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John Payne

Details

Forename John
Surname Payne
Middle Name William
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 22
Address
Parents' Address 20 Pool Street, Poolstock
Township Wigan
Rank Sergeant
Occupation or place of work Apprentice to Mr. Walter Wignall, painter & decorator
Regiment Kings (Liverpool) Regiment 1/5th Batt
Day of Death 17
Month of Death August
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Killed in action in France
Place of Burial Post Office Rifles Cemetery, Festubert
Regiment Number 308355
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Formerly 4575 Manchester Regt
WE 22/9/17 awarded MM
CWGC, Ancestry, WO 14/9/18