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John Roscoe

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Forename John
Surname Roscoe
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 29
Address 19 Caunce St, Wigan
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Gunner
Occupation or place of work Collier at Alexander Pit
Regiment Royal Field Artillery 122nd Bde
Day of Death 27
Month of Death February
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Drowned while crossing a river on a raft
Place of Burial Cite Bonjean Military Cemetry, Armentieres
Regiment Number 5329
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Brother of Robert Roscoe
Son of William and Martha

Cwgc, Ancestry, WO 28/6/18