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James Wharton

Details

Forename James
Surname Wharton
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 23
Address 8 Taylor Street, Miry Lane, Wigan (wife)
Parents' Address Scot Lane, Marsh Green, Wigan
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Collier at Garswood Hall Colliery
Regiment Manchester Regiment 20th Batt
Day of Death 3
Month of Death May
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed in action at Bulhcourt
Place of Burial Arras Memorial
Regiment Number 24755
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Husband of Sarah and son of James and Ellen
CWGC, Ancestry, WE 19/1/18
Wounded WE 27/7/16. Member of a family of soldiers