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John Highton

Details

Forename John
Surname Highton
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age
Address Skelmersdale
Parents' Address 40 Hardybutts ( sister Mrs Alice Brady)
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Smethurst Collieries
Regiment Border Regiment 2nd Batt
Day of Death 21
Month of Death August
Year of Death 1915
Cause of Death Killed in action at the Dardanelles
Place of Burial Helles Memorial
Regiment Number 19085
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Father of John Highton of 32 Hardybutts
Widower with 7 children

CWGC, Ancestry, WO 25/9/15