death 1915
Cause of Death Died from wounds received at Gallipoli
Place of Burial Wigan Cemetery
Regiment Number 1958
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Husband of Agnes. Died at Woodlands Hospital
Ref: CWGC, Ancestry, WO 23/11/15
WO 10/7/15 reports wounding below heart, but letter home says hopes to be home soon