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Arthur Onions

Details

Forename Arthur
Surname Onions
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 24
Address 12 Oxford Street, Douglas, IoM
Parents' Address 66 Warrington Road (Mother & Sister)
Township Wigan
Rank Company Sergeant Major
Occupation or place of work Postal Service Isle of Man formerly Telegraph messenger at Wigan Post Office
Regiment Prince of Wales Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Batt)
Day of Death 31
Month of Death May
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Jonchery-sur-Vesle British Cemetery
Regiment Number 9880
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Awarded DCM. Son of John & Esther, 822 Bucks Road, Douglas, IoM
Ref: CWGC, Ancestry, WO 17/8/18