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John Kearsley

Details

Forename John
Surname Kearsley
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 25
Address 34 Kay's Houses; 4 Preston's Yard, Newtown (Wife -remarried as Robinson)
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Bryn Hall Collieries
Regiment Kings Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster} 11th Batt
Day of Death 10
Month of Death January
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Place of Burial Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte
Regiment Number 26955
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Son of William & Helen, husband of Clara
Ref: CWGC, WE 20/8/16