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Richard Longshaw

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Forename Richard
Surname Longshaw
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 23
Address 5 Collier's Yard, Wigan Lane
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Wigan Corporation Gas Dept
Regiment Border Regiment 8th Batt
Day of Death 15
Month of Death October
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Thiepval Memorial
Regiment Number 19250
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Son of Ellen Longshaw & late Thomas
CWGC; Ancestry, Wigan Gas Co records and WO 28/11/16